Comments on: Belt Up

By: Witold Riedel

Witold Riedel — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

It really says that? It looks so very much like the belt I had when I was a member of Harcerze, the Polish scout organization. I remember the Eastern German kids having the motto:”Seid bereit! Immer Bereit!”
(Be prepared!, Always prepared.) Right on!

By: beTh

beTh — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Those Eastern German kids must be extra-organised if thier belts entreated them not only to ‘Be Prepared’ but to also be ‘Always Prepared!’
Ah. I do think of Germans as being super-organised in a stereotypical, generalising sort of way. I’m waiting to see if my new belt motto impacts upon my life….

By: Gianna

Gianna — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

i had that belt all through high school and thought i was *so* cool in it (”be prepared”, nudge nudge)

By: Graham

Graham — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Heh. I actually wore one of these a lot, though they might’ve phased them out in the last uniform revamp.