Oh boy, story time!

[Mango]

But hey, what do I know. I’m one of those people who before I leave for work go "Showered? Check. Brushed teeth? Check. Got my keys? check. Don't look like Hitler? Check."

OMG. Best. Quote. EVER.

[TryNotToBeThatOne]

Don't forget, Charlie Chaplin had the same facial hair that Hitler did.

And I once went more than halfway through the morning with my shirt inside out & no one said ANYTHING. Bonus points: it was a polo with embroidery so the interfacing/reinforcement was plainly visible. You didn't even need to see the seams to notice something amiss. And still, no one said anything to me.

[Finduilas]

Hitler copied Charlie Chaplin's mustache because he was an international star at the time, and Hitler wanted to have people associate the two of them.

I don't think Chaplin really appreciated it.

[Horsetuna]

Find:

Actually, I heard it had to do with the design of Gas masks in Germany when he was in the army.

If Hitler hadnt had to wear a gas mask, he would'v had the classic Handlebar Moustache. He apparently was very upset he had to shave his handlebar off to fit a gas mask.

Btw Gravekeeper, thanks for making me giggle halfway through my greeting on the phone. I had just got to the Mountain Goat one when " Good evening, We*snerkggiggle* Uhm, sorry. Tunafish computers! *giggle*"

[Finduilas]

Hmm, that certainly seems plausible. I read my version of the story in a Chaplin biography, but it could very easily have been a quick little quote to demonstrate how influential he was. At any rate, Chaplin had the mustache first, and it's really too bad that history remembers that specific mustache as the Hitler 'stache as opposed to the Chaplin 'stache.

[Horsetuna]

OT : If it was a Chaplin biography, perhaps Chaplin thought that Hitler was trying to do that?

[Finduilas]

I bet that was it. Chaplin was ever so slightly self-centered.

[Geek King]

I bet that was it. Chaplin was ever so slightly self-centered.

Slightly? Any more self-centered, and we'd have to rewrite the astronomy texts.

He was a brilliant performer, though.

[smileyeagle1021]

Meh. -.-



Mein Furher

As I was waiting for my Skytrain this evening a voice called out to me from behind:

“Hey, sir! Do you smoke?!”. I turned around to negatively answer this inquiry….

….annnd there was Hitler.

I don’t know why Hitler was asking if I smoke. I presume Hitler either wanted to bum a smoke or needed a lighter for an existing cigarette, cigar or crackpipe. I’d also presume that if you looked in the mirror, and saw Hitler, you’d shave or at least consider a different style of moustache.

But hey, what do I know. I’m one of those people who before I leave for work go "Showered? Check. Brushed teeth? Check. Got my keys? check. Don't look like Hitler? Check."

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ok, so I got an email of motivational posters... and there is a poster with the guy gravekeeper saw (complete with cig)

[DesignFox]

I think my BF thinks I'm crazy. I was supressing giggles throughout most of your post GK. Nicely done. As usual.

[myswtghst]

With No Apologies to Chicago
<snip>
Also, your hockey team sucks.

There's a reason I, as someone who was born and raised in the Chicagoland area as a Bears/Bulls/Cubs fan, am a Detroit Red Wings fan. And it has alot to do with what you just said up there.

Mein Furher
<snip> I’d also presume that if you looked in the mirror, and saw Hitler, you’d shave or at least consider a different style of moustache.

But hey, what do I know. I’m one of those people who before I leave for work go "Showered? Check. Brushed teeth? Check. Got my keys? check. Don't look like Hitler? Check."

Oh....my....gosh......I literally just laughed so hard I couldn't breathe. At my desk. Covering my face with my hands so my coworkers wouldn't look at me too strangely. Wow.