Dont think this has been posted - but as I'm getting Gogbear'd at every possible corner today, I figured I'd just post while I had the chance.


I also have had trouble loading this youtube video on the subject, but for those that dont know, 100 years ago today, there was something of a sponatneous christmas ceasefire across no-mans land.

I think for all of us - regardless of position, income or any other factors - it is worth taking a few minutes on it.

I remember my great grandad trying to relate the experience to me - either I was too young, or perhaps he was already too far gone with the dementia.. either way, it wasnt until he had passed by some years that I began to get a graspof what he meant.

So heres to you: all of you - be you nerds, hermits, weirdos, dorks, geeks, norms, sherms, numpties - whatever! I dont care what aspect of spirituality you take as yours - if any - just give this a thought and may your day be a good one.

HAVE AT THEE!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLRYBSnhEok

Note: chose this video because it has subtitles as far as I can tell - feel free to add a better one / more specific one.

Aye, worth remembering. Happy Christmas, old chap!

I heard a story that Adolf Hitler was on The Front when this happened and went ballistic calling his fellow countrymen traitors.

There's one at every party!

Heheheh! :D

Sadly this will never happen again, the hatred grow to much.

It only seems that way, at the worst of times in history, yet these dark times too shall pass...

I'm guessing things didn't improve when he stayed behind in the trench, with the people who... don't celebrate Christmas...

I bet he had some fun with whatever they


actually no - I wont post that - really really not funny. GUBBINS!

Here is my favorite photo from that awesome event. (Attachments don't seem to be working for me at the moment.)

http://greatwarproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/robert-hunt-christmas-truce-1914-2.jpg


Even in the midst of it all, hipsters could come together with other hipsters in a moment of peace. :)

It DOES look a little like a Kasabian gig circa 2005 actually.

Yet, they still killed each other after that. Some of them only managed to buy a few more days on this planet.

At 4:30 he mentions reading a book by Lloyd deMause whose lifework digs into the roots of war. Very interesting perspective, worth reading.

Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for posting that. It's always something that I try to remember on this day. One of my favorite sci-fi shows of all time, [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space:_Above_and_Beyond]Space: Above and Beyond[/url], actually paid homage to this event in one of their episodes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpTJlYJpC_4

For some people, even to live just a few more days can be a precious gift.

Big fan of the srries myself - shame it never continued / finished as it should have
no. thank YOU - not familiar with the name so will have a dive in tomorrow. :)
true - though I've no doubt the ironsighted / "close quarter" kills were either far more - or far more horribly - personal for that fact... rather than just an enemy you are pointing at.