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Posted: Sun 13 Nov, 2005 20.09
by James Hatts
cdd wrote:A question for you all: Why is it world war one in particular that gets commemorated?
Because the tradition of remembering the war dead at this time in November dates from Armistice Day 1918 - the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, etc.
Posted: Sun 13 Nov, 2005 20.15
by Pete
Sput wrote:I don't know, black men's hands shouldn't just get up by themselves and destroy popular Scottish rock groups you know! People were bound to be upset!
well yes but the black handed men were surely just expressing their preference to the kaiser
Posted: Sun 13 Nov, 2005 20.22
by Sput
Hymagumba wrote:Sput wrote:I don't know, black men's hands shouldn't just get up by themselves and destroy popular Scottish rock groups you know! People were bound to be upset!
well yes but the black handed men were surely just expressing their preference to the kaiser
The black handed men might think the Kaiser was THEIR chief but they were mistaken.
Posted: Sun 13 Nov, 2005 20.53
by Pete
Sput wrote:The black handed men might think the Kaiser was THEIR chief but they were mistaken.
I know
things could have been so much better
Posted: Mon 14 Nov, 2005 14.20
by cdd
James Hatts wrote:cdd wrote:A question for you all: Why is it world war one in particular that gets commemorated?
Because the tradition of remembering the war dead at this time in November dates from Armistice Day 1918 - the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, etc.
Apropros to which, I still maintain that they should have waited until 24th December 1918 -- that way their claim that the "war would be over by Christmas" would still have held true.
Posted: Mon 14 Nov, 2005 15.32
by Sput
cdd wrote:Apropros to which, I still maintain that they should have waited until 24th December 1918 -- that way their claim that the "war would be over by Christmas" would still have held true.
I still maintain that you should shut up.