Specstacular

 

“The world needs heroes and it's better they be harmless men like me than villains like Hitler.”

- Albert Einstein

         In case you haven’t read, WWII historians recently unearthed a 1940s photo of this cool dog, named Jackie, that gave Hitler the canine version of the finger.

         The dog’s owners, anti-Nazi Finns Tor and Josefine Borg, razzed der Fuhrer in their own way when they referred to their mutt Jackie as “Hitler” because of the way the pup raised his paw high in the air, imitating the German salute, “Heil ...”

         Supposedly, in the final days of Hitler’s reign, with the world tumbling around him, it was the actions of the Tors and their dog that infuriated the maniac’s inner circle. It’s been reported that during Hitler’s final days, the Foreign Office, the Economy Ministry, and even his chancellors meticulously monitored Jackie’s activities.

         I don’t blame the Nazis for keeping an eye on the pooch. A dog wearing spectacles like Jackie had to be a genius, capable of world domination.

         The dog clearly played a big part in bringing down the Third Reich.

         Notice, Jackie didn’t smoke cigars like Winston Churchill or strut like General Patton (though his physical resemblance to Harry Truman was remarkable). He picked Hitler to mimic.

          Jackie knew exactly what he was doing.

         While the Nazi commanders became unhinged about Jackie belittling Hitler, Germany burned. Hitler’s advisers obviously had Jackie on their minds when they sent 4.5 million troops to invade the Russia, a death trap that ultimately ended the war.

         I don’t want to brag, but I think Vito and Jackie may share some DNA.

          I already mentioned in a previous blog that I believed Vito was partially blind in his bi-colored eye. So we got him a set of specs like Jackie’s.

         Now he’s picked up the Jackie’s half-wave/half salute, ridiculing Hitler, just like Jackie.

         Just look at that photo below -- it’s Jackie in the flesh and fur.

         Jackie is surely in doggie heaven, and he can now rest assured that his world-saving, tyrant-mocking legacy will carry on in the name of Vito.

         Now maybe he can finally enjoy a victory cigar with Winston Churchill.