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As I have said before, and I wasn't the only one, never mention the trenches in Belgium.

2014 promises to be a better year.... ('Triskaidekaphobia' is the phobia and fear of the number 13, LOL.)

Anyway, what I wanted to say is:

A bunch of rival soccer players almost bought about the absolute end of World War One (in 1914, exactly a hundred years from today) by resolving their differences with a football...

That was the legendary "Trenches of Belgium" incident.

The term "The Sky's Gone Out!" (Bauhaus, Pete Murphy, etc) also refers to WW1 - those were the moments when exploding bombshells threw dirt high into the air, thus blocking out the sunshine and creating only darkness...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7MwXniOD44

Thank You. Blessed Be...

Remember Boy!

Actually if 2014 will be peaceful in Europe as continent. This will be the first time after many many many centuries...
1914 was WW I
1814 was Napoleonic Wars at the peak
etc...


What will happen this time?

2014- we're lazy, 'fat' (both mental and physical), we're angry and bored, we're ready to do some 'action' and we got much more military power than we can handle. at least we're let off steam in Africa and Asia.

I don't think the Christmas Truce of 1914 was ever seen as a possible end of the Great War.
It was only a respite in hostilities for the observance of the Religious Festival.

What's your point, caller?

Another 4'33'' ? ... ...

million voices wrote:I don't think the Christmas Truce of 1914 was ever seen as a possible end of the Great War.
It was only a respite in hostilities for the observance of the Religious Festival.

It was the start of the end.....maybe without it the War would have dragged on until 1919.

Gollum's Cock wrote:

million voices wrote:I don't think the Christmas Truce of 1914 was ever seen as a possible end of the Great War.
It was only a respite in hostilities for the observance of the Religious Festival.

It was the start of the end.....maybe without it the War would have dragged on until 1919.

What I also wanted to add was WTF is this topic about.

Gollum's Cock wrote:What I also wanted to add was WTF is this topic about.

What's this doing in Sisters Chat?

WWI started 28th July 1914

The Football Game was supposed to have taken place on Christmas Day 1914 between the front lines close to Ypres

If you haven't visited Ypres and the Menin Gate, you should.

Righto Ted.

Andie wrote:What's this doing in Sisters Chat?

The topic title makes it look like it's going to be a post about how the OP thinks there'll be no Sisters gig in 2014.

Perhaps this will be the year we'll get a tour and a WWI-themed concept album to go with it. Perhaps not. Roger Waters is probably doing that one as it's more his style. And it'll be very dreary.

And as for the Xmas football match almost bringing about the end of WWI. Nice idea but no.
It was kept fairly secret with some people not believing it even happened for decades afterwards.
If their superiors had found out the participants would have been shot for being traitors, because that's how they behaved back then.

Skip Intro wrote:A bunch of rival soccer players almost bought about the absolute end of World War One (in 1914, exactly a hundred years from today) by resolving their differences with a football...

how was this exactly a hundred years from "today"? christmas 1914 was only 99 years before christmas 2013 -the one we've just had- (obviously )... and the post date for the above quote is jan 14 anyway
honestly, bring back the kitchens.

I like hedgehogs.

eastmidswhizzkid wrote:

Skip Intro wrote:A bunch of rival soccer players almost bought about the absolute end of World War One (in 1914, exactly a hundred years from today) by resolving their differences with a football...

how was this exactly a hundred years from "today"? christmas 1914 was only 99 years before christmas 2013 -the one we've just had- (obviously )... and the post date for the above quote is jan 14 anyway
honestly, bring back the kitchens.

You mean Kitchener?

And as for "no chance for the Sisters in 2014", I had a dream the night before last - they were doing a secret gig, Near Meth was never mentioned so perhaps using another name, and there were loads of new songs in the setlist and it was truly awesome. But I remember no other details other than that.
I'm not one for having premonitions though so nothing will come of it. Ah well.

I think this thread can safely be moved to "General Chat". It's certainly way off topic for "Sisters Chat".

though it's a long time since our chairman's incurred wrath was a likey consequence...

Yeah, I wonder what's happened to him? QB might know...

markfiend wrote:Yeah, I wonder what's happened to him? QB might know...

well... i think it's altogether possible that he can't be bothered now there's no chance of people thinking he was really Johnny...

eastmidswhizzkid wrote:

markfiend wrote:Yeah, I wonder what's happened to him? QB might know...

well... i think it's altogether possible that he can't be bothered now there's no chance of people thinking he was really Johnny...

Hahaha no.

And you're getting no clues as to the Chairman's real identity from me.