GERMAN SENSE OF HUMOR

Spoof suicide bomber ad sparks global row by Stephen Brook (from Uncle Sticky)
Volkswagen is at the centre of a global row after a disturbing film featuring a Palestinian suicide bomber in a Polo car flew around the world on the internet.

The short film is made in the style of a TV advert and shows a man hopping into the car wearing the distinctive check scarf made famous by the late Yasser Arafat. He drives around a city before blowing himself up - apparently killing himself but leaving the car intact outside a restaurant. Then the slogan, "Polo: small but tough", appears.

Volkswagen said last night it was outraged by the spoof advert, which became the fifth most talked about item on internet weblogs.