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As rich as a Nazi

Posted by Mike on April 27, 2011 at 15:32

I have been using the following phrase: "as rich as a Nazi" for a few years now. I first heard it when I lived in Cambridge and am unsure whether it originated from the brain of my old manager, whether it is from media of some sort, or whether it dates to WWII. It is used when someone is displaying overt wealth, e.g. a person has purchased 5 porsches - that person must be as rich as a Nazi! I presume Nazis are considered rich as they nicked everyones stuff and snaffled it away in Swiss bank vaults. Has anybody else heard of this phrase?

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