Religious Imposition.

Would any of those ten reasons not apply to the Welsh, the Scottish and the Irish?
If they do......and in my opinion they most certainly do...then it is tripe....and just another publication that wants to 'talk down' any of the good things about England.
The picture of London and the fog is not a regular thing...it was caused by sand blowing in from the sahara. Wales and Ireland have similar weather.
As I say, it is just media tripe.
 
JCB said:
What has St George to do with England anyway ?
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Who cares ... but, there again, what has Patrick to do with Ireland? If there were more hands and knees drinking and wearing of ridiculous outfits associated with St. George's Day, then it would be embraced by all (or most). Hell, even the Yanks would hold big parades ... probably in places like Boston.:rolleyes:

You could combine it with Shakespeare day ... real dedicated drinkers could dress like Falstaff, or Pistol (dawn):D Women could be Shrews ... go figure, eh. Oh, the possibilites:theband:
 
For those of you who hated the first Shakespeare quiz, here's another. More or less on topic. Think of him as a secular British saint.;); let's not forget he was born on St. George's Day ... a true literary crusader.:D I hope I ain't being politically incorrect by using the "C" word.:rolleyes:

QUIZ | BIRTHDAY BARD - CBCNews.ca
 
I got 8 right in that one Eric. I have a brain that hangs onto stuff I have come across(even in such unlikely places as crossword clues).
The other quiz wouldn't load for me for some reason.
 
JCB said:
According to most of the few who contribute to Accy Web Christianity is just a fairy tale .

What has St George to do with England anyway ?
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Hey those misfits, mavens and misanthropes will tell you there's no Father Christmas as well.
 
Gordon Booth said:
Why should we? He was a Palestinian!

BBC News - Why St George is a Palestinian hero
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Whatever it says on his passport Gordon he represents the battle between good and evil, he is a saint of the broadest appeal. Palestinians, Muslims and Christians celebrate his feast day.

No matter here I am in Chequers in Stevenage raising a glass of Hardy and Hansons Olde Trip (a Greene King ersatz brew I know) to the ambitious Cappadocian bishop who brings more good than evil to humankind.

I'll have to go matey, the sword dancing is about to start ;)
 

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Eric said:
For those of you who hated the first Shakespeare quiz, here's another. More or less on topic. Think of him as a secular British saint.;); let's not forget he was born on St. George's Day ... a true literary crusader.:D I hope I ain't being politically incorrect by using the "C" word.:rolleyes:

QUIZ | BIRTHDAY BARD - CBCNews.ca
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No I didnt cheat, I didn't this one either. The school I went to till I was 14, the headmaster an ex WW1 thought that all boys should be brought up military fashion, we spent most of the time when we should have been diong English formation marching up and down the central hall, he kept me in after school one day for not having shiny clogs, and father who was going on night shift at Bristol Aicraft had been waiting for me to go an errand, I got clouted for being late, towd him it were pop heys, so he said next time pop comes down our street I want to know, dashed in next Saturday and said dad pops coming, father went to front door fanged hold of pop by the throat and said if tha wants his clogs polished then tha pays furt polish, until then if thurs any moor o this stupid nonsense or I'll knock thi block off. We heard no more from pop about shiny clogs or shoes. So I never eard o this ear chap called Shakespear, was never taught wher all them twiddly bit go either (,,,..::;; " ) an such, don't know what nouns, verbs or adjectives are either, to me words are just words I write as I speak. When I'm reading anything I don't notice them any way.
I did read at one time he was a plagarist and he didn't write anything.
 
taddy said:
Maybe if on the 23rd April, George had slain the dragon that was in charge of the country in the 1980s people would remember him a bit more, :D:D:D
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the Irish have the right idea..

attatch a pub crawl to your saint and everyone celebrates it even the english and scottish
 
accyman said:
the Irish have the right idea..

attatch a pub crawl to your saint and everyone celebrates it even the english and scottish
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"Paddy's Day" Guinness (the company, not our esteemed member) has highjacked the day and it's just one humongous marketing campaign and opportunity for them. And the tat they give away probably keeps more than a couple of chinese give away factories in all year production.
 
Retlaw said:
No I didnt cheat, I didn't this one either. The school I went to till I was 14, the headmaster an ex WW1 thought that all boys should be brought up military fashion, we spent most of the time when we should have been diong English formation marching up and down the central hall, he kept me in after school one day for not having shiny clogs, and father who was going on night shift at Bristol Aicraft had been waiting for me to go an errand, I got clouted for being late, towd him it were pop heys, so he said next time pop comes down our street I want to know, dashed in next Saturday and said dad pops coming, father went to front door fanged hold of pop by the throat and said if tha wants his clogs polished then tha pays furt polish, until then if thurs any moor o this stupid nonsense or I'll knock thi block off. We heard no more from pop about shiny clogs or shoes. So I never eard o this ear chap called Shakespear, was never taught wher all them twiddly bit go either (,,,..::;; " ) an such, don't know what nouns, verbs or adjectives are either, to me words are just words I write as I speak. When I'm reading anything I don't notice them any way.
I did read at one time he was a plagarist and he didn't write anything.
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Retlaw...for someone who doesn't do all those things(parts of speech)...you write more legibly and readably than the guy from over the borders.
I rarely have any bother deciphering what your post is about.
 
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