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| Long-lost major historical artifact found | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 1 2013, 09:44 AM (142 Views) | |
| Dewey | Feb 1 2013, 09:44 AM Post #1 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/01/hitlers-toilet-new-jersey-auto-repair-station_n_2592902.html Hitler's Toilet Turns Up In New Jersey Auto Repair Station (PHOTO) The Huffington Post | By Meredith Bennett-Smith Posted: 02/01/2013 10:47 am EST | Updated: 02/01/2013 10:47 am EST Looking to pee on a piece of history? Customers and employees of an auto repair shop in Florence, N.J., have been doing so for decades. Greg's Auto Repair, at 437 W 2nd Street, has reportedly been in possession of one of Hitler's toilets since 1952, according to Time magazine. The toilet was part of the bathroom facilities on the Aviso Grille, the Nazi leader's private yacht, and eventually found its way to a Garden State scrapyard, reports Time. Greg Kohfeldt, the current owner of the auto shop, say he is also in possession of one of Hitler's sinks, now in pieces in a box, according to Tablet Magazine. The toilet and sink both bare the hallmarks of Hitler, according to Kohfeldt, including text written in Blackletter, the Führer's font of choice. While there doesn't appear to be anything remarkable about the commode, at first glance, Kohfeldt told Tablet's Alexander Aciman that tourists make road trips to see it. Indeed, quirky tourist attraction blog Roadside America has an entire article on the toilet. Noting the item's conspicuous wear and tear, Roadside America writes, It's encrusted as only a toilet can be that is never, ever, used by women. "I'm not a good housekeeper," Greg admitted. "It's not pristine or anything." Looking at the toilet, one can't help but wonder whether sinister Hitler DNA is festering beneath its crusty layers -- but what genetic researcher would want to attempt the extraction? Various pieces of bathroom fixtures that have supposedly belonged to Hitler have turned up around the world over the decades. While some have come rest haphazardly in New Jersey, others were allegedly looted in the aftermath of Germany's defeat. The son of an American soldier stationed overseas during World War II claims his father, Sergeant Ragnvald Borch, stole the toilet seat from Hitler's personal bathroom in his Bavarian Alps residence, according to The Sun. “I think it’s time the story of the toilet should be told,” Michael Borch said, of his dad's loot. |
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"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685. "Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous "Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011 I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14 | |
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| VPG | Feb 1 2013, 09:49 AM Post #2 |
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Sorry Dewey! http://s10.zetaboards.com/The_New_Coffee_Room/topic/7440199/ |
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I'M NOT YELLING.........I'M ITALIAN...........THAT'S HOW WE TALK! "People say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look." Ronald Reagan, Inaugural, 1971 | |
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| Luke's Dad | Feb 1 2013, 09:50 AM Post #3 |
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Emperor Pengin
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Wow! I wonder if he dropped more bombs there than he did on Britain? |
| The problem with having an open mind is that people keep trying to put things in it. | |
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| Dewey | Feb 1 2013, 09:55 AM Post #4 |
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Dang!
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"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685. "Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous "Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011 I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14 | |
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| VPG | Feb 1 2013, 09:55 AM Post #5 |
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I know when he saw his first B-17 he used it a lot! |
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I'M NOT YELLING.........I'M ITALIAN...........THAT'S HOW WE TALK! "People say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look." Ronald Reagan, Inaugural, 1971 | |
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| Luke's Dad | Feb 1 2013, 09:59 AM Post #6 |
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But is this really surprising? Don't all toilets eventually wind up in New Jersey anyway? |
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| VPG | Feb 1 2013, 10:02 AM Post #7 |
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No, just the asses. |
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I'M NOT YELLING.........I'M ITALIAN...........THAT'S HOW WE TALK! "People say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look." Ronald Reagan, Inaugural, 1971 | |
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| VPG | Feb 1 2013, 10:02 AM Post #8 |
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Oh wait! |
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I'M NOT YELLING.........I'M ITALIAN...........THAT'S HOW WE TALK! "People say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look." Ronald Reagan, Inaugural, 1971 | |
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| Mikhailoh | Feb 1 2013, 10:04 AM Post #9 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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There is a great story in the movie Lincoln. Lincoln tells of when Ben Franklin was ambassdor to England. He was at dinner at some luminary's house, when he went to the privy. Over the toilet was a portrait of George Washington they had hung as a joke on Franklin, or to insult him. When he returned to the table his host asked Franklin how he liked the art in the bathroom. Franklin replied that 'it is most appropriate, since there is nothing that makes an Englishman sh!t faster than seeing George Washington'. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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