Monday, March 27, 2006

Mmm... soothing...

Speaking of nutty German plans, there's this:

German police are planning to calm nerves among fans at this year's FIFA World Cup™ by using officers specially trained in pub-speak to communicate through megaphones.

The authorities in Frankfurt are piloting a scheme where officers explain to fans over a loudspeaker what the police are doing, putting them at ease using colloquial language and humour, albeit mostly in German.

Because there's nothing more nerve-calming than the sound of a German police officer yelling jokes over a megaphone.

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