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Acrylic-bob · 11-11-2005, 17:39

BBC Breakfast News this morning were asking whether the young knew what the poppy signified. They spoke to one gormless black woman in her twenties who thought that it might have something to do with the Labour Party. There were other examples of ignorance but that was the most glaringly ludicrous and, somehow, insulting.

The other question which seemed to take up quite a bit of air time was which side should women wear their poppy on. I also noticed that one Blackpool School, St. George's of all places, had a very poorly secured Union Flag flying at Half Mast.

I am probably getting old and crotchety but once of a day nobody would have thought to ask how these things were done correctly, everybody knew. What is the matter with people these days? It is all very well expecting new citizens to sit Britishness examinations, I rather fancy that a large proportion of the indigenous population could also do with a refresher course.

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Acrylic-bob God Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tragic Conn Posts: 4,007 Blog Entries: 15 Liked: 2 times Rep Power: 2470	Re: 11AM silence BBC Breakfast News this morning were asking whether the young knew what the poppy signified. They spoke to one gormless black woman in her twenties who thought that it might have something to do with the Labour Party. There were other examples of ignorance but that was the most glaringly ludicrous and, somehow, insulting. The other question which seemed to take up quite a bit of air time was which side should women wear their poppy on. I also noticed that one Blackpool School, St. George's of all places, had a very poorly secured Union Flag flying at Half Mast. I am probably getting old and crotchety but once of a day nobody would have thought to ask how these things were done correctly, everybody knew. What is the matter with people these days? It is all very well expecting new citizens to sit Britishness examinations, I rather fancy that a large proportion of the indigenous population could also do with a refresher course. __________________ Enough is ENOUGH Get Britain out of Europe Last edited by Acrylic-bob; 11-11-2005 at 17:48.