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| bearing 2004-04-23, 4:11 am |
| Happy St. Georges Day
To all my fellow English Folk out there. | |
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| A lot of wives will be nervous today! | |
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| I got my flag up 
And, I don't give two hoots for political correctness. In fact, I give two fingers to it.
It's also Shakespeare's birthday:
The game's afoot: Follow your spirit; and, upon this charge Cry God for Harry,
England and St George!
Henry V (act III, scene I) | |
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| Who was this Saint George and what did he do that was so celebratorious? | |
| HOOLIGAN 2004-04-23, 9:39 am |
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Originally posted by Dr. C
Who was this Saint George and what did he do that was so celebratorious?
Er, He killed a Dragon. He ( if he existed at all )was possibly Palestinian, He is also the patron St for Malta and a few other countries.
Happy St Georges day Bearing, and all the other English. I will be having a Chicken Tikka Masalla and a bottle of Pilsner in celebration of our 'revered' St.
I'm Suprised Blair and his minister for propoganda and Assimilation hasn't done more to mark the occasion. | |
| Dr. C 2004-04-23, 10:16 am |
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Originally posted by HOOLIGAN
Er, He killed a Dragon. He ( if he existed at all )was possibly Palestinian, He is also the patron St for Malta and a few other countries.
Happy St Georges day Bearing, and all the other English. I will be having a Chicken Tikka Masalla and a bottle of Pilsner in celebration of our 'revered' St.
I'm Suprised Blair and his minister for propoganda and Assimilation hasn't done more to mark the occasion.
Ah, I never realized that Dragons were a problem in those parts. But I'll drink to pretty much anything, so Happy St. George's Day and what not. | |
| Hippo 2004-04-23, 10:39 am |
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Originally posted by HOOLIGAN
Er, He killed a Dragon. He ( if he existed at all )was possibly Palestinian, He is also the patron St for Malta and a few other countries.
Happy St Georges day Bearing, and all the other English. I will be having a Chicken Tikka Masalla and a bottle of Pilsner in celebration of our 'revered' St.
I'm Suprised Blair and his minister for propoganda and Assimilation hasn't done more to mark the occasion.
Isn't it ironic?
The Mayor of London, ole King Ken 'imself goes and provides £100K for St Patrick's day celebrations in London, and bugger all for St George.
A pub landlord applies for a special license to mark the day and is refused; by the very same burghers who allowed his special license to celebrate Chinese New Year.
Taxi drivers in Milton Keynes are told not to display English flags for fear of upsetting their "foreign" colleagues.
Watch this space next year, when St George's day will be replaced with St Tony's day, and moved to 1st May.
It seems like being English is no longer possible, nor allowable  | |
| Gaulty 2004-04-23, 10:53 am |
| Got to agree that all this PC stuff has just gone mad.
Nothing wrong with being a bit nationalistic and being proud of your country.
So happy St Georges day and thats from a Jock................  | |
| me? I dunno... 2004-04-23, 11:07 am |
| funny how time flies... Happy St Georges Day!
Hooligan, its been said of pilsners, too many of them and you'll be lookin to slap the piss out of the very next dragon that shows up | |
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| Dr. C 2004-04-23, 11:44 am |
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Originally posted by Hippo
Isn't it ironic?
The Mayor of London, ole King Ken 'imself goes and provides £100K for St Patrick's day celebrations in London, and bugger all for St George.
A pub landlord applies for a special license to mark the day and is refused; by the very same burghers who allowed his special license to celebrate Chinese New Year.
Taxi drivers in Milton Keynes are told not to display English flags for fear of upsetting their "foreign" colleagues.
Watch this space next year, when St George's day will be replaced with St Tony's day, and moved to 1st May.
It seems like being English is no longer possible, nor allowable
You need licenses in England to celebrate holidays??? Sounds ridiculous. You should fly your flags if it pleases you, they can't arrest the whole damn country. | |
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| dmaftei 2004-04-23, 12:11 pm |
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Originally posted by bearing
To all my fellow English Folk out there.
You should know that not only the English folks celebrate St. George; pretty much all christians do.
Have a good one! | |
| ruscorp 2004-04-23, 12:15 pm |
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Originally posted by dmaftei
You should know that not only the English folks celebrate St. George; pretty much all christians do.
Have a good one!
Not here they don't. | |
| dmaftei 2004-04-23, 1:53 pm |
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Originally posted by ruscorp
Not here they don't.
Hmm, I figure you Staten Island guys are pagans.  | |
| ruscorp 2004-04-23, 2:07 pm |
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Originally posted by dmaftei
Hmm, I figure you Staten Island guys are pagans.
