“He’s A Good Boy, Really”

Mom Drives Son To Rob Jewelry Store

A German mother drove her son and his two friends to a jewelry store. There’s nothing odd about that you may think, however, in this case, the reason for the trip wasn’t to pick a nice watch, it was to stab and rob the jeweler. The mother was fully aware of her son’s intentions, but she came along because she was worried he might come to some harm.

This is quite normal maternal behavior in Germany. Notable precedents include the mother of Baron von Richthofen (aka The Red Baron), who always came along on his daring WWI flying missions. And let’s not forget Hitler’s proud mom, who was seated alongside Adolf when the Panzer divisions rolled into Poland in the early days of WWII.

Train Hobby Off The Rails

Men Convicted Of Stealing Miles Of Railway Line

Three German men who have been convicted of stealing 2.5 miles of rail track have come clean about their out-of-control model train obsession. In their testimony they revealed the seamy truth about the cut-throat world they unwittingly fell into. “It started as a harmless hobby, but then you want more and more, and bigger and better trains. Eventually you need full-size trains running on full-size tracks. We were just the unlucky ones who got caught.”