Word: bohlinger
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Dates: during 1952-1952
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John Bohling, a German-born, 40-year-old New York metalworker, was just off the Gripsholm from his first visit to Germany in 23 years. While visiting relatives on a farm near Bremen, a childhood love had been rekindled in his heart. Now he stood uneasily beside his trunk in...
The jig was up. "Yes, I have," Bohling confessed.
In a faraway voice, the shattered Bohling replied: "Mettwurst."
A dockworker tore the false bottom out. White reached into the trunk and pulled out 8 Ibs. of fine Mettwurst, a German pork boloney, homemade by Bohling's relatives. White ripped the sausages to shreds, looking for dope or diamonds. There was only Mettwurst. The Department of Agriculture man...
Saddened John Bohling stood on the dock, a lonely figure of a man crushed by the pains of modern government. "I love Mettwurst" he whispered after the vanishing shreds.