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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Elite Pete on 23 April 2009, 08:00:31
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I've got my flag out :y
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I would if I could but forgot to bring one with me to Bonny Island in Nigeria earlier this week
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"Cry God for Harry! England and St George"
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Be wearing old fashioned proper England Rugby shirt today. White with collar and a red rose.
Englands green & pleasant land - proud :y
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Oh dear Debs has got me thinking of great English / British history!! ::) ::) ;)
Such as:
"I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too, and think it foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe, should dare invade the borders of my realm........"
Queen Elizabeth I,
Tilbury, on the morning of 9th August 1588, after the defeat of the Spanish Armada, but with a remaining threat of an invasion by Parma heading a Spanish army.
and.........
"England expects every man will do his duty"
Admiral Lord Nelson
Trafalgar, at 1140 on 21st October 1805
The overwhelming victory gained by the Royal Navy on this day gave them unchallenged superiority over the seas of the World until the Battle of Jutland, 30th May 1916, after which they still held supremacy.
and............
"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."--
Speech made by Prime Minister, Winston Churchill in the House of Commons as the Battle Britain peaked on August 20, 1940.
The home front was totally involved in the war because of the Germany bombing raids and Britain was "a whole nation fighting and suffering together." But special gratitude was directed towards the airmen whose prowess and devotion were capable of turning the tide of the war. Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. He worked out the phrase in his mind as he visited the Fighter Command airfields in Southern England.
It is history like this that emphasises the greatness of England (not forgetting Great Britain as a whole!), and the legacy of St.George that encapsulates the steadfastness of her people.
God save the Queen!
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About time we recognised St Georges day :y :y
........and about time it was made a public holiday.
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Brings a tear to your eye don`t it...... :) :)
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I've got my flag out :y
Load of old codswallop, I even know some Nutters who change thier Avatar just for that day. :y :y :y
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I've got my flag out :y
Load of old codswallop, I even know some Nutters who change thier Avatar just for that day. :y :y :y
.....and I like it a lot!! :y :y :y ;)
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About time we recognised St Georges day :y :y
........and about time it was made a public holiday.
Hear hear! I've been in Wales on St David's Day and they were all wearing leeks and daffodils on their lapels and the kids were in national dress. Don't know to what extent the Scots mark their patron saint, but I'm willing to bet that the Irish down a Guinness or six on theirs.
How come the Welsh, Scots, Irish and everyone else are encouraged to celebrate their culture but not the English? Strange that...
Proud to be English and British!
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Fully agree with all previous posts - over the past few years its somehow been frowned upon to be proud to be ENGLISH??? Maybe because the far right jumped on the patriotism /nationalist bandwagon and the general public distanced themselves, but St George`s should definately be a public holiday. Nothing wrong with being proud of your country, why just this morning my 10month old asked daddy to put a flag on his buggy 8-). And on a more light hearted note - why should the Irish have the monopoly of an all day boozy sesh - its about time pubs and clubs celebrated with special offers on Smiths and boddy`s - not just bloody Guiness :y :y :y :y :y
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My local Wonderspoons Pub goes mad on St Patricks day, pretty much the same for Haggis and Tatties night aswell. There not doing any Flags and stuff this year for St George's as there were too many complaints about it last year in the Pub. >:(
Complaints!!!
Free Avatar Flag for the day! http://img1.jurko.net/avatar_1698.gif
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My local Wonderspoons Pub goes mad on St Patricks day, pretty much the same for Haggis and Tatties night aswell. There not doing any Flags and stuff this year for St George's as there were too many complants about it last year in the Pub. >:(
Complants!!!
It's up to us to complain to Wetherspoons that they DON'T do anything on St Georges day. Write to that magazine they litter their tables with! If we can convince them that if they don't do anything we'll boycott them they'll soon change their minds.
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Fully agree with all previous posts - over the past few years its somehow been frowned upon to be proud to be ENGLISH??? Maybe because the far right jumped on the patriotism /nationalist bandwagon and the general public distanced themselves, but St George`s should definately be a public holiday. Nothing wrong with being proud of your country, why just this morning my 10month old asked daddy to put a flag on his buggy 8-). And on a more light hearted note - why should the Irish have the monopoly of an all day boozy sesh - its about time pubs and clubs celebrated with special offers on Smiths and boddy`s - not just bloody Guiness :y :y :y :y :y
That's not real beer - it's produced in chemical factories!
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Fully agree with all previous posts - over the past few years its somehow been frowned upon to be proud to be ENGLISH??? Maybe because the far right jumped on the patriotism /nationalist bandwagon and the general public distanced themselves, but St George`s should definately be a public holiday. Nothing wrong with being proud of your country, why just this morning my 10month old asked daddy to put a flag on his buggy 8-). And on a more light hearted note - why should the Irish have the monopoly of an all day boozy sesh - its about time pubs and clubs celebrated with special offers on Smiths and boddy`s - not just bloody Guiness :y :y :y :y :y
That's not real beer - it's produced in chemical factories!
Are we thinkin more `apple-based` with maybe some twigs, debris etc? ::) ::) :y
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Happy St. George's Day all :y Good to see we are true English gents and ladies disscussing the the merits of our fine national brews! ;D
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Fully agree with all previous posts - over the past few years its somehow been frowned upon to be proud to be ENGLISH??? Maybe because the far right jumped on the patriotism /nationalist bandwagon and the general public distanced themselves, but St George`s should definately be a public holiday. Nothing wrong with being proud of your country, why just this morning my 10month old asked daddy to put a flag on his buggy 8-). And on a more light hearted note - why should the Irish have the monopoly of an all day boozy sesh - its about time pubs and clubs celebrated with special offers on Smiths and boddy`s - not just bloody Guiness :y :y :y :y :y
That's not real beer - it's produced in chemical factories!
Are we thinkin more `apple-based` with maybe some twigs, debris etc? ::) ::) :y
For real cider you have got to taste the scrumpy down in Zommerset or maybe Devon!! 8-) 8-) 8-) ;)
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Fully agree with all previous posts - over the past few years its somehow been frowned upon to be proud to be ENGLISH??? Maybe because the far right jumped on the patriotism /nationalist bandwagon and the general public distanced themselves, but St George`s should definately be a public holiday. Nothing wrong with being proud of your country, why just this morning my 10month old asked daddy to put a flag on his buggy 8-). And on a more light hearted note - why should the Irish have the monopoly of an all day boozy sesh - its about time pubs and clubs celebrated with special offers on Smiths and boddy`s - not just bloody Guiness :y :y :y :y :y
That's not real beer - it's produced in chemical factories!
Are we thinkin more `apple-based` with maybe some twigs, debris etc? ::) ::) :y
For real cider you have got to taste the scrumpy down in Zommerset or maybe Devon!! 8-) 8-) 8-) ;)
Hmmm,i think i could manage about a half pint of that kind of brew - i reckon its probly better suited to cleaning breathers and EGRs :o :o :D :D
ps I stopped drinkin soiderr at around 18 years old when i the docs said i was getting an ulcer in my poorly tummy! :'(
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Fully agree with all previous posts - over the past few years its somehow been frowned upon to be proud to be ENGLISH??? Maybe because the far right jumped on the patriotism /nationalist bandwagon and the general public distanced themselves, but St George`s should definately be a public holiday. Nothing wrong with being proud of your country, why just this morning my 10month old asked daddy to put a flag on his buggy 8-). And on a more light hearted note - why should the Irish have the monopoly of an all day boozy sesh - its about time pubs and clubs celebrated with special offers on Smiths and boddy`s - not just bloody Guiness :y :y :y :y :y
That's not real beer - it's produced in chemical factories!
