A pint of the black stuff for S.V.'s ....

by **marky No.1** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:38 am

...and for Sammy, Bazzer and Diarmuid of course. Top of the mornin' to ya

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by **campdave** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:44 am

Don't forget "our 'enry" :roll:

by **marky No.1** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:53 am

campdave wrote:Don't forget "our 'enry"

Just squeezed it specially :lol:

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by **sgt major** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:30 pm

Just hope there is the same effort for St George's Day

That's April 23rd for those ENGLISH folk that dont know!

by **marky No.1** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:37 pm

sgt major wrote:Just hope there is the same effort for St George's Day

That's April 23rd for those ENGLISH folk that dont know!

Don't worry Mick there will be a red and white card on it's way to ya

p.s. the green one was M's idea :lol:

by **mr dog** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:39 pm

dont forget st dogs day thats the best day of the lot

by **Posh** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:34 pm

sgt major wrote:Just hope there is the same effort for St George's Day

That's April 23rd for those ENGLISH folk that dont know!

You're technically incorrect as St George's Day is actually on a variety of different days as St. George is the patron saint of Aragon, Catalonia, England, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Lithuania, Palestine, Portugal, and Russia, as well as the cities of Amersfoort, Beirut, Bteghrine, Cáceres, Ferrara, Freiburg, Genoa, Ljubljana, Gozo, Pomorie, Qormi, Lod and Moscow as well as a wide range of professions, organisations and disease sufferers.

So pretty much any day is St George's Day and I'll happily celebrate George-the-Palestinian-bloke-who-never-set-foot-in-England-once-day on any day you wish.

What are we supposed anyway? I thought we could also dress up in national costume, shell-suits, trainers, etc; drink lager until we threw up; moan like hell about foreigners, and the demise of English traditions that we can't actually be bothered to do ourselves; and then go home and cheer ourselves up watching Eastenders.

by **marky No.1** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:38 pm

Lighting the blue touch paper springs to mind :lol:

by **John L** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:11 pm

There's a great pic of Henry and Barry on Facebook in traditional costume, photographed by a "legend". Not sure if I'd be allowed to post it on here though!

by **marky** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:53 pm

Personally, I believe Bede to be far more deserving of the position 'enjoyed' by St. George in England. Spent his whole life here and is practically the only historical source we have from the so-called Dark Ages.

by **Lloydie** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 3:08 pm

Just had my yearly pint of the black stuff at the Pendle Witch in Lancaster.

Have to recommend the new cheap menu in there to you all !!

by **parceldave** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:08 pm

Lloydie wrote:Just had my yearly pint of the black stuff at the Pendle Witch in Lancaster.

Have to recommend the new cheap menu in there to you all !!

Had a few pints of it myself in Ma Murpheys ( Helsinki) on Saturday only 6 euro's a pint. Then we went to a sports bar and they had this football match on where Liverpool beat Man utd 4 - 1. :lol:

. Just because they have a Finn playing for LIverpool , they dream up there own scores

. It did look real though.

by **sgt major** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:13 am

Posh wrote:
sgt major wrote:Just hope there is the same effort for St George's Day

That's April 23rd for those ENGLISH folk that dont know!

You're technically incorrect as St George's Day is actually on a variety of different days as St. George is the patron saint of Aragon, Catalonia, England, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Lithuania, Palestine, Portugal, and Russia, as well as the cities of Amersfoort, Beirut, Bteghrine, Cáceres, Ferrara, Freiburg, Genoa, Ljubljana, Gozo, Pomorie, Qormi, Lod and Moscow as well as a wide range of professions, organisations and disease sufferers.

So pretty much any day is St George's Day and I'll happily celebrate George-the-Palestinian-bloke-who-never-set-foot-in-England-once-day on any day you wish.

What are we supposed anyway? I thought we could also dress up in national costume, shell-suits, trainers, etc; drink lager until we threw up; moan like hell about foreigners, and the demise of English traditions that we can't actually be bothered to do ourselves; and then go home and cheer ourselves up watching Eastenders.

