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

[David Morris]

Seems you've nailed it.

On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 3:37 PM, Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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