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MacScot

Mar 1st 2009 10:16 am

Happy St. David's Day...

Happy St. David's day to our Welsh BEs. :)

http://www.celtnet.org.uk/images/david-flag.gif

Madam Medusa

Mar 1st 2009 12:49 pm

Re: Happy St. David's Day...

still can't find daffodils here, it's not quite right without them...

MM, xx

The Dean

Mar 1st 2009 12:59 pm

Re: Happy St. David's Day...

Not a proper saint, so not a proper day............

Madam Medusa

Mar 1st 2009 1:02 pm

Re: Happy St. David's Day...

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Dean (Post 7334496)

Not a proper saint, so not a proper day............

course it's a proper day, he is the patron saint of wales and, unlike the other country saints, actually came from the country he is the patron saint of...

MM, xx

Inselaffen

Mar 1st 2009 1:26 pm

Re: Happy St. David's Day...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Madam Medusa (Post 7334502)

course it's a proper day, he is the patron saint of wales and, unlike the other country saints, actually came from the country he is the patron saint of...

MM, xx

so he wasnt from Scunthorpe then?

MacScot

Mar 1st 2009 1:28 pm

Re: Happy St. David's Day...

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Dean (Post 7334496)

Not a proper saint, so not a proper day............

...go tell that to the Welsh :rofl:

PS...just noticed the reprimand from MM !

The Dean

Mar 1st 2009 1:32 pm

Re: Happy St. David's Day...

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacScot (Post 7334557)

...go tell that to the Welsh :rofl:

I think I just did..............

Wales just picked any old Welshman just because they wanted a saint - he never actually did anything..............

MacScot

Mar 1st 2009 1:40 pm

Re: Happy St. David's Day...

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Dean (Post 7334572)

I think I just did..............

Wales just picked any old Welshman just because they wanted a saint - he never actually did anything..............

...well he wasn't allowed to kill a dragon like St George...they are a protected species in Wales !

Roadking

Mar 1st 2009 2:36 pm

Re: Happy St. David's Day...

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacScot (Post 7334590)

...well he wasn't allowed to kill a dragon like St George...they are a protected species in Wales !

But he did pluck a few daisies.

Daisey Jones, Daisy Jones and Daisy Jones to name a few.

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