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Oktoberfest Beer Stein

Oktoberfest Mug
ceramic
Purchased at Mt. Rainier Antique,
Thrift and Salvage, July 2003
This mug seems to embody the true spirit of Oktoberfest, unbridled
drunkenness. It depicts a man in lederhosen, still clutching his beer
stein, being hauled off by a wrecker. The caption on the mug, "Gen'
ma hoam, frag' net wie," translated from the the Bavarian, is "Let's
go home, don't ask how." Let's admit it -- we Americans may not
have the lock on tackiness that we might aspire to.