It was 1940... ...in war time Berlin. An SS Officer had a side line going as an amateur clock maker and repairer. One day a customer walked into his clock repair shop with a mantel clock. The SS Officer said ""Vhat can I do for you?"" The customer replied. ""It's my mantel clock. It's not working properly... if you put your ear to it, you will know what I mean. All it does is Tic-Tic-Tic-Tic-Tic all of the time Tic-Tic-Tic. It doesn't Toc"". ""Okay, leave it viz me, I'll sort it out. Come back on Thursday when it will be ready for you"". The customer returned to the clock repair shop on the Thursday; went inside where he saw the SS Officer, and the mantel clock on the counter which had been repaired and was awaiting collection. The customer said to the SS Officer ""Oh, so you got it working then, how much do I owe you?"" ""Ten Deutsche Marks"" said the SS Officer. The customer paid him, picked up the clock and started to walk out when he stopped and turned to the SS Officer and said ""Out of curiosity, just how did you manage to get it going properly again?"" To which the SS Officer replied ""Vee had ways of making it TOC!""