itzdrk Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 On 28/10/2021 at 11:34, NotThePars said: I think it’s fair to say that Britain at some point lost its collective mind. Please share below any instances of how this manifests itself. This is my personal favourite I come back to now and again: Never delved into this thread but I'd love to know what decade you think this happened in? 1950s? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share Posted January 22, 2022 Never delved into this thread but I'd love to know what decade you think this happened in? 1950s? I think it’s become especially pronounced in the last 5 years or so in as much as people are now more prominently able to say “what the f**k is going on here?”You can definitely find examples from across all the decades though, can’t you? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) 16 hours ago, itzdrk said: Never delved into this thread but I'd love to know what decade you think this happened in? 1950s? I'd say around 2015 when truth and falsehood became a matter of opinion, but building up from 2010 when the plebs were held liable for the fraud and theft by the banking class leading up to 2008. So the Twenty Tens or whatever you call it. Edited January 22, 2022 by welshbairn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 You could argue that Britain lost its mind during/after the Second World War. It's still a massive influencer of public opinion to millions of people, almost all of whom weren't even alive. It would be interesting to see an alternate timeline where Britain was conquered by the Nazis and had to be undeniably liberated by some form of coalition. The difference in mentality would surely be enormous. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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coprolite Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 5 minutes ago, Clown Job said: Good old Blighty Not an uncommonly held misapprehension. That re-write of history is the standard jingoism we’ve had forever though. I’d place the collective losing of the mind at round about the time the people’s princess headbutted a pillar at 80mph. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 On 22/01/2022 at 00:34, Clown Job said: It will come as no surprise that this Brazier chap seems a bit ignorant. The colour was chosen by a committee of the Scottish Parliament in consultation with the Lord Lyon, King of Arms (whom I doubt is a raving McGlashan) and is officially Pantone 300. The Wikipedia entry on the Scottish flag is quite interesting. Various shades of blue were used depending on available dyes. The entry says the dark blue in the Union flag was used because that dye was the most durable for ships' flags. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Normal neighbouring island... https://news.sky.com/story/man-who-took-uncle-to-post-office-didnt-realise-hed-died-12524286 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 3 hours ago, Lurkst said: Normal neighbouring island... https://news.sky.com/story/man-who-took-uncle-to-post-office-didnt-realise-hed-died-12524286 "We thought nothing of it because Peadar had had heart attacks and all." "He said they let him go at the post office counter and it was only after he dropped to the floor that they realised he had died" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 It will come as no surprise that this Brazier chap seems a bit ignorant. The colour was chosen by a committee of the Scottish Parliament in consultation with the Lord Lyon, King of Arms (whom I doubt is a raving McGlashan) and is officially Pantone 300. The Wikipedia entry on the Scottish flag is quite interesting. Various shades of blue were used depending on available dyes. The entry says the dark blue in the Union flag was used because that dye was the most durable for ships' flags.Sky blue as it's supposed to represent the sky, unless you needed navy blue for navy reasons. It's not rocket surgery. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 14 hours ago, Clown Job said: I'm impressed that this boy's love of the fat incompetent racist is so great that he's even emulating his body shape. Bravo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipperyP Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 (edited) Sorry to say this @Day of the Lords I'm am no Curchill fandan, I'm sure you can post, that we didn't win? Edited January 25, 2022 by SlipperyP 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 15 hours ago, Clown Job said: I worry about this guy when he eventually finds out about a something called "The Soviet Union" I hope he is okay. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Sorry to say this [mention=15829]Day of the Lords[/mention] I'm am no Curchill fandan, I'm sure you can post, that we didn't win?Erm, what? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theroadlesstravelled Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 I can’t wait till Andrew RT Gammon Davies Googles ‘brave Tommy giving Gerry a good lashing.’ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Fifers: cause gammons seethe by pointing out that Churchill never got the freedom of any towns there because they remembered what a cnut he'd been to the miners in the General Strike. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceanlineayr Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 13 hours ago, 101 said: I worry about this guy when he eventually finds out about a something called "The Soviet Union" I hope he is okay. Or he eventually finds out about all the Polish, Czech, French, Norse, Indian and the countless other nations who fought against the Nazis. The gammon types seem very forgetful about that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 (edited) On 24/01/2022 at 23:41, tamthebam said: It will come as no surprise that this Brazier chap seems a bit ignorant. The colour was chosen by a committee of the Scottish Parliament in consultation with the Lord Lyon, King of Arms (whom I doubt is a raving McGlashan) and is officially Pantone 300. The Wikipedia entry on the Scottish flag is quite interesting. Various shades of blue were used depending on available dyes. The entry says the dark blue in the Union flag was used because that dye was the most durable for ships' flags. Wheesht you about that Lord Lyon c**t. I'm almost certain he was was working his way across the A to Z of Scottish fitba clubs and forcing them to change their official crests. How far did he get? I remember Airdrie United being targeted. Edited January 26, 2022 by Cosmic Joe 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 7 hours ago, Cosmic Joe said: Wheesht you about that Lord Lyon c**t. I'm almost certain he was was working his way across the A to Z of Scottish fitba clubs and forcing them to change their official crests. How far did he get? I remember Airdrie United being targeted. I think most of them have had to at some time or another; apparently Killie and St Mirren fell foul in the Nineties. Different jurisdiction, but plenty of clubs down south have changed their badge over the decades; I always figured that was a poorly-advised attempt at modernisation, but I wonder if England has similar archaic rules. An interesting thing mentioned in that Herald article is that they usually only take action when there's been a complaint about possible infringement, with the implication that fans of rival clubs are dobbing each other in for the lulz. What a bunch of c***s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 On 25/01/2022 at 08:29, 101 said: I worry about this guy when he eventually finds out about a something called "The Soviet Union" I hope he is okay. He does know about the Soviet Union. On one occasion, Churchill had to fly all the way to Yalta because Stalin was curious to know how the war was going. What impertinence! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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