Are we thinkin more `apple-based` with maybe some twigs, debris etc? ::) ::) :y
For real cider you have got to taste the scrumpy down in Zommerset or maybe Devon!! 8-) 8-) 8-) ;)
Hmmm,i think i could manage about a half pint of that kind of brew - i reckon its probly better suited to cleaning breathers and EGRs :o :o :D :D
ps I stopped drinkin soiderr at around 18 years old when i the docs said i was getting an ulcer in my poorly tummy! :'(
Oh yes it is gut rotting strong!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
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If you flew the flag of St. George, here where I live, you would be lynched and your entrails would be used for the local delicacy.............Haggis ;D
By the way did you you know that St. George wasn't english.......... I didn't know that :o
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If you flew the flag of St. George, here where I live, you would be lynched and your entrails would be used for the local delicacy.............Haggis ;D
By the way did you you know that St. George wasn't english.......... I didn't know that :o
I think He was Turkish?, could be wrong, I know he was never supossed to have come to England.
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Heres another fact ... The cross of St George is also the flag of Lombardia in northern italy and is also used by "Lega Nord" a nationalistic italian political party.So we are not the only country to lose or natoinal flag to a right wing organisation
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I've got my flag out :y
Mine's displayed on the back of my Mig permanent :y :y :y :y Proud of it too :) :) :) :) :)
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If you flew the flag of St. George, here where I live, you would be lynched and your entrails would be used for the local delicacy.............Haggis ;D
By the way did you you know that St. George wasn't english.......... I didn't know that :o
.....and St.Patrick wasnt Irish (he was a Scot),Its all a bit strange this patron saint business.In my experience the English (or more specifically English pubs) seem to celebrate St.Patricks day more than the Irish but not quite as much as the Americans,But the English seem to have been talked out of celebrating their own country(via the patron saint)by the the new lefty establishment,surely the flag could only really have become a potent symbol of the far right after it had been abandoned by the country as a whole?
I believe the English should be as proud of their flag as any other country,England has a lot to be proud of in its history.It probably has a few things to be ashamed of as well ,but what country hasnt.
I notice the Bishop of York on TV today(who happens to be black and afaik an immigrant) saying that England should have a public holiday on St. Georges day.Nuff said.
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If you flew the flag of St. George, here where I live, you would be lynched and your entrails would be used for the local delicacy.............Haggis ;D
By the way did you you know that St. George wasn't english.......... I didn't know that :o
.....and St.Patrick wasnt Irish (he was a Scot),Its all a bit strange this patron saint business.In my experience the English (or more specifically English pubs) seem to celebrate St.Patricks day more than the Irish but not quite as much as the Americans,But the English seem to have been talked out of celebrating their own country(via the patron saint)by the the new lefty establishment,surely the flag could only really have become a potent symbol of the far right after it had been abandoned by the country as a whole?
I believe the English should be as proud of their flag as any other country,England has a lot to be proud of in its history.It probably has a few things to be ashamed of as well ,but what country hasnt.
I notice the Bishop of York on TV today(who happens to be black and afaik an immigrant) saying that England should have a public holiday on St. Georges day.Nuff said.
http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/Wales-History/StPatrick.htm
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well st georges day has been good, in the swan ive had pie mash and liquor, the bells ive had sausage mash and onions. and i a good skinfill of beer. god bless the english. break the rest of you ;) ;D ;D
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well st georges day has been good, in the swan ive had pie mash and liquor, the bells ive had sausage mash and onions. and i a good skinfill of beer. god bless the english. break the rest of you ;) ;D ;D
:D :D :D (hic..hic..hiccup)
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If you flew the flag of St. George, here where I live, you would be lynched and your entrails would be used for the local delicacy.............Haggis ;D
By the way did you you know that St. George wasn't english.......... I didn't know that :o
.....and St.Patrick wasnt Irish (he was a Scot),Its all a bit strange this patron saint business.In my experience the English (or more specifically English pubs) seem to celebrate St.Patricks day more than the Irish but not quite as much as the Americans,But the English seem to have been talked out of celebrating their own country(via the patron saint)by the the new lefty establishment,surely the flag could only really have become a potent symbol of the far right after it had been abandoned by the country as a whole?
