St George’s day
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Happy St Georges Day fellow Clarets
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I'll start giving a toss when we get a bank holiday out of it
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Ah, yes, Happy Turkish born Greek guy that English people celebrate.
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The pubs are already full of people in their Carling top hats.
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St Andrew celebrated in Scotland is a true Scot isn't heClaretAndJew wrote:Ah, yes, Happy Turkish born Greek guy that English people celebrate.
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I don't care about any of it, just pointing it out.Bosscat wrote:St Andrew celebrated in Scotland is a true Scot isn't he
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I'm not Scottish so not sure why you're bringing that up.
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You care enough to try and use it as stick to poke some of the dullards with though.ClaretAndJew wrote:I don't care about any of it, just pointing it out.
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I love youCaballo wrote:You care enough to try and use it as stick to poke some of the dullards with though.
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We won't need coats where we're going.Caballo wrote:Sweet, I'll get mi coat!
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You need to vote Labour then,of course whether they'll get the day right is questionable.Falcon wrote:I'll start giving a toss when we get a bank holiday out of it
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I thought the veneration of saints was a mainly RC thing?
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Shhhhhhhhh.... you'll be branded racists!
No Nationalism please, we're British
No Nationalism please, we're British
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These days, if you say you're proud to be English, you'll be arrested and thrown in jail.RalphCoatesComb wrote:Shhhhhhhhh.... you'll be branded racists!
No Nationalism please, we're British
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tiger76 wrote:You need to vote Labour then,of course whether they'll get the day right is questionable.
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SHOULD be a national bank holiday
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St .George is the patron Saint of about 10 other countries as well as England. The country of Georgia is named after him so I guess they have a public holiday on his feast day! A long way to go though for an extra day off, (unless you happen to live in Georgia.)
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There's too many bank holidays at this time of year anyway.
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That's true. We should move Easter to around October.
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What's your problem with Turkish born Greek people?ClaretAndJew wrote:Ah, yes, Happy Turkish born Greek guy that English people celebrate.
Your not racist are you?
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My not racist what?Damo wrote:What's your problem with Turkish born Greek people?
Your not racist are you?
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We should take a leaf out of Mr Dyche's recruiting strategy and only get our patron saints from British or Irish countries.
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My girlfriend was doing a competition in a magazine earlier this afternoon when she asked me, "Babes, do you know the name of the lance St George used to kill the dragon?"
I said, "Ascalon."
She got up and walked to the front door to go out.
I said, "Now where are you going?"
She said, "Over the road to ask Alan." ... sometimes I wonder why I bother getting up in the morning.
I said, "Ascalon."
She got up and walked to the front door to go out.
I said, "Now where are you going?"
She said, "Over the road to ask Alan." ... sometimes I wonder why I bother getting up in the morning.
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Very good Frank thats my kind of joke (trouble is 1/2 the pub would be like the girlfriend )FactualFrank wrote:My girlfriend was doing a competition in a magazine earlier this afternoon when she asked me, "Babes, do you know the name of the lance St George used to kill the dragon?"
I said, "Ascalon."
She got up and walked to the front door to go out.
I said, "Now where are you going?"
She said, "Over the road to ask Alan." ... sometimes I wonder why I bother getting up in the morning.
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The English are more bothered about St Patrick than George, been that way for a long time thanks to clever marketing by shops.
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I don't understand what 'celebrate' means in terms of St Georges Day. How do you celebrate it, what are you supposed to do?
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Yes bosscat, I think we share a similar sense of humour. There's no bigger praise I can give.Bosscat wrote:Very good Frank thats my kind of joke (trouble is 1/2 the pub would be like the girlfriend )
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Flags, stupid hats, t-shirts, sing about beating Germans, drink booze and ignore the religious aspect of it.claptrappers_union wrote:I don't understand what 'celebrate' means in terms of St Georges Day. How do you celebrate it, what are you supposed to do?
Similar to Paddy's Day
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Sounds like a cracking World Cup.GodIsADeeJay81 wrote:Flags, stupid hats, t-shirts, sing about beating Germans, drink booze and ignore the religious aspect of it.
Similar to Paddy's Day
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Nah, that's too close to saint Dyche day.Falcon wrote:That's true. We should move Easter to around October.
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Thought I’d open the thread to see how long it took some razor witted raconteur to reap side splitting rib cracking mirth with the “ Turkish “ comment , you’re out there manClaretAndJew wrote:Ah, yes, Happy Turkish born Greek guy that English people celebrate.
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I think I love youAlargeClaret wrote:Thought I’d open the thread to see how long it took some razor witted raconteur to reap side splitting rib cracking mirth with the “ Turkish “ comment , you’re out there man
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No they aren’t.GodIsADeeJay81 wrote:The English are more bothered about St Patrick than George, been that way for a long time thanks to clever marketing by shops.
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It's over mate.Caballo wrote:Philanderer!!
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Looking at the celebrations on each day would suggest one of us is wrong...bobinho wrote:No they aren’t.
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I don’t know any English men who celebrate st Patrick’s more than St. George’s.
St Patrick’s is thrown down our necks as a drinking festival, and always has been, so maybe that is what you mean.
St Patrick’s is thrown down our necks as a drinking festival, and always has been, so maybe that is what you mean.
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And, I think St George is also the patron saint of one or two other countries.ClaretAndJew wrote:Ah, yes, Happy Turkish born Greek guy that English people celebrate.
There were a lot of dragons around, back in the day, I assume.
EDIT: I'm way out - and claret59 is a lot more right. Bulgaria, Russia and others to add to the list...
claret59 wrote:St .George is the patron Saint of about 10 other countries as well as England. The country of Georgia is named after him so I guess they have a public holiday on his feast day! A long way to go though for an extra day off, (unless you happen to live in Georgia.)
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I would have thought that the four new proposed bank holidays, to spread them out through the year, ought to be:
18th June
8th August
15th September
21st October
And if the Scots get independence, we could add 16th April as a bonus.
18th June
8th August
15th September
21st October
And if the Scots get independence, we could add 16th April as a bonus.
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Instead of bank holidays, let’s just have a 4 day working week!
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He's the patron saint of more than 40 countries. I researched the legends of all of them before writing my bookPaul Waine wrote:And, I think St George is also the patron saint of one or two other countries.
There were a lot of dragons around, back in the day, I assume.
EDIT: I'm way out - and claret59 is a lot more right. Bulgaria, Russia and others to add to the list...
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