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Happy St George’s day to you all (11 Viewers)

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  • Start date Apr 23, 2021
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SomersetSB

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #1
Happy St George’s day!!
 
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hill83

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #2
Used to do an St Georges Day all dayer down Release on the Burges a few years back.
 
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Earlsdon_Skyblue1

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #3
Have a good one youns!
 
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Frostie

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #4
Happy St. George's Day

 
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Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #5
Should be a bank holiday.
 
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Jamesimus

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  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #6
It’sabatch87 said:
Happy St George’s day!!View attachment 19753
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Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #7
Liquid Gold said:
Should be a bank holiday.
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No way they’d do that so close to the May one, you’re not in Italy
 
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Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #8
Sick Boy said:
No way they’d do that so close to the May one, you’re not in Italy
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We need a bank holiday in the autumn, move early may to autumn and have St Geroges day. May as well chuck another in while they're at it, 10 is a nice round number. I say my birthday would do.
 

bringbackrattles

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #9
It's my late mothers birthday today,she would have been 94. So I'm out later for a "few beers" and I'll raise a glass to her and St George !
 
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skybluetony176

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #10
Happy St George’s day everyone.

It is kind of ironic though that if a Turk arrived by boat today to deliver a Middle East religion the right wing populist press would lose their shit and the populist right wing government would have deported him.
 

Earlsdon_Skyblue1

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #11
skybluetony176 said:
Happy St George’s day everyone.

It is kind of ironic though that if a Turk arrived by boat today to deliver a Middle East religion the right wing populist press would lose their shit and the populist right wing government would have deported him.
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I knew someone would, and it doesn't surprise me that it was you.
 
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skybluetony176

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  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #12
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
I knew someone would, and it doesn't surprise me that it was you.
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Let him in?
 

shmmeee

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  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #13
Disappointed to see no bunting or anything when I just went into Earlsdon to do the school run. Would’ve thought at least Spoons would have something.
 

shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #14
Think we should bin St George off TBH and do May Day properly. Already have the bank holiday, just do a load of England patriotism stuff then. We really do miss a proper national holiday. The missus was saying how she’s shocked we don’t have it, telling me about Kings Day in the Netherlands and how good it is.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #15
shmmeee said:
Think we should bin St George off TBH and do May Day properly. Already have the bank holiday, just do a load of England patriotism stuff then. We really do miss a proper national holiday. The missus was saying how she’s shocked we don’t have it, telling me about Kings Day in the Netherlands and how good it is.
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Think the main problem is, our equivalent would have been Empire Day, and that didn't age too well!
 
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skybluetony176

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  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #16
Deleted member 5849 said:
Think the main problem is, our equivalent would have been Empire Day, and that didn't age too well!
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I think our equivalent would be coronation day. We could do that as a bank holiday every year rather than just on jubilee year’s.
 

LastGarrison

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  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #17
shmmeee said:
Disappointed to see no bunting or anything when I just went into Earlsdon to do the school run. Would’ve thought at least Spoons would have something.
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Sage Coffee shop had done up inside and their staff had hats on etc.

Was quite pleasant sat in the sunshine having a coffee.
 
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clint van damme

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  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #18
hill83 said:
Used to do an St Georges Day all dayer down Release on the Burges a few years back.
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No one should do an all dayer in release no matter what the occassion
 

The Great Eastern

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #19
I put a post on Nextdoor saying Happy St George's Day and then complained about the site not putting anything up themselves. Last month, on St Patrick's Day, they bombarded everybody with green and white pages of stuff. I recognise its trendy to celebrate Irelands patron saint but what about our own countries fellow ??? I'm a proud Engishman and not a far right, Tommy Robinson supporting, moronic type !
Definitely think there should be big recognition of our saint and a bank holiday would go down well too....
 
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shmmeee

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  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #20
The Great Eastern said:
I put a post on Nextdoor saying Happy St George's Day and then complained about the site not putting anything up themselves. Last month, on St Patrick's Day, they bombarded everybody with green and white pages of stuff. I recognise its trendy to celebrate Irelands patron saint but what about our own countries fellow ??? I'm a proud Engishman and not a far right, Tommy Robinson supporting, moronic type !
Definitely think there should be big recognition of our saint and a bank holiday would go down well too....
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It’s a Seppo run business, Paddy’s is big over there.
 

Grendel

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  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #21
shmmeee said:
Think we should bin St George off TBH and do May Day properly. Already have the bank holiday, just do a load of England patriotism stuff then. We really do miss a proper national holiday. The missus was saying how she’s shocked we don’t have it, telling me about Kings Day in the Netherlands and how good it is.
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May Day is communist revolution rubbish isn’t it?
 
