I succumbed to boredom, actually to the concept of background noise, and turned on the TV. The show on the History Channel, much to my surprise was not about Hitler.

It encompassed the days leading up to the Christmas Truce of 1914. While the first pictures showing kilts were worn on corpses, they soon followed with a reenactment of a football game (soccer for my fellow Americans) between the British and the Germans.

At first glimpse, It looked as though some of the men were wearing long coats with high boots. A few movements of the men in question showed that the Scots were wearing a khakis cover over a Black Watch kilt. A German letter was read, and in it a German was explaining that they (the Germans) were surprised that the men wore a kilt. Not exactly his words. He also stated that during the football game some exposure was seen. This stunned the Germans at first, then every time following was met by whistles and good natured hooting.