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[Dr. Eddies Wingman]

Wasn't 1973 also the year when Steve Harris played with Gypsy's Kiss?

EDIT: That post ended up on page 1974, the year when he joined Smiler.

 

[Wästed The Great]

That one I don't know...

 

[Wästed The Great]

I do know that the 13 year old bday party was a success. I have empty soda cups, melted ice cream cake plates, puddles of melted ice cubes, and 6 sleeping 12/13 year olds spread out all over my basement. They were up til 6 am... sheesh.

 

[Moon Child]

Ah yes, I remember the days I use to stay up THAT late with friends. Can't do it anymore though....

 

[Forostar]

Thanks Ariana. Still some (critical?) questions if you do not mind.

Yes, it's a universally accepted holiday. All current and former university students celebrate.

Universally accepted but not celebrated(?), unless the whole country has had higher education.

In 1902, the day is announced as official holiday for all higher education students.

Any day left for lower or non-schooled people, for compensation?

 

[Wästed The Great]

Over 80 spammer accounts I have banned since I got up this morning (about 2 hours). I'm going for a world record in accounts banned in one day.

 

[Vap]

We should get you a pair of uggs for your hard work.

 

[Dr. Eddies Wingman]

We should get you a pair of uggs for your hard work.

Hahaha

 

[Ariana]

Thanks Ariana. Still some (critical?) questions if you do not mind.

Universally accepted but not celebrated(?), unless the whole country has had higher education.


Any day left for lower or non-schooled people, for compensation?

Hm, I'd say that only current students and young people in general celebrate it, because in essence, it has become just another major occasion for getting drunk. But it is nationally accepted as the day it's okay for everyone to get drunk.

It was a very important holiday during the Communist regime, though, because at that time probably about 90% of the population had higher education. All my grandparents have or had university diplomas and so do my parents and all my aunts and uncles. That was the national policy then. So the 8th December was a major holiday, because it was a demonstration of the intellectual superiority of Communist people.

EDIT: However, "subversive elements" and the enemies of the Party were banned from getting into any higher education institution and members of their families were likely to be banned too. Such people were doomed to work the hardest and most mundane jobs.

 

[Forostar]

Aha, now I understand it a bit better. Thanks for the background. (and I do not like celebration of superiority or "elite" so that's why I kept bugging ;-)

But enjoy! Have a few good ones. Perhaps another white beer.

 

[Ariana]

Thanks, I had one already. But I think I'll stop here.

 

[Dr. Eddies Wingman]

Hm, beer sounds like a good idea. But I've got some cleaning and tidying to do first. Have been postponing that for too long.

 

[mtmccox]

 

[Forostar]

Rod's wedding hehe. How did you get this?

 

[mtmccox]

I found a facebook group of Czech IM fans and went through some stuff, and this pic is just unbelievable

 

[Ariana]

I like that picture a lot. It's strange to see them all in anything else but spandex.

 

[Forostar]

Judging the haircuts, either 1988 either 1989.

 

[Ariana]

It's 1989, I think.

 

[Forostar]

Or even 1990 prior to or even right after Adrian's leaving.

 

[Ariana]

Yeah, could be. Probably that's when they had more time for personal things.

This wedding wasn't that formal, obviously: