[Closed] Happy St. George's Day

What are you - some sort of racist ?

I shall be donning my track suit and eyeballing Muslims in celebration

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FFS

Here, here - Happy St Georges Day to you too.

I'm sure this is all somehow racist.

I'll celebrate by having a doner kebab for dinner and washing it down with some vodka.

Anyway, isn't this all a bit religious?

Anyway, isn't this all a bit religious?

I imagine when Messieurs Lynch & Woppit get here, it will be.

My birthday! I was born on the 23.4.56

Got a new Charge Knife saddle and a CO2 inflator for the roadie.

yep happy st Georges day to you all.

be proud, stand tall, go and buy some veg from kings lynn 😀

I imagine when Messieurs Lynch & Woppit get here, it will be.

Unless there is another Lynch on this forum that I don't know about what do you mean by when I "get here" ?

I posted the second post on this thread with the traditional "you're a racist" St George's Day greeting.
I fail to understand how you could have missed it.

Can we have the day off ?

Yes, happy St George's Day!

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Those Greeks knew how to dress for dragon slaying 🙂

Why should it be a crime to celebrate our country's saint?
We quite happily celebrate St Patrick's and St David's day.
Only in Britain would we be afraid of celebrating our heritage for fear of upsetting others who share our country.

Knee pads I understand,tit pads?

Strange. I could have sworn this is the sort of thread Ernie would post on.

Shakespeare's birthday as well, apparently, if you don't fancy the religious angle.

Does it no' make ye proud tae be English?

I'm sure I speak for all STW's petty chauvinists when I wish our friends in the south a rather splendid national day.

Only in Britain would we be afraid of celebrating our heritage for fear of upsetting others who share our country.

Only in Britain would we be afraid of celebrating our heritage for fear of upsetting others who share our country.

I'm not sure people don't celebrate St. Georges day through fear of offending, I just think that most people aren't interested, or don't see the point.

Happy St Georges day. Sun is out, and no one tried to kill me on my ride in this morning. Might celebrate with a bacon butty when the butty van comes round later.

Oh and happy birthday Globalti.

Right the racist/religious/Greek etc etc discussions have been done to death. Let's finally put those to bed, time to celebrate being English for a day and celebrate our wonderful land

jon1973 - Member
I'm not sure people don't celebrate St. Georges day through fear of offending, I just think that most people aren't interested, or don't see the point.

this ^^

I think you'll find it's only in England.

😆

Happy St Georges day everyone. Don't worry, Guiness will sponsor it next year so that the nay-sayers can get involved!! 🙂

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Pray tell is this what trail centre riders are wearing this season????

Happy birthday Globalti

A Turkish roman soldier who was beheaded for refusing to persecute christians.

Oh wait - he did something noble for the benefit of others [i]without being a christian[/i]!

Whodathunkit.

Happy St George's Day one and all. I'm off out for a ride and a pint to celebrate.

I'm celebrating with a day long, cocaine and alcopop-fuelled Morris dancing marathon, dressed as the Bishop of Bath and Wells?

Anyone fancy joining me?

Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more;

Blah Blah Blah

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,

Blah Blah Blah

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.

Blah Blah Blah

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!'

Yes I know, said on St Crispins Day... then lets make 25 Oct a bank holiday too

who will be lord percy binners?

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who will be lord percy binners?

As if you need to ask.

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I'm so surprised that this day hasn't been as commercialised as all the other national days... but then, that may be a bit too outgoing for we reticent brits.

we reticent brits.

'Brits'?

?

'Brits'?

Yeah, Brits. Y'know. The English.

I'm so surprised that this day hasn't been as commercialised as all the other national days... but then, that may be a bit too outgoing for we reticent brits.

What other "national days" ?

And I don't know about it having anything to do with being British, the only country that I know of which creates a big song and dance on the feast day of their patron saint is Ireland. None of our other closest neighbours do.

I don't even know who the patron saint of the United States is, and everything about American culture seems to be rammed down my throat care of the TV. Has the US even got a patron saint ?

Happy St Georges day to everyone.

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ernie - it's "The Blessed Virgin Mary", apparently.

Well they've certainly kept quiet about her. Is this due to American reticence about appearing to be overtly patriotic ?

Every St George's Day we get the predictable why can't we be more like the Irish whinge.

Maybe St George's is chosen just beacuase we could have so many?

The french have Bastille Day, the Germany's reunification, the US indy day... Martin Luther... veterans day

So what could we have ?? How about a Rememberance day? A Darwin day or Newton day? Waterloo day? Queen's Bday ..... Thatcher Day 🙂

A Magna Carta day would be good it as falls on 15th June... half a chance of a bank holiday with good weather.

So what could we have ??

We have August bank holiday. Which to be fair is as much of an institution as any of those others. We don't need a reason, it's just a day off in the summer 🙂

Or we could also argue that Christmas takes the place of a national day - it's a much bigger deal here than in most other countries.

I think you'll find it's only in England.

And [url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_(country) ]Georgia[/url].

Happy St George's Day, good people of England.

Tonight I will be celebrating with the traditional English feast of curry. 😀

As a Scottish person I deplore this english celebration of the oppression of another minority group. First they came for the dragons, and I said nothing because I wasn't a dragon!

Happy dragon murderer day.
Hardly any wonder there's none left.

In a thousand years we'll celebrate Saint Paterson day for his heroic efforts in slaying the badger.

I enjoy celebrating the memory of a fisherman from Galillee whose (partial) remains were bought to a foreign land by monk from Patras. Perhaps its the reeling and the wee drams that go with it? Oh, and (like the Shakespeare connection) its also Winston Churchill's birthday.

Nice ride on a lovely day, topped off with a couple of Theakstons - perfect St George's Day 🙂

Just back from a little wander

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Houns - you were in the pub from 10.53am until now? 😀

Hic

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After you took that ^ picture, turned your back, and walked away ...... this happened :

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Happy St. George's Day England people. 🙂
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