Poppy Watch '23

PostRe: Poppy Watch '23 by **kazanova_Frankenstein** » Fri Nov 10, 2023 8:25 am

It all started going downhill when the USA started casting British actors in lead parts (rather than just the show stealing villain).

"We" got too big for our boots.

PostRe: Poppy Watch '23 by **Green Gecko** » Fri Nov 10, 2023 6:35 pm

Moggy wrote:I hope you've all got your decorations up.

That's like a river of blood is literally filling up the top room and pouring out the window like a letterbox. :lol:

PostRe: Poppy Watch '23 by **Tomous** » Sat Nov 11, 2023 7:56 pm

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PostRe: Poppy Watch '23 by KK » Sat Nov 11, 2023 8:04 pm

There’s an awful lot of fireworks going off tonight, almost on a par with Bonfire weekend, that I’m starting to wonder if there’s people out there trying to recreate the Blitz or something.

‘And this is what Nanny Pat went through…’ {BOOM}

PostRe: Poppy Watch '23 by **Knoyleo** » Sat Nov 11, 2023 8:08 pm

KK wrote:There’s an awful lot of fireworks going off tonight, almost on a par with Bonfire weekend, that I’m starting to wonder if there’s people out there trying to recreate the Blitz or something.

‘And this is what Nanny Pat went through…’ {BOOM}

Diwali.

PostRe: Poppy Watch '23 by KK » Sat Nov 11, 2023 8:33 pm

I thought that was usually October, but walking around tonight, the mist having descended, freezing cold, the overriding smell of gunpowder in the air, explosions going off everywhere, it’s gone from Jack the Ripper London to World War 2. There’s people out there in America that would pay thousands for these type of quality reenactments…

PostRe: Poppy Watch '23 by **Moggy** » Sat Nov 11, 2023 8:37 pm

KK wrote:I thought that was usually October, but walking around tonight, the mist having descended, freezing cold, the overriding smell of gunpowder in the air, explosions going off everywhere, it’s gone from Jack the Ripper London to World War 2. There’s people out there in America that would pay thousands for these type of quality reenactments…

The date of Diwali changes every year.

PostRe: Poppy Watch '23 by KK » Sat Nov 11, 2023 8:49 pm

Who knew, eh.

Celebrants light rows of traditional clay oil lamps outside their homes, symbolising knowledge over ignorance

As Alanis Morissette once said, ironic.

PostRe: Poppy Watch '23 by **Vermilion** » Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:24 pm

KK wrote:Who knew, eh.

Celebrants light rows of traditional clay oil lamps outside their homes, symbolising knowledge over ignorance

As Alanis Morissette once said, ironic.

It's like rain on your wedding day...

PostRe: Poppy Watch '23 by **Ste** » Sat Nov 11, 2023 10:38 pm

Victor Mildew wrote:
I can't stand the way something like this gets taken over by a certain group of people, then all the meaning gets drained out of it and replaced with their shite forever more. I'd have always worn a poppy years ago, no question of not doing it, but now I'd be wary of people thinking I'm one of these lunatics so I just put money in the collection pot but don't take the poppy.

It's like the union flag, in the 90s ( ) we had things like this which were cool as strawberry float (well to me anyway):

If someone appeared with a union flag guitar like that now though, I'd assume they're some flag shagging racist banana split. Any split I see with a union flag ANYTHING now just makes me assume they're some BOOTIFUL BRITISH twat.

I love Oasis as much as the next man but if we're talking iconic Union flag from the 90s it's got to be:

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PostRe: Poppy Watch '23 by KK » Sat Nov 11, 2023 10:55 pm

She’s winking at Christian Horner, it’s ruined forever.

PostRe: Poppy Watch '23 by **Neo Cortex** » Sat Nov 11, 2023 11:42 pm

That was well before his plastic surgery/bank balance uplift though surely?

PostRe: Poppy Watch '23 by **Van Foster** » Sun Nov 12, 2023 12:32 am

Even at the time, Noel's union flag guitar felt, rather depressingly, like jingoistic bullshit. Sometimes, I wonder to what extent stuff like that, and the Thatcher-idolising Spice Girls' usage of the same iconography, inspired in younger generations a resurgence in the sort of shallow British nationalism that would ultimately result in the horrorshow that was Brexit.

PostRe: Poppy Watch '23 by **Zilnad** » Sun Nov 12, 2023 4:26 am

Can't believe you all forgot about the Shaguar

PostRe: Poppy Watch '23 by **Squinty** » Sun Nov 12, 2023 7:02 am

+1 for just putting money in the bucket and not taking a poppy.

PostRe: Poppy Watch '23 by **Vermilion** » Sun Nov 12, 2023 7:14 am

Van Foster wrote:Even at the time, Noel's union flag guitar felt, rather depressingly, like jingoistic bullshit. Sometimes, I wonder to what extent stuff like that, and the Thatcher-idolising Spice Girls' usage of the same iconography, inspired in younger generations a resurgence in the sort of shallow British nationalism that would ultimately result in the horrorshow that was Brexit.

I don't think it had anything to do with Brexit tbh, that came about for a variety of different reasons (including the fact that people were sold the lie that voting to leave would somehow fix everything), so i highly doubt a few pop stars using union flags in the 90's had any effect on that.

PostRe: Poppy Watch '23 by **Robbo-92** » Sun Nov 12, 2023 8:16 am

Happy PoppyMas everyone :toot:

Hope you all treated yourself to something lovely from the RBL boxes.

PostRe: Poppy Watch '23 by **Robbo-92** » Sun Nov 12, 2023 8:17 am

Squinty wrote:+1 for just putting money in the bucket and not taking a poppy.

This is what I do, although I’ve seen QR codes on some boxes this year which must be a new idea introduced by them.

PostRe: Poppy Watch '23 by **Barnsy!** » Sun Nov 12, 2023 11:27 am

I generally wear a poppy. I have listened, understood, empathized with and agree with the counter. No judgement eitherside, I think its very valid and a positive that the culture around poppy wearing is challenged so that people who chose to wear one question it themselves and hopefully wear it for the right reasons.

Sadly, though I always intend to, I seem to be in the middle of something and the 2 mins pass me by (I then later take a couple of mins to think of the dead which isn't ideal). A nice thing; at the park run yesterday [which was at 9] they did 2 mins silence been years since I was in a big crowd (as opposed to office, pub (where it's only half observed), home) observing this together - have to say it was very respectfully and very nice.

PostRe: Poppy Watch '23 by **Moggy** » Sun Nov 12, 2023 2:11 pm

Wow rely makes u fink xxx

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