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> the General (Colonel?) is flabbergasted to find out that Oppenheimer has a Christmas tree in his living room ... xD
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Well, you seem to be in the right place to know about
<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-19/the-history-of-the-christmas-tree/8106078">Christmas Trees</a>:
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Modern Christmas trees emerged in western <B>Germany</B> during the 16th century as Christians brought trees into their homes and decorated them with gingerbread, nuts and apples
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Imagining [LanX] now, wearing [wp://Lederhosen], while eating gingerbread, nuts and apples under the Christmas tree.
Sorry, couldn't resist. :) Do you ever wear Lederhosen BTW?
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> the mini-series is available on youtube
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Thanks! Watching now.
Near the end of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQh2oeThmgk&t=3235s">Episode 3</a> (at the 53:55 minute mark)
there's a conversation between [wp://Leslie Groves|General Groves] and Oppie in Oppie's new Los Alamos office:
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Groves: <I>I was wondering, do you actually celebrate Christmas? well, I mean you being different, well, Jewish?</I><br>
Oppie: <I>We have a tree</I><br>
Groves: <I>Good, I was wondering if you'd put that under it for me? (he hands Oppie a Christmas present)</I>
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[LanX], is that the scene you remembered?
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This mini-series lays bare the stark difference between Scientific and Military Culture ...
hmmmm, given my first job was in Defence Science (where I experienced both cultures first hand),
the logical next episode in this series seems to be Military Organizational Culture. :)
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