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

[Scott Elcomb]

On 8/9/07, Christopher Browne <cbbrowne-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> 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...)

Now that's an interesting piece of trivia; I'd never have guessed the
Swiss protect the Vatican.  To be honest, it sounds like a great piece
for a documentary.

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