Christmas truce

[Alan]

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.

[Big Paul]

Outstanding!!:grin:

[Bob C.]

The last Scottish veteran of that battle died recently. It's a wonderful story.

[Southern Breeze]

Here's the thread in case anyone missed it.
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=14278

[switchblade5984]

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........

[GMan]

No matter how often I hear this, I still love it.

[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!

[Wompet]

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.

[James]

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.

James

[chasem]

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?;)

I saw this show too, I was really enjoying it. They implied that the Germans were getting a kick out of it when the Scots' kilts would fly up in the middle of the game, and they'd catch a glimpse of what was[n't] under the kilt.

I recall a letter/note that one of the Germans wrote, basically saying something to that effect, that they got a chuckle when they'd catch the sight of a kilted soldiers bum. At that point in the film a kilted soldier turned and mooned the the Germans. So it was implied that the kilted troops would intentionally moon the Germans, but it was never stated.