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Domino Apr 24th 2013 9:42 pm

Re: St. George's Day
 

Originally Posted by jackmoell2 (Post 10677433)
Thanks for the reminder.


Originally Posted by Dick Dasterdly (Post 10677436)
Too late you just missed it. :(

see, someone who is so secure in themselves they can even forget their Saint's Day - obviously not Spanish, who print all 365 on their calendars each year
:rofl:

jimenato Apr 24th 2013 11:07 pm

Re: St. George's Day
 

Originally Posted by Domino (Post 10677549)
I have NEVER, Ever, had a knees up on St Patricks Day
Nor on St Andrews

St David, well yes, a time to remember all my Welsh family no longer with us

Unless you haven't noticed - the English here are being quite reserved about it, as they are about most things. We don't need a "day" to celebrate, to get pissed out of our minds, we do that Every day, don't need a Saint.
:drinkwine::beer:

Well the patron saint of Scotland isn't St. Andrew it's actually someone called Rabbi Burns who wrote incomprehensible nonsense on Jan 25th.

Dick Dasterdly Apr 24th 2013 11:14 pm

Re: St. George's Day
 

Originally Posted by jimenato (Post 10677693)
Well the patron saint of Scotland isn't St. Andrew it's actually someone called Rabbi Burns who wrote incomprehensible nonsense on Jan 25th.

Like this you mean ?
Where's the romance in you jim ?

O my Luve's like a red, red rose
That’s newly sprung in June;
O my Luve's like the melodie
That’s sweetly play'd in tune.

As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in luve am I:
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a’ the seas gang dry:

Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi’ the sun:
I will luve thee still, my dear,
While the sands o’ life shall run.

And fare thee well, my only Luve
And fare thee well, a while!
And I will come again, my Luve,
Tho’ it were ten thousand mile

...and how many amongst you have not joined in Auld Lang Syne at the New Year, though it's not all down to Rabbie ?

agoreira Apr 24th 2013 11:37 pm

Re: St. George's Day
 

Originally Posted by Pocaloca (Post 10677531)
He still loves his home country but never made a big thing of St Patricks. .

Don't blame him, he was Welsh!;)

Domino Apr 24th 2013 11:41 pm

Re: St. George's Day
 

Originally Posted by jimenato (Post 10677693)
Well the patron saint of Scotland isn't St. Andrew it's actually someone called Rabbi Burns who wrote incomprehensible nonsense on Jan 25th.

I thought Scotland didn't have a proper saint - after all St Andrews is a golf course isn't it ??
although some people somewhere seem to think golf is a religion
:rofl:

Dick Dasterdly Apr 24th 2013 11:56 pm

Re: St. George's Day
 
Anzac Day today.
Time to remember those brave guys from down under who did their bit and quite a bit more besides when the chips were really down.

Domino Apr 25th 2013 2:15 am

Re: St. George's Day
 

Originally Posted by Dick Dasterdly (Post 10677783)
Anzac Day today.
Time to remember those brave guys from down under who did their bit and quite a bit more besides when the chips were really down.

Agree
they started at Gallipoli and have given unstintingly ever since.

`

rugbymatt Apr 25th 2013 3:22 am

Re: St. George's Day
 
No thanks to Churchill

The Beast Apr 26th 2013 2:55 am

Re: St. George's Day
 
St Edmund was the patron saint of England until Edward III (1312-1377) took it upon himself to proclaim someone with more bravado to take his place....

Should have left well alone...

Dick Dasterdly Apr 26th 2013 5:16 am

Re: St. George's Day
 

Originally Posted by rugbymatt (Post 10678199)
No thanks to Churchill

......whose mugshot will appear on the next £5 notes to be introduced in 2016.

rugbymatt Apr 26th 2013 7:36 am

Re: St. George's Day
 

Originally Posted by Dick Dasterdly (Post 10679919)
......whose mugshot will appear on the next £5 notes to be introduced in 2016.

Thank god they didn't announce it yesterday eh?


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