Bully Wee Villa Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 (edited) What about a compromise whereby he wears a poppy but Tipp-Ex's "IRA" on it? Surely that would keep everyone happy? Edited October 30, 2018 by Bully Wee Villa 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dundeefc1783 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 I think he should wear one to commemorate the thousands of Irishmen who died in WW1 fighting for the British armed forces.Has he not actually come out and said that he would happily wear poppy if it only represented what happened during WW1 and WW2. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renton Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 1 minute ago, renton said: "Incredible Remembrancing" weren't the first words that sprang to my mind... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priti priti priti Patel Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Girl in the bottom right accurately describing this guy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 3 minutes ago, Margaret Thatcher said: Girl in the bottom right accurately describing this guy. Not only is this guy expecting the baillifs but he's buried two folk in his garden! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainspotter Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 It really is like Christmas for a certain demographic, isn't it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Blades Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Girl in the bottom right accurately describing this guy. That guy is remembering hard, really hard. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Tacky in the extreme. I actually think such shit is genuinely massively disrespectful. I bet if any of the folk who served in WW1 or 2 saw that they'd cringe themselves inside out and (rightfully) think the guy who did is a massive w****r. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The OP Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 14 hours ago, Arch Stanton said: I think he should wear one to commemorate the thousands of Irishmen who died in WW1 fighting for the British armed forces. Britannia bade our wild geese "Go, that small nations might be free" But their lonely graves are by Suvla's waves on the fringe of the Great North Sea 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrshire_nomad Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 How much does a poppy cost? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priti priti priti Patel Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 1 minute ago, ayrshire_nomad said: How much does a poppy cost? That's a breach of Art 9 of the ECHR. Get em sued. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Miguel Sanchez Posted October 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2018 (edited) If a school was sending out letters to me in Comic Sans I'd take my child elsewhere tbh Edited October 31, 2018 by Miguel Sanchez 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 15 minutes ago, ayrshire_nomad said: How much does a poppy cost? What does the grayscale poppy stand for? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 1 minute ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: What does the grayscale poppy stand for? Colourblind soldiers. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 What I find annoying about that letter is that they're telling you to force your child to wear a poppy (with pride, might I add) but then the last sentence of the letter suggests that none of the fucking kids have been told what it's about. Be proud wearing this poppy, even though you have virtually no understanding of what it means. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrshire_nomad Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 I have my issues with some of the things the school does but I'm not going to bat for this one 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priti priti priti Patel Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 (edited) 16 minutes ago, The Moonster said: What I find annoying about that letter is that they're telling you to force your child to wear a poppy (with pride, might I add) but then the last sentence of the letter suggests that none of the fucking kids have been told what it's about. Be proud wearing this poppy, even though you have virtually no understanding of what it means. These sort of people strike me as particularly unsuitable to teach kids. I get that we live in a diverse society and not every teacher will be the smartest, kindest, most knowledgeable, etc, and to some extent market forces mean your kids will be taught by people who wouldn't be your first pick. But this particular Head Teacher seems to think (i) there's a singular and simple meaning behind the poppy, and (ii) it is undoubtedly a source of pride and not any other emotion. This inability to comprehend the idea that meaning is subjective seems anathema to teaching. But maybe this c**t went into it motivated by a kind-hearted desire to help kids learn the "right" way to think, behave etc. Edit: having said that, over the past few years I've distanced myself from public discourse, become apolitical, and spend my time with a woman who jobs as a musician and was raised in west Africa and a bunch of other unusual sorts. I do often forget how orthodox certain ideas are across GB, such as wearing a poppy. I'm probably overreacting. Edited October 31, 2018 by Margaret Thatcher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty dingus Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Encouraging weans to buy the poppy? Heroin has been a scourge on these islands, why do these lefty right on jingoistic Brit nats promote drug abuse? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiG Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 20 hours ago, DA Baracus said: There was a minute's silence at tonight's Inverness Pars game That was for the Leicester helicopter crash. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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