Clair Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 [IMG]http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q296/clair46/st_george.gif[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Happy St Georges day........................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 and to you ! [:)][:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I ain't English so I guess I'm out of this one. But to all English friends on the forum, cheers![B] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Me neither but I have no idea what St George has to do with Clair wondering where the love is!?!Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Do keep up children [:)] it's a painting of the man himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 A local bakers celebrated by handing out cakes decorated with the Cross of St George to drivers of cars stuck in the commuter traffic jam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 [quote user="Bugbear"]Do keep up children [:)] it's a painting of the man himself.[/quote]Yes, we can read that but why is the thread called "Where's the love?" ?Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just john Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 St George's Day is England's most important national holiday. There's a huge military parade on the Mall, and glittering evening Balls together with further celebrations taking place all over the city! Fantastic, love to all!(I lied, changing St George details for Bastille Day, how drab our celebrations are by comparison, now that we're a fully integrated PC Scottish sub-division!) Tin Hat on [8-|] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 But where and why is the love in this thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert the InfoGipsy Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Come back St Edmund; all is forgiven! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 That's got me thinking. Does France have a patron saint? Google says St Denis, celebrated on October 9th.Clair, where is the love? Is it something to do with the revolution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I can't stop that dreary song 'where is the love' going around in my head now so please everyone stop saying 'where is the love' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 [quote user="Albert the InfoGipsy"]Come back St Edmund; all is forgiven![/quote]Albert, who was St Edmund? What's he patron saint of? Now you've got me all curious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Which one, Black Eyed Peas or Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Don't know, I could sing it to you though! Not black eyed peas I donlt think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert the InfoGipsy Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 St Edmund. As in Bury St Edmunds. King & Martyr. He was the patron saint of England until the Norman crusaders decided to go for an obscure, possibly mythical, eastern bloke who'd never even been here on a booze cruise.This is about him for starters. Or try here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Need explanations as well, but Happy St Georges day to all the nice English people on here ... !![kiss] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 [quote user="Frenchie"]Need explanations as well, but Happy St Georges day to all the nice English people on here ... !![kiss][/quote]Is that H pink because of the way you say Apppyy, Frenchie? I'm just trying to get my son to say Frothy correctly, go on give it a go! He has been in France since he was 3 and struggles with the 'th' sound, I drum it into him on a daily basis but Frothy he can not say. My other favorite word to get a french perosn to say is wardrobe, it's a toughy don't know why! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted April 23, 2008 Author Share Posted April 23, 2008 Back from Aurillac...As an adopted English person, I waited a long time this morning for a proper (real) English person to show some pride in St George's day... It was gone 10 am when I gave up waiting and posted a little reminder...Now I have that song in my head too...[Www]As for a saint patron for France, I don't know really... Since Jeanne d'Arc is now used as a token for disguised ultra-nationalism, I'd rather not have any... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 [quote user="Panda"][quote user="Frenchie"] Need explanations as well, but Happy St Georges day to all the nice English people on here ... !![kiss][/quote]Is that H pink because of the way you say Apppyy, Frenchie? I'm just trying to get my son to say Frothy correctly, go on give it a go! He has been in France since he was 3 and struggles with the 'th' sound, I drum it into him on a daily basis but Frothy he can not say. My other favorite word to get a french perosn to say is wardrobe, it's a toughy don't know why![/quote]I hate you Panda !! [:D][:D] Nooo, I can say the H , but I hate some words like " firth" " filthy" " throughout" " fifth" ......I have a few friends on here who know the way I talk, pleasssse don't say zat it iz awful !!!! [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 No, not at all, I like it, especially in men but that's a whole other topic! I know I sound like a farmer from gloucestershire when I speak any language so I'm not one to mock. Wardrobe was something my old french teacher couldn't say and it annoyed the hell out of her. We would bring it up whenever she mocked our pronunciation! I'm going to go and get my son to say throughout, that will tie his little tongue in knots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Sorry, off topic, but try to say " Les chaussettes de l'archiduchesse sont elles sèches, archisèches?? " I'm sure your boy would have no pb with it !! [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSA Aude Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Wasps is another one - friend of ours says wops and just cannot manage the correct punctuation.'tis indeed an important day today, Shakespeare's birth and death occured on April 23rd as well as yours truly being born, one of the big ones for me today so celebrations in order this evening! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert the InfoGipsy Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I threatened my French relatives that I'd name my eldest Aethelbeorth (the archaic spelling of my name). It terrified them!Aethelfrith is also a nice name.By the way, showing pride in anything is totally non-English. When you know you're superior you don't need to rub it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now