Happy Saint George's Day!

[Bitter Ashes]

After seeing the Saint Patrick's Day thread I thought we'd have to play it fair, if for any reason, to show up how silly any form of nationalism is :lol:

*tries to remember how this goes*

Okay. We start with the flag!
http://www.picturesofengland.com/images/england_flags/england-flag-05.gif
Tada!

Okay. Hmm. What's next. I suppose I've got to drink something really English. The Irish drink Guiness, so I guess I drink... um TETLEY! YAY! CARLING BLACKLABEL!!! Hmmm, maybe not as tasty as a Guiness, but you can drink more than one without exploding.

*checks her checklist*

Oh right. I almost forgot the, YAY! England rocks for no particular reason! etc, etc. I think I'm supposed to start singing Jerusalem, or Three Lions about now, but I'm not sure.

Did I miss anything? I mean, other than declaring war on France, or failing that Zanzibar? Oh wait, cant declare war on Zanzibar again. Damn.

Hmmm. Wonder when St David's Day and St Andrews Day is.

[reddevil]

I don't think there's anything particularly wrong with celebrating englishness. But it should not be based on xenophobic or supremacist attitudes. The irish manage to do this fine- they celebrate their saint but they allow everybody else to celebrate him too.

[F9]

Saint George?:confused:Who the fuck is this?The only Saint i know is called OMONOIA!:D
Fuck St.George, Fuck God Fuck this religion!

[Bitter Ashes]

*sips her tea and polietly nibbles on crumpets*
What a peculiar opinion. Har har! By jove! Jolly good and tally ho!:laugh:

[Bitter Ashes]

Saint George?:confused:Who the fuck is this?The only Saint i know is called OMONOIA!:D
Fuck St.George, Fuck God Fuck this religion!
Some guy who aparantly slew a dragon and.... actualy, I dont know anythign else about him other than that. :laugh:

[F9]

*sips her tea and polietly nibbles on crumpets*
What a peculiar opinion. Har har! By jove! Jolly good and tally ho!:laugh:

If i understood ANYTHING you told...:lol:are you drunk or something? :p

[Bitter Ashes]

lol. I wish. I think I'm just a bit high after refilling my cigarete lighter. lol

[F9]

Some guy who aparantly slew a dragon and.... actualy, I dont know anythign else about him other than that. :laugh:

I actually know who this guy "was" and all of his story:rolleyes::rolleyes:11 years studying Christianity whoch of them around 8 or 9 be one myself, i know those shits!:cursing:

[Sam_b]

Three cheers to an integral part of an empire based on racism, slavery and imperialism eh?

For he's a jolly good fellow...

[Bitter Ashes]

Are you going to be our minstel Fuserg9 and tell us all the story of Saint George?

[bellyscratch]

What the hell has St George got to do with England anyway? or lions? or Jerusalem?

I mean he never came to this part of the world, lions dont live around here unless theyre in a zoo and well Jerusalem is in different country. Doesn't make much sense really

[Communist Theory]

Saint George?:confused:Who the fuck is this?The only Saint i know is called OMONOIA!:D
Fuck St.George, Fuck God Fuck this religion!
You will be getting a thanked post from me. :)

[F9]

Are you going to be our minstel Fuserg9 and tell us all the story of Saint George?

No :p You are not going to make me return to my "black christianity days" and telling their stupid bedtime storys:p I refuse to do that..:p

[Revy]

It's a little too Christian for my liking, the flag looks like it came off a Crusader's shield.

[Bitter Ashes]

It's a little too Christian for my liking, the flag looks like it came off a Crusader's shield.
lol. IT DID!:laugh:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_George%27s_Cross#St_George.27s_Cross_in_England
"It was adopted for the uniform of English soldiers during the Crusades (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusades) of the eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth centuries, particularly by the Knights Templar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_Templar). From about 1277 it officially became the national flag of England and Wales (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_England)."

[Dr Mindbender]

BTW

St george was a palestinian.

Make sure you remember to say that next time you bump into the tin hatted anti muslim contingency.

