Silvio Franke wrote:
> 
> John of Aix schrieb:
> 
>>"Silvio Franke" <silvio.franke@unibw-muenchen.de> a ecrit dans le
>>message de news: 3F279A70.B4C44B07@unibw-muenchen.de...
>>
>>>So what are, in your eyes, the main characteritics of Prussia or
>>>Prussian
>>>officers? It seems, that your view of them is a little bit twisted.
>>>Sorry, most times I don't wear a helmet.
>>
>>You mean you don't have a hat with a spike on it? It used to be so
>>handy for sticking papers on.
> 
> Man, how old are you? Since the middle of WWI the Pickelhaube was not 
> any longer fashionable. But the newer models have a remarkable design, 

The advantages of the new helmut notwithstanding, the spike is far more
stylish. Lots of Australians still have them as souvenirs from 1916-18,
and they look really cool on the bar or or the wall behind the billiard
table, especially if there is a round entry and exit hole in them acting
as a conversationpoint. I'm not suggesting you wear one in the tank of
course, but perhaps you could attach a large spike to your Leopard 2 to
get into the spirit of things? Since these days multinational forces are
all the rage, perhaps just for fun you could fly 9 yak tails from it
like Uncle Genghis?



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