as a compass? – Place a banana on the Berlin Wall. The end that gets bitten points East. Trabant What's the best feature of a Trabant? – There's a heater at the back to keep your hands warm when you're pushing it. What does "601" stand for?" (in German, "601" is read as "six hundred and one") (original version) 600 people ordered cars, and only one has had it delivered. (variant from 1990) 600 cars on the dealership lot, and only one customer. (other variant) Space for 6 people, comfort for zero, and one to push it. How do you catch a Trabi? – Just stick chewing gum on the highway. (Allusion to the Trabant's underpowered motor.) What is the longest car on the market? – The Trabant, at 12 meters length. 2 meters of car, plus ten meters of smoke. A man driving a Trabant suddenly breaks his windshield wiper. Pulling into a service station, he hails a mechanic. 'Wipers for a Trabi?' he asks. The mechanic thinks about it for a few seconds and replies, 'Yes, sounds like a fair trade.' (Allusion to the shortage of spare parts for cars.) A new Trabi has been launched with two exhaust pipes – so you can use it as a wheelbarrow. How do you double the value of a Trabant? – Fill it with gas. A citizen orders a Trabant car. The salesman tells him to come back to pick it up in exactly nine years. The customer asks: 'Am I to come back in the morning or in the evening then?' – 'You're joking, aren't you? What is the difference?' – 'Well sir, the plumber's coming in the morning.' An oil sheik comes to visit the GDR. Honecker tells him about the great achievements of his country, including the Trabant. The sheik orders one. After a month being back home, his Trabant is being delivered. "Look what a great customer service", he says to his wife, "they've already sent a model!". Due to the materials the Trabant was made of, it was nicknamed "racing cardboard" ("Rennpappe"). Saxons The doorbell rings. The woman of the house goes to the door and quickly returns, looking rather startled: "Dieter! There's a man outside who just asks, Tatü tata?" (Tatü tata is onomatopoeia for the sound of a police car siren). Dieter goes to the door and comes back laughing. "It's my colleague