3 hours ago, mickbrown said:

Haven’t worn a poppy in years. No particular reason for it, mainly as I don’t have cash on me anymore.
 

One thing is certain though, if some bellend is telling me I should have to wear one, then that’s only steering me one way. 

The poppy is all about fund raising for the British Legion who support ex servicemen and their families in need. Just pay cash for once a year in the Co Op and put your change in the tin... pick up a paper poppy if you feel the need but just put a few coppers in the tin. 

The symbol has been hijacked, for the record I can't recall my Dad, who was a Normandy tank  veteran wearing one or my wife's Dad who flew 50 missions in Lancasters. They weren't members of the Legion and just got on with life after the war without needing support

It's your choice and they would stick up for you if they were still here amongst us.

 

I bought one, it fell off, and although I picked it up, I don't know where I put it.

Not good for properly waterproof coats neither.

The donation is the important bit- I've used the RBL website previously. 

I always get a metal pin badge, goes back to days of wearing a suit.

Just stick £10 in tin, it is on a  coat but never switch to other ones. 
 

It was only a few years ago they started putting dates on them. Assume people were recycling them next year. 

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3 hours ago, Zico said:

tell you what though

had a look at this account

this video is shocking to see

"stop the boats"

as said before, france don't want them either, so they aren't going to stop them, and it's too late once they reach our shores

but seeing that queue and watching them go across the beach, into the sea and on the boat

fuck me

https://x.com/RTCORGUK/status/1986832008262373778?s=20

And bizarrely we send 100s of millions to France. What a fkin mess. I mentioned then other day, our biggest asset for keeping them away (a big moat) is in fact our weakness. 

17 minutes ago, Dimron said:

The poppy is all about fund raising for the British Legion who support ex servicemen and their families in need. Just pay cash for once a year in the Co Op and put your change in the tin... pick up a paper poppy if you feel the need but just put a few coppers in the tin. 

The symbol has been hijacked, for the record I can't recall my Dad, who was a Normandy tank  veteran wearing one or my wife's Dad who flew 50 missions in Lancasters. They weren't members of the Legion and just got on with life after the war without needing support

It's your choice and they would stick up for you if they were still here amongst us.

 

Aye I know that. 

My grandads and their brothers all fought, one is buried in Arnhem and another lost his leg in North Africa. I can’t remember any of them ever wearing a poppy either. 

23 minutes ago, mickbrown said:

Aye I know that. 

My grandads and their brothers all fought, one is buried in Arnhem and another lost his leg in North Africa. I can’t remember any of them ever wearing a poppy either. 

All brave men and if you ever got to ask them they would reply "I just did my bit"

The flag flying seems to have moved on to the poppy and remembrance. I was in Clitheroe over the weekend. Hundreds attended the service as usual. Symbols of remembrance don’t get much better. 

9 minutes ago, BobyBrno said:

The flag flying seems to have moved on to the poppy and remembrance. I was in Clitheroe over the weekend. Hundreds attended the service as usual. Symbols of remembrance don’t get much better. 

How it should be done. Proper British. Not hundreds of cheap Chinese-made flags ty-rapped to lamp posts by racist thickos.

7 minutes ago, Cheese said:

How it should be done. Proper British. Not hundreds of cheap Chinese-made flags ty-rapped to lamp posts by racist thickos.

This year was the first for ages we didn't go to a Remembrance Service, we just stayed at home and quietly reflected and dipped into regimental diaries and log books.. we both discussed it and agreed we weren't comfortable with all this poppy-christmas stuff and overt nationalism.

1 hour ago, Dimron said:

All brave men and if you ever got to ask them they would reply "I just did my bit"

Grandad in-law served in the navy's scuba squad in Korea and would only say it was too hot, never got anymore out of him.

Him and folk like him are why I donate every year and try and support elsewhere. Grampa Spencer was an accountant for the RAF so escaped active duty. Wasn't old enough to talk to my other grandad about his time in they army before he passed away.

2 hours ago, Dimron said:

This year was the first for ages we didn't go to a Remembrance Service, we just stayed at home and quietly reflected and dipped into regimental diaries and log books.. we both discussed it and agreed we weren't comfortable with all this poppy-christmas stuff and overt nationalism.

I wish someone would 'ty-rap' the former racist thicko Cheese to a lamp post.

Dont know who pepperd Beaumont road and Hunger Hill

but some maintenance is needed 

specially as we have a war on

 

Tried to take a half day holiday at work to attend the vigil at Manchester Islamic centre for our lost soul

Work avin nowt to do with it

 WTF world leaders def an everythin

Just now, crawshawbooth said:

Tried to take a half day holiday at work to attend the vigil at Manchester Islamic centre for our lost soul

Work avin nowt to do with it

 WTF world leaders def an everythin

 

Just now, crawshawbooth said:

I am really , really sorry ,but i forgot to say BRO when i was referring to my friends

Reads like you have a hangover this morning!

Sentiments are right though. 

World's biggest terrorist and killer of his own people getting vigils etc in this country.

Manchester University should grow a pair and lob out any students attending.

Clearly they won't though.

I am on holiday in Scotland this week , had a trip over to Edinburgh today , the amount of Scottish national flags flying was very unsettling . Honestly , to see the " Saltaire" being flown so widely in Scotland is disturbing !

At this point i stopped the car and discussed if for our own safety , and that of our mental health we should continue. I considered contacting the police on 999 , but felt they might not see our plight as an emergency.

We felt the best solution would be to blindfold Mrs Crawshawbooth , and for me to avert my eyes when approaching any flagpoles. Our anxiety levels were through the roof by the time we reached the safety of of our rental cottage.It did not help that we had to pass several caravan parks to return to safety that had not 1 but 2 Scotland flags flying at their entrances , surely this is a sign of racial hatred towards an Englishman like myself.

Does anyone know of a no win ,no fee legal firm that could help me ?

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Was up there myself a little while back.

Absolutely no shame in being proud of who they are, and flying the flags.

Good on them too.

The cunts! 😁

12 hours ago, crawshawbooth said:

I am on holiday in Scotland this week , had a trip over to Edinburgh today , the amount of Scottish national flags flying was very unsettling . Honestly , to see the " Saltaire" being flown so widely in Scotland is disturbing !

At this point i stopped the car and discussed if for our own safety , and that of our mental health we should continue. I considered contacting the police on 999 , but felt they might not see our plight as an emergency.

We felt the best solution would be to blindfold Mrs Crawshawbooth , and for me to avert my eyes when approaching any flagpoles. Our anxiety levels were through the roof by the time we reached the safety of of our rental cottage.It did not help that we had to pass several caravan parks to return to safety that had not 1 but 2 Scotland flags flying at their entrances , surely this is a sign of racial hatred towards an Englishman like myself.

Does anyone know of a no win ,no fee legal firm that could help me ?

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amazing that theres scottish flags flying in the midst of a home commonwealth games

almost like theres a world cup going on and st georges being flown all over england