tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914855334135989478.post5557813604349911107..comments2023-11-03T08:36:50.905-04:00Comments on Monkey Muck: we live in EAST GERMANYDr. Monkey Von Monkersteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14370062692837972451noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914855334135989478.post-39625550755666030102007-10-17T08:29:00.000-04:002007-10-17T08:29:00.000-04:00And with whom did the esteemed distributorcap see ...And with whom did the esteemed distributorcap see this newly fashioned berlin with? <BR/><BR/>am i an attention hog or what.<BR/><BR/>don't answer that!<BR/><BR/>this is a great post monkey, i love it.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914855334135989478.post-3341400362477832012007-10-16T19:58:00.000-04:002007-10-16T19:58:00.000-04:00Dcap-You sure are well traveled my friend. I envy...Dcap-You sure are well traveled my friend. I envy you.Dr. Monkey Von Monkersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14370062692837972451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914855334135989478.post-2111159643321102007-10-16T19:50:00.000-04:002007-10-16T19:50:00.000-04:00i was in East Germany/East Berlin about 10 months ...i was in East Germany/East Berlin about 10 months before the wall fell. i remember having all this east german money, which they forced you to change from west german or american -- and having no place to spend it! the museums were free and a cab across town was no more than 50 cents<BR/><BR/>when you went to a restaurant and ordered everything on the menu was "sold out" so after 2 days in east berlin when i was heading back to west berlin.....i had all this money -- and you couldnt leave with it -- i had to deposit it in an east german bank! needless to say after the wall fell in 1989, i am sure the bank did as well<BR/><BR/>when i went back to berlin in 2005, rest assured east berlin was now cool and the buildings with the sterile soviet architecture were now million dollar condosDistributorcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149154929149577121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914855334135989478.post-6908671966652816712007-10-16T16:31:00.000-04:002007-10-16T16:31:00.000-04:00Dguz-I knew other people besides me dug this stuff...Dguz-I knew other people besides me dug this stuff.<BR/><BR/>Barb-They're not only precocious, they're math whizzes too!<BR/><BR/>Splotchy-Thanks for the heads up. I had no idea I was on there until I got back and saw your comment.<BR/><BR/>Kristi-You'll always be a Heidi Ho to me sugar booger.Dr. Monkey Von Monkersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14370062692837972451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914855334135989478.post-50039461058772877612007-10-16T15:44:00.000-04:002007-10-16T15:44:00.000-04:00Cool - I've always wanted to learn how to be a Hei...Cool - I've always wanted to learn how to be a Heidi Ho.GETkristiLOVEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03873004576844292852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914855334135989478.post-51251604239875920852007-10-16T14:07:00.000-04:002007-10-16T14:07:00.000-04:00Very cool!And you prolly already know this, but yo...Very cool!<BR/><BR/>And you prolly already know this, but you have been <A HREF="http://www.boingboing.net/2007/10/16/east-germany-propaga.html" REL="nofollow">Boing-Boinged</A>!<BR/><BR/>Congrats! You officially exist!Splotchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15427992716600704581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914855334135989478.post-75866396138111536482007-10-16T12:05:00.000-04:002007-10-16T12:05:00.000-04:00They had all that stuff in a children's book? Wow ...They had all that stuff in a children's book? Wow those communist kids are precocious.Barbara Bruederlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476249934930666695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914855334135989478.post-35809517373997920322007-10-16T11:03:00.000-04:002007-10-16T11:03:00.000-04:00Wow. I'm fascinated by these "personalized" Cold W...Wow. I'm fascinated by these "personalized" Cold War portraits! I'm with you--these people were probably either Stasi snitches OR paid Stasi-actors. <BR/><BR/>I once watched a show about Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union, and to a man, each "common" person interviewed said they missed the USSR and the "pride" they felt when they'd get together for those military rallies, watch the armies and tanks parade by, and sing patriotic songs. You could see the longing they felt for the good ol' days when they were a superpower to be reckoned with. A friend who studies Russia thinks they'll go back to a Stalinesque government before too much longer, and I have to agree. I can see Putin declaring himself ruler for life and going totally Stalin on his enemies. Scary.dguzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.com