[Bitter Ashes]

BTW

St george was a palestinian.

Make sure you remember to say that next time you bump into the tin hatted anti muslim contingency.
I didnt know that! :D
See, Fuserg9, Ulster'll be our minstrel telling us bedtime stories :p

[Mindtoaster]

After seeing the Saint Patrick's Day thread I thought we'd have to play it fair, if for any reason, to show up how silly any form of nationalism is :lol:



Thats why I celebrated Ulster-Scot day on St.Patrick's day


Wooooo! Kiss me I'm Ulster-Scottish!

I'm also scheduling events for St. Cornwall day. We're all Cornish on St. Cornwall day!

[Angry Young Man]

Some guy who aparantly slew a dragon and.... actualy, I dont know anythign else about him other than that. :laugh:

Why do we celebrate St George for slaying a dragon and not, say, Beowulf or Lara Croft. I declare the 24th of April Lara Croft day!

[Communist Theory]

St. George is the dude who said he saw the loch ness monster right?
What a revolutionary he saw reptiles that swam. I bet he sounded like the Jurassic Park guy "dinosaurs".

[Angry Young Man]

Yea Lara Croft could shitkick that prick!

[Patchd]

BTW

St george was a palestinian.

Make sure you remember to say that next time you bump into the tin hatted anti muslim contingency.

Even worse! He was the spawn of an Italian and a Palestinian! How ungodly and un-English eh? ;)

[Bitter Ashes]

*kicks a towel off a sunbed and settles down*

[Devrim]

BTW

St george was a palestinian.

Make sure you remember to say that next time you bump into the tin hatted anti muslim contingency.

Actually, I think his father was a Roman though his Mother was from Palestine. He was born in İznik in modern day Turkey.


Three cheers to an integral part of an empire based on racism, slavery and imperialism eh?

For he's a jolly good fellow...

I think that the OP's point was to compare it to St. Patrick's day, which it seems to be perfectly acceptable for most leftists to celebrate;


After seeing the Saint Patrick's Day thread I thought we'd have to play it fair, if for any reason, to show up how silly any form of nationalism is :lol:

Devrim

[Sasha]

http://www.hecklerspray.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/george-michael-drugs-arrested-london-car.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Mefk66POIJA/RoZEVUlYAcI/AAAAAAAAAak/CICcsJ1fQQw/s320/george_michael_poster.jpg

http://blog.nj.com/entertainment_impact_celebrities/2008/08/medium_di5george.jpg

happy st. george day!!!! :cool:

[Holden Caulfield]

He was born in İznik in modern day Turkey.
quit trying to steal our saint!

[Sasha]

those damn turks! :cursing: they nicked sinterklaas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinterklaas) also!! i say lets keep them out of the union until they give them back... :D

[Holden Caulfield]

Yeah the bastards!
I want northern Cyprus returned to a Knightly Order before I would let them in the EU.

[Sam_b]

I think that the OP's point was to compare it to St. Patrick's day, which it seems to be perfectly acceptable for most leftists to celebrate

I wasn't trying to make any real political point with this, I was merely taking the piss.

[bellyscratch]

Isn't he also the patron saint of Russia, Palestine, Georgia and Ethiopia? Doesn't seem to be patriotic enough for me if he's whoring himself off to these other countries

[Holden Caulfield]

i say we declare war on all them nations to get him back, then hang him for treason

[Bitter Ashes]

War against Russia? Let me just prepare the Light Brigade! :laugh:

[Angry Young Man]

Isn't he also the patron saint of Russia, Palestine, Georgia and Ethiopia? Doesn't seem to be patriotic enough for me if he's whoring himself off to these other countries

I don't think Russia, and you missed out Catalonia.

[Magdalen]

I don't think Russia, and you missed out Catalonia.

I believe St George is the patron of the city of Moscow. St Andrew is the patron of Russia as a whole.

[RedAnarchist]

I believe St George is the patron of the city of Moscow. St Andrew is the patron of Russia as a whole.

So whenever a team from Moscow plays in Europe, the rest of Russia want them to lose?