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Lest we Forget

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Ciaran, Oct 24, 2015.

  1. Null

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    The neighbourhood 'ra
     
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  2. Jip Jaap Stam

    Jip Jaap Stam General Chat Moderator
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    Yeah, "just like."
     
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    The neighbourhood 'ra
     
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  4. Ciaran

    Ciaran Going for 55

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    No one tells me what to do Paul.
     
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    **** the ra ...
     
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  6. Ciaran

    Ciaran Going for 55

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    Glad we agree.
     
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  7. B-C

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    Joking aside. Wear a poppy to work here and you're fine.

    Easter lily? Bigot.
     
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  8. A.L.D.O 4.1

    A.L.D.O 4.1 1 of the top defendants in Europe

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    Better Poppy than Popery. Less stressful on the anus.
     
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  9. Jip Jaap Stam

    Jip Jaap Stam General Chat Moderator
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    Yeah, "we agree."
     
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    There's a heroin joke in there somewhere. Find it.
     
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  11. Ciaran

    Ciaran Going for 55

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    You could wear either in my last job.
     
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    Or pot pourri ... Less sickly
     
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  13. B-C

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    Just thinkin, anyone that wears a poppy is called a bigot too.

    Lived here 34 years and have learned nahin.
     
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  14. Archers Road

    Archers Road Urban Spaceman

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    It got stuck up there. Smack'll do that
     
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  15. Girvan Loyal 1690

    Girvan Loyal 1690 Nobody's safe now

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    And?
     
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    @alwaysright help me out buddy?
     
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    We live in a 'free' society - only because our ancestors were prepared to oppose regimes that would have us all being oppressed. I think that it is disrespectful not to 'remember' and acknowledge their sacrifice for one day a year. I'm not asking anyone to 'do anything' ((physically), - or to wear a poppy - but just to have a few thoughts of gratitude for your freedom - or at least allow others to do everything you don't want to do to commemorate the anniversary without making remarks such as being glad that some councils have banned the 'sale' of poppies..... I actually cannot think of a word that adequately describes my disgust of them - or those who make remarks to applaud such action.
     
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  18. Ciaran

    Ciaran Going for 55

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    What regime would have oppressed us due to ww1?
     
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  19. Ciaran

    Ciaran Going for 55

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    Or Ireland, Iraq, Afghanistan etc etc...
     
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  20. Jip Jaap Stam

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    Those Austro-Hungarians were right bastards.
    Napoleon, the Spanish Armada, Francis I, those pesky Boers :bandit:
     
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