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Hitler's absurd pose in shorts is Mein Camp
TheSun.co.uk ^ | 02.09.2012 | ANDY CRICK

Posted on 02/09/2012 6:00:41 AM PST by Daffynition

HISTORY knows him as an evil Nazi monster — but Adolf Hitler was quite happy camping it up in the woods.

This rare archive picture shows him in lederhosen and knee-high socks lounging against a tree.

Unsurprisingly, the Fuhrer banned the snap — and several taken by his personal photographer in the late 1920s — calling it "beneath one's dignity". In another shot Hitler tilts his head and tries a mean and moody stare to camera, topped off by a military cap.

He never wore the hat again.

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Mein cap ... Fuhrer's moody military pose

1 posted on 02/09/2012 6:00:50 AM PST by Daffynition
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Saturday Night Fuhrer


2 posted on 02/09/2012 6:02:18 AM PST by Daffynition (Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
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To: Daffynition

Don’t be stupid -
Be a smarty!
Come and join
The Nazi Party!


3 posted on 02/09/2012 6:03:23 AM PST by Notwithstanding (1998 ACU ratings: Newt=100%, Paul=88%, Santorum=84% [the last year all were in Congress])
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To: Daffynition

Uncle Dolphy thought he was quite photogenic (just like little Barry)...


4 posted on 02/09/2012 6:03:38 AM PST by RoosterRedux (Go Newt!)
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To: Daffynition
HISTORY knows him as an evil Nazi monster — but Adolf Hitler was quite happy camping it up in the woods.

It is a mistake to try and portray something that evil as human. Never forget his consequences.

5 posted on 02/09/2012 6:04:51 AM PST by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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To: RoosterRedux

Never underestimate the destructive power of narcissism.


6 posted on 02/09/2012 6:05:50 AM PST by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: Notwithstanding

LOL - I love that movie - The original “The Producers” with Zero Mostel and Gene wilder is on my top 10 of all time.

Trivia- Mel Brooks could not get anyone to say that line- so he did it himself, as a cameo appearance in the movie.


7 posted on 02/09/2012 6:08:43 AM PST by Mr. K (Were the Soviet-Era propogandists as gleefully willing as our Lame-stream Media?)
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To: Texas Fossil
It is a mistake to try and portray something that evil as human. Never forget his consequences.
True. But it's also important to keep in mind the Banality of Evil.
8 posted on 02/09/2012 6:08:58 AM PST by samtheman
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To: Daffynition; writer33

Hitler should have been a comedian. lol.


9 posted on 02/09/2012 6:09:29 AM PST by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: Daffynition

His head looks very flattened in relation to the rest of his body in that shorts photo. Was he really that disproportionate?


10 posted on 02/09/2012 6:10:12 AM PST by Junior_G (Funny how liberals' love affair with Muslims began on 9/11)
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To: RoosterRedux
And use children as props, like Moochelle is going to do soon.


11 posted on 02/09/2012 6:12:35 AM PST by Daffynition (Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
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To: pieceofthepuzzle
How right you are!

That said, I am still hoping that we dodged a bullet with Obama (his laziness saving us from what he could really destroy if he were up to it).

12 posted on 02/09/2012 6:14:49 AM PST by RoosterRedux (Go Newt!)
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13 posted on 02/09/2012 6:17:12 AM PST by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: GeronL
Hitler should have been a comedian.

Except for the fact that he lacked that most important ingredient...a sense of humor.

14 posted on 02/09/2012 6:17:48 AM PST by RoosterRedux (Go Newt!)
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To: samtheman

Banal?

http://www.pbs.org/auschwitz/images/ke_2.jpg

Nothing seen can be unseen.


15 posted on 02/09/2012 6:20:25 AM PST by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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To: RoosterRedux
I am still hoping that we dodged a bullet with 0bambi (his laziness saving us from what he could really destroy if he were up to it).

Yeah....and unlike 0bambi, Hitler fought in the first world war dodging real bullets.....unless you count living in Chicago.

16 posted on 02/09/2012 6:20:49 AM PST by spokeshave (Mitt will release his tax returns when 0bambi releases his Birth Certificate and grades)
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To: RoosterRedux

True, he was only ever unintentionally funny. He would hate to be laughed at I bet. Probably kill everyone there.

Tough crowd?

Dead crowd.


17 posted on 02/09/2012 6:20:49 AM PST by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: Daffynition
Plus, he was a dog lover (or was that wolf lover?)...


18 posted on 02/09/2012 6:22:28 AM PST by RoosterRedux (Go Newt!)
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To: Junior_G
His head looks very flattened in relation to the rest of his body in that shorts photo. Was he really that disproportionate?

No. I think you are seeing an artifact of some darkroom work. The image was probably dodged to get an even exposure. Most professional images of Hitler were retouched to produce the best possible presentation. Hitler disliked candid photos and casual snapshots of himself and had them supressed if anyone published them. All the "smiling Hitler with children and dogs" shots that you see in period publications were carefully staged and choreographed.

19 posted on 02/09/2012 6:22:58 AM PST by jboot
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20 posted on 02/09/2012 6:25:07 AM PST by Daffynition (Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
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