The Augsburg puppetOn Friday the city of Augsburg in Bavaria unveiled their own funny take on the little green man. The East German AmpelmännchenPhoto: DPAThe classic East German (GDR) Ampelmann has become one of the most famous little green men in the world. His creator based his dress sense on that of East German leader Erich Honecker, who was fond of wearing a straw hat. The witchPhoto: DPAIn fact, the east German town seems to be quite fond of coming up with funny takes on the green man. The television characterPhoto: DPAMainz, the hiome of public broadcaster ZDF, has decided to celebrate this connection by making the "the little Mainz man" the green man on some of their traffic lights.

Source: The Local July 14, 2017 14:48 UTC