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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
To this day, Renfrew is still known as "Little Nazi Germany", and it is said that [[Zombie Hitler]] still roams in the catacombs of the museum, chanting segments from his bestselling non-fiction action/adventure, [[The Bible|Mein Kampf]].
To this day, Renfrew is still known as "Little Nazi Germany", and it is said that [[Zombie Hitler]] still roams in the catacombs of the museum, chanting segments from his novel, [[Mein Kampf]].

Zombie Hitler also appeared in Weird Tales #77 [[Comic Book]]. An American, Capt. Bill Reeves, enters an underground bunker where he kills Zombie Hitler in a knife fight.

Revision as of 18:55, 30 May 2007

The Renfrew Museum along the Bonnechere River in Renfrew, after it's Nazi flags had been taken down.


History

The Renfrew Museum is located in Renfrew, Ontario. It was founded in 1945 as the Headquarters of the Nazi party of Renfrew, a popular political party at the time. Hitler once remarked that, "Renfrew is a beacon of hope for all fascism." This remark remains uncontested to this day.

In 1985, the Nazi flags which had hung from it's poles for 40 years were taken down, as some people viewed them as being politically incorrect. Although this pleased a small majority of Renfrew's Jews, it angered the rest of the veterans, who viewed it as a part of history.

"Mine father vas head of dis place fer two years. It is shame dat history is being ruined by ze scourge of the Jew." - Joseph Hombergur, son of prominent Nazi General Uwe Hombergur.


Etymology

The word "Renfrew" derives from the classic Germanic phrase, "fahren Jew aus" (drive the Jew out), however, years of isolation from their German counterparts caused the corruption of the phrase, resulting in the word, "Renfrew".

Museum derives from the Greek word Μουσείον (Mouseîon), which was a shrine of the Muses (Μούσα, Moûsa).

These two words, although seemingly unrelated at first glance, offer an interesting glimpse at the attitudes which the residents of this small town possessed (and indeed may still possess). Since Muses was one of the 9 Greek gods of the arts, it is assumed that Renfrew catered to art depicting Jews being driven out of various locations (such as synagogues, banks, and Hollywood). This was later confirmed by an archaelogical dig, which uncovered artwork depicting scenes as described previously. Unfortunately, this dig also unearthed Zombie Hitler (see below).


Trivia

To this day, Renfrew is still known as "Little Nazi Germany", and it is said that Zombie Hitler still roams in the catacombs of the museum, chanting segments from his novel, Mein Kampf.

Zombie Hitler also appeared in Weird Tales #77 Comic Book. An American, Capt. Bill Reeves, enters an underground bunker where he kills Zombie Hitler in a knife fight.