lavrentis Posted 22 April 2009 Posted 22 April 2009 23rd April, St George's Day. Anyone doing anything?
Alexikokopops Posted 22 April 2009 Posted 22 April 2009 I'm going for some Mexican food at lunch. Feel I should get into the spirit of things.
Fosse Boy Posted 22 April 2009 Posted 22 April 2009 I'll be celebrating in a liberal nationalist kind of way.
Guest Posted 22 April 2009 Posted 22 April 2009 This is England Has the TV work dried up for Brian Blessed?
Sparky Posted 22 April 2009 Posted 22 April 2009 Flag will be out and few beers down the local planned for the evening
lavrentis Posted 22 April 2009 Author Posted 22 April 2009 Lav, you greek gimp. Might be half Greek but I only go on about it cos it winds you up. I'm English
Dr The Singh Posted 22 April 2009 Posted 22 April 2009 This is England Not anymore: Bhangra Man vs Morris Dancer Wala PS - Mandaric will be pleased!!!
Zingari Posted 22 April 2009 Posted 22 April 2009 i'm off out to look for an old dragon to stick my pole in
lildave3 Posted 22 April 2009 Posted 22 April 2009 I'm going for some Mexican food at lunch. Feel I should get into the spirit of things. There's flag up everywhere in the centre of Coalville, looks pretty decent. As decent as Coalville can look anyway. Should be like it all year round anyway.
Monk Posted 22 April 2009 Posted 22 April 2009 St George's day used to mean something. I can't bring myself to celebrate this joke of a country right now. Especially after Badger and Broon took it to a new low today.
Fox You Forest Posted 22 April 2009 Posted 22 April 2009 There's flag up everywhere in the centre of Coalville, looks pretty decent. As decent as Coalville can look anyway. Should be like it all year round anyway. It's paradise.
Trav Le Bleu Posted 22 April 2009 Posted 22 April 2009 We should undertake a holy pilgrimage to his birthplace! Turkey
purpleronnie Posted 22 April 2009 Posted 22 April 2009 I think it should be celebrated, but I always think the ones who do celebrate it tend to be middle englanders who's attitude is questionable. I also find it hard to celebrate a saint who is also patron saint of many many other countries, hardly seems unique to england does it?, and isnt that the whole point?.
Trav Le Bleu Posted 22 April 2009 Posted 22 April 2009 The Russians love him more than you lot anyway. Is Georgia, not Russian oppresors! In any case, we could always make a pilgramage to St David's birthplace, which is in... oh bum!
Katy Posted 22 April 2009 Posted 22 April 2009 When I ventured into Melton on Monday to get the PROMOTION papers, there were St George's flags hanging above all the shops in the town centre.
Finnegan Posted 22 April 2009 Posted 22 April 2009 Is Georgia, not Russian oppresors! In any case, we could always make a pilgramage to St David's birthplace, which is in... oh bum! Dewi Saint and Saint Patrick, both Welsh. And George is the patron saint of Russia. There's statues of him everywhere you go in Moscow.
Bert Posted 22 April 2009 Posted 22 April 2009 If people want to go out and celebrate it, they will. If not they won't. I think the majority that do go out and celebrate it, don't go out to celebrate it, they just use it as an excuse for an all day piss up. It's a shame it's not as well celebrated as St Pats day though, I feel. I'd imagine more English celebrate that, than they do St Georges. I'll have a flag up, but won't venture into town, partly because I've got a pool match, and partly because it'll kick off somewhere, and it's just not worth the hassle.
Finnegan Posted 22 April 2009 Posted 22 April 2009 If people want to go out and celebrate it, they will. If not they won't. I think the majority that do go out and celebrate it, don't go out to celebrate it, they just use it as an excuse for an all day piss up. It's a shame it's not as well celebrated as St Pats day though, I feel. I'd imagine more English celebrate that, than they do St Georges. I'll have a flag up, but won't venture into town, partly because I've got a pool match, and partly because it'll kick off somewhere, and it's just not worth the hassle. Same thing, surely? Heh. A vast majority of those that celebrate St Paddies day world-wide celebrate it for the party and nothing else. It's almost like he's the Patron Saint of getting utterly fucked. With the greatest respect to those around the world that still cling desperately to some distant Irish heritage - it's not like any of them use the day to actually celebrate and explore what that means culturally or historically. They just whip on a silly hat, drink some foul exported Guinness and justify it that "well actually I am half Irish and..." etc.
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