# German Puzzler - possible answers

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**Category:** The Show\
**Created:** [November 25, 2009, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/german-puzzler-possible-answers/39985 "2009-11-25T17:20:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/german-puzzler-possible-answers/39985/1 "2009-11-25T17:20:12Z")

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He was in uniform.  
  
  
  
 He had a U.S. style wallet in his pants pocket instead of a European style wallet in his jacket.  
  
  
  
 He had a suntan or sunburn, inappropriate for the time of year.  
  
  
  
 He was black. Or Chinese, or otherwise not Caucasian.  
  
  
  
 He had a swastika tattoo.  
  
  
  
 He had a tattoo that identified him in some way as American, or a soldier.  
  
  
  
 Artificial leg.  
  
  
  
  
  
 Probably the real solution has something to do with the crosswalk, signage, or signal and how he (she?) reacted to it.