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Old 09-01-05, 05:52 PM   #15
hakkikt
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Originally Posted by vienna
From "Das Boot", Cassell Paperback Edition (1999), English translation; page 258:

“No one at home will believe it,” the Chief remarks. “They simply can’t imagine it. On our next leave we ought to invent a U-boat game. Go without shaving or washing for months. No change of linen, into bed with boots and stinking leather clothes on. Brace your knee against the table while eating, and instead of serving spinach on a plate, plop it down on the table top…”
The Chief gulps a couple of mouthfuls and goes on elaborating his plan. “And if the telephone rings, yell ‘Alarm!’ like a madman, knock over the table, and rush for the door like greased lightning.”

Has it gone this far yet?
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