"Herr" Klopek

I'm from Germany and was aware that he called him "Herr" Klopek.

We had a discussion on this board several years ago in which we speculated whether the Klopeks might even have some Nazi origin:

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Thread 'Klopek? What is that Slavic?'

Where is the surname Klopek from? I haven't been able to find an answer anywhere. I was getting curious...

By the look of Hans' clothes, I was thinking German. What really got me thinking was Hans' hat at the end of the movie (Sorry, I don't have a picture.).

Is this a stupid question, as in it's really obvious? *he he*
 
Thanks for finding that thread Ray, I had forgotten about it and I even commented there.
Losing some memory is a plight of the elderly.
 
Maybe Werner came in the US during the paperclip operation :

'Operation Paperclip was a secret United States intelligence program in which more than 1,600 German scientists, engineers, and technicians were taken from former Nazi Germany to the U.S. for government employment after the end of World War II in Europe, between 1945 and 1959. '
 
<span class="postlistquotedtext"><blockquote>quote:<center><hr width="100%"/></center>kennyman wrote:

Thanks for finding that thread Ray, I had forgotten about it and I even commented there.
Losing some memory is a plight of the elderly. <center><hr width="100%"/></center></blockquote></span>

I had forgotten about the thread, too. But it's also 9 years old. The fact that we can no longer remember this is, I think (and hope), perfectly normal. :D

But yes, I'm officially an old fart now, too. I recently turned 40, can you believe that? 40!
 
<span class="postlistquotedtext"><blockquote>quote:<center><hr width="100%"/></center>Fred8888 wrote:

Maybe Werner came in the US during the paperclip operation :

'Operation Paperclip was a secret United States intelligence program in which more than 1,600 German scientists, engineers, and technicians were taken from former Nazi Germany to the U.S. for government employment after the end of World War II in Europe, between 1945 and 1959. '<center><hr width="100%"/></center></blockquote></span>

*Biting spare rib*

Maybe.
 
That confused me as well - and he definitely seems to pronounce the "H" sound.

I also found it confusing that Mark's eyes drift up to Werner Klopek's hair as he's saying "Herr" and then drop to eye level - it made me wonder if he was actually saying "hair" for some reason.

Is it possible that he was simultaneously calling him "Herr Klopek" and making fun of his hair?!?!
 
Yes, I always saw him looking at his hair and thought maybe Henry Gibson wore a wig and this was an inside joke but Henry always had a nice full head of hair in real life.

Or is it foreshadowing of the wig that is about to be found when Ray goes to the bathroom.....
 
I'm from Sweden and "Herr" is common use here, at least it was if you go back in time. It's like saying mister or something, usually used when addressing older men.
 
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