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Der Furher is rolling in his grave mein Herrs. ;)

Der Furher is rolling in his grave mein Herrs. ;)

LOL OMG NO FAIR I WAS TOTALLY GONNA SAY THAT! :D

BERLIN, Germany (AP) -- Germany's Defense Ministry said that it would take very seriously a parliamentary report indicating that the nation's soldiers are more overweight than average civilians, a spokesman said Wednesday.

Ministry spokesman Thomas Raabe said the ministry was carefully analyzing the report, issued Tuesday by the parliamentary commissioner for the military, Reinhold Robbe, and would provide a summary of its own findings by midyear.

"Soldiers are too fat, don't do enough sports, and don't pay attention to what they eat," Robbe wrote.

His report drew on a study conducted by sports physicians at the University of Cologne showing that 40 percent of all soldiers between the ages of 18 and 29 are overweight, compared with 35 percent of German civilians the same age.


Story Highlights

New report finds civilians are in better shape than Germany army
Study says 40 percent of all soldiers between 18 and 29 are overweight
Study finds 35 percent of civilians between 18 and 29 have weight problem


http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/05/fat.soldiers.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
(http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/05/fat.soldiers.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview)

No offense Germany, but I thought this was kinda funny to read about.

Story Highlights

New report finds civilians are in better shape than Germany army
Study says 40 percent of all soldiers between 18 and 29 are overweight
Study finds 35 percent of civilians between 18 and 29 have weight problem


http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/05/fat.soldiers.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
(http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/05/fat.soldiers.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview)

No offense Germany, but I thought this was kinda funny to read about.

:p

If it's true, all I can say is, LOL!

LOL OMG NO FAIR I WAS TOTALLY GONNA SAY THAT! :D

;)

http://www.sctriallaw.com/Sgt_20Schultz_small.jpghttp://www.hogansheroesfanclub.com/images/photoBurkhalter.gif

It's not a perfect match, but...

http://www.satirewire.com/news/feb02/warship.shtml

No offense Germany, but I thought this was kinda funny to read about.It's not all that unlogical. Currently, most people smart enough to avoid becoming overweight opt out of the military, and the dumb fat slobs get pulled for service.

I wonder if that has to do with why they use so much toilet paper (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article2767051.ece).

I think this article could be better used to demonstrate Laerod's point about only the dumbasses serving in the military - who else would a) fail to recognize that they gave out their consumption rate in sheets rather than in rolls before releasing the numbers and b) give out toilet paper consumption rate numbers in sheets per person and day as opposed to rolls per person and day?I never said only the dumbasses serve in the military, just that the military selection process currently receives a larger portion of dumbasses doing 9 months service than would be representative of the German population. ;)
(My little brother, for instance, is anything but dumb and fat.)

Der Furher is rolling in his grave mein Herrs. ;)

Remind me to add "Every thread that only remotely relates to Germany will be flooded with horribly mangled pseudo-German very quickly" to that list of NSG rules.

I wonder if that has to do with why they use so much toilet paper (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article2767051.ece).

I think this article could be better used to demonstrate Laerod's point about only the dumbasses serving in the military - who else would a) fail to recognize that they gave out their consumption rate in sheets rather than in rolls before releasing the numbers and b) give out toilet paper consumption rate numbers in sheets per person and day as opposed to rolls per person and day in the first place?

Then why does he serve in the military? All in good jest, as you should know.He likes it, interestingly enough. He gets to play with guns and fly in helicopters, while being paid for it.

I never said only the dumbasses serve in the military, just that the military selection process currently receives a larger portion of dumbasses doing 9 months service than would be representative of the German population. ;)
That's very correct; please excuse my unwarranted overgeneralization.
(My little brother, for instance, is anything but dumb and fat.)

Then why does he serve in the military? All in good jest, as you should know.

They've been tubbies since the beginning of the 20th. century!
http://thenonist.com/images/uploads/symmetry9.jpg

On a German sidenote...
Doesn't this cat looks like Hitler's kitty double?:D
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t59/OriginalYellow/secretnazicat.jpg

Spooky.

It's not all that unlogical. Currently, most people smart enough to avoid becoming overweight opt out of the military, and the dumb fat slobs get pulled for service.

That was my first thought, too... ;)

but a chubby corrupt soldier is the best kind :(

better than busy bodies who would rather see you run in circles than be truly happy in front of the TV!