ironsofcanada 2:55 Tue Apr 23
St George his day which is the 23d day of April - No thread?
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Habbaþ gōdne dæg - Have a great day.
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Browno22
2:57 Tue Apr 23
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was just about to post this myself. Happy St Georges day! if we are still allowed to celebrate it
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Pop Pop Robson
3:05 Tue Apr 23
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probably not.
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lowermarshhammer
3:05 Tue Apr 23
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Growing up in the 70's the only clue how would have that is was St.George's day would be the flag flying from a church.
No ridiculous OTT bollocks, just a tip of the cap really to acknowledge the day. That's properly English. No need to ape other countries national day wild celebrations, they only do it as they are not as happy with their lot as we are.
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Coffee
3:12 Tue Apr 23
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Doesn't Eddie B usually post this thread? Or has done in the past.
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eusebiovic
3:13 Tue Apr 23
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When I was growing up it was always a day that was quietly acknowledged with a nod and a quiet drink (by the adults anyway)
St.Patricks was always celebrated as more of a day for everybody to enjoy. Maybe it was because a lot of pub landlords were Irish or as I suspect the history of these islands is more Celt despite all the water which has since passed under the bridge.
Init?
Happy George Day
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ironsofcanada
3:16 Tue Apr 23
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The xxxiii. yere of his regne y same kynge Edwarde at wyndesore... he helde a wonder ryall & costly feest of saynt George passyng ony yt euer was holden afore.
Some people like a party.
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Westham67
3:20 Tue Apr 23
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Happy Imam Georges day ( Just some Islamic balance to the thread )
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arsene york-hunt
3:22 Tue Apr 23
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Celebrating Saints' days is for insignificant countries with an inferiority complex.
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zebthecat
3:26 Tue Apr 23
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I just wonder how an Anatolian born Roman soldier who never set foot in the country ended up as our patron saint.
At least St Patrick was English.
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Westham67
3:29 Tue Apr 23
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zeb killing a dragon is killing a dragon mate.Sainthood guaranteed
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Sven Roeder
3:31 Tue Apr 23
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As lowermarsh says it was always a day that most were barely aware of.
Not sure I see a country ‘happy with their lot’ at the moment though.
National days are all a bit shit anyway
Especially if the government doesn’t even see them as worthy of a holiday
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Queens Fish Bar
3:57 Tue Apr 23
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St George Günü kutlu olsun
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Block
3:59 Tue Apr 23
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Racist if you celebrate this.
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Toe Rag
4:00 Tue Apr 23
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NO POPERY!
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Queens Fish Bar
4:02 Tue Apr 23
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lowermarshhammer 3:05 Tue Apr 23
They are mostly celebrating their independence usually from an oppressor - often GB.
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Far Cough
4:02 Tue Apr 23
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If you were in the Cubs or Scouts, you would know all about it
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Mr Logic
4:09 Tue Apr 23
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Nationalism is divisive. Better off without it? Stanhope has a quite an entertaining take on it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsPDT5qHtZ4
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collyrob
4:17 Tue Apr 23
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I genuinely don’t know much about st George. Is this the bloke who fought a mythical dragon or something?
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Eerie Descent
4:20 Tue Apr 23
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You genuinely don't know how to use Google either, colly?
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lowermarshhammer
4:39 Tue Apr 23
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Queen's Fish Bar
If a country was oppressed by the British at least they probably got a useful official language, possibly a half decent railway and some kind of organised government infrastructure out of it.
Imagine being colonised by the French, Belgians, ze Germans, Japanese etc. Bet those countries who were under their rule are a bit jealous.
Not defending the oppression of other countries and empires etc, fact is the world was a far different place back then and if we hadn't turned a third of the world map red some other fucker would have.
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