The war was over. Germany had lost.
And a lot of Berlin delicatessens who had named sandwiches after Hitler had to make some drastic menu changes in 1945.
“Hi, Franz.”
“Hi, Rolf. What’ll you have?”
“Oh, my usual. The Hitler.”
“Sorry, we call it the Hoagie now.”
“Is it still seven wheelbarrows of Reichmarks?”
“Yes, but cheese is one wheelbarrow extra.”
“So expensive!”
“No milk to make cheese. They had to shoot the cows.”
“Oh, so it is. Coleslaw comes with it?”
“That or potato salad.”
“Okay, fine.”
Instead of sandwich wraps and napkins, they used Reichmarks.
They were cheaper.