GR translation: Krypton mumbling oboy, oboy through big mouthfuls of that frau bait

[Mike Jing]

Well, he was "gobbling Hershey bars" earlier.  And googling yielded the
following.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_children#American

The food situation in occupied Germany was initially very dire. By the
spring of 1946, the official ration in the US zone was no more than 1275
calories per day (much less than the minimum required to maintain health),
with some areas probably receiving as little as 700. Some US soldiers
exploited this desperate situation to their advantage, using their ample
supply of food and cigarettes (the currency of the black market) as what
became known as "frau bait".Each side viewed the other as the enemy, but
exchanged food for sex anyway.The often destitute mothers of the resulting
children usually received no alimony.

https://books.google.ca/books?id=O9xTBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT21&lpg=PT21&dq=frau+bait&source=bl&ots=8jmxQYGeW7&sig=0FVnQmdREFxxXkZTeBGJJMrriXc&hl=en&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0CD0Q6AEwBGoVChMIwrrksb64xwIVQgiSCh0LjwIZ#v=onepage&q=frau%20bait&f=false

Meanwhile, candy, gum, cigarettes and such were known as “Frau bait.” (A
bit incongruous as Frau refersto a married or older woman; the GIs were
seeking Frauleins.)

https://books.google.ca/books?id=QNaDAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT384&lpg=PT384&dq=frau+bait&source=bl&ots=CI3dUWVyHQ&sig=BwKtFxjkJBcdscqVoKxIgKOhFr8&hl=en&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBWoVChMIwrrksb64xwIVQgiSCh0LjwIZ#v=onepage&q=frau%20bait&f=false

Willoughby, “Sexual Behavior,” 171, mentions the expression “frau bait” for
chocolate and cigarettes during the occupation.

https://books.google.ca/books?id=30kEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA35&lpg=PA35&dq=frau+bait&source=bl&ots=fJRIMwvii-&sig=Clb0GzAcB_4S6mG7G_7UQpjC_2E&hl=en&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBmoVChMIwrrksb64xwIVQgiSCh0LjwIZ#v=onepage&q=frau%20bait&f=false

Girls flaunt themselves partly to taunt the Americans but chiefly in order
to get "frau bait" of candy, gum and cigarets.

On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 4:06 AM, jochen stremmel <jstremmel at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I don't think so. Rather, it's Shirley who fills his mouth.
>
> 2015-08-18 0:36 GMT+02:00 Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>:
>
>> V602.14-20   The place never got requisitioned. Nobody has ever seen the
>> owner, or even knows if “Putzi” is anybody real. Bodine drives the truck
>> right on into what used to be the stable and they all get out, Shirley
>> hoorahing in the moonlight, Krypton mumbling oboy, oboy through big
>> mouthfuls of that frau bait. There is some password and security hassle at
>> the door, on account of the pig getup, but Slothrop flashes his white
>> plastic knight and that works.
>>
>> The "frau bait" here would be food, probabaly a candy bar, is that
>> correct?
>>
>
>
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