tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post671715160687710425..comments2024-03-28T13:53:04.287-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: How being a "grammar Nazi" literally got people killedPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-7718894222932691702021-05-24T09:55:45.255-05:002021-05-24T09:55:45.255-05:00During the war, two German spies were sent to Lond...<br />During the war, two German spies were sent to London to gather valuable intel. To immerse themselves in the local culture they walk into a local pub and walk up to the bar. The first German says to the barman in an impeccable English accent:<br />"May I have two Martinis please?"<br /> "Dry?" asked the barman.<br />The German replied angrily, holding up two fingers. "Nicht drei! Zwei!"tajthpe1https://www.blogger.com/profile/03213948766976506126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-58184895812908910462016-08-13T16:15:17.795-05:002016-08-13T16:15:17.795-05:00Sherm... Likely, it wasn't an identification n...Sherm... Likely, it wasn't an identification number that gave the SS guys away--It was that they'd taken to having their blood types tattooed to their bodies, to save time at the aid station.takirkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01228716337489374348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-2007031180027739192016-08-12T16:20:24.647-05:002016-08-12T16:20:24.647-05:00Not to be a usage Nazi, but weren't the forger...Not to be a usage Nazi, but weren't the forgers actually <b>spelling</b> Nazis? TheOtherSeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07141473483312725136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-72460703832758243152016-08-12T15:39:32.632-05:002016-08-12T15:39:32.632-05:00I've also heard that when the Germans created ...I've also heard that when the Germans created ID cards, they put a full name, including middle, on the ID card but since some of the cards they had captured had "NMN" on them, they also used it - not knowing that NMN meant 'no middle name' and shouldn't have been on a card with a middle name. Jonathan Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476185257203343474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-2975306798636754342016-08-12T15:30:46.144-05:002016-08-12T15:30:46.144-05:00m4
Fredrick Forsyth made reference to that in the ...m4<br />Fredrick Forsyth made reference to that in the Odessa File, where the Germans were trying to counterfeit the British Pound. The intent was to release it in neutral countries to devalue currency, and cause the damage to the British economy thru inflation.<br /><br />Having seen what runaway inflation does to a paper currency, if the Germans had been successful, it could have changed the way the war went, as it would have crashed the British economy. At the very least, they would have had to change their currency in the middle of a war, world-wide.<br /><br />In the real event, the only documented use of the counterfeit currency was in Egypt, to pay a member of the British Embassy (traitor) for classified files giving notice of British plans. This was part of what contributed to Rommel's success, prior to the leak being "stopped". The German officer who wrote about it after the war, wondered what happened to the traitor, as outside of a few pieces of gold jewelry, everything he was "paid" was worthless counterfeit currency.<br /><br />-- Steve<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-79028851472893708072016-08-12T15:16:31.523-05:002016-08-12T15:16:31.523-05:00Knowing a few Germans, yeah, that typo would be th...Knowing a few Germans, yeah, that typo would be the sort of thing to just drive them right up the wall. There's just no way that forger could sleep at night knowing there was a typo there.Joe in PNGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-88152090837561440422016-08-12T13:45:57.480-05:002016-08-12T13:45:57.480-05:00I recall reading somewhere about German counterfei...I recall reading somewhere about German counterfeiting of British money and making a similar mistake, though can no longer find a reference to that. I may be confusing facts, fiction, and multiple different instances of the same theme. Anyone help a forgetful idjit out?m4noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-64430381662308489072016-08-12T12:22:45.110-05:002016-08-12T12:22:45.110-05:00I met a man who ranged behind Russian lines with S...I met a man who ranged behind Russian lines with Skorzeny and later spent five years in Russian camps. In his case it was what was missing that saved his life. Most of those he served with had identification numbers tattooed on their arm. He did not. The Russians executed everyone with that kind of a tattoo as a member of the SS. Better safe than sorry. I wish I could remember now why he missed getting tattooed when serving in a unit guarding Hitler's Eagles Nest.Shermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07098953206824247173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-91716934407551887572016-08-12T09:14:08.798-05:002016-08-12T09:14:08.798-05:00Kinda reminds me of that scene in Inglorious Basta...Kinda reminds me of that scene in Inglorious Bastards where the British(?) officer is betrayed by the way he signifies 3 when he's ordering some beer. Apparently many or most Germans use thumb, index, and middle finger, while this guy used index, middle, and ring fingers.<br />I have seen other Europeans use the thumb, index, and middle as well.<br /><br />- Charlie<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-88629330858760828512016-08-12T08:21:14.611-05:002016-08-12T08:21:14.611-05:00Something like the thief's knot used by cooks ...Something like the thief's knot used by cooks on ships. It's a mis-tied square knot, an loose granny knot, which apparently a sailor snagging some food out of the reefer late at night is near incapable of tying, naturally tying a square knot. JK Brownnoreply@blogger.com