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nickgusset Shizzlehurst 23 Apr 15 12.52pm
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Stuk Top half 23 Apr 15 12.56pm
Quote Y Ddraig Goch at 23 Apr 2015 10.43am Quote Jamesrichards8 at 23 Apr 2015 5.36am Happy st Georges day. Keep britain british. f*** foreigners!! Only joking. Except Palestinians / Syrians / Turks / Greek* of course *depending on which version of St George you believe in Georgia, more obviously. And then AC Milan and Barcelona. Optimistic as ever
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Top half 23 Apr 15 12.56pm

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Happy st Georges day. Keep britain british. f*** foreigners!! Only joking.

Except Palestinians / Syrians / Turks / Greek* of course

*depending on which version of St George you believe in

Georgia, more obviously.

And then AC Milan and Barcelona.

Optimistic as ever

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johnno42000 23 Apr 15 12.57pm
If you ever want to see a grown man cry and throw a fit just keep an eye on Farage if we got rid of St George, St David, St Andrew and make this chap the patron saint of the UK - Benedict of Nursia. Edited by johnno42000 (23 Apr 2015 12.58pm) Edited by johnno42000 (23 Apr 2015 12.59pm) 'Lies to the masses as are like fly's to mollasses...they want more and more and more'
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If you ever want to see a grown man cry and throw a fit just keep an eye on Farage if we got rid of St George, St David, St Andrew and make this chap the patron saint of the UK - Benedict of Nursia.

Edited by johnno42000 (23 Apr 2015 12.58pm)

Edited by johnno42000 (23 Apr 2015 12.59pm)

'Lies to the masses as are like fly's to mollasses...they want more and more and more'

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reborn 23 Apr 15 1.19pm
Best demonstration of 'Englishness' would be for the government to announce it was sending significant resources to save lives in the Med. That would make me proud. My username has nothing to do with my religious beliefs
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reborn 23 Apr 15 1.19pm

Best demonstration of 'Englishness' would be for the government to announce it was sending significant resources to save lives in the Med.

That would make me proud.

My username has nothing to do with my religious beliefs

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dannyh wherever I lay my hat....... 23 Apr 15 1.19pm
Quote nickgusset at 23 Apr 2015 12.52pm [Link] "He moved between the provinces of the vast Roman empire in the way a skilled manual worker might travel between the member states of the EU to find better employment." Could they be any more pro Eurozone independant my brown eye. "It's not the bullet that's got my name on it that concerns me; it's all them other ones flyin' around marked 'To Whom It May Concern.'"
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wherever I lay my hat....... 23 Apr 15 1.19pm

Quote nickgusset at 23 Apr 2015 12.52pm

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"He moved between the provinces of the vast Roman empire in the way a skilled manual worker might travel between the member states of the EU to find better employment."

Could they be any more pro Eurozone independant my brown eye.

"It's not the bullet that's got my name on it that concerns me; it's all them other ones flyin' around marked 'To Whom It May Concern.'"

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dannyh wherever I lay my hat....... 23 Apr 15 1.22pm
Quote reborn at 23 Apr 2015 1.19pm Best demonstration of 'Englishness' would be for the government to announce it was sending significant resources to save lives in the Med. That would make me proud. what would make me proud, is if we stopped going to war with countries for monetary gain in the form of oil gas etc, and instead went after th etin pot war lords in Africa that steal aid, and kill there own people, then they wouldnt feel the need the need to go on homicidal boat journeys. "It's not the bullet that's got my name on it that concerns me; it's all them other ones flyin' around marked 'To Whom It May Concern.'"
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wherever I lay my hat....... 23 Apr 15 1.22pm

Quote reborn at 23 Apr 2015 1.19pm

Best demonstration of 'Englishness' would be for the government to announce it was sending significant resources to save lives in the Med.

That would make me proud.

what would make me proud, is if we stopped going to war with countries for monetary gain in the form of oil gas etc, and instead went after th etin pot war lords in Africa that steal aid, and kill there own people, then they wouldnt feel the need the need to go on homicidal boat journeys.

"It's not the bullet that's got my name on it that concerns me; it's all them other ones flyin' around marked 'To Whom It May Concern.'"

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jamiemartin721 Reading 23 Apr 15 3.44pm
Quote dannyh at 23 Apr 2015 1.22pm Quote reborn at 23 Apr 2015 1.19pm Best demonstration of 'Englishness' would be for the government to announce it was sending significant resources to save lives in the Med. That would make me proud. what would make me proud, is if we stopped going to war with countries for monetary gain in the form of oil gas etc, and instead went after th etin pot war lords in Africa that steal aid, and kill there own people, then they wouldnt feel the need the need to go on homicidal boat journeys. "One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug" [Link]
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Quote reborn at 23 Apr 2015 1.19pm

Best demonstration of 'Englishness' would be for the government to announce it was sending significant resources to save lives in the Med.