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Grendel

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  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #22
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
I knew someone would, and it doesn't surprise me that it was you.
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He’s so woke these days is the Tonester - gone are the UKIP worshipping, the “I vote Tory” and the monkey boy insults. He’s gone the full Bercow - extreme right wing fool to a dribbling populist moron is
 
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shmmeee

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  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #23
Grendel said:
May Day is communist revolution rubbish isn’t it?
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Is it?

I thought paganism or something? It’s all Morris dancing and May poles

Was more thinking it’s easier to nick an existing bank holiday and May Day is a bit crap.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #24
shmmeee said:
Morris dancing
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A heathenish and unlawful custom… the observation whereof tendeth to draw together a great concourse of loose people and consequently to the hazard of public peace besides other evil consequences.

Morris Dancing, a Threat?

It dawned on me that I hadn’t seen the traditional Morris dancers in the village where I grew up lately – funny the things you miss that you took for ...
www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk
 

Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #25
skybluetony176 said:
I think our equivalent would be coronation day. We could do that as a bank holiday every year rather than just on jubilee year’s.
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Yes, but then in a few years time you would be calling that racist too.

If we had our own 'kings day' like they do in The Netherlands, it would get lost in wokeness in no time at all.
 

shmmeee

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  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #26
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
Yes, but then in a few years time you would be calling that racist too.

If we had our own 'kings day' like they do in The Netherlands, it would get lost in wokeness in no time at all.
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No evidence for that though is there? It’s just an excuse why despite being in power for a decade and apparently really wanting it, it hasn’t been done.

The only party to try and celebrate St George’s has ever been Labour, you may not like that, and it may be for naked political reasons, but you gotta ask why we don’t do more as a country that has more Conservative governments than not. Its an easy win and removed a popular policy from the opposition.

At some point you guys on the right are going to have to come to terms with the fact that you’re in power and you can’t claim everything’s being stopped by the elites, cos they are you.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #27
shmmeee said:
you may not like that
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Don't think he cares whether it's celebrated or not, tbf.
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #28
Wasn’t it a Corbyn policy to make it a Bank Holiday?
 
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Houchens Head

Fairly well known member from Malvern
  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #29
I was born in Coventry, but all my ancestors - mother, grandmother etc, are Irish, born in Cork City. Although I absolutely adore St Paddy's day, I am in full favour of celebrating St George. He is England's Patron Saint. Most Christian country's in the world celebrate their Patron Saint's feast day with a national holiday. Yes, it's close to Easter, but there should be a way to enjoy it. (As an aside, it would have been my 44th wedding anniversary today as well. 2nd missus, that is! If it had been my first dragon, it would be 50 years in December!)
 
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skybluetony176

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  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #30
Grendel said:
He’s so woke these days is the Tonester - gone are the UKIP worshipping, the “I vote Tory” and the monkey boy insults. He’s gone the full Bercow - extreme right wing fool to a dribbling populist moron is
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Populist? Hardly. Given the referendum result, the last GE and the current opinion polls you’re the epitome of a dribbling populist.
 

skybluetony176

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  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #31
Grendel said:
May Day is communist revolution rubbish isn’t it?
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Think it’s actually of Germanic origin. The maypole certainly is.
 

skybluetony176

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  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #32
Sick Boy said:
Wasn’t it a Corbyn policy to make it a Bank Holiday?
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Yeah but Corbyn was a dribbling populist.
 
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wingy

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  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #33
Houchens Head said:
I was born in Coventry, but all my ancestors - mother, grandmother etc, are Irish, born in Cork City. Although I absolutely adore St Paddy's day, I am in full favour of celebrating St George. He is England's Patron Saint. Most Christian country's in the world celebrate their Patron Saint's feast day with a national holiday. Yes, it's close to Easter, but their should be a way to enjoy it. (As an aside, it would have been my 44th wedding anniversary today as well. 2nd missus, that is! If it had been my first dragon, it would be 50 years in December!)
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Yeah,you on number three?
Correct?
 
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Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #34
shmmeee said:
No evidence for that though is there? It’s just an excuse why despite being in power for a decade and apparently really wanting it, it hasn’t been done.

The only party to try and celebrate St George’s has ever been Labour, you may not like that, and it may be for naked political reasons, but you gotta ask why we don’t do more as a country that has more Conservative governments than not. Its an easy win and removed a popular policy from the opposition.

At some point you guys on the right are going to have to come to terms with the fact that you’re in power and you can’t claim everything’s being stopped by the elites, cos they are you.
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My point isn't about Tory versus Labour. It is about the fact that each time our 'national' day comes round, it descends into a shame fest. We must be one of the only countries in the world where that is the case.
 
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Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • Apr 23, 2021
  • #35
Deleted member 5849 said:
Don't think he cares whether it's celebrated or not, tbf.
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I know you probably won't see this, as you blocked me like the coward you are, but once again you completely miss the point.
 
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