A 'national day' for the UK?

[Tagmatium]

It would clearly end up being a day celebrating Englands opinion on what constitutes Britishness^TM so fuck that shit.

What!?

Do you mean they're not the same!?

[Jafas United]

I'm not celebrating the Queen's Birthday unless I'm invited to her party.

I'd rather not go, to be honest. The fuck kind of present do you buy for a queen?

You might get away with giving her a frisbee. After all, Obama gave her an iPod.

[Fionnuala_Saoirse]

Ah go on. Throw in a pledge of allegiance for shits and giggles at the same time.

[Forster Keys]

I'm not celebrating the Queen's Birthday unless I'm invited to her party.

I'd rather not go, to be honest. The fuck kind of present do you buy for a queen?

Twenty dollars inside a card with dogs on it.

[Forsakia]

How about a holiday for burning immigrants then?

So long as we get another bank holiday out of it, I'm OK with it.

[Ifreann]

I'd rather not go, to be honest. The fuck kind of present do you buy for a queen?

Twenty dollars inside a card with dogs on it.

Pfft, make it a scratchcard and you might be on to something.

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Ah go on. Throw in a pledge of allegiance for shits and giggles at the same time.

Maybe start referring to England, Scotland, Wales and Norn Iron as states. And get some stars on that flag.

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I'd rather not go, to be honest. The fuck kind of present do you buy for a queen?

You might get away with giving her a frisbee. After all, Obama gave her an iPod.

I've heard that she actually really liked that.

[Fionnuala_Saoirse]

I've heard that she actually really liked that.

I'd like it too if Obama gave me a fancy mixtape. Shows he really cares.

[Forster Keys]

Twenty dollars inside a card with dogs on it.

Pfft, make it a scratchcard and you might be on to something.

Yeah, and one of those magazines with the puzzles and stuff in them.

I've heard that she actually really liked that.

One wonders what music was on it?

[Tagmatium]

I've heard that she actually really liked that.

One wonders what music was on it?

Reggae.

[The Archregimancy]

On the tenuous grounds that, in keeping with saints Patrick, Andrew, David, and George, it would help to find a 'national' saint, I propose St. Alban or St. Aidan's Day, who are conveniently commemorated in June and August.

St. Alban (June 22); 'first martyr of Britain'; Romano-British [therefore Celtic] but shrine in England. In Anglican and Catholic traditions, the patron saint of refugees and torture victims, and therefore potentially deeply embarrassing to governments.

St. Aidan (August 31); Irish monk first based in Iona [Scotland] then Lindisfarne [England] - from where he converted Northumbria - so keeps almost everyone happy except the Welsh.

[Fionnuala_Saoirse]

On the tenuous grounds that, in keeping with saints Patrick, Andrew, David, and George, it would help to find a 'national' saint, I propose St. Alban or St. Aidan's Day, who are conveniently commemorated in June and August.

St. Alban (June 22); 'first martyr of Britain'; Romano-British [therefore Celtic] but shrine in England. In Anglican and Catholic traditions, the patron saint of refugees and torture victims, and therefore potentially deeply embarrassing to governments.

St. Aidan (August 31); Irish monk first based in Iona [Scotland] then Lindisfarne [England] - from where he converted Northumbria - so keeps almost everyone happy except the Welsh.

You need to add in a good hook though to get anyone interested in actually celebrating it. Alcohol is taken but there is that fairly sizeable population of smack afficianados available to act as a good foundation for celebration if needs be.

[Ifreann]

I've heard that she actually really liked that.

I'd like it too if Obama gave me a fancy mixtape. Shows he really cares.

Well, depends what he puts on it.

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One wonders what music was on it?

Reggae.

Dubstep.

[Ifreann]

On the tenuous grounds that, in keeping with saints Patrick, Andrew, David, and George, it would help to find a 'national' saint, I propose St. Alban or St. Aidan's Day, who are conveniently commemorated in June and August.

