Reply #11: Me too. My "Badekappe" story:

[trof]

So there I was, at the Munich Hilton, for two months temporary assignment for TWA. We're flying a 727 shuttle for TWA passengers between Munich, Frankfort, and Stuttgart.

I learn that the hotel (indoor) pool is "bathing suit optional". I am feeling brave and adventurous and maybe a bit exhibitionistic and I figure "when in Rome...". So, one morning I go down to the locker room, shed my clothes, grab a towel, and walk out to the pool. There is a plaque on the wall (in German) that appears to be pool rules. So far my German is pretty limited, "Ein bier, bitte". Well, I won't run or spit on the floor or bring any glass containers, etc. I know pool rules. I have the entire place to myself. I dive in and start some laps. Feels good skinny dipping.

A few minutes later an attendant comes out and starts to gesticulate and yell at me. I swim over to the side.
"I'm sorry, I don't speak much German."
"Ah...sorry sir. It is forbidden to swim without a badekappe...a swimming cap, to keep the hair from clogging the drains."
"Oh. Sorry. Where can I get one?"
"We have them here. I will bring you one. It is 7 marks. I can put it on your hotel bill."
"Fine. Thank you."

What he brought me was a thin, white latex skullcap. Kind of like a condom for your head. It is, by far, the dumbest looking thing I have ever had on my head. I can still put it on, look in the mirror, and crack myself up for several minutes. What really got me, though, was the fact that even back then I had a LOT more hair on the rest of my body than I did on my head. I guess that didn't count.
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