Alison: Thanks for the info. Point well taken

Rastrelnikov,

Making negative remarks about the Germans again (my sincere apologies to all) is a very angry man who kills his wife and then commits suicide: "The Ballad of William Bloat" in the DT. But the joke is on him because because in the last verse we find out:

But the strangest turn to the whole concern
Is only just beginning.
He went to Hell but his wife got well
And she's still alive and sinning.
For the razor blade was German made
But the sheet was Belfast linen.

cheers,
judy