Whatzit?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[MurphOnMillerAve]

A thing for a hickey?

I deserved far more rolling-eyes than that. You're a tolerant forumite.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

A trigger on an old musket?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

A trigger on an old musket?

Robert and Roger are on a far better path....

[robert.]

Latch to hold jousting poll to your body

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Latch to hold jousting poll to your body

No......

[Rufus T. Firefly]

A bit more.......

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Thumb of a statue? (Lacy cuff modeled behind and to its left.)

[robert.]

Left hand prosthetic

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Left hand prosthetic

That's 1/2 of the answer. Whose was it? What was the phrase for which he is famous for using in his poetry?

[chuck]

That is an incredible Whatzit!

His name became famous as a euphemism for a vulgar expression (Er kann mich am Arsch lecken – "He can lick my ***" though in the play it is written as "He can kiss my ***") attributed to him by writer and poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832), who wrote a play based on his life.[3]

Gottfried "Götz" von Berlichingen (1480 – 23 July 1562), also known as Götz of the Iron Hand, was a German (Franconian) Imperial Knight (Reichsritter), mercenary, and poet. He was born around 1480 into the noble family of Berlichingen in modern-day Baden-Württemberg. Götz bought Hornberg Castle (Neckarzimmern) in 1517, and lived there until his death in 1562.[1] (Wikipedia)

[Rufus T. Firefly]

"He can kiss my ***"

Clearly an inspiration for R. Bender Rodriguez,

[rogruth]

A good and tough Whatzit. IMHO sorta took several of us to get it

[healey36]

That is an incredible Whatzit!

His name became famous as a euphemism for a vulgar expression (Er kann mich am Arsch lecken – "He can lick my ***" though in the play it is written as "He can kiss my ***") attributed to him by writer and poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832), who wrote a play based on his life.[3]

Gottfried "Götz" von Berlichingen (1480 – 23 July 1562), also known as Götz of the Iron Hand, was a German (Franconian) Imperial Knight (Reichsritter), mercenary, and poet. He was born around 1480 into the noble family of Berlichingen in modern-day Baden-Württemberg. Götz bought Hornberg Castle (Neckarzimmern) in 1517, and lived there until his death in 1562.[1] (Wikipedia)

Yeah, I agree, a great Whatzit. This reminded me of a passage in George Bailey's book "Germans", where he related a story of American troops tangling with the 17th SS PanzerGrenadier Division "Götz von Berlichingen" during the closing months of the Second World War. Affectionately known as the "Kiss My ***" division, their badge now makes sense to me:



Bailey's book is a good one if you can find a copy. An army intel officer during the war, Bailey wrote his book in the years following in an effort to reconcile his experiences with the what he knew of the German culture. Perhaps a bit dated now, it's still a pretty interesting read.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Hmmmm..........................