I believe the English should be as proud of their flag as any other country,England has a lot to be proud of in its history.It probably has a few things to be ashamed of as well ,but what country hasnt.
I notice the Bishop of York on TV today(who happens to be black and afaik an immigrant) saying that England should have a public holiday on St. Georges day.Nuff said.
http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/Wales-History/StPatrick.htm
Apoligies Turk,it must be my age-memory lapses etc; :-[ :-[ ;D ;D
He was of course welsh,but travelled from Scotland to Ireland to convert the Irish . :y
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If you flew the flag of St. George, here where I live, you would be lynched and your entrails would be used for the local delicacy.............Haggis ;D
By the way did you you know that St. George wasn't english.......... I didn't know that :o
.....and St.Patrick wasnt Irish (he was a Scot),Its all a bit strange this patron saint business.In my experience the English (or more specifically English pubs) seem to celebrate St.Patricks day more than the Irish but not quite as much as the Americans,But the English seem to have been talked out of celebrating their own country(via the patron saint)by the the new lefty establishment,surely the flag could only really have become a potent symbol of the far right after it had been abandoned by the country as a whole?
I believe the English should be as proud of their flag as any other country,England has a lot to be proud of in its history.It probably has a few things to be ashamed of as well ,but what country hasnt.
I notice the Bishop of York on TV today(who happens to be black and afaik an immigrant) saying that England should have a public holiday on St. Georges day.Nuff said.
http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/Wales-History/StPatrick.htm
Apoligies Turk,it must be my age-memory lapses etc; :-[ :-[ ;D ;D
He was of course welsh,but travelled from Scotland to Ireland to convert the Irish . :y
Tell you what - every day`s a school day on this site! The things you can learn! :y :y :y
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If you flew the flag of St. George, here where I live, you would be lynched and your entrails would be used for the local delicacy.............Haggis ;D
By the way did you you know that St. George wasn't english.......... I didn't know that :o
.....and St.Patrick wasnt Irish (he was a Scot),Its all a bit strange this patron saint business.In my experience the English (or more specifically English pubs) seem to celebrate St.Patricks day more than the Irish but not quite as much as the Americans,But the English seem to have been talked out of celebrating their own country(via the patron saint)by the the new lefty establishment,surely the flag could only really have become a potent symbol of the far right after it had been abandoned by the country as a whole?
I believe the English should be as proud of their flag as any other country,England has a lot to be proud of in its history.It probably has a few things to be ashamed of as well ,but what country hasnt.
I notice the Bishop of York on TV today(who happens to be black and afaik an immigrant) saying that England should have a public holiday on St. Georges day.Nuff said.
http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/Wales-History/StPatrick.htm
Apoligies Turk,it must be my age-memory lapses etc; :-[ :-[ ;D ;D
He was of course welsh,but travelled from Scotland to Ireland to convert the Irish . :y
Don't know whether he was actually a "boyo" tho'. Some say he was born at St Davids, others say the south Wales area around the Severn Estuary, and another version says he was born in the welsh speaking northern kingdom of Strathclyde.
Anyhoo, we'll keep this discussion for St. Paddys day. George is the man of the moment and yes, as someone previously mentioned, apparently he was a Turk.
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St George? who is that then? something to do with ASDA?
:D
Doug
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If you flew the flag of St. George, here where I live, you would be lynched and your entrails would be used for the local delicacy.............Haggis ;D
By the way did you you know that St. George wasn't english.......... I didn't know that :o
.....and St.Patrick wasnt Irish (he was a Scot),Its all a bit strange this patron saint business.In my experience the English (or more specifically English pubs) seem to celebrate St.Patricks day more than the Irish but not quite as much as the Americans,But the English seem to have been talked out of celebrating their own country(via the patron saint)by the the new lefty establishment,surely the flag could only really have become a potent symbol of the far right after it had been abandoned by the country as a whole?
