Have you ever wished to have been a fly on the wall at the
exact moment that a (then obscure) idea was hatched? Take for example, champagne sabering. What was going on in the room during the
first time that someone thought, “Sacré bleu!
I must open this champagne with my sword!” Whatever was happening, I bet it was a good
party…
Wifey and I decided to test my sabering skills at the local champagne lounge. It’s not as easy as it looks! OK, it is as easy as it looks. Apparently I was not on my game today.
Despite hacking at the bottle for several minutes, the
instructor assured me that simply having a larger sword would not make it any
easier. Well, I guess we’ll never
know…now. After I finally severed cork
and neck from bottle (6th time’s a charm), we emerged from the weird
underground cave to enjoy our bounty. Is
it too early to start my
Christmas list?
Click here for a quick lesson on the history of sabrage.