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Anniversary; 7 July, 2005
Topic Started: Jul 7 2006, 05:10 AM (237 Views)
George K
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London.

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The UK, and the rest of the world with them, will be marking today the first anniversary of the London terror bombings, in remembrance of the 52 people murdered that day.
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LWpianistin
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:o :doh:

I forgot!

Thanks for reminding me, George.

And how are you today?
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And how are you today?
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Dewey
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Man, I was surprised at how many wrongly patterned "Union Jacks" there are online. And thanks to someone on this board (can't remember who) who pointed out the correct design and inter-weaving of the three crosses in a long-ago thread.
"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685.

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George K
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And a year later, a call to Dhimmitude - A call to replace St. George as the patron saint of the Church of England...to avoid offending Muslims.

Will George be slayed as England's patron saint?

His dragon-slaying heroics have kept his legend alive through the centuries.

But the Church of England is considering rejecting England's patron saint St George on the grounds that his image is too warlike and may offend Muslims.

Clergy have started a campaign to replace George with St Alban, a Christian martyr in Roman Britain.

The scheme, to be considered by the Church's parliament, the General Synod, has met a cautious but sympathetic response from senior bishops.

But it clashes with the increasing popularity of the saint and his flag in England. The World Cup brought out millions of St George crosses as the symbol became increasingly mainstream and less frequently dismissed as a badge favoured only by far-Right political activists.

If St Alban replaced St George, the red cross on a white background would have to be replaced as England's flag by Alban's symbol, a diagonal yellow cross on a blue background that bears a strong similarity to St Andrew's cross, the flag of Scotland.

The proposal has been put forward by the Rev Philip Chester, vicar of St Matthew's, Westminster, who has called the use of St George as patron saint 'dotty'.
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"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... "
- Mik, 6/14/08


Nothing is as effective as homeopathy.

I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles.
- Klaus, 4/29/18
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Dewey
Jul 7 2006, 08:56 AM
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Man, I was surprised at how many wrongly patterned "Union Jacks" there are online. And thanks to someone on this board (can't remember who) who pointed out the correct design and inter-weaving of the three crosses in a long-ago thread.

http://www.jdawiseman.com/papers/union-jack/union-jack.html
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George K
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"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... "
- Mik, 6/14/08


Nothing is as effective as homeopathy.

I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles.
- Klaus, 4/29/18
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Mark
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George K
Jul 7 2006, 06:40 AM
But the Church of England is considering rejecting England's patron saint St George on the grounds that his image is too warlike and may offend Muslims.

GMAFB!
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George K
Jul 7 2006, 06:40 AM
And a year later, a call to Dhimmitude - A call to replace St. George as the patron saint of the Church of England...to avoid offending Muslims.

His dragon-slaying heroics have kept his legend alive through the centuries.

But the Church of England is considering rejecting England's patron saint St George on the grounds that his image is too warlike and may offend Muslims....


The proposal has been put forward by the Rev Philip Chester, vicar of St Matthew's, Westminster, who has called the use of St George as patron saint 'dotty'.

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We think not.
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Dewey
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George K
Jul 7 2006, 06:52 AM
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Dang, you're right! I was really trying, and still got it wrong!
"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685.

"Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous

"Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011

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John D'Oh
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To avoid confusion, when talking about England and St George, as opposed to the UK we should just use:

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This has the added advantage of annoying islamic nutters no end.
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AlbertaCrude
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This should also give them dyspepsia.
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John D'Oh
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I'm having a very non-PC moment, and this guy probably isn't even English, but what about:

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(I'm just kidding. Well, mostly).
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George K
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Because somebody had to....

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"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... "
- Mik, 6/14/08


Nothing is as effective as homeopathy.

I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles.
- Klaus, 4/29/18
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John D'Oh
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It's only a flesh wound.
What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket?
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***musical princess***
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When i was in Oxford this morning, we had a minutes silence.

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AlbertaCrude
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Jul 7 2006, 09:12 AM
I'm having a very non-PC moment, and this guy probably isn't even English, but what about:

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(I'm just kidding. Well, mostly).

I think he's from West Yorkshire. He therefore qualifies.
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John D'Oh
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AlbertaCrude
Jul 7 2006, 05:31 PM

I think he's from West Yorkshire. He therefore qualifies.

I believe he opened the batting alongside Frederick Higginbottom in the recent Roses cricket Match. He brought a whole new meaning to silly mid-off.
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AlbertaCrude
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Surely, to confuse both opposing Bowler and Wicket Keeper
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justme
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Nathan's 2nd favourite book when growing up. He couldn't get enough of it. "Where The Wild Things Are" was his favourite.

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"Men sway more towards hussies." G-D3
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AlbertaCrude
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Also look who adorns Moscow's Coat of Arms:

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