fly your flag and be proud..if you aint got a flag wear an england shirt..:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Happy St Georges Day! :clap:

I saw a feature on the news this morning that said that this year a record number of pubs and bars will be holding special events to celebrate St Georges Day today :)

Originally posted by TracieJC
Happy St Georges Day! :clap:

I saw a feature on the news this morning that said that this year a record number of pubs and bars will be holding special events to celebrate St Georges Day today :)

That's rubbish, they've all been banned by lefty, hippy, tree-hugging, right-on, sandle-wearing, petulie oil smelling, do gooders... and muslims. Damn those pesky immigants!

Originally posted by Snook
That's rubbish, they've all been banned by lefty, hippy, tree-hugging, right-on, sandle-wearing, petulie oil smelling, do gooders... and muslims. Damn those pesky immigants!

As always, I choose to take a mouthful of coffee just proir to reading this post. My poor laptop is now wearing it :roll: :P

"tre huggers" class :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

St Geaorges day my arse, does this actually matter to anyone? Or is it just an excuse to get ****faced?

Agent Gypo - naturally, it's an excuse to get ratted. Infact, we've two reasons to get smashed: one, it's some Saint's birthday and secondly, it's the year that Billy Shakespear (sic) of Hillsborough was found in a stable.

Then, quick as lightning - and one we're more familiar with - along comes a third reason for a shandy or two. Why? Tis Saturday; reason enough.

I'm playing a gig in the Bull's Head in Ranmoor tonight. Obviously, I've been learning a lot of songs by U2, The Corrs and Johnny What's-another-year Logan.

Happy St whatsisname day folks.

Hic:gag:

Wouldn't it be a good idea to have Shakespeare Day as our national day, instead of St. George's day?

He was English;
He was a genius;
He is famous all over the world;
He is likely to remain famous for many, many centuries yet;
He is an uncontroversial figure (if you can discard the nonesense about Bacon or others having written the plays);
He looks good on stamps;
He brings more tourists in than St. George ever did;
St. George is not exclusive to England

from LordChaverly - the onlie begetter of the above lines

Who's St George anyhow ? i must have forgotten, what did he do ?

All i know is a St George and the draggon !

Originally posted by poppins
Who's St George anyhow ?

According to the BBC this morning, he was actually from Turkey and is patron saint of a couple of places (none of which I can remember now) :P

St George (http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/yourlondon/stgeorges/stgeorge_history.shtml)

Originally posted by LordChaverly
Wouldn't it be a good idea to have Shakespeare Day as our national day, instead of St. George's day?

He was English;
He was a genius;
He is famous all over the world;
He is likely to remain famous for many, many centuries yet;
He is an uncontroversial figure (if you can discard the nonesense about Bacon or others having written the plays);
He looks good on stamps;
He brings more tourists in than St. George ever did;
St. George is not exclusive to England

from LordChaverly - the onlie begetter of the above lines

That'd put paid to St Paddy's day wouldn't it?! We'd be more cultured, our Shaky is more famous, and To Be Or Not To Be was a cracking song from BA Robertson (youngsters unfamilair with said singer, do a search under 'singers with large noses').

I'm quickly warming to this idea. We could sit round the fire in the pub, discussing the merits of dear old Bill and whether Stratford Upon Avon is as easy to get to as was say, back in 1972.

William Shakespeare day. Lord Chaverly - you're onto a winner, methinx.:thumbsup:

And to cap it all, he truly looks the dog's on stamps. :clap: :clap:

Thanks Tracie
I was partly right about the Draggon but never knew England made a big deal of it like that, interesting !

Happy Saint George's Day to every Englishman and woman !

I understand he is also the patron saint for scouting and syphilis amongst other things. So if you are an english boy scout with syphilis then there are three reasons to celebrate.

