"Naked American Tourist Gives Locals a Sight to See"

AntEater · 05-30-07, 09:23 AM

You mean the Hauptmann von Köpenick.
A real thing that happened in 1912, the last time Majesty's pardon was ever granted before a trial in Germany (the president today can still pardon people after a sentence).
Kaiser Wilhelm was so amused that he let this guy get away scot free.

But I suppose the same stunt would work in a midwest town in post 911 USA just as well. When I was there it seemed to me that the craze for uniforms (as one of the few things) a common trait of 1900s imperial Germany/Prussia and the modern United States.
Worked for me, though, even if I was wearing a foreign naval uniform, the effects were quite nice sometimes

05-30-07, 09:23 AM	#12
AntEater Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 936 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You mean the Hauptmann von Köpenick. A real thing that happened in 1912, the last time Majesty's pardon was ever granted before a trial in Germany (the president today can still pardon people after a sentence). Kaiser Wilhelm was so amused that he let this guy get away scot free. But I suppose the same stunt would work in a midwest town in post 911 USA just as well. When I was there it seemed to me that the craze for uniforms (as one of the few things) a common trait of 1900s imperial Germany/Prussia and the modern United States. Worked for me, though, even if I was wearing a foreign naval uniform, the effects were quite nice sometimes __________________