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  1. 07-27-2006, 12:10 #1
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    Default Re: WWII Militaria

    Whoa, AoM, you're only interested in Nazi artifacts?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tiberius
    Whoa, AoM, you're only interested in Nazi artifacts?
    Yeah. I'm more fascinated with German culture than any other country, hence my title. I'm NOT a neo-nazi, I just find them more fun to collect and more interesting, not to mention they're worth more.



    EDIT: NOT A NEO-NAZI!!!...bad typo...
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    Sorry, but collecting Nazi memorabilia is plain creepy and fetishistic.

    I agree with BQ, although I thought he may have been the Irish priest from Father Ted with the Nazi war criminal and collection of Nazi regalia in his back room!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Red Peasant
    Sorry, but collecting Nazi memorabilia is plain creepy and fetishistic.

    I agree with BQ, although I thought he may have been the Irish priest from Father Ted with the Nazi war criminal and collection of Nazi regalia in his back room!
    Think what you'd like, but there are 12,000 people from the USA and UK mostly who seem to love it..

    http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/index.php

    I'm not expecting you to understand, but call it creepy or fetishistic.

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    Believe me, I don't want to understand.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Alexanderofmacedon
    Think what you'd like, but there are 12,000 people from the USA and UK mostly who seem to love it..

    http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/index.php

    I'm not expecting you to understand, but call it creepy or fetishistic.
    I don't care how many people are into it, I still find it disturbing. Sure, all 12,000 aren't nazi-wannabees, but Capo & PJ show the disturbing mind-set of some nazi-fetishists.
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    German military culture or normal German culture, eg Currywurst's and all?
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    Wow AoM that's easily the winner of the years worst typo award. Glad we sorted it though.

    As the proud owner of a 1959 Daimler Ferret scout car I come across a lot of militaria being advertised in my continual quest for spare parts (usually oil seals ). And whereas it is OBVIOUSLY perfectly normal to own a military vehicle, I've never seen why anyone would want to collect NAAFI teaspoons or what have you. I'll tell you want, the people you meet at militaria shows are bloody odd. And the ones who dress up in uniforms are plain scary.

    Most of it I guess is just horses for courses, but Nazi stuff I am afraid I just don't get at all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mount Suribachi
    I don't care how many people are into it, I still find it disturbing. Sure, all 12,000 aren't nazi-wannabees, but Capo & PJ show the disturbing mind-set of some nazi-fetishists.
    Well, you're deffinetly entitled to your opinion, but you haven't swayed me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Red Peasant
    I agree with BQ, although I thought he may have been the Irish priest from Father Ted with the Nazi war criminal and collection of Nazi regalia in his back room!


    More in the Father Jack mould, I'm sad to say...
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    I'm a neo-nazi
    This is a typo, right?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Banquo's Ghost


    More in the Father Jack mould, I'm sad to say...
    Nothing wrong with Father Jack!
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    Wow, BIG mistake...

    I'm NOT NOT NOT NOT a neo-nazi. That's a REALLY bad typo...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alexanderofmacedon
    Wow, BIG mistake...

    I'm NOT NOT NOT NOT a neo-nazi. That's a REALLY bad typo...
    Well, that's a relief
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    Quote Originally Posted by Alexanderofmacedon
    I'm a neo-nazi, I just find them more fun
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