[EBC] Happy St Georges Day!

InnerBrat · Post by **InnerBrat** » 2004-04-23 05:39am

From my friend's LJ:

It's not a festival which has been much observed in recent years so for anyone who's unclear, here's a handy guide:
Wear a cretinous fvcking felt hat in the shape of a cup of tea. While doing so, drink lots of tea (ideally while blocking a major thoroughfare) and go on and on and fvcking on about your English roots. Especially if they're really tendentious, and especially if you're in Ireland or the US. And use the phrase "jolly good show" whenever possible, preferably pronouncing it in a dismal attempt at an English accent.

What ho!

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-04-23 05:41am

Was that the one with the dragon, or am I really wrong?

BoredShirtless · Post by **BoredShirtless** » 2004-04-23 06:08am

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Was that the one with the dragon, or am I really wrong?

Yep. The website:

http://www.dragons.com.au/main.asp

Jon · Post by **Jon** » 2004-04-23 06:49am

Yes indeed, you wouldn't believe it though, on my way to college this morning, which takes me 40 minutes and two bus journeys, I saw one house flying a Flag of St George

Yet, St Patricks day a few months back, there were street parades and every pub was flying an Irish flag. Make's me piss this country.

Zac Naloen · Post by **Zac Naloen** » 2004-04-23 08:56am

bah, i didn't even know it was st. georges day until this morning

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2004-04-23 11:55am

Happy St Georges Day my English friends. Drink a pint of lager for me.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-04-23 12:16pm

I have reason to celebrate anyway given I've just had my last exam and it was a cakewalk.

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2004-04-23 12:32pm

InnerBrat wrote:From my friend's LJ:

It's not a festival which has been much observed in recent years so for anyone who's unclear, here's a handy guide:
Wear a cretinous fvcking felt hat in the shape of a cup of tea. While doing so, drink lots of tea (ideally while blocking a major thoroughfare) and go on and on and fvcking on about your English roots. Especially if they're really tendentious, and especially if you're in Ireland or the US. And use the phrase "jolly good show" whenever possible, preferably pronouncing it in a dismal attempt at an English accent.

What ho!

You mean you don't all really sound like that?

Anarchist Bunny · Post by **Anarchist Bunny** » 2004-04-23 12:39pm

You got it all wrong, today is Battle of the Flowers.

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2004-04-23 01:44pm

Its the birth and death day of shakespear as well

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2004-04-23 02:10pm

Anarchist Bunny wrote:You got it all wrong, today is Battle of the Flowers.

English civil war?

At any rate, I had no idea this was St George's day, but let's face facts, the Dragon was not killed by St George, that's just totally absurd. The Dragon ATE St George and assumed his position.

Anyway, it's been an amazingly good day, weather-wise, and I left college an hour early.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-04-23 02:26pm

Rye wrote:
Anarchist Bunny wrote:You got it all wrong, today is Battle of the Flowers.
English civil war?

At any rate, I had no idea this was St George's day, but let's face facts, the Dragon was not killed by St George, that's just totally absurd. The Dragon ATE St George and assumed his position.

Anyway, it's been an amazingly good day, weather-wise, and I left college an hour early.

You mean one of them, namely the Wars of the Roses. I don't recall anything about it on this date.

Anarchist Bunny · Post by **Anarchist Bunny** » 2004-04-23 03:12pm

I think its a mexican holiday. Seeing how I live in central Texas and this week is a city wide celebration called Fiesta, ending with a parade and a school holiday on Friday celebrating the Battle of the Flowers.

Hmmm, GOOGLE!

Ah it's Independance from Mexico

El Moose Monstero · Post by **El Moose Monstero** » 2004-04-23 03:21pm

Admiral Valdemar wrote:
Rye wrote:
Anarchist Bunny wrote:You got it all wrong, today is Battle of the Flowers.
English civil war?

At any rate, I had no idea this was St George's day, but let's face facts, the Dragon was not killed by St George, that's just totally absurd. The Dragon ATE St George and assumed his position.

Anyway, it's been an amazingly good day, weather-wise, and I left college an hour early.
You mean one of them, namely the Wars of the Roses. I don't recall anything about it on this date.

The only thing that comes to mind is that Shakespeare was the one who made it about flowers, the actual War of the Roses was fought under animal based flags, I know one of them was a Boar, but I can't remember what the other one was. So there we have it, ladies and gentlemen, shakespeare was butchering our history long before Hollywood started, as we all know, Richard the third was a kind and loving man, who loved to play with his children in the tower with rubber knives...

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2004-04-23 03:34pm

York had the Boar ,i think and the other had an Hawk of somesort, trying to be Romanesqe

Post by **Zaia** » 2004-04-23 03:38pm

InnerBrat wrote:<snip>

Right-o, poppet. Choosing my main thoroughfare now...

InnerBrat · Post by **InnerBrat** » 2004-04-24 07:16am

Lord Pounder wrote:Happy St Georges Day my English friends. Drink a pint of lager for me.

*smacks*

It's NOT Crap Beer day.
Go have some Real Ale and think of us.

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2004-04-24 08:34am

InnerBrat wrote:
Lord Pounder wrote:Happy St Georges Day my English friends. Drink a pint of lager for me.
*smacks*

It's NOT Crap Beer day.
Go have some Real Ale and think of us.

But when you think of england you think of crappy beer.

*toddles off to drink so real guinness*

Mark S · Post by **Mark S** » 2004-04-24 08:41am

I guess I'll have to find a dragon and go get it drunk on Tetlies or Bodingtons or some-such. I knew I had one around here somewhere...

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2004-04-24 11:01am

Lord Pounder wrote: But when you think of england you think of crappy beer.

That's the stupidest thing I've seen you write.

British beer is not bad, you've merely been spoiled with irish beers.

The Aliens · Post by **The Aliens** » 2004-04-24 12:13pm

Well, I vote we all head to a pet shop and start beheading iguanas, to keep the tradition alive.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2004-04-24 01:28pm

I'll celebrate by going to play a short D&D campaign and slaying a dragon.

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