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Idle Banter For non SV and non bike related chat (and the odd bit of humour - but if any post isn't suitable it'll get deleted real quick). There's also a "U" rating so please respect this. Newbies can also say "hello" here too. |
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10-08-10, 01:21 PM
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Tsk...
Just had to inform the staff at the Hilton in Portsmouth that BOTH their Union Jacks outside were upside down!
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10-08-10, 01:26 PM
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whatever turns you on... at least they tried
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10-08-10, 01:30 PM
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Re: Tsk...
I doubt they would have gotten away with it so lightly had it been some other countries flag or symbol.
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10-08-10, 01:31 PM
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10-08-10, 02:18 PM
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10-08-10, 02:23 PM
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10-08-10, 02:28 PM
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Re: Tsk...
Lol well unless the hilton is in distress they still need to be the right way up!!!
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10-08-10, 03:20 PM
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One of my pet peeves (how ever ridiculous it may seem to others) is the almost constant misuse of the name Union Jack.
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10-08-10, 03:41 PM
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Re: Tsk...
Right, almost as annoying as displaying them upside down.....
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10-08-10, 03:54 PM
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*"'Union Jack' was officially acknowledged as an alternative name for the Union Flag by the Admiralty and Parliament in the early 20th century
"Union Flag," Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2005
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