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Post #119813 by Gigantalope on Fri, Oct 15, 2004 7:11 PM

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I have read that the Norse Tradition of saying "Skol" stems from the Viking (a verb) tradition of drinking from the "Skul" of a vanquished foe. It's not a slap in the face, instead it's more of a tribute.

Sort of like, "Here's to the close calls we've gotten by so far"