Ah, lest. The only use, I believe, of the subjunctive in the English language.

1. Everything is fair game for humour.

2. The joke here is about the waste of language, not about people.

For mockery of people I remind you of last year's Rememberance Day thread, lest you've forgotten.

Was it not required that you go to England recently?

Remembrance Day used to consist of the Poppy campaign run by the Legion, a special Songs of Praise, probably with the Chelsea Pensioners, and the Cenotaph ceremony on TV.

These days, it's just an industry, like Christmas. I'd wager you've more chance of forgetting your own name.

But then there are those who have actually been in combat, saw what happened and came back, remembering friends and others who did not. Saw the carnage, experienced the stench that will never leave you, wake up from nightmares years on. Those who returned maimed, doing what they thought was the right thing.

Not forgetting is not a cliche. A few moments in time is not a lot to give to those that gave all. Sorry there are some things where humour is not appropriate.

Reading your comments remind me of this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kX_3y3u5Uo

?? How is it an industry? I must be missing all the rememberence day cards and crap in the shops. All I see here is people wearing poppies and attending the 11/11 service at the local cenotaph.

The legion still needs funding , it doesnt just exist for WW1 and II veterans.

"Those that gave all" certainly makes up for any lack of triteness in "lest we forget".

It was indeed. So I did. Got back Tuesday.

I had my annual appraisal/arse-kicking. It was bad timing. Given the shit I caused in Washington the week before, my boss told me: "I fear lest you open your gob again in front of journalists".

On the other hand, my stroppy tongue may well see me heading off to California quite soon. To Santa Clara.

Were this a thread about rememberence day itself that might be true, but as its a thread about the bizzare answers kids gave to a (flawed) questionnaire its not really the case .


Even if it was a "rememberance day" thread its probably not true anyway due to the limited freedom of speech allowed here.(abuse notwithstanding)

Of course, dissing veterans does nothing but make the disser look pretty mean spirited at best, but its a valid enough viewpoint if expressed respectfully.

I can`t address California right now as I don't think there's a future subjunctive, not sure though and me Becherel`s in the car.

For the record, I feel for the veterans of WW1, a conscript army sent to hell. Somewhat less so for the the veterans of WW2. Those who joined the army in peacetime just took a job, no more respect due to them than to the plumber. Those who went to Iraq or Afghanistan deserve only contempt, and that`s to say nothing of the more controversial engagements of the armed forces over the past few decades.

you know, the kind of things posted and alluded to on this thread is why i hate internet chat rooms. how droll and intelligent you are, those who deride, poke fun, disrespect and attempt to antagonize, anonymously and without consequence. any one who would like to meet me at the war memorial in st albert on remembrance day and share these feelings in person in front of other veterans for us all to hear feel free.

I don't think there is a future subjunctive. I may be wrong. I only ever learned about 7 of the 14 tenses. That puts me about 6 ahead of most Quebecois.

Why are you storing your margarine in the car?

Fridge has gone bonkers, freezes everything.

Perhaps this year we can just acknowledge that nobodys position has changed since last year (or the year before that, or the year before that etc) and just refer back to the previous thread rather than go over the whole thing yet again