Contrary to some opinion, Germans have a sense of humour. Well, considering that a person who lived in Chemnitz from 1900 to 2000 would have to go through the Kaiserreich, two World Wars, Nazi Germany, East Germany (during which time his city would have to endure being called "Karl-Marx-Stadt" even though poor old Karl was born and raised in Trier--about as far from Chemnitz as you can get in Germany) and The Berlin Republic, possession of one would become pretty much mandatory. * The Bielefeld Conspiracy.