Author Topic: Happy St George's Day  (Read 2751 times)

Offline Bilthehut

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Happy St George's Day
« on: April 23, 2010, 11:43:29 PM »
Happy St George's Day, everyone.

Offline Bilthehut

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Re: Happy St George's Day
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2010, 11:18:14 AM »
Typical.  No one is interested in St George's Day.

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Re: Happy St George's Day
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2010, 11:43:08 AM »
I celebrate Dragon's Day.

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Re: Happy St George's Day
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2010, 11:57:51 AM »
When's that?  Is it in the Calendar?


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Re: Happy St George's Day
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2010, 12:51:46 PM »
Bil, I don't know if you've really taken the national sensibilities of many on this board into consideration.  ..0

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Re: Happy St George's Day
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2010, 01:39:48 PM »
I spent this weekend past in Shrewsbury, at the annual International (we had one Australian cartoonist who had managed to overcome volcanic ash to get there) Cartoon Festival. This was my 'Big Board' (8 foot x 6 foot) for this year. Many of the English cartoonists hadn't a clue that it was St George's Day on Friday. I ask you...


I apologise, in advance.

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Re: Happy St George's Day
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2010, 02:09:33 PM »
I spent this weekend past in Shrewsbury, at the annual International (we had one Australian cartoonist who had managed to overcome volcanic ash to get there) Cartoon Festival. This was my 'Big Board' (8 foot x 6 foot) for this year. Many of the English cartoonists hadn't a clue that it was St George's Day on Friday. I ask you...

Excellent, Tarks.

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Re: Happy St George's Day
« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2010, 02:14:16 PM »
Bil, I don't know if you've really taken the national sensibilities of many on this board into consideration.  ..0

I'm not prejudiced.  I'll be happy to celebrate St Patrick's, St Andrew's, St David, etc.  It's just that not many bother to remember St George.  Do you have an issue with him?

For Roger.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Day

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Re: Happy St George's Day
« Reply #8 on: April 29, 2010, 02:58:35 PM »
Let's be honest, next to nobody these days actually celebrates any of those days. Only St. Patrick's day gets any kind of recognition, and that's just from people who want to wear a silly green hat and go for a guiness-based piss up. I never met St. Patrick, but I'm pretty sure he didn't dress like a leprechaun.

Offline The Peepmaster

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Re: Happy St George's Day
« Reply #9 on: April 29, 2010, 04:01:47 PM »
We could dress up and have a St. Mince day.



Nostalgia is not what it used to be. 😟

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Re: Happy St George's Day
« Reply #10 on: April 29, 2010, 06:28:09 PM »
Bil, I don't know if you've really taken the national sensibilities of many on this board into consideration.  ..0

I'm not prejudiced.  I'll be happy to celebrate St Patrick's, St Andrew's, St David, etc.  It's just that not many bother to remember St George.  Do you have an issue with him?

For Roger.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Day
That'll teach me not to invent a day.

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Re: Happy St George's Day
« Reply #11 on: April 29, 2010, 07:38:54 PM »
Happy St George's Day, Bill.

I've just found this post lying around - I knew I had it somewhere!

Offline Diane CBPFC

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Re: Happy St George's Day
« Reply #12 on: April 30, 2010, 11:09:09 PM »
We could dress up and have a St. Mince day.




Is that a pilchard?
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Re: Happy St George's Day
« Reply #13 on: May 07, 2010, 05:52:53 PM »
We could dress up and have a St. Mince day.




Is that a pilchard?
The wife has correctly pointed out that it is, in fact, the Oslo red herring!

Offline The Peepmaster

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Re: Happy St George's Day
« Reply #14 on: May 07, 2010, 07:50:55 PM »
It actually vaguely resembles a Perch, but it's close enough to be Pilch Mince.
Nostalgia is not what it used to be. 😟