SV650.org - SV650 & Gladius 650 Forum



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.

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 30-10-08, 10:47 PM   #1
Warthog
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Red poppies

Do people wear them earlier and earlier every year?! Is it a competition? Do they think that if you aren't seen to be wearing one in mid October that you might not support Veterans? It smacks of bandwagon showing off and annoys me.

November the 11th is Veterans day, and it is that day alone that I show my unbridled admiration and gratitude to anyone who served in horrendous wars to protect our freedom. Lately I have been reading many relatively unknown books and diaries about WWII and it is truly amazing and sad to hear of so many real heroes who died so selflessly yet who nobody knows about. People who were friendly, young, optimistic, and fought so hard only to be killed and have their names disappear amongst the endless lists of casualties. They need to be remembered.

  Reply With Quote
Old 30-10-08, 10:53 PM   #2
Dangerous Dave
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: Red poppies

Quote:
Originally Posted by Warthog View Post
November the 11th is Veterans day, and it is that day alone that I show my unbridled admiration and gratitude to anyone who served in horrendous wars to protect our freedom. Lately I have been reading many relatively unknown books and diaries about WWII and it is truly amazing and sad to hear of so many real heroes who died so selflessly yet who nobody knows about. People who were friendly, young, optimistic, and fought so hard only to be killed and have their names disappear amongst the endless lists of casualties. They need to be remembered.
Well put, and not to forget about the poor lads coming back now who are seriously wounded or have died. Not only to the public named soldiers of Afghanistan and Iraq but to also the unnamed men who have returned in coffins over the past decades. These men died in battle and there families are still battling to get there compensation from a government that denies there involvement in activities on behalf of British interests.
  Reply With Quote
Old 30-10-08, 10:54 PM   #3
Ed
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: Red poppies

Surely the longer they collect the more £ they get?
  Reply With Quote
Old 30-10-08, 10:55 PM   #4
pencil shavings
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: Red poppies

Quote:
Originally Posted by Warthog View Post
Do people wear them earlier and earlier every year?! Is it a competition? Do they think that if you aren't seen to be wearing one in mid October that you might not support Veterans? It smacks of bandwagon showing off and annoys me.

November the 11th is Veterans day, and it is that day alone that I show my unbridled admiration and gratitude to anyone who served in horrendous wars to protect our freedom. Lately I have been reading many relatively unknown books and diaries about WWII and it is truly amazing and sad to hear of so many real heroes who died so selflessly yet who nobody knows about. People who were friendly, young, optimistic, and fought so hard only to be killed and have their names disappear amongst the endless lists of casualties. They need to be remembered.

+1

I worked in the Army Medical History Museam for awhile and read alot of first hand accounts of bravery and selflessness.
I will be wearing one on the 11th.
  Reply With Quote
Old 30-10-08, 11:05 PM   #5
Warthog
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: Red poppies

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ed View Post
Surely the longer they collect the more £ they get?
But surely everyone only buys one, they just wear it for weeks and weeks?
  Reply With Quote
Old 31-10-08, 12:09 AM   #6
Ed
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: Red poppies

Quote:
Originally Posted by Warthog View Post
But surely everyone only buys one, they just wear it for weeks and weeks?
Not nec. I always lose at least 2, maybe 3 or more, and I feel obliged to put more £ in the tin for each one.
  Reply With Quote
Old 31-10-08, 01:13 AM   #7
northwind
Moderator
Mega Poster
 
northwind's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: In the garage where I belong
Posts: 17,083
Default Re: Red poppies

My grandad's not around to say it this year, but he used to say the same thing every year- people get their poppy because that's just what you do, but nobody ever thinks about why they're doing it or what it means. Same as people "observing" minute's silences but sitting there thinking about their shopping lists or whatever. Lip service. But then, he was a bad tempered old b*****d
__________________
"We are the angry mob,
we read the papers every day
We like what we like, we hate what we hate
But we're oh so easily swayed"
northwind is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 31-10-08, 01:17 AM   #8
Kilted Ginger
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: Red poppies

my grandad bought one a day from nov 1st, 11 in all so that's what I do.
  Reply With Quote
Old 31-10-08, 07:11 AM   #9
K
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: Red poppies

I did see the most mahoosive poppy yesterday on the front of a lorry. I want to get one for my tiny little car!

I understand what you say about lip service - regardless of poppy buying, how many people actually attend a rememberance parade? I always used to book the morning off work and generally made one of my bosses feel guilty the first year when she read my holiday request form and the reason contained therein...

... to the point she actually arranged a closure of the office for 30 minutes each year thereafter to encourage everyone to make the 2 minutes walk to the memorial down the street.

To be honest though, I don't care if it band-wagon climbing, lip service or crass commercialisation - the more money that goes into there tins, no matter how early, the better... and if a little education as to the 'why' of giving happens along the way - all the better, but I'm happy for ignorant money to go their way too.
  Reply With Quote
Old 31-10-08, 07:20 AM   #10
Speedy Claire
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: Red poppies

Surely by wearing a poppy prior to Nov 11th it`ll make people remember and take notice? No bad thing as the actions of our brave men and women shouldn`t just be remembered and commemorated on one day... they should be remembered all year round.
  Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 11:01 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® - Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.