St. George's Day
Discussion
rolex said:
I hope I'm not accused of being xenophobic or racialist but it's St George's Day today chaps. This has mainly been ignored by the mainstream press. I wonder why? I'll say it again it's fecking St Georges Day today and I'm proud to be British English.
FTFY He's the patron saint of England, not Britain.Henry V said:
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!
Straining upon the start. The game's afoot;
Follow your spirit: and upon this charge,
Cry — God for Harry! England and Saint George!
Edited by motco on Sunday 23 April 15:07
rolex said:
I hope I'm not accused of being xenophobic or racialist but it's St George's Day today chaps. This has mainly been ignored by the mainstream press. I wonder why? I'll say it again it's fecking St Georges Day today and I'm proud to be British.
What have you done to celebrate?motco said:
Einion Yrth said:
If any such individual existed he was a Greek born in Syria. Not all that English really.
Indeed so, but the issue is not his ethnicity but which nation he is patron saint of.2 Armenia
3 Belgium
4 Brazil
5 Bulgaria
6 Canada
7 Egypt
8 England
9 Ethiopia
10 Germany
11 Greece
12 India
13 Italy
14 Lebanon
15 Lithuania
16 Malta
17 Montenegro
18 Palestine
19 Portugal
20 Russia
21 Serbia
22 Spain (Former Crown of Aragon)
23 Syria
24 United States
Take your pick, not exactly failthful, Georgy boy.
They do it much better in Catalonia. La Diada de St Jordi - big thing in Barcelona; it is the Catalan equivalent of Valentine's day.
I think the main reason it is 'ignored' by the 'MSM' is that there is nothing to report on. No one does anything for it, it is a non-event so what is there to report?
I think the main reason it is 'ignored' by the 'MSM' is that there is nothing to report on. No one does anything for it, it is a non-event so what is there to report?
t but its ok because its good ol saint paddy but do it on St Georges day and you are a racist. 
rolex said:
I hope I'm not accused of being xenophobic or racialist but it's St George's Day today chaps. This has mainly been ignored by the mainstream press. I wonder why?
If you know that you are a member of a superior race of people, then, quite frankly, you don't need to boast about it.The Mad Monk said:
rolex said:
I hope I'm not accused of being xenophobic or racialist but it's St George's Day today chaps. This has mainly been ignored by the mainstream press. I wonder why?
If you know that you are a member of a superior race of people, then, quite frankly, you don't need to boast about it.Cecil Rhodes said:
Remember that you are an Englishman, and have consequently won first prize in the lottery of life.
Jimmy Recard said:
Sadiq Khan is the Mayor of London, not Lord Mayor
This is the important detail to remember from today's commemorations, yes. Thank you for ensuring St George's Day passes with such crucial errors being corrected. It's what the good saint would have wanted. In fact, I think he slayed the dragon just so Mayoral titles can be correctly attributed. Cold said:
This is the important detail to remember from today's commemorations, yes. Thank you for ensuring St George's Day passes with such crucial errors being corrected. It's what the good saint would have wanted. In fact, I think he slayed the dragon just so Mayoral titles can be correctly attributed.
I actually don't think that the distinction between Mayor and Lord Mayor is a result of St. George's Day, as surprising as it may seem.I'm not religious and therefore place literally no stock in canonization and I don't believe at all that St George killed a dragon. However I am sure that Mayor and Lord Mayor are significantly different things.
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