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girty1600

Dec 4 2006, 02:06 AM

Shops destroy Santas giving "Hitler salute"
Fri Dec 1, 2006 8:45am ET

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German chain of shops has removed miniature wooden Santa Claus figures from its shelves and destroyed them after customers complained it looked like they were giving the stiff-armed Hitler salute that is outlawed.

Josef Lange, a spokesman for the Rossmann chain that has 1,200 outlets, told Reuters Friday the figures depicting Father Christmas with his right arm stiffly upright toward the sky and holding a sack in his left hand upset some customers.

"We were astonished by the reaction," Lange said. "It looks like he's just pointing up to the sky and we were surprised that anyone saw the so-called 'Hitler salute' in that. But we responded and had the entire inventory removed and destroyed."

Hile! Santa!

Tooth_and_Claw

Dec 4 2006, 06:00 AM

and i bet the person who complained is extremely proud of themselves

nativechick1989

Dec 4 2006, 06:26 AM

Well that is a sensitive subject, so I don't blame those who took offense.

coldethyl

Dec 4 2006, 03:49 PM

I'd love to see this thing.

Lady_Anvilabeel

Dec 5 2006, 02:32 AM

Ah the PC brigade have a field day at christmas time

Boo_ Boi

Dec 5 2006, 05:58 AM

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I'd love to see this thing.

Well it just so happens I found a image enjoy

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ex infernis

Dec 5 2006, 06:18 AM

why is santa pointing upwards?
i think this is interesting:
Santa
Satan
They have the same letters

distortedpandy

Dec 5 2006, 01:11 PM

k.

I found this semi-humorous. People loooooove to over react over the slightest crap anymore.

Saint

Dec 5 2006, 01:22 PM

Honestly!!! what next - these PC people get on my blasted nerves!!!

coldethyl

Dec 5 2006, 02:21 PM

Thanks for the pic!

It just looks like he's pointing up to me, no heil to me....

People are so weird.

crouton

Dec 5 2006, 08:42 PM

Maybe Santa is pointing at Superman.

Purplos

Dec 5 2006, 09:19 PM

"Watch out! Reindeer poop!"

I don't quite understand why he's pointing upwards, but it hardly looks Nazi-ish.

thecreeper

Dec 5 2006, 09:30 PM

reminds me of "studio 60" last night

chemical-licker

Dec 5 2006, 10:19 PM

this is well just so hilariously funny, I WANT ONE

Tucuxi

Dec 6 2006, 03:16 AM

People these days. Touchy, touchy. I realize it's a subject that may elicit hurtful feelings and memories, but it's just a Santa figure and I'm sure nothing sinister was intended.

justcallmefox

Dec 6 2006, 03:57 PM

I think the fact that it happened in Germany probably had a lot to do with the reaction...

Although it DOES look like he's just pointing upward- the arm is too high to be any kind of salute.

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