Bob!
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20th November
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[Misc] Brighton ignores St George’s Day
- Thread starter Herr Tubthumper
- Start date
20th November
Between Bonfire night and Christmas.
Pfft. What kind of pointless Saint's day is that?
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November 20th according to Google. I think he has the advantage of having been a real person who lived in what is now England, would be unique to England (where George is shared by many), and he was the original patron saint. His flag is a dragon so I'd also like to see what Nike did with that on the collars of shirts.
But I'll be drinking anyway.Don't care, I'm in
Washie
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I mean its very fitting to celebrate a man who died in Israel.
Ohh, dragons?
Now you have my attenton.
Coldeanseagull
Opinionated
It's a fact that people know when guinness day is, but not cuppa tea day 
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
I don't need a saint, a flag or a dopey free hat to have me turning up in a pub for a sesh.
Many years ago I was witness to a marvellous argument between an Englishman and a Frenchman over which nationality was more arrogant.
I judged the Frenchie to have won the debate with the rejoinder "but you English think you are so superior you don't even bother to show it".
So it is with our national day. We quietly ignore it because we have absolutely no need to do otherwise.
This argument also suggests that those getting worked up about at George's day must be insecure little shitgibbons.
I judged the Frenchie to have won the debate with the rejoinder "but you English think you are so superior you don't even bother to show it".
So it is with our national day. We quietly ignore it because we have absolutely no need to do otherwise.
This argument also suggests that those getting worked up about at George's day must be insecure little shitgibbons.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
20th November.
At least, we wouldn’t have to share him with Georgia, Bosnia, Russia, Montenegro, Portugal or Brazil.
Pevenseagull
meh
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Well I'll be celebrating it.
When is it?
When is it?
Iggle Piggle
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I'd go with St Alban. He's not Turkish and if we wangled a bank holiday we could have a day in the pub in the summer (22nd June). Irrespective, we should have a day where we celebrate our National culture. What's not to like about an excuse for a day in the pub?
nicko31
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At least there were some Albion flags in the vid!!!
23rd April aside, post Brexit the St. George cross seems to have largely disappeared. Its a not just Brighton.
A decade or so again you'd see it everywhere during to Euros or a WC. Can't help many feel it represents "little England" a uncomfortable form of nationalism which is a bit sad.
23rd April aside, post Brexit the St. George cross seems to have largely disappeared. Its a not just Brighton.
A decade or so again you'd see it everywhere during to Euros or a WC. Can't help many feel it represents "little England" a uncomfortable form of nationalism which is a bit sad.
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Tom Bombadil
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Isn't he 24 hours early?
Iggle Piggle
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Many years ago I argued in a bar full of pissed Germans in Prague that England were better at Football. Whilst the Germans rolled off World cup 90, Euro 96 and numerous other glittering successes, we had one thing in our armory.
ONE - FIVE
EINS - FUNF IN YOUR BACK YARD
It was both a masterclass in nuanced arguments and diplomatic relations.
We just won the curling as well where they were NOWHERE.
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Perry's Tracksuit Bottoms
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And how does he feel about that?
hart's shirt
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He's probably thinking about going back to Poland by now.