I believe the English should be as proud of their flag as any other country,England has a lot to be proud of in its history.It probably has a few things to be ashamed of as well ,but what country hasnt.
I notice the Bishop of York on TV today(who happens to be black and afaik an immigrant) saying that England should have a public holiday on St. Georges day.Nuff said.
http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/Wales-History/StPatrick.htm
Apoligies Turk,it must be my age-memory lapses etc; :-[ :-[ ;D ;D
He was of course welsh,but travelled from Scotland to Ireland to convert the Irish . :y
Tell you what - every day`s a school day on this site! The things you can learn! :y :y :y
You're not wrong there. :y
I certainly didn't know Strathclyde was a Welsh speaking kingdom.
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If you flew the flag of St. George, here where I live, you would be lynched and your entrails would be used for the local delicacy.............Haggis ;D
By the way did you you know that St. George wasn't english.......... I didn't know that :o
.....and St.Patrick wasnt Irish (he was a Scot),Its all a bit strange this patron saint business.In my experience the English (or more specifically English pubs) seem to celebrate St.Patricks day more than the Irish but not quite as much as the Americans,But the English seem to have been talked out of celebrating their own country(via the patron saint)by the the new lefty establishment,surely the flag could only really have become a potent symbol of the far right after it had been abandoned by the country as a whole?
I believe the English should be as proud of their flag as any other country,England has a lot to be proud of in its history.It probably has a few things to be ashamed of as well ,but what country hasnt.
I notice the Bishop of York on TV today(who happens to be black and afaik an immigrant) saying that England should have a public holiday on St. Georges day.Nuff said.
http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/Wales-History/StPatrick.htm
Apoligies Turk,it must be my age-memory lapses etc; :-[ :-[ ;D ;D
He was of course welsh,but travelled from Scotland to Ireland to convert the Irish . :y
Don't know whether he was actually a "boyo" tho'. Some say he was born at St Davids, others say the south Wales area around the Severn Estuary, and another version says he was born in the welsh speaking northern kingdom of Strathclyde.
Anyhoo, we'll keep this discussion for St. Paddys day. George is the man of the moment and yes, as someone previously mentioned, apparently he was a Turk.
Roman soldier I thought :-?
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If you flew the flag of St. George, here where I live, you would be lynched and your entrails would be used for the local delicacy.............Haggis ;D
By the way did you you know that St. George wasn't english.......... I didn't know that :o
.....and St.Patrick wasnt Irish (he was a Scot),Its all a bit strange this patron saint business.In my experience the English (or more specifically English pubs) seem to celebrate St.Patricks day more than the Irish but not quite as much as the Americans,But the English seem to have been talked out of celebrating their own country(via the patron saint)by the the new lefty establishment,surely the flag could only really have become a potent symbol of the far right after it had been abandoned by the country as a whole?
I believe the English should be as proud of their flag as any other country,England has a lot to be proud of in its history.It probably has a few things to be ashamed of as well ,but what country hasnt.
I notice the Bishop of York on TV today(who happens to be black and afaik an immigrant) saying that England should have a public holiday on St. Georges day.Nuff said.
http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/Wales-History/StPatrick.htm
Apoligies Turk,it must be my age-memory lapses etc; :-[ :-[ ;D ;D
He was of course welsh,but travelled from Scotland to Ireland to convert the Irish . :y
Don't know whether he was actually a "boyo" tho'. Some say he was born at St Davids, others say the south Wales area around the Severn Estuary, and another version says he was born in the welsh speaking northern kingdom of Strathclyde.
Anyhoo, we'll keep this discussion for St. Paddys day. George is the man of the moment and yes, as someone previously mentioned, apparently he was a Turk.
Roman soldier I thought :-?
Nope, looks like he was born in Cappadocia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cappadocia
http://uk.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761559039/George_St.html