ClydeTon Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 8 hours ago, GTee said: How do you become an Orangeman. Is there a test or something? And once you have achieved this status, what's your responsibilities. Is there a motto or something, that members aspire to. A code of conduct perhaps. What's the glue that bonds you guys together? Aye there's a test- exams in school. Fail and get a free pass into the orange order. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 14 hours ago, die hard doonhamer said: A movement of positivity and inclusivity right enough I like the Nazi colour scheme they've went with. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondDan Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 (edited) Not Orange (well kind of), but the Royal Black Preceptory held their annual 13th event at Scarva. Check out the following link for pics. Scarva Sham Fight 2023: Huge crowds enjoy the Thirteenth parade - 28 fantastic images | Belfast News Letter The "sham fight" has been taking place for a long time. See below for the 1959 fight. Many had tipped James to win this year's event, bit William was again triumphant. Twelfth of July 2023: Sham Fight and 13th of July celebrations take place in Scarva and Bangor - Belfast Live Full 13th parade below. What was your favourite band on display? And what preceptory was turned out the best? Edited July 15, 2023 by DiamondDan -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondDan Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 6 hours ago, bennett said: As bad as each other. He's desperate to kick it off and they don't need much encouragement to kick off. Luckily the polis were quick to get in there. Good statement from the band here. Silver Plains Flute Band from North Antrim responds to confrontation with male wearing GAA top during Twelfth of July parade in Ballycastle as Sinn Fein MLA Philip McGuigan calls for meeting with Parades Commission | Belfast News Letter Sinn Fein milking it for all it's worth -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomintroll Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 3 minutes ago, DiamondDan said: Good statement from the band here. Silver Plains Flute Band from North Antrim responds to confrontation with male wearing GAA top during Twelfth of July parade in Ballycastle as Sinn Fein MLA Philip McGuigan calls for meeting with Parades Commission | Belfast News Letter Sinn Fein milking it for all it's worth As are you, pathetic troll. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarrbridgeSaintee Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 54 minutes ago, DiamondDan said: Not Orange (well kind of), but the Royal Black Preceptory held their annual 13th event at Scarva. Check out the following link for pics. Scarva Sham Fight 2023: Huge crowds enjoy the Thirteenth parade - 28 fantastic images | Belfast News Letter The "sham fight" has been taking place for a long time. See below for the 1959 fight. Many had tipped James to win this year's event, bit William was again triumphant. Twelfth of July 2023: Sham Fight and 13th of July celebrations take place in Scarva and Bangor - Belfast Live Full 13th parade below. What was your favourite band on display? And what preceptory was turned out the best? Drumderg Loyalists look phenomenal. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 2 hours ago, Empty It said: I like the Nazi colour scheme they've went with. You really don't get why they would select black and tan as a colour scheme for reasons a lot closer to home? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 1 hour ago, DiamondDan said: Many had tipped James to win this year's event, bit William was again triumphant. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 27 minutes ago, LongTimeLurker said: You really don't get why they would select black and tan as a colour scheme for reasons a lot closer to home? To play dress-up like the RIC. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 (edited) The mainstream RIC wore dark green like the RUC. The "black and tans" were special constables hired from former WWI soldiers across the UK to bolster RIC numbers in what became the Free State pre-partition. Don't have the greatest reputation among Irish republicans but are viewed more positively by Ulster Unionists for obvious reasons. Querying whether that was the most sensible thing to wear during a potentially contentious parade through a Roman Catholic majority town like Ballycastle would be a valid enough point. Bringing the Nazis into it is just bizarre. Do you really think people in NI have fond memories of the Nazis after what the Luftwaffe did to Belfast in 1941? Edited July 15, 2023 by LongTimeLurker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 2 hours ago, DiamondDan said: Good statement from the band here. Silver Plains Flute Band from North Antrim responds to confrontation with male wearing GAA top during Twelfth of July parade in Ballycastle as Sinn Fein MLA Philip McGuigan calls for meeting with Parades Commission | Belfast News Letter Sinn Fein milking it for all it's worth I always make a point of crossing the road in the middle of an Orange walk. This hasn't happened often as I stay in Dundee, but my boy bides in Glasgow. It was good fun. -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 I'm glad that these lads are standing up to filthy foreigners who come to our country and force their culture onto us. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomintroll Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 1 hour ago, LongTimeLurker said: The mainstream RIC wore dark green like the RUC. The "black and tans" were special constables hired from former WWI soldiers across the UK to bolster RIC numbers in what became the Free State pre-partition. Don't have the greatest reputation among Irish republicans but are viewed more positively by Ulster Unionists for obvious reasons. Querying whether that was the most sensible thing to wear during a potentially contentious parade through a Roman Catholic majority town like Ballycastle would be a valid enough point. Bringing the Nazis into it is just bizarre. Do you really think people in NI have fond memories of the Nazis after what the Luftwaffe did to Belfast in 1941? I recall that Hitler had quite the issue with us Catholics so I am sure the good people at H&W would find some common ground with him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Moomintroll said: I recall that Hitler had quite the issue with us Catholics so I am sure the good people at H&W would find some common ground with him. You do realise that H&W was targeted for Luftwaffe bombing in 1941? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfast_Blitz Hitler was Austrian rather than Prussian so he was raised as a Roman Catholic rather than a Lutheran and that means he wouldn't have been allowed into the Orange Order given he remained a lapsed RC even during the Nazi era. The Roman Catholic Church didn't exactly cover itself in glory when it came to opposing Adolf given the support of the Zentrum was decisive in passing the Enabling Act that gave him dictatorial powers and the Vatican signed the Reichskonkordat with the Nazis after they took power. The problem was that they viewed Communism as the bigger threat so they went along with the Nazi's power grab after the Reichstag fire. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 6 minutes ago, LongTimeLurker said: You do realise that H&W was targeted for Luftwaffe bombing in 1941? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfast_Blitz Hitler was Austrian rather than Prussian so he was raised as a Roman Catholic rather than a Lutheran and that means he wouldn't have been allowed into the Orange Order given he remained a lapsed RC even during the Nazi era. The Roman Catholic Church didn't exactly cover itself in glory when it came to opposing Adolf given the support of the Zentrum was decisive in passing the Enabling Act that gave him dictatorial powers and the Vatican signed the Reichskonkordat with the Nazis after they took power. The problem was that they viewed Communism as the bigger threat so they went along with the Nazi's power grab after the Reichstag fire. Wow. Keep that we nugget for July 12th next year, it'll go down a treat on the march. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 1 minute ago, scottsdad said: Wow. Keep that we nugget for July 12th next year, it'll go down a treat on the march. And now low IQ posters will assume I am in the Orange Order even though it should have been obvious I'm not based on what I posted a few posts up regarding the advisability of wearing black and tan band outfits in a Roman Catholic majority town. The script is all too predictable. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Just now, LongTimeLurker said: And now low IQ posters will assume I am in the Orange Order even though it should have been obvious I'm not based on what I posted a few posts up regarding the advisability of wearing black and tan band outfits in a Roman Catholic majority town. The script is all too predictable. Who gives a shit about assumptions? When you assume you make an ass of u and me. But when you go down the rabbit hole of the rise of Hitler in a thread like this, then you're putting your head in the mouth of a lion. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 53 minutes ago, scottsdad said: Who gives a shit about assumptions? When you assume you make an ass of u and me. But when you go down the rabbit hole of the rise of Hitler in a thread like this, then you're putting your head in the mouth of a lion. Have we got a P&B Official Lion or is it just various pooches and the hamster? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 1 minute ago, carpetmonster said: Have we got a P&B Official Lion or is it just various pooches and the hamster? The hamster is vicious enough 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, scottsdad said: The hamster is vicious enough Even still; Scottish hamster. Deal with one of the yank fuckers if you fancy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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