coprolite Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 24 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: It's too far gone now for a thicko like me, it's probably at dissertation level now but it would be really interesting to track back all this OTT mawkish bullshit to origin. See who the players are in turning a one day a year nod and raise some funds into a 2 month long humiliation. A subway in Paris? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarapoa Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 I presume there will be some well over the top display at Ibrox today where they show their pretend love for the (ironically tax-funded) armed forces? Ten of the remaining clubs will do this with more minimum fuss, and one will not do it all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Col Tom should do 100 laps of Ibrox for the poppies. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 23 minutes ago, Shandön Par said: Col Tom should do 100 laps of Ibrox for the poppies. He's starting in goals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 26 minutes ago, Shandön Par said: Col Tom should do 100 laps of Ibrox for the poppies. Has he been promoted? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 7 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said: Has he been promoted? Think I was getting confused with Toms Major and Captain. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 1 hour ago, resk said: "Now it's time to kneel", apparently. Blocked, you racist c**t. Should have pointed this out before blocking... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 39 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: He's starting in goals. And yet Accies will still not score. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWL Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Lurkst said: I give you... Agree. At lot of what you are seeing now came as a result of the second Gulf war. Clearly unpopular with public at the time, there was a deliberate move by Gov to push the American style 'Back our Boys' to avoid criticism of the war. Remembrance went from a couple of quid in the poppy tin and quiet reflection of our grandparents sacrifice etc into full on Gammon Fest very quickly. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutankhamen Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 7 minutes ago, PWL said: Agree. At lot of what you are seeing now came as a result of the second Gulf war. Clearly unpopular with public at the time, there was a deliberate move by Gov to push the American style 'Back our Boys' to avoid criticism of the war. Remembrance went from a couple of quid in the poppy tin and quiet reflection of our grandparents sacrifice etc into full on Gammon Fest very quickly. To have one or two granda's that saw the Western Front you'd need to the last of the Baby Boomers and dad took part in WW2. The average grandparents today more likely remember West Germany being cheated out the World Cup in 1966. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisal Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 1 hour ago, DA Baracus said: He's starting in goals. For the accies by the look of it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 1 minute ago, thisal said: For the accies by the look of it. They appear to have fielded an entire team of WW2 veterans by the looks of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 29 minutes ago, Tutankhamen said: To have one or two granda's that saw the Western Front you'd need to the last of the Baby Boomers and dad took part in WW2. The average grandparents today more likely remember West Germany being cheated out the World Cup in 1966. Yep, pretty much. I was born in 1962, which condemned be to be included in the Boomer generation. 3 of my grandparents were born in the 19th century, the 4th in 1902. My Dad was 12 when WWII kicked off my Mum, 10. And they're both gone now. The Crimean war was closer to my date of birth than WWI is to a child born this year. WWII ended 17 years before I was born and was considered ancient history. The equivalent for a 2020 baby would be the second Gulf war. Or Ronaldo signing for Man Utd. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 7 minutes ago, Shotgun said: Yep, pretty much. I was born in 1962, which condemned be to be included in the Boomer generation. 3 of my grandparents were born in the 19th century, the 4th in 1902. My Dad was 12 when WWII kicked off my Mum, 10. And they're both gone now. I'm about a decade younger, my grandpa served in the trenches but my old man is the youngest of his family by several years. I do remember being in the Cubs and going round the doors selling poppies for "the Earl Haig fund", then traipsing up to the war memorial on Remembrance Sunday in all weathers. There would still have been quite a few WWI veterans on the go then. The symbolism of the poppy has changed immeasurably since. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Shotgun said: Yep, pretty much. I was born in 1962, which condemned be to be included in the Boomer generation. 3 of my grandparents were born in the 19th century, the 4th in 1902. My Dad was 12 when WWII kicked off my Mum, 10. And they're both gone now. The Crimean war was closer to my date of birth than WWI is to a child born this year. WWII ended 17 years before I was born and was considered ancient history. The equivalent for a 2020 baby would be the second Gulf war. Or Ronaldo signing for Man Utd. FFS give it a rest will you? I feel old and bad enough without your contribution. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 57 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: "Should we put the shopping off until after we've shown our respects? Naw, we could have it nearly done. We can stop on the way round if we're no' finished". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Spoiler This thread can now be mothballed for another year eleven months ten months till sometime next year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutankhamen Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: Hide contents This thread can now be mothballed for another year eleven months ten months till sometime next year. And Earl Haig will still be a bazza. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: Nice image in the related stories https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/it-gave-goosebumps-stunning-military-19240859 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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