No bratwurst please, we're German!

Yahoo News ^ | October 31 2002 | Reuters

[knighthawk]

BERLIN (Reuters) - Not even German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's famed fondness for grilled sausages could stop officials from banishing bratwurst at the Brandenburg gate.

The license for the only bratwurst stand at the gate, which marks the old border between East and West Germany, expired on Thursday and will not be renewed despite widespread protests.

"They say my bratwurst stand isn't appropriate for the square's historic surroundings," said Curt Boesenberg who has sold his sausages from a stand in front of the gate for years. "That's ridiculous. Sausages have a long tradition in Berlin."

Expensive restaurants have opened in the renovated buildings around the square in recent years. The Gate was unveiled after months of renovation early in October.

"The German people need their bratwurst. Even the chancellor has an occasional craving for sausages," said pensioner Bernhard Teufel who was walking by with his wife.

But Schroeder, who recently claimed he knew every bratwurst stand in Berlin and has been known to jump out of his limousine for a late night snack, will now have to drive on past the Brandenburg gate if he is feeling peckish on his way home from work at the nearby parliamentary building.

[knighthawk]

And now for something different!

[aruanan]

"They say my bratwurst stand isn't appropriate for the square's historic surroundings," said Curt Boesenberg

Germans will regulate to the point of deciding whether one can tap or shake. I know of apartment buildings where you are forbidden to flush your toilet during the night because it could disturb another resident.

[Vidalia]

That's it, this Socialist is a real nutcase.

I am cancelling my "Sausage of the Month Club" from Deutchland.

My cancellation of this will surely bring the current Socialist government down...

[knighthawk]

Germans just love rules and discipline.

[southernnorthcarolina]

"To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making." -- Otto von Bismarck

[eabinga]

Germans will regulate to the point of deciding whether one can tap or shake.

I doubt you would be able to set up a trailer in front of the white house to sell hot dogs either.

I know of apartment buildings where you are forbidden to flush your toilet during the night because it could disturb another resident.

They agreed to the house rules when they signed the lease. It is not the government that makes thos regs, but is a private contract between landlord and tennant.

[aruanan]

They agreed to the house rules when they signed the lease. It is not the government that makes thos regs, but is a private contract between landlord and tennant.

Obviously, you miss the point.

[UB355]

These are the necter of the gods from Sheboygan WI. Brat capital of America


http://www.miesfelds.com/

[joesnuffy]

https://www.bavariasausage.com/shop/index.php
And it's only a few miles away.....too bad you Hessians :)

[Grut]

...said pensioner Bernhard Teufel...

Speak of the Devil!

[patton]

Actually, there are lots of trailers with both Brats and hot dogs for sale in front of the White House. Not a bad lunch, really.

[ezo4]

if I ever move back to WI Im moving to Sheboygan, Milwaukee can get bent. My grandad and dad are from Sheboygan. I heard its ever nicer these days.

Thats all we ever ate all the time back there BEER and BRATS

[SamAdams76]

I just had a sausage, pepper and egg submarine sandwich a few days ago - with a couple of beers to wash it all down. Why can't the sausage (bratwurst) guy sell his food at the Brandenberg gate?

[July 4th]

Don't forget Usinger's and Karl's Country Market.

[facedown]

Bump!

[Brad’s Gramma]

"To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making." -- Otto von Bismarck

Oh, that is SO true!!!!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Oh man......WHAT a site. Thanks.

[Dog Gone]

I just had a sausage, pepper and egg submarine sandwich a few days ago - with a couple of beers to wash it all down.

Between that and the can of sardines you've said you eat daily, I would suspect that the Kyoto Accords addressed your burps specifically.

[Hacksaw]

I guess my plan to open a White Castles and velvet Elvis franchise at the Gate are now out of the question.