donkey
Cheers!
 Offline
Posts: 7062
He headed a football.
|
 |
« Reply #45 on: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 17:04:15 » |
|
Blame those galavanting crusaders. We want an ENGLISH saint for ENGLAND  Wasn't Edward the Confessor sainted? In which case he could be the our saint if we want (even if he's German). Mind you he was a tad indecisive about who sould rule after him and caused a little argument, so perhaps not. I want it to be St Hubbins, but I may be in a minority. |
|
|
|
« Last Edit: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 17:06:10 by donkey »
|
Logged
|
donkey tells the truth
I headed the ball. eeeeeeeeeeeeeee-aaaaaaaawwwwwww |
|
|
|
flammableBen
|
|
« Reply #46 on: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 17:10:41 » |
|
I think it's the other king saint that was german, Someone the Martyr?
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Ardiles
Offline
Posts: 11550
Stirlingshire Reds
|
|
« Reply #47 on: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 17:13:14 » |
|
What does English actually mean? Norman (French), Saxon (German), Jute (Danish)...? Give it 300 years and the Bangladeshis that arrived in the second half of the last century will be mentioned in the same breath as all of these.
We're a mongrel race. Always have been. Our Turkish knight is perfectly cast as patron saint.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
flammableBen
|
|
« Reply #48 on: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 17:16:28 » |
|
Nah. At least the Norman, Saxons, Jutes and Bangladeshis made a fucking effort to come and visit. Lazy Turkish Cunt.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Reg Smeeton
Walking Encyclopaedia
Offline
Posts: 34913
|
|
« Reply #49 on: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 17:17:01 » |
|
What does English actually mean? Norman (French), Saxon (German), Jute (Danish)...? Give it 300 years and the Bangladeshis that arrived in the second half of the last century will be mentioned in the same breath as all of these.
We're a mongrel race. Always have been. Our Turkish knight is perfectly cast as patron saint.
English means from England...so you can be originally from Bangladesh, but still be English. Wasn't it the sainted Morrisey, who said, Irish blood, English heart. |
|
|
|
« Last Edit: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 17:19:27 by Reg Smeeton »
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
flammableBen
|
|
« Reply #50 on: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 17:19:25 » |
|
Some of Morrisey's music stuff is ok, but Men Behaving Badly was shit.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Reg Smeeton
Walking Encyclopaedia
Offline
Posts: 34913
|
|
« Reply #51 on: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 17:23:02 » |
|
Some of Morrisey's music stuff is ok, but Men Behaving Badly was shit.
I didn't like him much when he turned out for Tranmere against us in 92/93. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
larwood
The girl least likely to.
Offline
Posts: 4653
|
|
« Reply #52 on: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 20:35:24 » |
|
MorriSSey,get it right you two  That Jasper Fforde book is in the library Reg.I couldn't face it so its back on the shelf  And Happy St Georges Day everyone  |
|
|
|
« Last Edit: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 20:37:32 by larwood »
|
Logged
|
I was a small, fat child in a welfare house
There was only one thing I ever dreamed about
And fate has just
Handed it to me - whoopee
|
|
|
Reg Smeeton
Walking Encyclopaedia
Offline
Posts: 34913
|
|
« Reply #53 on: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 20:57:32 » |
|
MorriSSey,get it right you two That Jasper Fforde book is in the library Reg.I couldn't face it so its back on the shelf And Happy St Georges Day everyone Cheers |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Nemo
Shit Bacon
Offline
Posts: 22431
|
|
« Reply #54 on: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 21:52:19 » |
|
Just a thought, but perhaps someone might know the answer.
Why do we have a patron saint, seeing as we're officially a protestant country? Aren't saints an exclusively catholic thing?
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
4D
That was definately my last game, honest
Offline
Posts: 22704
I can't bear it 🙄
|
|
« Reply #55 on: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 22:10:05 » |
|
Just a thought, but perhaps someone might know the answer.
Why do we have a patron saint, seeing as we're officially a protestant country? Aren't saints an exclusively catholic thing?
Wasn't England a Catholic country back then, until Henry 8th's time? My history knowledge is not great. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Arnold.J.Rimmer
Offline
Posts: 626
|
|
« Reply #56 on: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 22:24:39 » |
|
We're a mongrel race. Always have been.
not true. the Normans, Saxons, Jutes, Angles and Friisians we're all Germanic people. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Nemo
Shit Bacon
Offline
Posts: 22431
|
|
« Reply #57 on: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 22:25:33 » |
|
Friisians Aren't they sheep? |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Arnold.J.Rimmer
Offline
Posts: 626
|
|
« Reply #58 on: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 22:28:49 » |
|
cows
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Nemo
Shit Bacon
Offline
Posts: 22431
|
|
« Reply #59 on: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 22:30:08 » |
|
Or Horses, according to wiki.
But not sheep.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
