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23rd April 10, 06:30 AM
#11
I hope all our neighbours to the south are enjoying St. George's Day
The hielan' man he wears the kilt, even when it's snowin';
He kens na where the wind comes frae,
But he kens fine where its goin'.
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23rd April 10, 07:04 AM
#12
Happy S-G day! The bulk of my ancestors (Carpenters, Masons, Bickfords, etc.) were all from England, I'm proud to say....
Brian
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." ~ Benjamin Franklin
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23rd April 10, 08:54 AM
#13
Tesco never misses a trick - for one day only:
Regards
Chas
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23rd April 10, 08:58 AM
#14
--dbh
When given a choice, most people will choose.
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23rd April 10, 09:21 AM
#15
Happy St Georges Day everybody.
I am English by birth and the only non-English ancestors I have found are from Normandy.
Thank you all for your good wishes, and thank you Skauwt for thinking of this and starting the thread.
Peter
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23rd April 10, 09:53 AM
#16
Happy St. George's Day all. 
Chas, can I have a bun please? :food-smiley-002:
Dee
Ferret ad astra virtus
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23rd April 10, 11:10 AM
#17
Ah, yes, the feast of The Holy Great Martyr George the Victory-Bearer and Wonder-worker. Interestingly, a Greek from Asia Minor is now considered the patron saint of England, the city of Moscow, and the Scouting movement, among other things.  It's kinda neat how that's all international and all that.
Maybe that should be a sign for everyone to get along, and not worry about national rivalries. When you think about it, most patron saints are kinda like that. St Patrick of Ireland wasn't Irish. St George wasn't English. St Andrew was Jewish. They all testify to acceptance of others rather than triumphalism.
Just my two kopecks.
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23rd April 10, 12:05 PM
#18
 Originally Posted by xman
And the 446th birthday of William Shakespeare as well as the 394th anniversary of his death.
COOL! 
[SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
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23rd April 10, 12:08 PM
#19
Originally Posted by Chas
Tesco never misses a trick - for one day only:
Regards
Chas
Strangely enough my local tesco isnt selling any of these today
The hielan' man he wears the kilt, even when it's snowin';
He kens na where the wind comes frae,
But he kens fine where its goin'.
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23rd April 10, 08:05 PM
#20
Originally Posted by xena
Ah, yes, the feast of The Holy Great Martyr George the Victory-Bearer and Wonder-worker. Interestingly, a Greek from Asia Minor is now considered the patron saint of England, the city of Moscow, and the Scouting movement, among other things. It's kinda neat how that's all international and all that.
Maybe that should be a sign for everyone to get along, and not worry about national rivalries. When you think about it, most patron saints are kinda like that. St Patrick of Ireland wasn't Irish. St George wasn't English. St Andrew was Jewish. They all testify to acceptance of others rather than triumphalism.
Just my two kopecks.
I was always lead to believe that St. George was Lebanese. He's also the patron saint of Catalonia, you know.
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