From: Adrian on 28 May 2010 05:26 bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>>> Am I being a snob in thinking having a flag on your car makes you >>>> look like a knob? >>> I have a large one on the inside of the Disco .. does this make me an >>> even bigger knob. >> Well... >>> It has, incidentally, been there for 5 years and has little (actually >>> nothing at all) to do with football. >> I don't think you're helping your case, tbh. >> >> Is your head shaved? Do you own a bull terrier of some description? > Oh dear, you see every England football supporter who proudly displays > his own country's flag as being typical of a BNP supporter or a > brainless knobhead. Have you ever considered reading posts you reply to? >>> has little (actually nothing at all) to do with football.
From: Adrian on 28 May 2010 05:33 boltar2003(a)boltar.world gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>>> Is your head shaved? Do you own a bull terrier of some description? >>> No to both. >>You're probably a retired Colonel, then. > So what are the people that I see driving around in london with Jamaican > flags in their cars? Jamaicans, probably. > Or if you up to the Palmers Green area you'll see a lot of greek cypriot > flags. They'll be Greek Cypriots. > Are they all either thugs or retired colonels too? <sigh> Does the _average_ "Brit" fly a Flag Of St Rooney? No. What sort of people do? Three main types. Football fans. Knuckle-dragging skin-heads. Retired Colonels. Paul denies falling into the first two, so I'm just wondering if he's the third. > Football bores the pants off me personally but if people want to fly > their flag because they want to be proud of something why the hell > shouldn't they? They're welcome to, subject to normal rules on advertising and H&S. Nobody's said they aren't, have they? The Sun & Wail have certainly tried to CLAIM they have - claims that have, so far, been thoroughly debunked.
From: boltar2003 on 28 May 2010 05:40 On 28 May 2010 09:33:54 GMT Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote: ><sigh> >Does the _average_ "Brit" fly a Flag Of St Rooney? No. What sort of Well your average Brit might not since a lot of them are busy flying the welsh dragon or scottish saltire , but yes , a lot of average english do fly the flag. >They're welcome to, subject to normal rules on advertising and H&S. >Nobody's said they aren't, have they? The Sun & Wail have certainly tried >to CLAIM they have - claims that have, so far, been thoroughly debunked. There have been certain councils who've made a fuss about it. Usually inner city ones run by bleeding heart lefty liberals but mostly they've seen sense in the end after some public humiliation in the papers. B2003
From: Zimmy on 28 May 2010 05:44 "ChelseaTractorMan" <mr.c.tractor(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message news:etvuv5h3lgkag7nrg4knbf3ceg5k3h9va7(a)4ax.com... > Am I being a snob in thinking having a flag on your car makes you look > like a knob? > -- > Mike. .. . > Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine. Does anyone know where I can get an ABE flag to go with my ABE T-Shirt? :-) http://www.sumosamtshirts.co.uk/anyone-but-england-t-shirts-49-c.asp Z
From: Adrian on 28 May 2010 05:48
boltar2003(a)boltar.world gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >><sigh> >>Does the _average_ "Brit" fly a Flag Of St Rooney? No. What sort of > Well your average Brit might not since a lot of them are busy flying the > welsh dragon or scottish saltire , but yes , a lot of average english do > fly the flag. People falling into several stereotypical subsets do, yes. I'd suggest they're a relatively small minority of the 50m people who live in England. >>They're welcome to, subject to normal rules on advertising and H&S. >>Nobody's said they aren't, have they? The Sun & Wail have certainly >>tried to CLAIM they have - claims that have, so far, been thoroughly >>debunked. > There have been certain councils who've been alleged to have > made a fuss about it. Usually inner city ones run by bleeding heart > lefty liberals but mostly they've not actually done anything like the claims, in reality. |