Is Anyone Aware That It Is St Georges Day Today?

[anotheoldgit]

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1117522/St-George-s-Day-2019-Labour-Party-Jeremy-Corbyn-tweets-England-bank-holiday

https://www.askideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Proud-To-Be-English-Happy-Saint-Georges-Day-Facebook-Cover-Picture.jpg

[Peter Pedant]

// Do you have to really care about history, the monarchs and St george to be English?//

St George - - - english - you mean St George of Cappadocia ?
as any ABer - AOG Ni Baldric might holler - johnny Brexit, Tarmy (Robinson of course, sillly!) et al ....(oops sorry Nigh)
"where in England Cappadocia den?" [ where dat den?]

hey oh come on - I dont really mind
this is after all - - AB in full brexit swing !

[pixie374]

He certainly is now, spath...

[spathiphyllum]

Who was king edward the 3rd to know anything anyhow? Guys a war warmonger

[dannyk13]

PP, another pile of gibberish.How do you expect to ever be taken seriously.

[retrocop]

No he didn't come to England and was adopted as the English Patron Saint for reasons shown by King Edward 111

[dannyk13]

Spath, stop trying to derail the thread.

[spathiphyllum]

ST George, the brave dragon slayer, to lead and protect England, when he's never even seen it. How Proud that makes me. I best buy a stella, get a copy of the sun, me flag out from the garage from 2005 and i'll try not to forget me deck chair.. might take me a few years to get fat and bold, but then at least i'll be the epitome of a proud englishman.

[david small]

I pipped you at the post ag I mentioned St George’s day yesterday so there, ya boo sucks....England my England what has become of thee. I can trace my ancestry back till 815, or is it a quarter to nine?

[spathiphyllum]

King Edward probably had some corrupt political, war style motive. All reasons i won't blindly be proud due to this man. I see no reason why we 'celebrate' these things in the modern age. What relevance do they have. Christian culture shaping our social norms? I'd rather it not.

[Mamyalynne]

https://tinyurl.com/y6zdyl5h

[david small]

Fat, bald, Stella drinker Spath? You do yourself proud.

[spathiphyllum]

David, with a "the sun" newspaper

[Peter Pedant]

// PP, another pile of gibberish.How do you expect to ever be taken seriously.//

nope sorry - it is St george of Cappadocia
who is not english but is ..... surprise surprise danny cappadocian.

dear dear - where were you when they did this in primary skool?

(wishes to be taken seriously on a thread about St george of C and whether he is one or not - - did Danny really write that?)
oh well it is AB !

[sanmac]

Spath, the more you become involved in a thread the more, in my imagination, you take on the attributes of a demented octopus. You flail, windmill, and strike blindly and incoherently at anything that comes your way.

[spathiphyllum]

well we all have different perceptions, perspective and thoughts, sanmac. If i told you all mien there wouldn't be much room on AB for anything else.

Maybe you should get a diary for all these pointless thoughts?

Instead of "Spath" start it.. "Dear Diary"

[ichkeria]

Being Irish I’m slightly envious of St George’s Day. St Patrick’s Day has got a little silly over the years. Commercialised and IMO spoiled by the daft drinks promotions and greetings cards etc etc.
St George’s Day on the other hand is just about right: rescued largely from the BNP and the NF, in recent years. Slightly understated but nonetheless dignified:-)

On the other hand we don’t have the sort of ridiculous sparring that goes on above as a rule. It still isn’t quite as fashionable as it ought to be to be proud of being English.
If the Irish (and half the rest of the world it seems) need a hangover cure for St Patrick’s Day then maybe the English need a psychiatrist.

[pixie374]

I am unsure why you are trying to make the thread controversial, spath. Will be interested to see if you do the same on other Saints' days.

[retrocop]

Runs around like an excited puppy making messes for others to sort out. :-)

[pixie374]

I think he just needs a little self-respect and self-esteem, retro.

[Baldric]

I am neither fat or bald and am not a Sun reader, merely an Englishman who is proud of his heritage.