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joe the kid Dec 24, 2010

I propose enemies will have a treaty on christmas but come december 26th the fighting will resume
ChainsawCharlie Dec 24, 2010

I don't believe in treaties.
Primo Loco Dec 24, 2010

FUCK YOU TURF HUGGER!!! YOU BETTER MAN UP AND GUN THEN DOWN BEFORE THEY DO THAT TO U, IF THEY COME OVER TO UR XMAS PARTY AS UR HOUSE N TRASHED THE PLACE WOULD U SIT THERE GOING "it's christmas, I'll just wait til tomarrow" OR WHAT IF THEY START BASHIN YOU DOWN? NO! I SAY KEEP ON FIGHTING IN FACT YOU SHOULD FIGHT MORE!!! NO TREATIES!! NO MERCY!!! NO PRISONERS!!!!!!
Kearn Dec 24, 2010

It may be inconceivable these days, but in the First World War there was a Christmas Truce, when all fighting stopped and the two sides came together in celebration of the Christmas Spirit. On December 24, 1914, the German and British soldiers fighting in Flanders got together, sang Christmas carols, played soccer and exchanged gifts. Both sides were exhausted and happy to have some good cheer in their lives, even for a few hours. Apparently, it was the German’s who initiated the truce by singing Christmas carols. Hearing this, the British began to sing Christmas carols and the Germans invited them over. According to legend, one British soldier said he would rather die than sing in German. A German soldier apparently responded “It would kill us if you did!” This helped get everyone a bit more relaxed and they both came together and even had makeshift Christmas Trees. The truce lasted until January 1 when the two sides went back to killing each other.
Kearn Dec 24, 2010

So it's not unheard of to have a Christmas truce :)
BellaItaliana Dec 24, 2010

Pyroarcher wrote:
So it's not unheard of to have a Christmas truce :)

The best part of that was that you said "soccer". ;)
Kearn Dec 24, 2010

BellaItaliana wrote:
Pyroarcher wrote:
So it's not unheard of to have a Christmas truce :)

The best part of that was that you said "soccer". ;)
Lol ah to spoil ur Fun I copied and pasted it from a history website lol! My grammar is no where near that good! Lol
Troggy Dec 24, 2010

Pyroarcher wrote:
It may be inconceivable these days, but in the First World War there was a Christmas Truce, when all fighting stopped and the two sides came together in celebration of the Christmas Spirit. On December 24, 1914, the German and Britis ..…….

Haha u where listening to the BBC earlier,I read this thread and then hopped in my car to go to the ATM and had the radio playing BBC world an they had the vets recounting the events of that christmass truce.
MᎧJᎧ Dec 24, 2010

I looked it up to verify that it really happened. I carry a lot of unique trivia in my head, and it really surprised me that I had never heard this story. Wikipedia's tale is slightly different, but nothing contradicts. Anyway, thanks for sharing.

Happy holidays to you and yours.
VinnyF Dec 25, 2010

Joe... You. Are. An. Idiot!!! Mob up before you try to make treaties
Primo Loco Dec 25, 2010

VinnyF wrote:
Joe... You. Are. An. Idiot!!! Mob up before you try to make treaties

says the 2.5k mobster 😏
Kearn Dec 25, 2010

Lol troggy what a coincidence :D actually my mum had mentioned it a few years ago, and the mention of the Christmas treaty made me remember it :) mrmojo yeah their are lots of different versions of the same story but their all basically the same the Germans sung, the brits joined in and they had a temporary truce :) I didn't believe it when I was first told it, sounded more like a snippet from a movie, but nope it actually happened :)
PUTZ Dec 25, 2010

🎅🎄📦MerryChristmas📦🎄🎅

I got you a nice tour of the ER!