According to one site, George is the patron saint of:
(big breath now)

Aragon; agricultural workers; archers; armourers; Beirut, Lebanon; Boy Scouts; butchers; Canada; Cappadocia; Catalonia; cavalry; chivalry; Constantinople; Crusaders; England (by Pope Benedict XIV); equestrians; farmers; Ferrara Italy; field hands; field workers; Genoa Italy; Georgia; Germany; Gozo; Greece; herpes; horsemen; horses; husbandmen; Istanbul; knights; lepers; leprosy; Lithuania; Malta; Moscow; Order of the Garter; Palestine; Palestinian Christians; plague; Portugal; riders; saddle makers; saddlers; skin diseases; skin rashes; soldiers; syphilis; Teutonic Knights; Venice

So we have a foreign saint foisted on us by the Pope, whether we wanted one or not. - it's just like the EU!

Patron saint of syphilis !!!

St george is to be celebrated by all englishmen and women,I for one will have a beer on him.:thumbsup:

Originally posted by LordChaverly
Wouldn't it be a good idea to have Shakespeare Day as our national day, instead of St. George's day?

He was English;
He was a genius;
He is famous all over the world;
He is likely to remain famous for many, many centuries yet;
He is an uncontroversial figure (if you can discard the nonesense about Bacon or others having written the plays);
He looks good on stamps;
He brings more tourists in than St. George ever did;
St. George is not exclusive to England

from LordChaverly - the onlie begetter of the above lines
That is a great idea, St William of shakespeare.
after all,
George never set foot in England,
He's also the patron saint of syphilis and prostitutes

Originally posted by LordChaverly
Wouldn't it be a good idea to have Shakespeare Day as our national day, instead of St. George's day?

He was English;
He was a genius;
He is famous all over the world;
He is likely to remain famous for many, many centuries yet;
He is an uncontroversial figure (if you can discard the nonesense about Bacon or others having written the plays);
He looks good on stamps;
He brings more tourists in than St. George ever did;
St. George is not exclusive to England

from LordChaverly - the onlie begetter of the above lines Whats more nobody has a clue what he was talking about:hihi: :confused:

Originally posted by kirky
fly your flag and be proud..if you aint got a flag wear an england shirt..:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

i aint got a flag since i burnt it:o

Awww, no one reminded me it was St Georges day, twas nothing on the news either :rant: :mad: :(

Originally posted by LordChaverly
Wouldn't it be a good idea to have Shakespeare Day as our national day, instead of St. George's day?

He was English;
He was a genius;
He is famous all over the world;
He is likely to remain famous for many, many centuries yet;
He is an uncontroversial figure (if you can discard the nonesense about Bacon or others having written the plays);
He looks good on stamps;
He brings more tourists in than St. George ever did;
St. George is not exclusive to England

from LordChaverly - the onlie begetter of the above lines

And excruitiatingly boring to boot..........me thinks!

you shouldn't need reminding :nono:

it's the same day every year - april 23rd.

Now..... just need an argument to stick up for St George being the patron saint of syphilis............nope, can't think of one;)

By the way. There is a St George's beer festival on at the moment at The Graduate pub on Surrey street. All the beers are from Sheffield, Kelham Ialand & Abbeydale breweries. All the beers are £1.50 a pint. Abbeydale Black Mass wheiging in at a p**s making 6.66%. Please dont drink this potent brew cos that means theres all the more for me. BURP!

Originally posted by Snook
That's rubbish, they've all been banned by lefty, hippy, tree-hugging, right-on, sandle-wearing, petulie oil smelling, do gooders... and muslims. Damn those pesky immigants!

pmsl. So true, you can't even fly an england flag without being accosted these days.

St Edmund was and is the Patron-Saint of all English people, wherever they live.

Edward the Confessor was, and perhaps still is, the Patron-Saint of the Anglo-Norman Establishment. (Hence his position in Westminster Abbey, the original of which he had built by his Norman friends).

St George was and is the Patron-Saint of all who live in England.

INTERESTINGLY....

Taken from:

http://www.orthodoxengland.btinternet.co.uk/stgeoren.htm

Originally posted by LoopyLou
you shouldn't need reminding :nono:

it's the same day every year - april 23rd.


And so easy to remember! '2 - 3 - 4'. The 23rd day of the 4th month (And this year was 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 ... the 23rd day of the 4th month, 2005 :D)

:D well our string of flags were out, it was interesting to see the smirks of passers-by too...

