No ramp rat, no Axis military personnel in my ancestry. And unfortunately no air service owners, either. Luftwaffle is just a silly name. Other PPRuNers have names that connote disasterous or lewd acts that they don't necessarily advocate either.
The Luft means air, same as in Lufthansa and the Waffle just means "waffle" : sweet, square, sticky and tending to babble a bit.
At the time I chose the name I didn't realize that the pronunciation was so close to that of luftwaffe, nor that the thought of the luftwaffe would anger people. If it offends you, I apologize. If it provokes people that way, perhaps I should become "Aerowaffle."
[This message has been edited by Luftwaffle (edited 03 October 1999).]