A German factory worker stole over a million screws from his employer and skewed the market with his cheap stolen goods, police said yesterday. "In the end, it became obvious that screws were being sold for much less than they usually cost," said a spokesman for police in the southern city of Wuerzburg.
Posted by Seafarious 2007-09-29 00:00||
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#1 This story is not about what I thought it was about.
#2 Well as always, socialism encourages a black market as normal human behavior. You could say the Germans are screwed.
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#3 Agreed, Rambler, I was hoping for some pics myself...
Posted by Raj 2007-09-29 07:31||
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#4 It is probably a serious offense in Germany to evade the "Schraubemehrwertsteuer", or screw value added tax. All legal screws would receive not only a serial number, but the proper paperwork for the "Schraubeumsatzsteueridentifikationsnummer", in triplicate.
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#5 I'm happy they nailed this guy.
Posted by wxjames 2007-09-29 20:25||
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#6 The Schraubemehrwertsteuerabteilung is very particular about those forms in triplicate.
Note: to pronounce German, break each rumbling agglomeration into syllables. Then pronounce as though you were spitting watermelon seeds.
I learned my German from my Grandmother, so I speak it with a Brooklyn accent.