St George's day

[ahinton]

Just out of interest (again) - is it twin-towned with Bognor?

Oh, I do hope (and indeed think) not! Can't see that ending other than in tears!

[P. G. Tipps]

Oh, I do hope (and indeed think) not! Can't see that ending other than in tears!

Members may be interested and indeed fascinated to learn that B*gg*r is currently twinned with H*mm*ing*m.

For those who are even more learnedly-challenged, that is in G*rm*ny.

[vinteuil]

Why not be like the Georgians and do it twice a year (23rd April & 10th November) ?

... o, we can celebrate him more often than that :

23 April, obvi

which for the Eastern Orthodox means we can also celebrate on our 6 May

Also : 3 November (Russian Orthodox) - translation of relics to Lydda

and 26 November (Kiev consecration)

Not forgetting : in the Coptic Orthodox Alexandrian tradition - 23rd Paremhat, ie 1 May

and 7th Hatour (consecration of first church) - ie 17 November.

So good that the 'English' have so many days to celebrate 'their' Patron...

[ahinton]

Members may be interested and indeed fascinated to learn that B*gg*r is currently twinned with H*mm*ing*m.

For those who are even more learnedly-challenged, that is in G*rm*ny.

For those who are not typographcially challenged and who are "interested and indeed fascinated" by the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, Hemmingen is twinned with Clydesdale, not merely with B*gg*r.

[Stanfordian]

I'm surprised our membership of Europe allow celebration of St. George's Day.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I'm surprised our membership of Europe allow celebration of St. George's Day.

We've been members for over forty years, Stanf - it shouldn't be that surprising!

[Flosshilde]

I'm surprised our membership of Europe allow celebration of St. George's Day.

??

[Flosshilde]

We've been members for over forty years, Stanf - it shouldn't be that surprising!

Actually, I think we've been members of Europe for several hundred, if not thousand, years. Unless Stan means the EU?

[ahinton]

Actually, I think we've been members of Europe for several hundred, if not thousand, years. Unless Stan means the EU?

I somehow suspect that he probably does but I still cannot see why he writes as he does on this.

[Beef Oven!]

I'm surprised our membership of Europe allow celebration of St. George's Day.

Don't worry Stan, our membership of Europe is all over, bar the shouting.

[ahinton]

Don't worry Stan, our membership of Europe is all over, bar the shouting.

I suspect that there'll be so much shouting between now and 23 June that most people will be so deafened by it that they won't even be able to hear the result. Anyway, I assume that by "membership of Europe" you mean "membership of EU", right?

How long after this secession that you appear to predict might you suppose it will be before Scotland goes its own way because it has no intention of having its membership removed from it?

[BBMmk2]

Pity we are far apart! (or not! :) )

[P. G. Tipps]

I suspect that there'll be so much shouting between now and 23 June that most people will be so deafened by it that they won't even be able to hear the result. Anyway, I assume that by "membership of Europe" you mean "membership of EU", right?

How long after this secession that you appear to predict might you suppose it will be before Scotland goes its own way because it has no intention of having its membership removed from it?

Ahinton, I could kiss you ... but thankfully for both of us that is a physical impossibility right now, and hopefully at any other time as well.

You have hit this absurd, possibly suicidal. referendum nail right on the head.

A vote to leave the EU won't mean the end of the EU, but the end of the UK itself, which will almost certainly break up. It could also plunge both the ROI and NI into an economic and political crisis in its wake. Just what we all need, eh?

That is the simple reality, whatever one thinks of the EU.

If it happens this could down in history as the only time a country voted to destroy itself. So much for all those 'Eurosceptics' who constantly claim to be staunch unionists! 'Striding into the Light'? Is that meant to be some sort of sick joke?

No wonder our friends and allies are not only bemused but totally disbelieving that any of this is actually happening when the world is more dangerous than at any time since the supposed end of the Cold War.

Pure, incomprehensible madness ...

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Actually, I think we've been members of Europe for several hundred, if not thousand, years. Unless Stan means the EU?

- very true; I had presumed the latter.

[eighthobstruction]

Ahinton, I could kiss you ... but thankfully for both of us that is a physical impossibility right now, and hopefully at any other time as well.

You have hit this absurd, possibly suicidal. referendum nail right on the head.

A vote to leave the EU won't mean the end of the EU, but the end of the UK itself, which will almost certainly break up. It could also plunge both the ROI and NI into an economic and political crisis in its wake. Just what we all need, eh?

That is the simple reality, whatever one thinks of the EU.

If it happens this could down in history as the only time a country voted to destroy itself. So much for all those 'Eurosceptics' who constantly claim to be staunch unionists! 'Striding into the Light'? Is that meant to be some sort of sick joke?

No wonder our friends and allies are not only bemused but totally disbelieving that any of this is actually happening when the world is more dangerous than at any time since the supposed end of the Cold War.

Pure, incomprehensible madness ...

....Yep, like the man said ....b*gg*r....