Re: Poppy Watch '23
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2023 3:32 pm
Moggy wrote:
We shall mozzarella dem!
Moggy wrote:
Preezy wrote:It's the mouth-frothing, flag-shagging, "god I just love my country and the army so strawberry floating much I wish I could just dunk myself in Spitfire fuel and throw tins of (British) baked beans off the White Cliffs of Dover at the Germans" gammon parade that winds me up. It's fetishistic and weird and is a real red flag for me in real life. The only positive is that it makes it easier to identify the people I like to avoid.
Moggy wrote:This gets more ghastly every year. There's nothing wrong with remembrance or donating to a charity (although the government should be looking after ex-military). But it's just turned into a "look at me! I care more about the troops than you!".
Vermilion wrote:Victor Mildew wrote:Preezy wrote:It's the mouth-frothing, flag-shagging, "god I just love my country and the army so strawberry floating much I wish I could just dunk myself in Spitfire fuel and throw tins of (British) baked beans off the White Cliffs of Dover at the Germans" gammon parade that winds me up. It's fetishistic and weird and is a real red flag for me in real life. The only positive is that it makes it easier to identify the people I like to avoid.
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Braced for the captain Tim made of poppies pictures.
RIP CAPTN TIM, WIV DA ANGLES N QUEN N JADE GOODI
Hexx wrote:
Poppyday is horrid and in that context seems really out of place
Ironhide wrote:The fact that the protests have been mostly peaceful so far and that the one planned for Sunday will take place after the rememberence event, away from the Cenotaph seems to be being conveniently ignored by the right wing arseholes.
OrangeRKN wrote:Outrage about an anti-war protest on remembrance day is a very nice demonstration of how the meaning of the day has been corrupted
Robbo-92 wrote:Moggy wrote:
We shall mozzarella dem!
Victor Mildew wrote:Popp-e D's
Squinty wrote:This stuff is so strawberry floating tacky. I can't imagine the dead would have wanted this.