[Misc] Happy 'You know what' Everyone

[RossyG]

It should be noted that St Andrew wasn’t Scottish and St Patrick wasn't Irish. The patron saint doesn’t have to come from the country who adopts him; he just has to embody the values of that country, or one’s it would like.

We like fighting in England, so we chose a warrior saint.

 

[Stat Brother]

Seemingly George would have caught more dragons if you used a fishing rod. .

 

[W.C.]

Wow. This thread didn't even wait for any posts to go 'pc gone mad', straight in with the title.

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

Happy St George's Day everyone. I always celebrate how great it is to be English, the fantastic athletes, the explorers, the innovators, the entrepreneurs, the artists .... all from varying backgrounds, with different faiths, or no faith, and one thing in common .... being English.

 

[GloryDays]

Seemingly George would have caught more dragons if you used a fishing rod. .

I think the dragon's done the fishing in this case.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

It's rather odd insofar as I've mentioned my nationality on many occasions and not once been arrested.

Must be the way people go about it.

 

[A1X]

Yay. Happy half-Greek, half-Syrian, Roman soldier Day, everyone

Let's not forget St George is also the patron saint of syphilis. So happy syphilis day, everyone!

 

[Eeyore]

The sun is shinning, most of us can have a sneaky beer in the garden this afternoon to celebrate our national day and then there's you being a miserable git !

I wish I had a garden to do so. But we can do that every day.

My point is that if we want to celebrate something English why not have Shakespeare Day. Something relevant.

St George is a semi-mythical figure who apparently slayed dragons. Hardly the best starting point.

God hath given you one face, and you make yourself another ?

Hamlet, anyone ? I'll join anyone for drink to that. Virtually, of course.

We all know what today is ! Shakespeare's birthday ! (and the day he died) Kick that silly St George out. Let's get pissed and quote the bard.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

You can blame King Edward II for making him patron saint of England. We share him with Aragon, Catalonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Palestine, Portugal, Germany, Greece, Moscow, Istanbul, Genoa and Venice (second to Saint Mark).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/17816642

 

[half time scores]

Let's not forget St George is also the patron saint of syphilis. So happy syphilis day, everyone!

So should we clap for people with STD's this evening?

 

[wellquickwoody]

Happy Birthday William Shakespeare.

Look out, here come the Leftwaffe!

 

[Swansman]

We got a hospital named after him but tbf I have absolutely no idea who it was or what he did (he killed a dragon? Thats good.. I guess) or why he should be celebrated... but happy bithday (?) to him.

 

[Diablo]

These days if you say you're English you get arrested and thrown in jail

Surely not. After Brexit you`ll be arrested and thrown in jail if you claim to be European.!!

 

[Questions]

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp....ears-over-st-georges-cross-claims-genoa-mayor

We thievtidit anyways

 

[hart's shirt]

Happy St George's Day everyone. I always celebrate how great it is to be English, the fantastic athletes, the explorers, the innovators, the entrepreneurs, the artists .... all from varying backgrounds, with different faiths, or no faith, and one thing in common .... being English.

Quite right too. And a great excuse to post one of the more obscure World Cup football songs.

Plenty of English inventions name-checked in this.

A few not actually English (telephones and penicillin - Scottish, NHS - Welsh...), but the point still stands.

And a very young Lily Allen and an even younger Alfie 'Theon Greyjoy' Allen.

 

[BN9 BHA]

 

[hart's shirt]

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[The Large One]

Look out, here come the Leftwaffe!

Did you think of that all by yourself?

What does it mean? Anything worthwhile?

 

[The Large One]

It would be nice for England to have its own national day. And its own national anthem.

Sadly, it has neither.

 

[Chicken Run]

Did you think of that all by yourself?

What does it mean? Anything worthwhile?

I think he meant leftwaffle.


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