Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 9/19/01 10:39 AM, Ted Grant at tedgrant@home.com wrote: > I suppose a really mental case could insert a switch blade, "folded" in > their rectum and "sneak it on board," then use it later, In Colditz castle in WWII (Colditz was the bad boys POW camp where incorrigible escapers were sent by the Germans, along with high-profile prisoners who might be useful as hostages) the standard method of carrying documents, maps and currency during escape attempts was in a modified cigar tube inserted in the rectum. Somebody in British Military Intelligence had a sense of humor, as the cigars, which were sent in parcels, were labelled 'Upmann'. - -- John Brownlow http://www.pinkheadedbug.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html