Hans Schmidt died.

[RoryN]

Not our former Literotican - though he may be dead for all I know.

But his namesake did, on Saturday...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Schmidt_(wrestler)

Hans Schmidt was labeled "the classic foreign villain" - tapping into lingering anti-German sentiment in America following World War II, Schmidt was a forerunner of many other wrestling characters that successfully used the "anti-American foreigner" gimmick to enrage the crowd, such as Nikolai Volkoff and The Iron Sheik.

...yup. Definitely his namesake.

 

[fair_warning]

You just reminded me of the Lit Hans.
It wasn't a good memory.

 

[RoryN]

You just reminded me of the Lit Hans.
It wasn't a good memory.

I never knew who he was named after until today. It makes a lot of sense.

 

[fair_warning]

I never knew who he was named after until today. It makes a lot of sense.

Yeah, me too.
We just didn't get it...hahahaha
I just thought he chose it as it sounded very German.