I was pleased to see the advert on TV for Bombardier Beer was played BUT it was the only reference I spotted to the fact it was St George's Day.
Even the news reader on Calendar DIDN'T have a red rose on!:rant:

Happy St George's day to everyone who is going to celebrate it, have a good un'

Happy St George's day to everyone who is going to celebrate it, have a good un'

I second that :thumbsup:

Happy St.George's Day, men and women of England!

Yipeee! I'm on holiday now!

Happy St George's day to everyone who is going to celebrate it, have a good un'
happy st Georges day :thumbsup:

Happy St Georges Day everyone,Please fly your flag to celebrate the day of our patron saint and everything English.:banana::clap::clap::clap:

Is that not against the law now ? as it may offend.

Pity this country doesn't celebrate it's saints day like others do.

But happy St.Georges day to all anyway.

Happy St. George's Day to you ALL - even you loony Left-Wing Anglophobes :banana: :banana: :banana:

P.S. We know St. George wasn't even English

Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more;
Or close the wall up with our English dead.
In peace there's nothing so becomes a man
As modest stillness and humility:
But when the blast of war blows in our ears,
Then imitate the action of the tiger;
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood,
Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage;
Then lend the eye a terrible aspect;
Let pry through the portage of the head
Like the brass cannon; let the brow o'erwhelm it
As fearfully as doth a galled rock
O'erhang and jutty his confounded base,
Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean.
Now set the teeth and stretch the nostril wide,
Hold hard the breath and bend up every spirit
To his full height. On, on, you noblest English.
Whose blood is fet from fathers of war-proof!
Fathers that, like so many Alexanders,
Have in these parts from morn till even fought
And sheathed their swords for lack of argument:
Dishonour not your mothers; now attest
That those whom you call'd fathers did beget you.
Be copy now to men of grosser blood,
And teach them how to war. And you, good yeoman,
Whose limbs were made in England, show us here
The mettle of your pasture; let us swear
That you are worth your breeding; which I doubt not;
For there is none of you so mean and base,
That hath not noble lustre in your eyes.
I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips,
Straining upon the start. The game's afoot:
Follow your spirit, and upon this charge
Cry 'God for Harry, England, and Saint George!'

Happy St George's Day to all Englishmen everywhere
:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

I hate the fact we don't celebrate St Geoge's day as much as we should (It SHOULD be a bank holiday).

I'll be celebrating with a pint in the boozer later ;)

Is that not against the law now ? as it may offend.

Pity this country doesn't celebrate it's saints day like others do.

But happy St.Georges day to all anyway.

Against the law or not,I will fly my flags in my garden.I fly a small flag all year round in my garden, and on St Georges Day I fly two large ones because I am English and proud of it and for no other reason.
I would have to be locked up for someone to stop me.
Happy St Georges Day.:thumbsup::thumbsup:

HAPPY ST GEORGES DAY EVERYONE, sod off if you don't like it :hihi:

we really need to celebrate our national day more .... it should be a bank holiday:D

Well Done,Billy B.
Happy St Georges Day.

It should be a national holiday

Flags are up in our office!
English and proud.

KEEP St GEORGE IN MY HEART KEEP ME ENGLISH, KEEP St GEORGE IN MY HEART I PREY KEEP St GEORGE KEEP ME ENGLISH -- KEEP ME ENGLISH TILL MY FINAL DAY. FLY THE FLAG

Lets celebrate being english and if the ethnics or anyone else doesnt like it TOUGH.

Happy St Georges Day - no flag here, but feel free to fly them since it's not illegal at all :D

Yes I shall be flying the flag:)
http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=1850891692839&source=jl999

from cressida

Lets celebrate being english and if the ethnics or anyone else doesnt like it TOUGH.

Happy St George's day whether you're English or 'Ethnic'. Embrace it and celebrate the country you live in today how ever you wish to do that!!! :thumbsup:

Happy St Georges Day to you all. I shall be flying the flag!

Jayne

I got my flag up Happy St George's day all.