And St Patrick had anything to do with Ireland - sometimes the anti English stuff is annoying.

My point is English folk have some day to celebrate their Englishness unlike just getting pissed because it's Paddy's Day (and most have never stepped foot in Ireland)

by **campdave** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:49 am

sgt major wrote: unlike just getting pissed because it's Paddy's Day (and most have never stepped foot in Ireland)

Like the English have ever needed an excuse to get drunk :lol:

by **Posh** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:45 pm

sgt major wrote:
Posh wrote:
sgt major wrote:Just hope there is the same effort for St George's Day

That's April 23rd for those ENGLISH folk that dont know!

You're technically incorrect as St George's Day is actually on a variety of different days as St. George is the patron saint of Aragon, Catalonia, England, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Lithuania, Palestine, Portugal, and Russia, as well as the cities of Amersfoort, Beirut, Bteghrine, Cáceres, Ferrara, Freiburg, Genoa, Ljubljana, Gozo, Pomorie, Qormi, Lod and Moscow as well as a wide range of professions, organisations and disease sufferers.

So pretty much any day is St George's Day and I'll happily celebrate George-the-Palestinian-bloke-who-never-set-foot-in-England-once-day on any day you wish.

What are we supposed anyway? I thought we could also dress up in national costume, shell-suits, trainers, etc; drink lager until we threw up; moan like hell about foreigners, and the demise of English traditions that we can't actually be bothered to do ourselves; and then go home and cheer ourselves up watching Eastenders.

And St Patrick had anything to do with Ireland - sometimes the anti English stuff is annoying.

My point is English folk have some day to celebrate their Englishness unlike just getting pissed because it's Paddy's Day (and most have never stepped foot in Ireland)

St Patrick did actually spend sometime in Ireland. As a result, and because he's unique, they've always made the most of their saints' day. The fact that Guinness hijacked St Paddy's Day to spread it all around the world and clean up a small fortune is the real reason. We're suckers for a good party and a bit of over-blown commercialisation. The fact that the English haven't made anything of St George's Day is the English's fault (or a well-known beer company who could copy the Guinness model).

P.S. Here is St Patrick driving the snakes out of Ireland (my first ever Photoshop creation).

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by **Gnasher** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:47 pm

I can't see any snakes in the image? Damn, he must have been good :lol:

by **sgt major** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:42 pm

However your comment about us English not doing anything to celebrate is to a degree the fault of looney left councils who berate anyone from flying English flags (In England), incase we upset ethnic minorities. (Although at times I feel like one myself in this country)

Loony left councils? Wake up it's 2009 and not 1983.

It's an urban myth anyway. We live in the UK and so council's fly the national flag - the Union Jack. The rest of it was dreamt up by the Daily Mail to appeal the right-wing pensioners and racists who love that kind of stuff.

But I think the tide is turning and hopefully one day our beleagured leaders of this country WILL make the day possibly a Bank Holiday or something.

Who wants a Bank Holiday in April? Move St George's Day to July and you might get a few takers.

by **sgt major** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:50 pm

BTW - My wife who is WELSH informed me to check up on St Patts nationality and here is what I found.

When he was about 16 he was captured by Irish raiders and taken from his native Wales as a slave to Ireland, where he lived for six years before escaping and returning to his family. After entering the Church, he later returned to Ireland as a missionary in the north and west of the island, but little is known about the places where he worked and no link can be made between Patrick and any church.

My wife is actually half Welsh and half Irish (hence her temper!!!!) but like me on April 23rd will be celebrating St George's Day.

by **Posh** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:51 pm

Gnasher wrote:I can't see any snakes in the image? Damn, he must have been good

Try again. Uploaded the wrong one.

by **marky No.1** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:02 am

Well all I did was offer a refreshing Guinness - even I drank one at Cheltenham last week :shock:

The Guinness "stand" was the biggest at the races and
they did'nt serve Carling or John Smiths

Great craic though.

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Don't worry I will be celebrating St. George's Day with English Roast Beef, Pudding from Yarkshire and peas from Birds Eye. Might have to swill it all down with lager from South Africa though! :lol: