Today I once again learned something new. This morning on the radio here but actually dovetailed that Bono has birthday tomorrow - even probably true. What was, however, also dovetailed is that 67 years ago tomorrow - 10 May 1940 - 2nd World War II had begun. This is of course nonsense. The 2nd World War II did not here started on Bono's birthday, but on my birthday - in 1940, is of course wrong.
This understanding of history is also consistent with an encounter I had 2 weeks with a taxi driver. The course had quickly realized that I was neither Mexican nor gringo (for Mexicans too bad - too good for Gringo English). When I told him then that I was German, he has released the following.
"Hitler, muy bien - el invento invento el telefono Vocho Tambien.!"
Loosely translated: The Adolf would have been a great guy but, finally he had invented the VW Beetle and without him and the 2nd World War, we still have no phones. But what then Bell invented?
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