Nuts

Nuts
2007.02.08 5:03

At World War II in European West theatre once German troops surrounded the American army. Germans proposed American counterpart to surrender. The reply Americans sent was just one word 'Nuts'. I am not sure whether Germans understood the meaning of the word.
Last night my girlfriend asked, pointing out the pictures in advertisement of intel and slashdot, what the brain-like objects are, I answered 'it's nuts'. She said 'I see.'
I had no idea why nuts means a fool in English until she points out. Brain made of nuts must be 'nuts'.