| Last Hussar | 07 Nov 2009 8:08 p.m. PST |
My British Big Men for Troops Weapons and Tactics have names like "Pete Boggs" and "Walter Works", as well as real names "Ed Butt"- I was at school with him- and a couple of real people known to a work collegue "Everard Dick" and "Ben Deecock". Any ideas for the German Big Men? Cheers |
 John the OFM  | 07 Nov 2009 9:04 p.m. PST |
Catch-22 had the best Joke German name of all, Lieutenant Scheisskopf. Wikipedia lets me off the hook for evading the Bleep-o-matic… 
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saying that the term "Scheisskopf" literally translated means "  head" in German, though such an insult is not common in that language." |
| AndrewGPaul | 08 Nov 2009 4:50 a.m. PST |
From the venerable 'Allo 'Allo, we get: Major-General Erich Von Klinkerhoffen Herr Engelbert Von Smallhausen General Leopold von Flockenstuffen general Vilhelm Von Walkenstiffen airchief marshall Maximilian Von Winkelmeister admiral Ulrich Von Sinkenquicken ( link ,
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 Parzival | 08 Nov 2009 1:46 p.m. PST |
Hans Offmeschtuffen
Fritz Von Staplavitthem
Adolf Von Stahrunheim
Von Tufreefuhr (Band leader, obviously) |
| Last Hussar | 09 Nov 2009 4:10 a.m. PST |
I like Hans Offmeschtuffen. I'm not getting the other 3. I had already decided Allo Allo will be used if needed. Just come up with Gefreiter Schottemup |
| Parzival | 09 Nov 2009 11:02 a.m. PST |
The other three:
Fritz Wants to play with them (Fritz vonts ta pla vit them)
Adolf wants to run heim (home) (Adolf vonts ta run heim)
One two three four (Von-two-free-fuhr) |
| Last Hussar | 09 Nov 2009 3:30 p.m. PST |
ahh- Got a cold today, so trouble thinking! |
| Shagnasty | 09 Nov 2009 5:18 p.m. PST |
Gunther von Kopfschmerzen |
| Farstar | 09 Nov 2009 6:13 p.m. PST |
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| Patrick R | 10 Nov 2009 7:10 a.m. PST |
Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz von Gross-Zauche und Camminetz (Actually he is real …) |
| Martin Rapier | 11 Nov 2009 9:49 a.m. PST |
How about this one then: Wir, Ernst, Herzog zu Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, Jülich, Cleve und Berg, auch Engern und Westphalen, Landgraf in Thüringen, Markgraf zu Meißen, gefürsteter Graf zu Henneberg, Graf zu der Mark und Ravensberg, Herr zu Ravenstein und Tonna usw. The full title for Ernst the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. |
| Last Hussar | 11 Nov 2009 7:31 p.m. PST |
So Far I have
Max Feuering
Jorge Ovdejungal
Sven Villibegon
Uwe Shottemup
Eric Shion
Frank Dokumente
Hans Hupp
Herman Leifter
Marcus Dunferwun
Willi Huriup
Hans Offmeschtuffen
Uwe Scheisskopf
Mario Kart |
| Steve Hazuka | 14 Nov 2009 3:29 p.m. PST |
I like Willie Tinkledorf or Willie Schuttenup
lots to do with a Willie. |
