Favorite subject of many jokes which circulate surreptitiously in Germany are ersatz (substitute) materials which Nazis have developed to take the place of imported raw materials. Last week many a German enjoyed a quiet chuckle when he found in his mailbox a fake bill from an industrious gagster who “demanded” payment for a suit of clothes made of wood fabric instead of wool.
The bill read: From: Woodman & Co., 205 Forest Avenue
To: Theophilus Bleat
Suit material chopped down 50 marks
Branches trimmed off 10 marks
Jacket sawed and nailed 35 marks
Lapels screwed on and hinged 25 marks
Buttonholes bored 10 marks
Pockets chiseled out 10 marks
Reforestation 10% extra: If suit sprouts in spring please cut off shoots and keep them for patches.
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