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    Christmas truce

    I am watching a show on the history channel about the Christmas truce between the Germans and Uk's during WW1. They just showed a segment where the Germans and the Scotsmen were playing soccer during the truce. The Germans were having a laugh at the fact that the scotsmen wern't wearing anything under their kilts. The Scotsmen were mooning the Germans after a goal.

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    Outstanding!!:grin:
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    The last Scottish veteran of that battle died recently. It's a wonderful story.
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    Here's the thread in case anyone missed it.
    http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=14278

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    Quote Originally Posted by snipe481
    I am watching a show on the history channel about the Christmas truce between the Germans and Uk's during WW1. They just showed a segment where the Germans and the Scotsmen were playing soccer during the truce. The Germans were having a laugh at the fact that the scotsmen wern't wearing anything under their kilts. The Scotsmen were mooning the Germans after a goal.
    good tid bit of info........

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    I saw that too, it was great, would to God the truce would had lasted, and even to this day, I look forward to the time when there will be no more war.

    I wonder how comfy those kilts were in such horrid conditions, better than trousers I'll wager!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Graham
    I saw that too, it was great, would to God the truce would had lasted, and even to this day, I look forward to the time when there will be no more war.

    I wonder how comfy those kilts were in such horrid conditions, better than trousers I'll wager!
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    Quote Originally Posted by snipe481
    The Germans were having a laugh at the fact that the scotsmen wern't wearing anything under their kilts. The Scotsmen were mooning the Germans after a goal.
    Were the Germans laughing at the Scots' definition of "regimental," or the fact that the Scots, being highly trained members of the British army, were mooning them in drill formation?;)

    Okay, so the latter probably didn't happen. I just got this mental picture of a sergeant (a la Monty Python's John Cleese) barking "Form ranks! About face! Present breech!"
    If I saw that, I might laugh too.

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    Whilst the fact of the Yule truce is a fact, and there are some accounts of football being played.

    The idea of 'mooning' is very questionable, it is probably a much later import.

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