St Georges Day .. tomorrow !!!

[Pickle2]

Good idea. How about Prince Philip?

That would be so cool, but hes strictly another bubble, so no.

[Cyberman]

... and just in time to celebrate, HMG increase the cost of booze by 2% from tonight. What timing !!!!

[darmstadt]

I believe that the patron saint of Germany, St. Boniface, is, or was, an Englishman

[Alf W]

The whole Patron Saint thing is a load of old outdated catholic b*ll*cks.

[cailin maith]

The whole Patron Saint thing is a load of old outdated catholic b*ll*cks.

But handy for a day off work and a piss up... unless you are English of course.

You lot have no sense of National Pride - actually it's hard for you to have pride in the flag and all that malarkey - the hooligans have made sure of that.

[Moscow Mule]

The whole Patron Saint thing is a load of old outdated catholic b*ll*cks.

I quite like the whole Eastern European "Name Day" thing. It's a bit like having two birthdays.

Also means that people with stupid names only get one day...

[expat]

But handy for a day off work and a piss up... unless you are English of course.

You lot have no sense of National Pride - actually it's hard for you to have pride in the flag and all that malarkey - the hooligans have made sure of that.

The first problem for the English is that the rest of us celebrate our particular national identity by contrast with Britain (whether we love Britain or not). The English can't do that because, in the main, they have no sense of a difference between England and Britain. That is precisely what has always irritated the rest of us when they say England for Britain. Nowadays most right-minded English people put some effort into not making that howler, but they are stymied because they really can't tell the difference.

The second problem is that as soon as they really learn to tell the difference, they will feel English as distinct from British, and at that moment Britain is finished. It will not be rebellious Scots but cantankerous Englishmen who break up the United Kingdom.

At the moment, most of you don't believe that, don't understand it, or don't care. I'll remind you that I told you so when it comes about.

[Churchill]

I will be meeting up with a load of friends tomorrow evening in a village pub for a few pints of real ale. If the weather remains like this it will be a truly memorable occasion.

I hope everybody else is going to celebrate our patron saints day, regardless of your nationality !!!!

Not just our patron saint.

Also, please remember that St George didn't slay a dragon and never set foot on English soil.

Hth.

Churchill
Kt T

[Cyberman]

Not just our patron saint.

Also, please remember that St George didn't slay a dragon and never set foot on English soil.

Hth.

Churchill
Kt T

I really don't care to be honest. It's a good excuse for a few beers with my mates, and I'll settle for that.

[Platypus]

cantankerous Englishmen who break up the United Kingdom.

The sooner the better - it seems to me that most scots and many welsh don't want the union. It's retained these days to get labour voted into power.