Happy St George's Day

“England and St George”, the cry of the day,
Bring forth the challenge for we will not sway,
This is the time for courage and nerve,
The victory is ours if we do not swerve,

The beautiful game makes heroes shine,
Victory is good, victory is fine,
Rise up the standard of our national pride,
Shout England loud and wide,

Kiss the cross and Three Lions too,
They are the strength to see us through,
Rise up the Team ready for play,
For this is the Time, This is the day.

“England and St George”

HAPPY ST GEORGES DAY

DON’T SAY YOU ARE ENGLISH

Goodbye my England, so long old friend
Your days are numbered, being brought to an end.
To be Scottish or Irish or Welsh that’s just fine,
But don’t say you’re English that’s way out of line!

The French and the Germans may call themselves such,

As may the Norwegians, the Swedes and the Dutch.
You can say you are Russian or maybe a Dane,
But don’t say you are English ever again.

At Broadcasting House that word is taboo,
In Brussels they’ve scrapped it, in Parliament too.
Even schools are affected, staff do as they’re told,
They mustn’t teach children about the England of old.

Writers like Shakespeare, Milton or Shaw,
Do pupils not learn about them anymore?
How about Agincourt, Hastings or Mons?
Where England lost hosts of her very brave sons.

We’re not Europeans, how can we be?
Europe is miles away, over the sea!
We’re English from England let’s all be proud.
Stand up and be counted, shout it out loud!

Let’s tell Gordan Brown and Brussels too.
We’re proud of our heritage, not just red, white and blue.
Fly the flag of St. George, not the Union Jack!
Let the World know ENGLAND is back

Happy St Georges Day .............

Where's the red beer?

Grenoside Sword Dancers are scheduled to dance at Midday in the Town Hall foyer in honour of the day.

This royal throne of kings, this scepter'd isle,
This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,
This other Eden, demi-paradise,
This fortress built by Nature for herself
Against infection and the hand of war,
This happy breed of men, this little world,
This precious stone set in the silver sea,
Which serves it in the office of a wall,
Or as a moat defensive to a house,
Against the envy of less happier lands,
This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England

:DON’T SAY YOU ARE ENGLISH

Goodbye my England, so long old friend
Your days are numbered, being brought to an end.
To be Scottish or Irish or Welsh that’s just fine,
But don’t say you’re English that’s way out of line!

The French and the Germans may call themselves such,

As may the Norwegians, the Swedes and the Dutch.
You can say you are Russian or maybe a Dane,
But don’t say you are English ever again.

At Broadcasting House that word is taboo,
In Brussels they’ve scrapped it, in Parliament too.
Even schools are affected, staff do as they’re told,
They mustn’t teach children about the England of old.

Writers like Shakespeare, Milton or Shaw,
Do pupils not learn about them anymore?
How about Agincourt, Hastings or Mons?
Where England lost hosts of her very brave sons.

We’re not Europeans, how can we be?
Europe is miles away, over the sea!
We’re English from England let’s all be proud.
Stand up and be counted, shout it out loud!

Let’s tell Gordan Brown and Brussels too.
We’re proud of our heritage, not just red, white and blue.
Fly the flag of St. George, not the Union Jack!
Let the World know ENGLAND is back

:thumbsup: BEAUTIFUL xxxxx

I love these poems! :D

I vow to thee my country

I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things above,
Entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love:
The love that asks no question, the love that stands the test,
That lays upon the altar the dearest and the best;
The love that never falters, the love that pays the price,
The love that makes undaunted the final sacrifice.

And there's another country, I've heard of long ago,
Most dear to them that love her, most great to them that know;
We may not count her armies, we may not see her King;
Her fortress is a faithful heart, her pride is suffering;
And soul by soul and silently her shining bounds increase,
And her ways are ways of gentleness and all her paths are peace.

I love my country my home my life
x

HAPPY ST GEORGES DAY

What brilliant poetry and yes why CAN'T we celebrate St George's Day - we are ENGLISH and should be proud of it!

What brilliant poetry and yes why CAN'T we celebrate St George's Day - we are ENGLISH and should be proud of it!

Yes, why can't you celebrate St George's day? Who's stopping you? :huh:

have a great day and celebrate with pride



keep st george in my heart keep me English

keep st george in my heart i pray

keep st george in my heart keep me English

keep me English till my dying day

I'd like to wish everyone a Happy St George's Day.