That would make me proud.

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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jamiemartin721 Reading 23 Apr 15 3.45pm
Quote reborn at 23 Apr 2015 1.19pm Best demonstration of 'Englishness' would be for the government to announce it was sending significant resources to save lives in the Med. That would make me proud. Given the recent performances of British governments actually spending those resources would be better. "One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug" [Link]
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Reading 23 Apr 15 3.45pm

Quote reborn at 23 Apr 2015 1.19pm

Best demonstration of 'Englishness' would be for the government to announce it was sending significant resources to save lives in the Med.

That would make me proud.

Given the recent performances of British governments actually spending those resources would be better.

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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Seth On a pale blue dot 23 Apr 15 4.08pm
Quote dannyh at 23 Apr 2015 1.22pm Quote reborn at 23 Apr 2015 1.19pm Best demonstration of 'Englishness' would be for the government to announce it was sending significant resources to save lives in the Med. That would make me proud. what would make me proud, is if we stopped going to war with countries for monetary gain in the form of oil gas etc, and instead went after th etin pot war lords in Africa that steal aid, and kill there own people, then they wouldnt feel the need the need to go on homicidal boat journeys. It's mainly because of those wars we started/joined in with that there's so many people from Iraq, Syria, Libya, etc who are risking their lives to get to Europe. Your point about warlords in the likes of Somalia is fair, although we will never go after them because, as you point out, there's no oil there. "You can feel the stadium jumping. The stadium is actually physically moving up and down" FA Cup MOTD 24/4/16
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Seth

On a pale blue dot 23 Apr 15 4.08pm

Quote dannyh at 23 Apr 2015 1.22pm

Quote reborn at 23 Apr 2015 1.19pm

Best demonstration of 'Englishness' would be for the government to announce it was sending significant resources to save lives in the Med.

That would make me proud.

It's mainly because of those wars we started/joined in with that there's so many people from Iraq, Syria, Libya, etc who are risking their lives to get to Europe.

Your point about warlords in the likes of Somalia is fair, although we will never go after them because, as you point out, there's no oil there.

"You can feel the stadium jumping. The stadium is actually physically moving up and down"
FA Cup MOTD 24/4/16

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The Sash Now residing in Epsom - How Posh 24 Apr 15 1.24pm
Quote nickgusset at 23 Apr 2015 12.52pm [Link] Good Lord...what a completely tenuous agenda driven piece of old s***e. The Indie gets worse by the day As far as the rules go, it's a website not a democracy - Hambo 3/6/2014
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Quote nickgusset at 23 Apr 2015 12.52pm

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Good Lord...what a completely tenuous agenda driven piece of old s***e. The Indie gets worse by the day

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Bert the Head Epsom 25 Apr 15 10.32am
Quote becky at 23 Apr 2015 9.41am KING HENRY V Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our English dead. In peace there's nothing so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility: But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger; Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood, Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage; Then lend the eye a terrible aspect; Let pry through the portage of the head Like the brass cannon; let the brow o'erwhelm it As fearfully as doth a galled rock O'erhang and jutty his confounded base, Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean. Now set the teeth and stretch the nostril wide, Hold hard the breath and bend up every spirit To his full height. On, on, you noblest English. Whose blood is fet from fathers of war-proof! Fathers that, like so many Alexanders, Have in these parts from morn till even fought And sheathed their swords for lack of argument: Dishonour not your mothers; now attest That those whom you call'd fathers did beget you. Be copy now to men of grosser blood, And teach them how to war. And you, good yeoman, Whose limbs were made in England, show us here The mettle of your pasture; let us swear That you are worth your breeding; which I doubt not; For there is none of you so mean and base, That hath not noble lustre in your eyes. I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, Straining upon the start. The game's afoot: Follow your spirit, and upon this charge Cry 'God for Harry, England, and Saint George! Happy St. Georges Day The really English thing about St Georges Day is that we English don't really do it. So I'd rather shelve the forced and backward looking nationalism and look to the future The British Take some Picts, Celts and Silures And let them settle, Then overrun them with Roman conquerors. Remove the Romans after approximately 400 years Add lots of Norman French to some Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Vikings, then stir vigorously. Mix some hot Chileans, cool Jamaicans, Dominicans, Trinidadians and Bajans with some Ethiopians, Chinese, Vietnamese and Sudanese. Then take a blend of Somalians, Sri Lankans, Nigerians And pakistanis, Combine with some Guyanese And turn up the heat. Sprinkle some fresh Indians, Malaysians, Bosnians, Iraqis and Bangladeshis together with some Afghans, Spanish, Turkish, Kurdish, Japanese And Palestinians Then add to the melting pot. Leave the ingredients to simmer. As they mix and blend allow their languages to flourish Binding them together with English. Allow time to be cool. Add some unity, understanding, and respect for the future, Serve with justice And enjoy. Note: All the ingredients are equally important. Treating one ingredient better than another will leave a bitter unpleasant taste. Warning: An unequal spread of justice will damage the people and cause pain. Give justice and equality to all. Benjamin Zephaniah
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Bert the Head

