Posted on 02/08/2003 10:31:50 AM PST by MadIvan
German tram passengers are having their stops announced by the voice of Gerhard Schroder.
The new announcements are only used on the 107 tram line in the city of Essen.
The taped voice was provided by impressionist Elmar Brandt who has risen to fame by singing songs and giving radio interviews using the German politician's voice.
Brandt has combined the name of the stops with funny comments, like telling people who get off at the hospital to "tell them the chancellor says get well soon".
At the end of the line, he shouts out: "Women and chancellors first!"
While the new announcements have proven popular with passengers, some members of Schroder's Social Democrats have complained.
They think the promotional stunt casts a bad light on Schroder but Nils Hoffmann, spokesman for the local Evag transport company, disagrees.
"We aren't dealing with party politics here at all," he told the Neue Ruhr Zeitung newspaper.
Regards, Ivan
LOL. Ain't that just tough Knockwurst Herr Schroder.
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