I shall be quaffing some fine English ale this evening in celebration; how about you, what are you all doing to celebrate?

STOP THIS MADNESS.

St George's day has been banned by order.

Banned by whom .

Racialist! :P

No one calls it racist
When the daffodil's worn in Wales
Or is offended by their dragon
With its forked tail and scales

When St Patrick’s day comes round
And the shamrock's being worn
The Irish are not treated
With insult or with scorn

If a Scotsman on St Andrew’s day
Hoists his flag aloft
He’s not proclaimed a fascist
Or ridiculed or scoffed

So when St George's Day arrives
We English men wont hide
For Elizabeth, England & St George
We’ll wear our Rose with pride

No one calls it racist
When the daffodil's worn in Wales
Or is offended by their dragon
With its forked tail and scales

When St Patrick’s day comes round
And the shamrock's being worn
The Irish are not treated
With insult or with scorn

If a Scotsman on St Andrew’s day
Hoists his flag aloft
He’s not proclaimed a fascist
Or ridiculed or scoffed

So when St George's Day arrives
We English men wont hide
For Elizabeth, England & St George
We’ll wear our Rose with pride

BRAVO billy

Happy St Georges Day.Sham:banana::banana::clap::clap:

Racialist! :P

i'm not a colour prejudiced :|

Happy St Georges Day.Sham:banana::banana::clap::clap:

thankyou nellie noo :cool:

But it must be remembered that no Englishman....calls himself a Briton without a sneaking sense of the ludicrous, or hears himself referred to as a Britisher without squirming.
How should an Englishman utter the words Great Britain with the glow of emotion that goes for him with England?
His sovereign may be Her Britanic Majesty to outsiders, but to him is the Queen of England: he talks the English language;he has been taught English history as one continuous tale from Alfred to his own day; he has heard of the word of an Englishman and aspires to be an English gentleman; and he knows that England expects everyman to do his duty...In the word England, not in Britain all these things are implicit.
It is unreasonable to ask forty millions of people to refrain from the use of the only names that are in tune with patriotic emotion, or to make them stop and think whether they mean their country in a narrower or wider sense each time they name it.

Happy St George's Day to you all!

you too kel83

Threads merged.

All a bit forced innit, this St George's Day resurgence.

Very un-English, ironically. Altogether now;

We are the Village Green Preservation Society.
God save Donald Duck, vaudeville and variety.
We are the Desperate Dan Apreciation Society.
God save strawberry jam and all the different varieties.

Preserving the old ways from being abused.
Protecting the new ways, for me and for you.
What more can we do?

We are the Draught Beer Preservation Society.
God save Mrs. Mopp and good old Mother Riley.
We are the Custard Pie Appreciation Consortium.
God save the George Cross, and all those who were awarded them.

We are the Sherlock Holmes English-speaking Vernacular.
God save Fu Manchu, Moriarty and Dracula.
We are the Office Block Persecution Affinity.
God save little shops, china cups, and virginity.
We are the Skyscraper Condemnation Affiliates.
God save Tudor houses, antique tables, and billiards.

Preserving the old ways from being abused.
Protecting the new ways, for me and for you.
What more can we do?

DON’T SAY YOU ARE ENGLISH

Goodbye my England, so long old friend
Your days are numbered, being brought to an end.
To be Scottish or Irish or Welsh that’s just fine,
But don’t say you’re English that’s way out of line!


Writers like Shakespeare, Milton or Shaw,
Do pupils not learn about them anymore?
How about Agincourt, Hastings or Mons?
Where England lost hosts of her very brave sons.



(Ahem, Shaw was Irish.)

Great flag today hung over the 'cliffs' to the right of the 5 arches!:)

I won't be celebrating St George's Day. I'm all for a celebration of Englishness in some form or another, but I think we need to focus on something more worthy than the memorial day of someone who may or may not have existed, almost certainly didn't slay a dragon, definitely never even visited England, and whom we share as patron saint with numerous other countries.

More of a St Edmund man, myself.

