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[bzarcher]

Just saw a flyer for a re-enactment group dedicated to preserving "the proud and honorable traditions of the East German border guards. "

WTF

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[las.livejournal.com]

*blinks*

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

Proud and honorable traditions.

[twfarlan.livejournal.com]

o.O What do they use? Easy to assemble fake wall segments? Temporary towers with cardboard concertina wire? Shoot Nerf balls at people attempting to escape totalitarianism?

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

I'm just curious who volunteers to be the family they catch trying to sneak out of the country, and gets shot.

[las.livejournal.com]

Let's not forget the ill-fitting polyester uniforms!

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

Oh! Oh! And broken down jeeps and trucks, just like the real ones!

[las.livejournal.com]

Sexiest. Reenactments. Evar.

[ardaniel]

I...

...can't even fathom a situation arising in any context where "Some people pay good money for that" would be an appropriately snarky response here.

"Ilsa, She-Wolf of the Grenztruppen der DDR" just doesn't have the same ring to it, y'know?

[flaggerx.livejournal.com]

The apocalypse cometh . . . .

whoa

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

I...yeah. Just no words.

[ls56.livejournal.com]

Oh the GDR!

If you haven't seen the movie "Goodbye Lenin!" I think you'd like it. Even if you're not all versed in recent German history, it's a good watch. It's all about this guy trying to shield his mother from the changes as East and West join up again.

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

It does sound interesting. But...

East German Border Guard Re-enactment group?

[dklegman.livejournal.com]

...The other pile of skulls is always nicer?

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

Great. Now I'm wondering if there's a Khmer Rouge re-enactor group. Thanks so much, Dave.

[dklegman.livejournal.com]

NOW YOU CAN GO
WHERE PEOPLE ARE ONE
NOW YOU CAN GO
WHERE THEY GET THINGS DONE