Please include the other four boroughs with that. They don't do it either. Nor does Jersey or the whole tri-state area for that matter. | |
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| HOOLIGAN 2004-04-23, 2:31 pm |
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Originally posted by me? I dunno...
funny how time flies... Happy St Georges Day!
Hooligan, its been said of pilsners, too many of them and you'll be lookin to slap the piss out of the very next dragon that shows up
No fear of that, the Mother-in-law is in Kentucky for a week. | |
| HOOLIGAN 2004-04-23, 2:34 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by Hippo
Isn't it ironic?
The Mayor of London, ole King Ken 'imself goes and provides £100K for St Patrick's day celebrations in London, and bugger all for St George.
A pub landlord applies for a special license to mark the day and is refused; by the very same burghers who allowed his special license to celebrate Chinese New Year.
Taxi drivers in Milton Keynes are told not to display English flags for fear of upsetting their "foreign" colleagues.
Watch this space next year, when St George's day will be replaced with St Tony's day, and moved to 1st May.
It seems like being English is no longer possible, nor allowable
And while they are at it lets change the name of Trafalgar sqare and Waterloo station, to something nicer, less offensive. God forbid we offend the French. | |
| ruscorp 2004-04-23, 2:36 pm |
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Originally posted by HOOLIGAN
Those are flags of the Royal Navy.
This is the George cross, flag of England.
http://www.swimport.com/flags/F144.JPEG
Though im surprised you didnt know this by the amount of time you spend at the docks looking for a sailor-boy
Ah, close enough. It still has the red St. George cross. | |
| dmaftei 2004-04-23, 3:45 pm |
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Originally posted by ruscorp
the other four boroughs... Jersey... the whole tri-state area
All of them heretics.
Jokes apart, my point is that St. George is not a regional icon. Yes, he's the patron of England, but he's also the patron of Catalonia and Portugal, I believe, and of countless cities, towns and villages throughout the Christian world (catholic, othodox and protestant alike).
Maybe celebrate was not the best word to use, I didn't mean it as official observance or something. However, the fact is that today many George's, Giorgio's, Jorge's, Georg's, Georgios's, Gheorghe's, Gheorghi's -- to name a few variations of the name -- gather their families and friends to celebrate. That's all. | |
| ruscorp 2004-04-23, 4:00 pm |
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Originally posted by dmaftei
All of them heretics.
Jokes apart, my point is that St. George is not a regional icon. Yes, he's the patron of England, but he's also the patron of Catalonia and Portugal, I believe, and of countless cities, towns and villages throughout the Christian world (catholic, othodox and protestant alike).
Maybe celebrate was not the best word to use, I didn't mean it as official observance or something. However, the fact is that today many George's, Giorgio's, Jorge's, Georg's, Georgios's, Gheorghe's, Gheorghi's -- to name a few variations of the name -- gather their families and friends to celebrate. That's all.
heretics? | |
| stnosc 2004-04-24, 12:49 pm |
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Originally posted by dmaftei
All of them heretics.
Dost thou wish an inquisition? | |
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| afalbrig 2004-04-26, 9:46 am |
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Originally posted by Gaulty
Got to agree that all this PC stuff has just gone mad.
Nothing wrong with being a bit nationalistic and being proud of your country.
So happy St Georges day and thats from a Jock................
I agree. Pride in one's heritage is good and healthy. | |
| bearing 2004-04-26, 10:43 am |
| I guess with St. Georges day on Friday and the Premiership on Sunday you've had a pretty good weekend HOOLIGAN.
Myself on the other hand!!!!
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| quote:
Originally posted by HOOLIGAN
Er, He killed a Dragon. He ( if he existed at all )was possibly Palestinian, He is also the patron St for Malta and a few other countries.
Happy St Georges day Bearing, and all the other English. I will be having a Chicken Tikka Masalla and a bottle of Pilsner in celebration of our 'revered' St.
I'm Suprised Blair and his minister for propoganda and Assimilation hasn't done more to mark the occasion.
A palestinian named George? Sounds like a Mexican restaurant I went to in Florida, called "El Tony's". That was in Fort Lauderdale, for those who must know...
***By the way, I think that is the ONLY mexican resaurant in Florida... | |
| HOOLIGAN 2004-04-26, 5:06 pm |
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Originally posted by R3D
A palestinian named George? Sounds like a Mexican restaurant I went to in Florida, called "El Tony's". That was in Fort Lauderdale, for those who must know...
***By the way, I think that is the ONLY mexican resaurant in Florida...
Taco Bell ?? | |
| HOOLIGAN 2004-04-26, 5:12 pm |
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Originally posted by bearing
I guess with St. Georges day on Friday and the Premiership on Sunday you've had a pretty good weekend HOOLIGAN.
Myself on the other hand!!!!
http://www.vidajoven.org/Parrot%20Hand%20Puppet.JPG
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