Mein Ist Zo Disgraced!

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." Dis "War On Christmas" has got to shtop, gottdammit! What is wrong mit Santa showing his true colors und giving ein salute in der fashion dat we Germans have become accustomed to? Mein feels we must annex der Sudetenland und Austria, und den negotiate mit Britain for der Danzig corridor, in retaliation. Next ting you know, de'll want us to sell menorahs in our shops!