OT: Not-so-precise Swiss army unit mistakenly invades Liechtenstein

[Christopher Browne]

On 8/9/07, James Knott <james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> I wonder if the Swiss army carried their knives?  ;-)

Some years ago, I had a Swiss roommate.  He was permitted to bring his
knife abroad, and he used it frequently in daily life :-).  On the
other hand, he was NOT permitted to bring his uniform abroad; that has
been forbidden since, oh, going on 200 years...

The only place where they are able to take uniforms is one other
principality, where they form the official military defense, namely in
Vatican City.  (And there's a strange, strange irony in the fact that
Switzerland is largely Protestant...)
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