Epsom 25 Apr 15 10.32am

Quote becky at 23 Apr 2015 9.41am

KING HENRY V
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more;
Or close the wall up with our English dead.
In peace there's nothing so becomes a man
As modest stillness and humility:
But when the blast of war blows in our ears,
Then imitate the action of the tiger;
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood,
Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage;
Then lend the eye a terrible aspect;
Let pry through the portage of the head
Like the brass cannon; let the brow o'erwhelm it
As fearfully as doth a galled rock
O'erhang and jutty his confounded base,
Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean.
Now set the teeth and stretch the nostril wide,
Hold hard the breath and bend up every spirit
To his full height. On, on, you noblest English.
Whose blood is fet from fathers of war-proof!
Fathers that, like so many Alexanders,
Have in these parts from morn till even fought
And sheathed their swords for lack of argument:
Dishonour not your mothers; now attest
That those whom you call'd fathers did beget you.
Be copy now to men of grosser blood,
And teach them how to war. And you, good yeoman,
Whose limbs were made in England, show us here
The mettle of your pasture; let us swear
That you are worth your breeding; which I doubt not;
For there is none of you so mean and base,
That hath not noble lustre in your eyes.
I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips,
Straining upon the start. The game's afoot:
Follow your spirit, and upon this charge
Cry 'God for Harry, England, and Saint George!

Happy St. Georges Day

The really English thing about St Georges Day is that we English don't really do it. So I'd rather shelve the forced and backward looking nationalism and look to the future

The British

Take some Picts, Celts and Silures
And let them settle,
Then overrun them with Roman conquerors.

Remove the Romans after approximately 400 years
Add lots of Norman French to some
Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Vikings, then stir vigorously.

Mix some hot Chileans, cool Jamaicans, Dominicans,
Trinidadians and Bajans with some Ethiopians, Chinese,
Vietnamese and Sudanese.

Then take a blend of Somalians, Sri Lankans, Nigerians
And pakistanis,
Combine with some Guyanese
And turn up the heat.

Sprinkle some fresh Indians, Malaysians, Bosnians,
Iraqis and Bangladeshis together with some
Afghans, Spanish, Turkish, Kurdish, Japanese
And Palestinians
Then add to the melting pot.

Leave the ingredients to simmer.

As they mix and blend allow their languages to flourish
Binding them together with English.

Allow time to be cool.

Add some unity, understanding, and respect for the future,
Serve with justice
And enjoy.

Note: All the ingredients are equally important. Treating one ingredient better than another will leave a bitter unpleasant taste.

Warning: An unequal spread of justice will damage the people and cause pain. Give justice and equality to all.

Benjamin Zephaniah

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Jangles Croydon 26 Apr 15 11.07pm
Quote Stuk at 23 Apr 2015 12.56pm Quote Y Ddraig Goch at 23 Apr 2015 10.43am Quote Jamesrichards8 at 23 Apr 2015 5.36am Happy st Georges day. Keep britain british. f*** foreigners!! Only joking. Except Palestinians / Syrians / Turks / Greek* of course *depending on which version of St George you believe in Georgia, more obviously. And then AC Milan and Barcelona. Late to the party (very late) but isn't AC Milan's St. George's Cross to do with them being set up by Englishmen, rather than a Milanese affiliation with George? I just can't get enough
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Jangles

Croydon 26 Apr 15 11.07pm

Quote Stuk at 23 Apr 2015 12.56pm

Quote Y Ddraig Goch at 23 Apr 2015 10.43am

Quote Jamesrichards8 at 23 Apr 2015 5.36am

Happy st Georges day. Keep britain british. f*** foreigners!! Only joking.

Except Palestinians / Syrians / Turks / Greek* of course

*depending on which version of St George you believe in

Georgia, more obviously.

And then AC Milan and Barcelona.

Late to the party (very late) but isn't AC Milan's St. George's Cross to do with them being set up by Englishmen, rather than a Milanese affiliation with George?

I just can't get enough

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