Happy Random Day, everyone :thumbsup:

I won't be celebrating St George's Day. I'm all for a celebration of Englishness in some form or another, but I think we need to focus on something more worthy than the memorial day of someone who may or may not have existed, almost certainly didn't slay a dragon, definitely never even visited England, and whom we share as patron saint with numerous other countries.



Do you feel the same about Christmas and Santa too?

Do you feel the same about Christmas and Santa too?

Not quite sure what you mean. I stopped believing in Santa when I was about 9 years old. I do celebrate christmas but not as a christian festival.

My point is this: why should the whole of England celebrate the life of somebody who never even visited this country?

Happy St Georges Day - no flag here, but feel free to fly them since it's not illegal at all :D

Happy St George`s day all -and ive got my 8ft flag flying outside my bedroom window

Happy St Goerge`s day everyone -i`ve got my 8ft St Georges cross fling with pride outside my bedroom window ,and The Queens pub in High Green is covered in flags outside -it looks superb.

I definetly think St Georges Day, should be made a bank holiday, because its also my birthday!! 21 TODAY!!!!! :D

And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green?
And was the holy Lamb of God
On England's pleasant pastures seen?

And did the Countenance Divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here
Among these dark satanic mills?

Bring me my bow of burning gold!
Bring me my arrows of desire!
Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold!
Bring me my chariot of fire!

I will not cease from mental fight,
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand,
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land.


Happy St Georges Day everyone :thumbsup:

From what i've been reading he (St. G) seemed like a nice and principled old chap, also i'm surprised by how many countries and cities have him as their patron saint.

I'm not religious but most saints i've got to give a lot of credit too because of their actions.

Also i'm proud to be English and if we represent St. G as our patriotism, i'm also glad to celebrate it with everyone! Have a good day!

Not quite sure what you mean. I stopped believing in Santa when I was about 9 years old. I do celebrate christmas but not as a christian festival.

My point is this: why should the whole of England celebrate the life of somebody who never even visited this country?

Why should people celebrate Jesus,God and Elvis Presley?
They never visited England.;)

you too kel83

Thanks, but I'm Welsh ;)

Have a daffodil
Thanks, but I'm Welsh ;)

Have a daffodil

lol or a leek lol

I have celebrated st georges day by going to work in my england shirt

Happy St. Georges Day.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4yWi06wwZQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oONWgcvPutE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ0oCmDXrVk&feature=related

Has anyone seen the report in today's Daily Mail in which the Head of the PC Brigade has suggested that St George's Day be renamed St Mohammed's Day from next year in case it offends asylum seekers? :loopy:

Disgraceful!:rant:

The legend of St George and the Dragon was brought to Europe by returning Crusaders. According to that story, a dragon made its nest at the water source of a city. The city's inhabitants had to offer sheep to the dragon in order to be allowed to draw water. However, they eventually ran out of sheep and the dragon demanded humans instead. Lots were drawn to see which unfortunate person would be offered to the dragon in exchange for the right to draw water.

On one occasion, the princess of the city drew the shortest stick. The king begged for her life, but it was in vain; all had an equal chance of being sacrificed to the dragon. At the crucial moment, St George appeared and challenged the dragon. Protected by the sign of the Christian cross, St George slew the dragon and rescued the princess. The grateful citizens of the city then converted to Christianity.

Our ruling political elite strives to eliminate or dismantle anything that gives the native people of the British Isles any sense of identity, tradition or cultural loyalty. So it should be no surprise that the liberal-left has for decades waged a relentless war against any celebrations on St. George's Day. In their eyes, recognition of our nationhood will endanger the "multi-cultural, multi-ethnic society" they wish to impose on the British people. Better to eradicate any remnants of national identity whatsoever, lest our people realise what they are losing...

Happy St.Georges Day, English political dissidents!

The legend of St George and the Dragon was brought to Europe by returning Crusaders. According to that story, a dragon made its nest at the water source of a city. The city's inhabitants had to offer sheep to the dragon in order to be allowed to draw water. However, they eventually ran out of sheep and the dragon demanded humans instead. Lots were drawn to see which unfortunate person would be offered to the dragon in exchange for the right to draw water.

