# Saw this and thought of Wally...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-this-and-thought-of-wally/57725>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 13, 2001, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-this-and-thought-of-wally/57725 "2001-03-13T00:08:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Billy\_da\_PT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@Billy\_da\_PT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billy_da_PT)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2001, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-this-and-thought-of-wally/57725/1 "2001-03-13T00:08:48Z")

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I was driving around town, doing errands, and saw an absurdly large industrial-type vehicle like this: [http://www.putzmeister.com/products/linepump/](http://www.putzmeister.com/products/linepump/)

It made me think of Wally, and so I thought I’d share :wally

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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2001, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-this-and-thought-of-wally/57725/2 "2001-03-13T00:16:49Z")

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WTF?

That’s AWESOME! Wally’s got his own trucks. Hee 😉

FWIW, I think “Putz” is also German for the stuff you can decorate living room walls etc. with. I suppose that’s the connection here?

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2001, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-this-and-thought-of-wally/57725/3 "2001-03-13T00:42:09Z")

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The German word _putzen_ means “to clean”. _Wir putzen das Auto._ is still remembered from high school German class.

_Putz_ is also a Yiddish word meaning “penis”.

Has anyone heard from Wally’s daughter?

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**Author:** ![Billy\_da\_PT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@Billy\_da\_PT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billy_da_PT)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2001, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-this-and-thought-of-wally/57725/4 "2001-03-13T03:39:49Z")

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Before I found the right picture on the Putzmeister site, I ran across the “merchandise” page. Evidently, you can buy Putzmeister ball caps, T-shirts, jackets, etc. I can just see myself strolling in the office with my spiffy new Putzmeister T-shirt…well, no, I can’t actually - damn company dress code. Ah, well. Maybe on the weekends. 🙂