St George's day brownies are out at my desk now!

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Zoiderman replied

23 April 2012, 12:34
Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post

Sorry. Got you confused with Zeity.

Sorry, no, not adept enough with the sheep, and I don't have enough fingers.
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amcdonald replied

23 April 2012, 12:33
Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post

Oi! Feck off! St George is as English as the Queen.

He's also as German as the Queen is Syrian
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MarillionFan replied

23 April 2012, 12:27
Originally posted by amcdonald View Post

What's so English about celebrating a foreigner anway ?

Oi! Feck off! St George is as English as the Queen.
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amcdonald replied

23 April 2012, 12:23
Originally posted by Old Greg View Post

I make it time for the annual CUK ladybags re the merits or otherwise of observing St. George's day.

What's so English about celebrating a foreigner anway ?
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BrilloPad replied

23 April 2012, 11:44
Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post

Sorry. Got you confused with Zeity.

I dont think Zeity is going to be very happy with you.
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Diver replied

23 April 2012, 11:43
Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post

I thought you were Welsh?

We wouldn't have him!

He's far too energetic
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MarillionFan replied

23 April 2012, 11:41
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

Okay. Okay. I will bite though I know I am going to regret this.

Why do you think I am Welsh?

Sorry. Got you confused with Zeity.
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BrilloPad replied

23 April 2012, 11:38
Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post

I thought you were Welsh?

Okay. Okay. I will bite though I know I am going to regret this.

Why do you think I am Welsh?
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MarillionFan replied

23 April 2012, 11:33
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

And for those of you with trouble finding my desk, I am the one with the England shirt on.

I thought you were Welsh?
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BrilloPad replied

23 April 2012, 11:31
Great question for St George's day...

Win a 2-Night Break For Two in The Lake Country House & Spa, Wales
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BrilloPad replied

23 April 2012, 11:22
So far only 1 person has noticed my St Georges day shirt - and accused me of being a football hooligan.

I have pointed out I detest football and this is the official shirt of the women's beach volleyball team.
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BrilloPad replied

23 April 2012, 09:21
Originally posted by Paddy View Post

Yep, I quite agree. Travelling in to London today I felt and looked like a foreigner in my own homeland. Our country has been sold by the politicians.

Indeed. I often find that most of the emigrants I work with are far more British than the British!

Its the types who believe that the world owes us a living are the issue. And, as you say, that is caused by the politicians telling us that everything is great when it clearly is not.

But one cannot change the world. One can only live in the world as it is.
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Paddy replied

23 April 2012, 09:02
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

I have already told my kids they will have to emigrate - I would emigrate myself apart for the court order affecting residence of the kids.

The rot set in when I was growing up - I was taught that the British were better than the rest of the world as we "won" the war. I thought Maggie might turn Britain around - but her inheritance was frittered away by Major, Blair, Brown and now Cameron.

And more English people celebrate St Patrick's day these days.

Anyways - this is the wrong day and wrong thread for all that. Now is a day for partying and celebration while we still can.

Yep, I quite agree. Travelling in to London today I felt and looked like a foreigner in my own homeland. Our country has been sold by the politicians.
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d000hg replied

23 April 2012, 08:05
I'm eagerly awaiting zoiderman (or whoever the newest incarnation is) making a nice sensitive post about this. Unless Wim gets there first.
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Old Greg replied

23 April 2012, 06:45
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

I have already told my kids they will have to emigrate - I would emigrate myself apart for the court order affecting residence of the kids.

The rot set in when I was growing up - I was taught that the British were better than the rest of the world as we "won" the war. I thought Maggie might turn Britain around - but her inheritance was frittered away by Major, Blair, Brown and now Cameron.

And more English people celebrate St Patrick's day these days.

Anyways - this is the wrong day and wrong thread for all that. Now is a day for partying and celebration while we still can.

Nonsense. Celebrating national days is something that foreigners do (and good luck to them). By encouraging celebration of the day, you are promoting the very thing you want to avoid.

The correct response is to harrumph into your Telegraph or sneer over the top of your Guardian. It is this cynicism that unites us all on our national day.
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