Savage Henry Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Technically nothing, it is a little funny they are making a big deal about it though. Interestingly despite these guys being found no reciprocal story has appeared. Of course the DE's scaremongering knows no bounds... Bloody hell. How could they say that about TV star Susanna, who is so famous she doesn't need a surname, yet I have no idea who she is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Cort's Hamstring Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Surprised GSTQ isn't used, after all this is the Commonwealth Games if ever there was a time it would be relevant. I see they use Jerusalem now. Nice enough, bit dull, that said it beats the dirge that is Flower of Scotland. In terms of our anthem I always liked Highland Cathedral but it doesn't really suit a "singalong" like FoS does, plus HC was written by a German! In fact out of all the domestic national anthems the Welsh wins by a fucking landslide. I've got no connection with Wales at all but hearing that sung at a packed sporting event gets the hairs standing up on the back of my neck, God knows what it does to the Welsh! As for booing GSTQ, as a republican and considering it's grubby overtones in association I have no issue at all booing it. I find it a repulsive glorification of empire and elitism. I don't like GSTQ either, for more or less the same reasons, and I've hardly ever sung it, even when I've been at England games. But the only time national anthems will be played will be to celebrate an athlete winning a gold medal. To boo and spoil a moment like that for someone would be pretty poor imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONeils40yarder Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 My dad reads the Daily Mail and has done for years, he also read the Daily Record, but has recently stopped buying that 'cos its a load of pish'...really don't know what its all about as he is generally socialist and definitely not racist. Anyway, I'm going to the Commonwealth boxing. I'll be booing any English boxer and hoping they get knocked the f**k out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taza Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Yes. People who read the Daily Express and Daily Mail are odious cretins. To a man. This is correct. I know one Daily Mail reader and your description is utterly uncannily accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Roughly 3.2 million? (combined UK readership), not much of a generalisation!? Not much of one, no. That's only 5% of the population. Any general opinion poll will see around 15-20% of the respondents support anything from gassing the disabled to revoking Catholic emancipation. There really are a tremendous number of horrible fuckwits walking this Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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