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Christmas truce

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  1. dodgingjets dodgingjets is offline

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    Dec 8th, 2010 (12/8/2010 6:24am)

    My girlfriend just asked me if it really happend, I guess it was mentioned on TV. Then I asked my coworkers about it & they had no idea what it was. Is it really something that not widely known about?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce

    http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/truce.asp
  2. Lord Supremo Lord Supremo is online now actually a tuvalu lord (sigh)

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    Dec 8th, 2010 (12/8/2010 6:27am) in reply to dodgingjets

    I'd heard of this...
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    Dec 8th, 2010 (12/8/2010 6:28am) in reply to Lord Supremo

     
    Originally Posted by Lord Supremo View Post

    I'd heard of this...

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    Dec 8th, 2010 (12/8/2010 6:30am) in reply to skeeze666

     
  5. Lenny Lenny is offline lail henny!

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    Dec 8th, 2010 (12/8/2010 6:39am) in reply to SoCalDrew

    History and common knowledge are not terribly compatible.
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    Dec 8th, 2010 (12/8/2010 6:40am) in reply to Lord Supremo

     
    Originally Posted by Lord Supremo View Post

    I'd heard of this...


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    Dec 8th, 2010 (12/8/2010 7:39am) in reply to budo09

    Old footage of the actual event.

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    Dec 8th, 2010 (12/8/2010 7:44am) in reply to ShortyJacksn

    Ive never heard of this and have no idea what you are talking about. Actually i cant even really make an educated guess either to what it is .
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    Dec 8th, 2010 (12/8/2010 7:52am) in reply to NechitaCC

    heard about this on the historu channel like 10 years ago from this dude
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    Dec 8th, 2010 (12/8/2010 8:01am) in reply to Ozzie

    If you said the words Christmas truce to me, I would not immediately think about world war I, and I'd be willing to bet neither would the average educated person.
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    Dec 8th, 2010 (12/8/2010 9:39am) in reply to TpocketT

     
    Originally Posted by TpocketT View Post

    If you said the words Christmas truce to me, I would not immediately think about world war I, and I'd be willing to bet neither would the average educated person.

    depends on your definition of educated
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    Dec 8th, 2010 (12/8/2010 11:20am) in reply to tommpat2000

    Of the events of WWI I wold expect the average "educated" person to be familiar with, the Christmas Truce would probably not be in the top 5, but it has been referenced in several movies and tv shows. It is also a fairly memorable story and while not as consequential as the assassination of Ferdinand or Wilson's 14 points, it speaks to a powerful aspect of the human condition.

    The fact is the vast majority of Americans have never head of this, but among those who have, they probably wouldn't forget, unlike say who the allied powers were in the Napoleonic wars.
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    Dec 8th, 2010 (12/8/2010 4:21pm) in reply to Lenny

    I remember that song SoCal, I'd forgotten all about it until you posted it tho.
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    Dec 16th, 2010 (12/16/2010 8:52pm) in reply to dodgingjets

    http://www.radiolab.org/2010/dec/14/

    whole episode is interesting. part of the 3rd segment talks about the christmas truce in some detail. didnt realize that the two sides actually spent christmas together.
     
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    Dec 16th, 2010 (12/16/2010 9:29pm) in reply to AmSlim22

    i didnt know when i first read christmas truce but i have definitely heard of this. the game of football is pretty famous here (well i def knew about it and im pretty sure most people woulf of at least been told about it at school)
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    Dec 16th, 2010 (12/16/2010 9:38pm) in reply to djg23

    I had heard of but know not much about these truces and cease-fires. Very cool, and not surprising as we all put our pants on one leg at a time. I can see why the brass frowned upon it though. Singing and drinking with a guy one day might make you hesitate to shoot him in the face the next (until someone shoots at you, then it's game on)
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    Dec 16th, 2010 (12/16/2010 10:36pm) in reply to gutbirdxx

    Not everyone had 20th Century American Wars at Michigan obv.
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    Dec 16th, 2010 (12/16/2010 10:50pm) in reply to Mr Galt

    learned about this in 7th grade. Cool stuff.
     
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    Dec 16th, 2010 (12/16/2010 11:43pm) in reply to djg23

     
    Originally Posted by djg23 View Post

    i didnt know when i first read christmas truce but i have definitely heard of this. the game of football is pretty famous here (well i def knew about it and im pretty sure most people woulf of at least been told about it at school)

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