On one occasion, the princess of the city drew the shortest stick. The king begged for her life, but it was in vain; all had an equal chance of being sacrificed to the dragon. At the crucial moment, St George appeared and challenged the dragon. Protected by the sign of the Christian cross, St George slew the dragon and rescued the princess. The grateful citizens of the city then converted to Christianity.

Our ruling political elite strives to eliminate or dismantle anything that gives the native people of the British Isles any sense of identity, tradition or cultural loyalty. So it should be no surprise that the liberal-left has for decades waged a relentless war against any celebrations on St. George's Day. In their eyes, recognition of our nationhood will endanger the "multi-cultural, multi-ethnic society" they wish to impose on the British people. Better to eradicate any remnants of national identity whatsoever, lest our people realise what they are losing...

Happy St.Georges Day, English political dissidents!

Are you sure. I seem to remember a couple of years back old frugal Gordon made a big play of putting a St. George's flag on 10 Downing St.

fly your flag and be proud..if you aint got a flag wear an england shirt..:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

normally i hate nationalism of any kind...

but i think this flag should be taken out of the hands of racists and flown by everyone who is happy to be english....

so...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_guUq2daD8

:hihi:

ooops! sorry...wrong link!

here we go...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwqHVnG40qA&feature=related

:D

Happy St Georges Day! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Happy birthday K8 - congratulations on your 21st , Shakespeare would have been 445 today!!
Happy St. George's Day

Just catching up with this mornings Chris Moyles show - nice to see that even the BBC were mentioning it lots (including a bit of a rant about being allowed to fly flags and things like that)

Just catching up with this mornings Chris Moyles show - nice to see that even the BBC were mentioning it lots (including a bit of a rant about being allowed to fly flags and things like that)

WE ARE allowed to fly flags, but certain people never let that get in the way of a good anti "pc brigade" rant.

in fact ive been flag spotting on my home from work tonight....and i was actually quite in awe.........at the "lack" of flags :P

i saw a car with 2 of those small crappy plastic ones on small plastic straws on its roof.

next village........1 pub (had em hanging out of every window)

another village (small town) 2 pubs (had flags on every window again) and the town hall had a big one flying on a real flagpole about 30 foot up. (but that towns known as chav city...dunno if that makes a difference in the final standings)

in my village, BOTH pubs had flags and those small triangle flags on string strung round outside.

didnt see any houses with any outside tho apart from the 2 that have had one outside the window since the last world cup.

1 guy at work (who i normally argue with about muslims/immigrants/foriegners etc etc) was chuffed it was st georges day

so all in all in my reckoning.....some people are celebrating it, most people arent actually bothered about it, and generally the people that ARE celebrating it are using it to "sell their business"?

happy st georges day

The legend of St George and the Dragon was brought to Europe by returning Crusaders. According to that story, a dragon made its nest at the water source of a city. The city's inhabitants had to offer sheep to the dragon in order to be allowed to draw water. However, they eventually ran out of sheep and the dragon demanded humans instead. Lots were drawn to see which unfortunate person would be offered to the dragon in exchange for the right to draw water.

On one occasion, the princess of the city drew the shortest stick. The king begged for her life, but it was in vain; all had an equal chance of being sacrificed to the dragon. At the crucial moment, St George appeared and challenged the dragon. Protected by the sign of the Christian cross, St George slew the dragon and rescued the princess. The grateful citizens of the city then converted to Christianity.

Yes, I read wiki too. However there was some relatively true stuff as well as the obvious untrue legend...

Yes, I read wiki too. However there was some relatively true stuff as well as the obvious untrue legend...
like hes not english and not only celebrated by us?

:D

like hes not english and not only celebrated by us?

:D

St Patrick wasn't Irish but that minor fact doesn't stop the Irish celebrating, does it?

If anyone's against celebrating our national day, then are they also against every others national day? Or just hypocrites?

If anyone's against celebrating our national day, then are they also against every others national day? Or just hypocrites?

Maybe they just can't be arsed?

Maybe they just can't be arsed?

I didn't say 'not celebrating', but being against it!

