JonnH Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 Awww, no one reminded me it was St Georges day, twas nothing on the news either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim42 Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 Originally posted by LordChaverly Wouldn't it be a good idea to have Shakespeare Day as our national day, instead of St. George's day? He was English; He was a genius; He is famous all over the world; He is likely to remain famous for many, many centuries yet; He is an uncontroversial figure (if you can discard the nonesense about Bacon or others having written the plays); He looks good on stamps; He brings more tourists in than St. George ever did; St. George is not exclusive to England from LordChaverly - the onlie begetter of the above lines And excruitiatingly boring to boot..........me thinks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoopyLou Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 you shouldn't need reminding it's the same day every year - april 23rd. Now..... just need an argument to stick up for St George being the patron saint of syphilis............nope, can't think of one;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim42 Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 By the way. There is a St George's beer festival on at the moment at The Graduate pub on Surrey street. All the beers are from Sheffield, Kelham Ialand & Abbeydale breweries. All the beers are £1.50 a pint. Abbeydale Black Mass wheiging in at a p**s making 6.66%. Please dont drink this potent brew cos that means theres all the more for me. BURP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.blaze Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 Originally posted by Snook That's rubbish, they've all been banned by lefty, hippy, tree-hugging, right-on, sandle-wearing, petulie oil smelling, do gooders... and muslims. Damn those pesky immigants! pmsl. So true, you can't even fly an england flag without being accosted these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Kiddick Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 St Edmund was and is the Patron-Saint of all English people, wherever they live. Edward the Confessor was, and perhaps still is, the Patron-Saint of the Anglo-Norman Establishment. (Hence his position in Westminster Abbey, the original of which he had built by his Norman friends). St George was and is the Patron-Saint of all who live in England. INTERESTINGLY.... Taken from: http://www.orthodoxengland.btinternet.co.uk/stgeoren.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracie Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 Originally posted by LoopyLou you shouldn't need reminding it's the same day every year - april 23rd. And so easy to remember! '2 - 3 - 4'. The 23rd day of the 4th month (And this year was 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 ... the 23rd day of the 4th month, 2005 ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Kiddick Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 well our string of flags were out, it was interesting to see the smirks of passers-by too... I was pleased to see the advert on TV for Bombardier Beer was played BUT it was the only reference I spotted to the fact it was St George's Day. Even the news reader on Calendar DIDN'T have a red rose on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True_Brit Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Happy St George's day to everyone who is going to celebrate it, have a good un' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ sheffield Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Happy St George's day to everyone who is going to celebrate it, have a good un' I second that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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