St. Alban (June 22); 'first martyr of Britain'; Romano-British [therefore Celtic] but shrine in England. In Anglican and Catholic traditions, the patron saint of refugees and torture victims, and therefore potentially deeply embarrassing to governments.

St. Aidan (August 31); Irish monk first based in Iona [Scotland] then Lindisfarne [England] - from where he converted Northumbria - so keeps almost everyone happy except the Welsh.

You need to add in a good hook though to get anyone interested in actually celebrating it. Alcohol is taken but there is that fairly sizeable population of smack afficianados available to act as a good foundation for celebration if needs be.

People could nickname it Class-A Day.

[Fionnuala_Saoirse]

One wonders what music was on it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Jv9fNPjgk

[Tagmatium]

On the tenuous grounds that, in keeping with saints Patrick, Andrew, David, and George, it would help to find a 'national' saint, I propose St. Alban or St. Aidan's Day, who are conveniently commemorated in June and August.

St. Alban (June 22); 'first martyr of Britain'; Romano-British [therefore Celtic] but shrine in England. In Anglican and Catholic traditions, the patron saint of refugees and torture victims, and therefore potentially deeply embarrassing to governments.

St. Aidan (August 31); Irish monk first based in Iona [Scotland] then Lindisfarne [England] - from where he converted Northumbria - so keeps almost everyone happy except the Welsh.

Got there before you:

Even though I'm not a Christian, St Alban would be a much better choice for a patron saint. He's at least from our neck of the woods.

Admittedly, he's not English.

It would be the 22nd of June.

[Fionnuala_Saoirse]

People could nickname it Class-A Day.

Well that's this thread settled then *shakes hands*

[Morrdh]

Would be nice if they made something out of Commonwealth Day, it barely ever gets mentioned.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Day

[Serrland]

I'm not celebrating the Queen's Birthday unless I'm invited to her party.

I'd rather not go, to be honest. The fuck kind of present do you buy for a queen?

She and the rest of her family seem to really like silly hats. You could always swing by a boot fair and see if there are any particularly wacky ones on sale.

[Ifreann]

People could nickname it Class-A Day.

Well that's this thread settled then *shakes hands*

Someone get a picture of this historic event.

[Yootwopia]

Would be nice if they made something out of Commonwealth Day, it barely ever gets mentioned.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Day

Because the Commonwealth is dull?

"It's the old Empire, you know, that thing there once was."
"Yeah but it was and now isn't, so just time to move on."
"Hmm."

[Hippostania]

I think the UK should just use the 1st of May. Get rid of that awfully socialist May Day bollocks and replace it with a REAL historical date.

This.

[Tagmatium]

I think the UK should just use the 1st of May. Get rid of that awfully socialist May Day bollocks and replace it with a REAL historical date.

This.

Gawd, you're the third.

You do know that May Day is significantly older than socialism right?

To the tune of more than a thousand years?

[Hippostania]

You do know that May Day is significantly older than socialism right?

To the tune of more than a thousand years?

Swastika is older than the nazis too.

My point is, right now the May Day is just a cesspool of commies, idiotic leftist ideologies and whiny protesters waving red flags. Turning May Day into a National Day of the UK would erase the previous, leftist reputation of May 1st.

[Ifreann]

You do know that May Day is significantly older than socialism right?

To the tune of more than a thousand years?

Swastika is older than the nazis too.

My point is, right now the May Day is just a cesspool of commies, idiotic leftist ideologies and whiny protesters waving red flags. Turning May Day into a National Day of the UK would erase the previous, leftist reputation of May 1st.

It wouldn't, though.

[Tagmatium]

You do know that May Day is significantly older than socialism right?

To the tune of more than a thousand years?

Swastika is older than the nazis too.

My point is, right now the May Day is just a cesspool of commies, idiotic leftist ideologies and whiny protesters waving red flags. Turning May Day into a National Day of the UK would erase the previous, leftist reputation of May 1st.

It probably wouldn't, but many people do/are celebrate it for more than the leftist slant of the modern one.