Irish People Poppy Watch

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

@Mark Renton

Best buddies no doubt, pal. I’d say they even shared their whores.

homosexuality was ripe amongst the soldiers on the front, I hate to say it but the likelihood is that glasusgaban’s traitor grandfather (aka the gobbler of gronnigen)gave your grandfather a gobble

[Sidney]

@The Wild Colonial Bhoy

homosexuality was ripe amongst the soldiers on the front, I hate to say it but the likelihood is that glasusgaban’s traitor grandfather (aka the gobbler of gronnigen)gave your grandfather a gobble

Perhaps he gave him a few Goebbels at the Battle of the Bulge?

[Horsebox]

@Mark Renton

What the fuck would you know about our noble grandfathers, you cunt. Your grandfather was building a wall up some godforsaken mountain to keep in his two goats while our grandfathers were out killing Gerrys and saving the Jews so that they could murder future palestinians.

Your grandfathers were stoned out of their minds riding syphallus riddled prozzies in the Dam which is why ye are all half mental down in Limerick you utter cunt of a man.

[carryharry]

@Horsebox

Or maybe they just shared an enjoyment of smoking pot and riding brassers.

Oh the memories.

[Mark_Renton]

@The Wild Colonial Bhoy

homosexuality was ripe amongst the soldiers on the front, I hate to say it but the likelihood is that glasusgaban’s traitor grandfather (aka the gobbler of gronnigen)gave your grandfather a gobble

Glas’ grandaddy would certainly be the one to get down on his knees alright. Fair play to my auld grandfather for having the bravery to keep his head above the trench while firing off a few shots.

[glasagusban]

@Mark Renton

Glas’ grandaddy would certainly be the one to get down on his knees alright. Fair play to my auld grandfather for having the bravery to keep his head above the trench while firing off a few shots.

I was just being polite earlier on and my grandfather said your grandfather was a cunt.

[artfoley]

@glasagusban

My grandfather was over in Holland too. Maybe they were pals.

My opa was in holland too. Maybe he was in the same unit as your grandfather, he was with the totenkopfverband, what unit was your grandfather?

[glasagusban]

@artfoley

My opa was in holland too. Maybe he was in the same unit as your grandfather, he was with the totenkopfverband, what unit was your grandfather?

Ah tis yourself. Will you be staying long?

[Tabby]

[quote=“Rocko, post: 859926, member: 1”]Interesting piece from an ITV presenter here:
In the last few days I’ve been subjected to a torrent of racist and sexist abuse as a result of me choosing not to wear a poppy on-screen, while presenting for ITV News.

It was a decision I made a number of years ago, but the backlash this year has been far bigger and more widespread than it has been in previous years…so I thought it best to write a longer explanation rather than in a series of tweets on Twitter. Or a short post on Facebook.

I support and am patron of a number of charities and I am uncomfortable with giving one of those charities more on-screen time than others.

I prefer to be neutral and impartial on-screen so that one of those charities doesn’t feel less favoured than another.

Off-screen in my private life - it’s different.

I wear a red ribbon at the start of December for World Aids Day, a pink ribbon in October during breast cancer awareness month, a badge in April during Bowel Cancer Awareness month, and yes – a poppy on Armistice Day.

I respect and hold in high esteem those in the armed forces, both my father and my uncle have served in the RAF and the Army.

Every year I donate to the Poppy Appeal because above all else it is a charity that needs donations, so that it can continue to help support serving and ex-service men and women and their families.

The messages of “go back to where you came from” have been interesting to read, as have the “fat s–g” comments, and the repeated use of the phrase “black c–t”.

Mostly because it flies in the face of everything that millions of British men and women and those in the Commonwealth have fought for for generations, and continue to fight for: the right to choose, and the right of freedom of speech and expression.

It’s interesting because it shows up some of the hypocrisy and idiocy associated with the poppy fascism. But also interesting that even a seemingly more enlightened and thoughtful commentator on the issue could seriously suggest that generations of Britons fought against racism and for freedom. An extremely whitewashed portrayal of British military history.[/quote]

It’s fairly certain that almost every ‘Tommy’ fighting on the front line in the world wars would have been racist and sexist and called her far worse than a fat slag and a black cunt. They would be very proud of their descendants behaviour.

[Thrawneen]

@artfoley

My opa was in holland too. Maybe he was in the same unit as your grandfather, he was with the totenkopfverband, what unit was your grandfather?

I knew he’d be back. Knew it.

[myboyblue]

@Thrawneen

I knew he’d be back. Knew it.

Arts opa ain’t coming back mate

[the_man_himself]

@theLockes

The great grandfather didn’t have a pot to piss in and had struggled to make ends meet for his wife and two children. War is declared, money there to be earned and off he and I think 8 others went from home to war. Just the way it was. Took a bullet, earned the right to go home, my grandfather was conceived but he died soon after, never saw his son. Fucked up time.

To be fair to your grandfather there was nothing wrong with Irish men fighting with Britain in WW1 because Ireland was promised home rule when the war was over if they helped IIRC.

[Mac]

@the man himself

To be fair to your grandfather there was nothing wrong with Irish men fighting with Britain in WW1 because Ireland was promised home rule when the war was over if they helped IIRC.

??

Were you around then?

[the_man_himself]

[quote=“Mac, post: 860032, member: 109”]??

Were you around then?[/quote]
I thought I remembered that from my leaving cert History. I could be wrong

[balbec]

My father served in the Irish army during the emergency.

[Big_Dan_Campbell]

@balbec

My father served in the Irish army during the emergency.

The Emergency, that was out in India wasn’t it?

[Tassotti]

@glasagusban

Ah tis yourself. Will you be staying long?

Untill he gets mugged off

[Tassotti]

[quote=“The Wild Colonial Bhoy, post: 859881, member: 80”]A british soldier sent this to James Mcclean

http://i.imgur.com/QJNJQVO.png[/quote]
Haha class. The fenian must be seething

[balbec]

@chewy louie

The Emergency, that was out in India wasn’t it?

No Limerick.

[balbec]

[quote=“balbec, post: 860075, member: 193”]No Limerick.[/quote
But i had an aunty who was a nurse in the British Army. She was at D-day and in Berlin. Ended up in India in 1948.[/quote]