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...