Quote:
|
Originally Posted by gangbangjoe
SAUERKRAUT
eight chars
and you americans love it
|
Yes, sauerkraut, that's right. Soldiers during the two big wars shortened it to "kraut" to describe Germans.
"The Krauts are massing a counter attack"
"Watch out for that Kraut sniper"
"Look at that stupid Kraut run for cover" (Ka-boom!)
I guess it's just a war name, you don't hear people calling Germans "Krauts" in regular conversation these days.
It's going to be hard for this pope to shake off even a remote affiliaton with the Hitler youth. I'm sure the cardinals who elected him know what they're doing though. He's their choice and that's that.
Btw, us Canadians like sauerkraut too. :D