Did ya ever notice that
. . . the windiest
night of the week is the one when you have to put out your garbage?
. . . if there are
two or more people in a car, it’s always the driver who’s talking on the
cellphone?
. . . the only ones who don’t complain about police
brutality are the police?
. . . at least one of the women who has accused Jian Ghomeshi
of attacking her went out with him at least one more time? (This is not an
endorsement of harassment or violence against women)
. . . everyone’s computer seems to getting hacked these
days? Why isn’t someone hacking the
hackers?
. . . if you are wearing track pants or other garments held
up with a cord, the only time you get a knot in them is when you really, really
have to go to the bathroom?
. . . giving a man a condom in his hotel room somehow does
not imply consent? (See disclaimer above)
. . . beer, wine and
whiskey (whisky) left in the glass for several minutes tastes much smoother?
. . . just when you hear lovely music and see an incredibly
beautiful woman, your wife nudges you and tells it’s time to wake up?
. . . at our (my?) age, you forget half the things you were
going to write in this blog?
. . . everyone thinks they have some interesting trivia to
pass along?
So in the spirit of the season, here’s some Christmas
trivia:
- the carol Stille
Nacht (Silent Night) was composed and first played on a guitar for a Christmas
Eve celebration. The church organ had
broken down.
- the first song
heard during the Christmas truce in the trenches in December 1914 was “Annie
Laurie”, sung by a German soldier in perfect English.
- Officers on both
the British and German sides tried to stop the impromptu truce, but the men
wouldn’t listen.
- There was no such
truce on the French front.
On that note, I’ll wish you all a Happy Holiday. I’m going to spend a little more of my effort
for a while on a new book.
