poppy appeal

who would like to join me in wearing a poppy avatar? get us ready for the christmas avatar fest next month

I will change mine till after next Sunday on which where i will change it back to the Pasoti hating one.

naturally mine will go back to a sheep/bearded man

I will join in also.

and me!

Done.

Good idea Angry.

Me too

I've changed the forum main picture to our traditional poppy one for this time of year.

It's the same on we had last year so there shouldn't be any problems with the forum sizing or colours!

If there is let me/us know and it can be fixed.

I fully support the Poppy appeal but I won't. Not yet anyway. Like Christmas this gets earlier every year. The Armistice was on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month not in October.

I find the rush to be seen to be wearing a poppy a little distasteful. It's all a bit too pious and holier than thou for me. What next? Wear one all year round?

Each to their own though.

Sir Francis Drake wrote:

I fully support the Poppy appeal but I won't. Not yet anyway. Like Christmas this gets earlier every year. The Armistice was on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month not in October.

I find the rush to be seen to be wearing a poppy a little distasteful. It's all a bit too pious and holier than thou for me. What next? Wear one all year round?

Each to their own though.

I think I agree with you but if capitalist can start Christmas in August I am more than happy to see a worthwhile appeal brought forward if it means that a few extra bob can be raised for an excellent cause.

Sir Francis Drake wrote:

I fully support the Poppy appeal but I won't. Not yet anyway. Like Christmas this gets earlier every year. The Armistice was on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month not in October.

I find the rush to be seen to be wearing a poppy a little distasteful. It's all a bit too pious and holier than thou for me. What next? Wear one all year round?

Each to their own though.

trying to link the poppy appeal to Christmas is a little distasteful too.

I don't think that was what he was saying Angry and FWIW I think it can devalue things when they get overdone, I will wait on mine and as for Crimbo avatars, it's enough to make me flounce.

Iggy wrote:

I don't think that was what he was saying Angry and FWIW I think it can devalue things when they get overdone, I will wait on mine and as for Crimbo avatars, it's enough to make me flounce.

if folk want to do it great, if people dont that's great too their choice. No one has guns to peoples heads telling them to do it today.

ps

christmas avatar thing is a ATD tradition but i wont be doing my one till december    

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Mapperley, darling wrote:

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ok, I'll get me coat

Sir Francis Drake wrote:

I find the rush to be seen to be wearing a poppy a little distasteful. It's all a bit too pious and holier than thou for me. What next? Wear one all year round?

It's an interesting point. The increasingly hysterical reaction in the media to anyone who doesn't wear a poppy is pretty depressing. Last year there was a Premiership football who didn't wear one and the tabloids went nuts. Another indication of the hypocritical self-righteousness of the media (and those members of the public who parrot whatever the tabloids say because they are apparently unable to think for themselves). As far as I am aware the British Legion have never criticised anyone for not wearing a poppy, and maintain that the choice should be down solely to the individual.

again if you want to great if you dont fine i just see the need for debate on the subject really its extremely petty and shallow.

Angry wrote:

Iggy wrote:

I don't think that was what he was saying Angry and FWIW I think it can devalue things when they get overdone, I will wait on mine and as for Crimbo avatars, it's enough to make me flounce.

if folk want to do it great, if people dont that's great too their choice. No one has guns to peoples heads telling them to do it today.

ps

christmas avatar thing is a ATD tradition but i wont be doing my one till december    

I find this highly offensive - a deeply upsetting pun. Think before you post Angry.

Angry wrote:

again if you want to great if you dont fine i just see the need for debate on the subject really its extremely petty and shallow.

Is this petty or shallow?

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/08/poppy-last-time-remembrance-harry-leslie-smith

A poignant piece and much food for thought. Interesting link SFD, thanks.

Sir Francis Drake wrote:

Angry wrote:

again if you want to great if you dont fine i just see the need for debate on the subject really its extremely petty and shallow.

Is this petty or shallow?

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/08/poppy-last-time-remembrance-harry-leslie-smith

Wow ! Written from the heart and certainly resonated within mine.

Agreed Tringy, those in ivory towers need to realise its not just the yoof fed up with all the inequality, bullshit and propaganda we are fed nowadays. Great piece.

Flat_Track_Bully wrote:

Sir Francis Drake wrote:

I find the rush to be seen to be wearing a poppy a little distasteful. It's all a bit too pious and holier than thou for me. What next? Wear one all year round?

It's an interesting point. The increasingly hysterical reaction in the media to anyone who doesn't wear a poppy is pretty depressing. Last year there was a Premiership football who didn't wear one and the tabloids went nuts. Another indication of the hypocritical self-righteousness of the media (and those members of the public who parrot whatever the tabloids say because they are apparently unable to think for themselves). As far as I am aware the British Legion have never criticised anyone for not wearing a poppy, and maintain that the choice should be down solely to the individual.

McClean outright refused to wear a shirt with an embroidered poppy.

It's not like he forgot to pick one up at the garage. He was making a political stand.

For various reasons, I've spent a lot of time recently talking to my mum about WWII: she was a teenager and was called up into the navy when she was old enough (although she'd probably have volunteered anyway), so she's got lots to tell, both about her experiences and what she knows of my father's (he was also in the navy, and served on the Arctic Convoys).

Because of those conversations, I've actually got a poppy this year - usually I just put some money in the tin - and I shall wear it. But only on Monday.