Nessus posted:

Nope, they're American - though people in other nations use American arguments! Which was really great when some judge in Canada pointed out to the guy, "You realize this isn't the US, right?"

I'm told there's a German variant where they say that the last legitimate supreme leader of Germany was Karl Doenitz, and since the U-Boat Commander didn't pass the baton off, they don't have to pay speeding tickets.