Happy St Georges Day everyone

[Jah Lush]

Oi! *Bob*. I'm English and I can certainly hold my drink thanks but I know exactly what you mean.

Chill out Atila, you'll give yourself a heart attack.

[atila the gooner]

Thanks for your concern Jah, but I'm well chilled, I think it's too many people on here who are too far up themselves that need to chill.

[KalamityKel]

ATG why not pop over to the Quiet Room... nothing matters in there ;-)

[atila the gooner]

It's more fun here.;-)

[bon3yard]

Gooners eh? S'funny how the fans of south Londons largest soccer franchise are getting as stroppy and paranoid as their manager...lets hope for all their sakes they dont start looking like the blind old fool.

[SeanMacGabhann]

I self-edited because I realised after posting that Atila was never going to read much less digest and argue it's points back

(I'm open to you showing me wrong on that front Atila)

I can always post it up again afterwards - but I'll let everyone who wants to enjoy St Georges Day first ;-)

It felt more like an argument for the Enemies of Reason thread than this one anyway.

But I make this claim: Anyone who is having problems with their work not allowing the flag - put the names and numbers of teh manager in question up and I (and anyone who wants to help me) will ring them and "straighten things out" - how's that for an offer?

[KalamityKel]

Can ya call me boss up anyway? Not for any particular reason except that it's a bit quiet in the office 2day ;-)

[*Bob*]

SeanMacGabhann Wrote:

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> But I make this claim: Anyone who is having

> problems with their work not allowing the flag -

> put the names and numbers of teh manager in

> question up and I (and anyone who wants to help

> me) will ring them and "straighten things out" -

> how's that for an offer?

Be warned though.. anyone who's seen Sean in the flesh (Doc Martins, shaven head, bloodshoot staring eyes, Swastika tattoo) will know that this is an offer not to be taken lightly.

[atila the gooner]

My boss doesn't have such a problem, but I bet the likes of Southwark council bosses do. Sean, what the f**k are you on about?:)

[SeanMacGabhann]

Atila: You and Lizzy are upset about bosses asking people to not display the George flag today. I am merely offering to step in and arbitrate

It COULD be that there isn't much of this happening but then that would undermine your arguments....

[david_carnell]

I wanted to come into work wearing a St George flag painted on my face but my boss didn't think this was a very professional look in our office. What about my rights? Eh? Eh? It's probably because he's a Scot. Bloody foreigners imposing their way of life on us. And I ate porridge for breakfast this morning.

Bloody pc-brigade. They'll ban my Jerusalem ring tone next.

[SeanMacGabhann]

in a strange parallel debate:

http://forums.mirror.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=1186141

I think "snookerballs" could be Atila in disguise

[KalamityKel]

So YOU were the strange looking red face chap I saw running down the road this morning DC? ;-)

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Tush people, simmer down. Everyone knows it is the one day of the year in which we are allowed - nay encouraged - to beard dragons in their den.

Now, who's brave enough to go for DM in the Quiet Room?

[SeanMacGabhann]

PGC - how brave of you to even think of calling DM a dragon!! 'tis a shame I now have to strike you down.. I liked you and all

;-)

[atila the gooner]

Thanks, but I'm not in need of your ACAS skills. My view on this subject is exactly that and not an argument. I find strange that we as nation are happy to embrace, allegedly, customs of all races, colours and creeds but we seem to almost ashamed of our own customs and celebrations. See? That's not an "argument", it's an opinion.

[Cassius]

Tillie Trotter - did you realise what a bag of worms you were opening with your pleasant sentiment?

It would seem that some people could find something to argue about even if they were in a room on their own!

[KalamityKel]

And quite a right/correct opinion to express :))

[SeanMacGabhann]

but what I'm saying Atila is that apart from some people who WANT to feel besieged and indignant about being made to feel ashamed... I'm just not seeing anyone who is actually ashamed

Everyone seems to be out and about enjoying themselves. or in my office working.. some with flags some without.

In short I'm saying most of this feeling of "one rule for others" is imaginary

[Keef]

Just going back slightly, I'd like to join Jah in defending my ability to hold my drink! As for the rest of it, Happy St George's day for those who care. I am a bit patriotic, and would say I'm a proud English person, but I still couldn't really give a toss one way or the other about today.

[Brendan]

As a bloody foreigner I have always wanted to go out and celebrate St Georges day but none of the bloody English are ever out making with the jolly in a nice welcoming way on the 23rd. So get off your arses and get with the celebrating and don't be bitter* about the fact that the Irish are better at it. It?s not a competition.

* bitter, geddit? No? oh well suit yourselves.

[Moos]

Happy St. George's Day, everyone.

I for one am feeling particularly dapper, tolerant, ironic, tea-drinking, mead-imbibing and quaint today. Oh, and my teeth are looking a bit brown. How weird is that?!*

*apart from those parts of me that are Scottish, Welsh and French.

[lozzyloz]

So to answer my question, there is no point to St Georges Day because the English missed a good marketing opportunity. It does seem to stir up a few emotions though (and not just from the English) perhaps because the likes of the BNP/NF have stepped in and hijacked the flag as a symbol of hate, which is probably why there's a ban in your office.

I'd like to see a proper (non political) celebration of St.Georges Day. Lot's of English brewed real ale, fat pork sausages on the BBQ and jousting on Goose Green.

Happy St Georges Day

Took this in Woolacombe a few years ago (unfortunately a photographer from the Sun pipped me to it).

[SeanMacGabhann]

Now that sounds like a day out - who is going to organise it for next year?

[Jah Lush]

lozzyloz Wrote:

> I'd like to see a proper (non political)

> celebration of St.Georges Day. Lot's of English

> brewed real ale, fat pork sausages on the BBQ and

> jousting on Goose Green.

>

> Happy St Georges Day

>

That's the way to do it. Excellent! Let's organise this for next year.