"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

From the plateau of the jolly,
Ho ho ho, Green Christmas.
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My wife and I watched the movie "Joyeux Noel" last night, a movie set in World War I where the troops in the trenches opted for peace during Christmas instead of war. It is based on a true story, although I do not know all of the history involved or its accuracy in the film, but if you just watch the movie for the meaning of the story, it is very inspiring :)
 
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veitsi_poika said:
My wife and I watched the movie "Joyeux Noel" last night, a movie set in World War I where the troops in the trenches opted for peace over Christmas instead of war. It is based on a true story, although I do not know all of the history involved or its accuracy in the film, but if you just watch the movie for the meaning of the story, it is very inspiring :)
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Known as the 1914 Christmas Truce, they really went on for weeks. Sadly, officers put an end to it.

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My wife and I watched the movie "Joyeux Noel" last night, a movie set in World War I where the troops in the trenches opted for peace during Christmas instead of war. It is based on a true story, although I do not know all of the history involved or its accuracy in the film, but if you just watch the movie for the meaning of the story, it is very inspiring :)
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Yes this really happened, it was initiated by German soldiers. The movie take place near Lille, there's now a commemorative plaque in Frelinghien. It happened also on the Russian front.
 
jackknife said:
Karen and I are spending the holiday with daughter and family in Mission Viejo California. Last night was rainy as was this morning. The sun came out a little while ago.
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That's a nice area, Carl. My best to you and your lady.
 
My 3-day holiday weekend (Sun, Mon, Tue) is drawing to a close. Back to work tomorrow. Short work week but I am on call starting Friday, so I've had all of the rest I am going to get for a while. :) Hope everyone had a great holiday season and isn't dependent on their stock market earnings to pay off those Christmas bills! :eek:
 
Merry Christmas from the Midwest! We had an enjoyable 2 days with our youngest daughter, son-in-law and our 5 grandkids, age 1 - 9 years. The presents and the food flowed, then the 5 hour drive home (we just got here!). Hoping everyone found some peace and love today.
 
5K Qs said:
I seem to have developed a tradition of ordering some knives on Black Friday that serve as Christmas/birthday gifts for me. :rolleyes: I did it again this year, and one of the knives I ordered was a Joker stag lockback. The box arrived, but it did NOT contain a knife. It DID contain the object pictured below; anyone know what it is?? Thanks!
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I suddenly realized that I never updated "Carl's Lounge" on how things turned out with my missing Joker stag lockback. Here are a couple of pics of the knife that eventually arrived to replace whatever the little gizmo was that showed up in the knife box.
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Spent an awesome day with my two favorite ladies... my Mom and my wife. As usual I was head chef for the day which started out with one of my favorite brunch dishes, Krupsua, a Finnish take on a pancake made in the oven :):thumbsup: We topped it with blueberry syrup.
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After brunch it was Gunsmoke, Bonanza and Little House on the Prairie on TV followed up with baked ham, mashed potatoes, green beans and pumpkin pie :D
 
5K Qs said:
I suddenly realized that I never updated "Carl's Lounge" on how things turned out with my missing Joker stag lockback. Here are a couple of pics of the knife that eventually arrived to replace whatever the little gizmo was that showed up in the knife box.
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That turned out for the good. Beautiful stag. BTW I think that contraption is a serial bus or adapter for an old computer.
 
5K Qs said:
I suddenly realized that I never updated "Carl's Lounge" on how things turned out with my missing Joker stag lockback. Here are a couple of pics of the knife that eventually arrived to replace whatever the little gizmo was that showed up in the knife box.
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Wow! That's some nice stag. Worth the wait, I'd think.
 
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