I attended the Stockholm ceremony in 1976 and I remember it was black tie for the guests, not sure about the recipients. As a poor student I wore a black suit and there was no problem. The dinner, to which I wasn't invited, is much more exclusive.
Marc Chevalier said:.
Up until very recently, winners of the annual Nobel Prizes would wear white tie and tails when receiving them. Today's photos of the Nobel Prize ceremony suggest that this tradition might have finally bitten the dust. Does anyone here know for sure?
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Richard Warren said:What did you expect?
Richard Warren said:I reviewed the list of the last 10 Nobel Peace Prize winners, and found them to be a rather questionable lot. The whole thing has apparently been quite a farce for some time. So, again, what did you expect?
He invented dynamite for mining and construction, but it became the big thing for military use. When a newspaper erroneous reported his death, he got to read a very negative obituary of his calling him a "merchant of death", and decided to try and salvage his reputation by creating the awards.Tomasso said:I've always chuckled at the thought of an armaments manufacturer bestowing a peace prize.
The Nobel's were the Tsar's munitions men.cptjeff said:He invented dynamite for mining and construction, but it became the big thing for military use.
Au contraire, the preceding comments are of a factual nature .Tiller said:Since it seems this is the part where people are "coming out" about their opinion of Mr. Nobel
While this is an opinion.Tiller said:I haven't had much respect for it since Yasser Arafat won it.
Uh,uh,uhh!wintergreen said:I have bitten my tongue on this subject so far but it has to be said.
I am sorry for bringing politics into this conversation but I fail to see how this couldnt be about politics.Lokar said:This seems to be getting too political, guys. Please don't get the thread locked.
wintergreen said:I am sorry for bringing politics into this conversation but I fail to see how this couldnt be about politics.
Stating the obvious makes one a racist?Geesie said:Sorry, I don't play with racist idiots like you.