Workshop Booze Up VI - These Are Not The Potatoes You Are Looking For

[Glaurung]

Karma to first person to name that species and where we know it from.

No karma for me, because I have no idea. I am fairly sure, though, that the alien is having a dreadful bad hair day

[Jubal]

I have no idea

[Silver Wolf]

I still haven't shared this beauty with you guys, am I right?
It needs some proper polishing, but other than that, it's perfectly fine.



It's an Austrian cavalry officer sabre, dated around 1845 / 1869.

Just like this one:
http://www.antique-swords.eu/I08-Prague-1845-Model-Austrian-Cavalry-Officers.html

[Jubal]

Where did you get that?

[Silver Wolf]

Family heirloom.

[Jubal]

It's gorgeous So does your family have some Austrian heritage, or is this just the result of when Austria was big enough to include Croats in their army in large numbers?

[Silver Wolf]

Probably the second, even though I have some Austrian/German blood from the other side of family.

My grandfather died in 1969. so neither my father nor I got to hear much about our history.
So how we got this remains a mystery.

[Jubal]

I know a reasonable amount about my family history, but it's pretty much solid English peasantry along most lines - the Scots side might be more interesting but I know less about that than any others, I think my great-great Grandfather was estranged from his family which rather cut off some roots.

[Clockwork]

If anyone wants to learn to code, I think this might help.

[Jubal]

Tbh I think I'd just find that kinda weird...

[comrade_general]

[Jubal]

Another essay done. Very much flumph.

[comrade_general]

[Jubal]

Still tired. Off to CUSFS pub soon I think.

[Pentagathus]