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dambuster
05 Nov 19 10:37
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The poppy is an icon of the sadness of people lost in conflict,
Red for the blood spilled,
Green for the colour of the land it was spilt,
Black for the widows and loved ones left behind,
How dare LGBTQ try to hijack it for there purpose....
disgusting

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By:
detraveller
When: 05 Nov 19 11:53
I guess they got the attention they wanted.
By:
Ramruma
When: 05 Nov 19 12:11
Eh? Red is for the blood that was spilled, green was for ... Where does that come from?

Red is for poppies because red is the colour of poppies, and poppies were adopted as a symbol because they grew naturally in the battlefields and cemeteries of the Western Front.
https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/stories/11-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-poppy (scroll down to number 4)

In Flanders Field the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row
https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/remembrance/about-remembrance/in-flanders-field
By:
PorcupineorPineapple
When: 05 Nov 19 12:18
Completely disrespectful from dambuster in hijacking a poppy's natural colour. Disgusting.
By:
Coachbuster
When: 05 Nov 19 13:59
if it's rainbow coloured it can't be  a  poppy , simples  .

agree with ramruma
By:
Hanx
When: 05 Nov 19 14:16
Poppy fascism? What a load of manufactured hot-air!

Wear one or don't wear one.

Wear a black one a white one or with a fairy light on, but acknowledge that your right to choose is down to young men and women who gave their lives to support your freedom of choice - some of them against real fascists, not the pretend ones that social justice warriors see everywhere.
By:
Ramruma
When: 05 Nov 19 15:26
And, of course, some of those who gave their lives for our freedom were gay.
By:
MALAY
When: 05 Nov 19 15:35
a substantial percentage were i'd say, particularly the navy
By:
peckerdunne
When: 05 Nov 19 15:44
You can have a good time
By:
Injera
When: 05 Nov 19 16:18
In the navy
Come on, protect the motherland
In the navy
Come on and join your fellow man
In the navy
By:
flushgordon1
When: 05 Nov 19 17:41
There never used to be gays when I was a lad , there were hairdressers and barbers .
By:
Fire-and-Ice
When: 05 Nov 19 17:55
They can stick their poppies where the sun don't shine.
By:
Ramruma
When: 05 Nov 19 18:04
The US Navy wanted to use "In the Navy" on their recruitment ads, which is why they let Village People make the video on a USN ship.

Luckily (or not) someone tipped them off.
By:
cooperman
When: 05 Nov 19 18:11
All the nice girls love the navy
All the nice girls love a tar
For there's something about a sailor
Well you know what sailors are
Bright and breezy, slips in easy
It's a women's pride and joy
So, if you see one on the front
With a candle up her cu2t
Ship Ahoy! Ship Ahoy!

Copyright: My Grandad who always sang it as I accompanied him to the bookies.(don't tell yer grandma)
By:
blackbarn
When: 05 Nov 19 22:26
Fuss about nothing, as Hanx says.  Mind you......

Coachbuster says - "if it's rainbow coloured it can't be  a  poppy , simples". BUT poppies come in most colours including multi.... The Welsh Poppy for instance is bright yellow.

Hth, even though it wont.
By:
Coachbuster
When: 05 Nov 19 22:32
thank  you for that Blackbarn  ....and so you do ... and my sincere apologies for debating like a proper  c***t  Grin
By:
Coachbuster
When: 05 Nov 19 22:34
always thought they were red too  ....   that's the power of the rememberance poppy i guess
By:
boxingthefox
When: 05 Nov 19 22:49
I couldn't give a flying fck what the others are wearing as long as mine is red. Happy
By:
flushgordon1
When: 05 Nov 19 23:01
Did the  7 th Flouncers regiment provide a rearguard action?
By:
boxingthefox
When: 05 Nov 19 23:03
LaughLaughLaugh
By:
Coachbuster
When: 06 Nov 19 00:09
Laugh
By:
Coachbuster
When: 06 Nov 19 00:11
i'm still trying hard to fathom out why everyome regardless of whoever they are just can't just wear a traditional red poppy (If they choose to ) and be done with  Crazy
By:
Ramruma
When: 06 Nov 19 08:53
My poppy is firmly traditional, but in the RBL poppy stall in Sainsbury's there is a vast selection, including many different metal/enamel badges, brooches and even self-adhesive ones. I've no idea if there was a rainbow one but tbh I was not really looking. Too much choice imo.
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