If anyone's against celebrating our national day, then are they also against every others national day? Or just hypocrites?

i dont celebrate any patron saints, as ive said before its based on outdated religious traditions.
thats why ive tried giving my ideas on more "english" things to celebrate, but they were poopood, cos as in st paddys day...its fasionable to "celebrate" st george and st george only


ps ive just been listening to
the angelic upstarts - england

The red in the flag
is the blood that was spilt
in the way that your forefathers tell
And never a country been so great
The stories Britannia could tell

I never want to live my life
away from the golden shores
There's never a country in the world
with the scent of an English rose

England, oh England a country so great
the land of so fair and so true
There'll never be any colours like
the red, the white and the blue

Whenever you go to the far-off shores
there's something that goes with you
The pride and the joy and the love
that comes from your mother of red, white and blue

You could never be born under a flag
that's like the one of the Union Jack
St. George's spirit has never died
It all keeps coming back

England, oh England... [5x]

(not bad patriotic song for a bunch of anti facist, socialist skinheads :P)

i dont celebrate any patron saints, as ive said before its based on outdated religious traditions.
thats why ive tried giving my ideas on more "english" things to celebrate, but they were poopood, cos as in st paddys day...its fasionable to "celebrate" st george and st george only

mmm, why I said 'national day', at the moment, it is what it is...

Even though i'm not religious, I can respect the choice of ol' George...

Happy St George's Day everyone.
and thank you Sheffield Forum for your recent decision.

Joe-Public :thumbsup:

Happy St George's Day everyone.
and thank you Sheffield Forum for your recent decision.

Joe-Public :thumbsup:

Which decision is that?

(Ahem, Shaw was Irish.)

Thanks for the giggle :)

I’ve proudly got a St George’s flag flying at the bottom of my garden.

It’s a flag I borrowed off my neighbour, a former French soldier.

All I had to do was paint the cross on it

What is good about England:

http://www.dogs.net.au/darjoce/images/extra_258.jpg
http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00375/SNN2003AA_280_375821a.jpg
http://mostlikely2.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/chicken-tikka-ahero.jpg
http://www.michigan.gov/images/corrections/NoSmokingSymbol_227808_7.jpg


And what is not:

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/03_03/beggarDM0204_468x479.jpg
http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1825000/images/_1828795_cannabissmoker150.jpg
http://img1.ifilmpro.com/blog//1/5/3/5/1535102/1206063003462.jpg

to follow on from my flag spotting exploits....above

i missed a couple on my way home, must be cos i was sat on the other side of the bus.
this morning there was a couple of houses (in chav city) next to each other with flags on the front....one had one flying off a cane......one had one across the inside of the front window (sadly they spoiled it by scrawling wolves down the middle lol)

Lets celebrate being english and if the ethnics or anyone else doesnt like it TOUGH.

It aint an issue 'ethnics' have a problem with, by suggesting that you only alienate them further from celebrating it and feeling included.

It's funny the most prominent people I've seen actively campaigning for a bank holiday on St Georges Day are the Archbishop of York and Shahid Malik, both well known 'ethnics'!

It aint an issue 'ethnics' have a problem with, by suggesting that you only alienate them further from celebrating it and feeling included.

It's funny the most prominent people I've seen actively campaigning for a bank holiday on St Georges Day are the Archbishop of York and Shahid Malik, both well known 'ethnics'!

OI! do you mind, a reasonable retort getting in the way of somebodys rant AGAINST what they really despise "dem ethnics"

OI! do you mind, a reasonable retort getting in the way of somebodys rant AGAINST what they really despise "dem ethnics"

..and of course, they tend to conveniently forget that St George was one too :hihi:

Happy Tuesday, everybody!

Happy Tuesday, everybody!

It's Monday!

Happy Tuesday, everybody!

It's Monday!

Oops, I guess I lost a day, sorry splodgey! :blush::hihi:

It's Monday!

Maybe that's why tuesday will be happy?

It's Tuesday!

Why haven't I seen the car flags this year? Is it something else they have stopped so as not to 'offend'???

Why haven't I seen the car flags this year? Is it something else they have stopped so as not to 'offend'???

No, it's because there's no World Cup this year.