[Christmas Dynasnow]

Originally Posted by Stu

Genuinely saw a Bobby Sands one on the side of a chipper once. I'm guessing they didn't see the irony.

The orange crowd are hysterical though. Parade of air hostesses. Their ilk got sent up beautifully in the Trainspotting sequel. Fruit machine patriotism-as-lifestyle.

yes that would be written by Irvine Welsh the massive republican Hibs fan/hooligan....

[Stu]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

yes that would be written by Irvine Welsh the massive republican Hibs fan/hooligan....

Well...yeah. Characters committing actions that are hereditary to their beliefs over the course of a narrative? Be still my beating heart.

Anyway I'll bet the marches were colorful. Bias tipping ever so slightly to a particular gradient.

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Originally Posted by Stu

Well...yeah. Characters committing actions that are hereditary to their beliefs over the course of a narrative? Be still my beating heart.

Anyway I'll bet the marches were colorful. Bias tipping ever so slightly to a particular gradient.

beautiful red white a blue colours as I recall

and that was just my scarf...

[Stu]

Radiant amber of that special brew can glistening, somehow, under overcast skies.

[Christmas Dynasnow]

I used to love when the Orange Walk came to my town when i was little, not only was it colourful and great music it meant you could get bladdered during the day and no one cared

happy days and a great British and commonwealth tradition

[smudgie]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

I used to love when the Orange Walk came to my town when i was little, not only was it colourful and great music it meant you could get bladdered during the day and no one cared

happy days and a great British and commonwealth tradition

Aye, plenty of them up North and Yorkshire.
Never been to one but my great grandad was a member of the Orange order back in his day, mind you he was a Liverpudlian by birth.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

I used to love when the Orange Walk came to my town when i was little, not only was it colourful and great music it meant you could get bladdered during the day and no one cared

happy days and a great British and commonwealth tradition

I thought that was compulsory in Ireland?

[Kizzy]

Eeep...

https://www.thecanary.co/2017/06/12/...ds-extremists/

[Vicky.]

Ooh sky news just said May has effectively apologized for her mess up. They said in the backbench meeting thing she said she 'got the party into this mess and will get them out of it' and that she would still be their leader as long as they want her.

Its a shame she cannot admit to the public that she made a huge error of judgement and wasted a load of money on a pointless election and that it was an attempt at a power grab from her that failed drastically. Instead she just goes on with strong and stable speeches as if it never bloody happened

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Ooh sky news just said May has effectively apologized for her mess up. They said in the backbench meeting thing she said she 'got the party into this mess and will get them out of it' and that she would still be their leader as long as they want her.

Its a shame she cannot admit to the public that she made a huge error of judgement and wasted a load of money on a pointless election and that it was an attempt at a power grab from her that failed drastically. Instead she just goes on with strong and stable speeches as if it never bloody happened

She is just totally pathetic.
Nothing to admire about her at all.

[Jack_]

Oh, so there is a magic money tree after all?

Scummy party. Truly.

[DemolitionRed]

Originally Posted by Jack_

Oh, so there is a magic money tree after all?

Scummy party. Truly.

This is unbelievable. Its precarious being an MP. That's why its so well paid.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Jack_

Oh, so there is a magic money tree after all?

Scummy party. Truly.

What a ****ing idiot. Totally.

[user104658]

Orange March went through my. Village every year when I was a kid. All the slack-jawed old farts from the masonic lodge trotting along beating drums like cavemen. Hilarious stuff really, with their beetroot red whiskey drinkers faces... Most of the year the furthest they'd walk was from their couch to the car .

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Orange March went through my. Village every year when I was a kid. All the slack-jawed old farts from the masonic lodge trotting along beating drums like cavemen. Hilarious stuff really, with their beetroot red whiskey drinkers faces... Most of the year the furthest they'd walk was from their couch to the car .

That's a perfect description of them.

[jet]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

That's a perfect description of them.

Did you live in TS's village too then?

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by jet

Did you live in TS's village too then?

No I say again, I saw these marches visiting the North visiting my Grandmothers friends there.
My Grandmother lived in the South.

TS I believe lives in Scotland, however I have also seen not only marches but problems from Orange order events in Glasgow.

His description of how they come across fit perfectly with mine.
They look ridiculous, like pathetic bigoted dinosaurs.

They could do a lot better totally changing the taunting and baiting attitude of said marches,especially from others following behind.

I see no point to them and the fact they want the flashpoint areas,closed to them for good reason by the way,opened again to them to march down,says all about their warped thinking and daft tradition.

History is all well and good and important to have for a Nation, constantly taunting and baiting as to it,here in the 21st century,marching around like human Toby jugs is at best outdated and frankly sickeningly pathetic.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

human Toby jugs

[jet]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

No I say again, I saw these marches visiting the North visiting my Grandmothers friends there.
My Grandmother lived in the South.

TS I believe lives in Scotland, however I have also seen not only marches but problems from Orange order events in Glasgow.

His description of how they come across fit perfectly with mine.
They look ridiculous, like pathetic bigoted dinosaurs.

They could do a lot better totally changing the taunting and baiting attitude of said marches,especially from others following behind.

I see no point to them and the fact they want the flashpoint areas,closed to them for good reason by the way,opened again to them to march down,says all about their warped thinking and daft tradition.

History is all well and good and important to have for a Nation, constantly taunting and baiting as to it,here in the 21st century,marching around like human Toby jugs is at best outdated and frankly sickeningly pathetic.

It's attitudes like this from both sides of the divide that kept the Troubles going for so many years. I live here don't forget, and your vitriol is combative and unhelpful. Each side have their culture, their marches.
There has been contentious issues on both sides, but your unfortunate impressions are overblown. Most marches are perfectly peaceful, fun and festive occasions. Hordes of tourists wouldn't turn up to watch the marches if they were full of 'taunting and baiting'. You are referring to isolated incidents at particular sensitive times as if they happen frequently. They do not.
I agree with you about the Scottish bands that come over here to join the Orange parade - and there are many of them. I have never seen so many overweight, red faced men with massive beer - bellies in my life. Toby Jugs indeed.

[jet]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Orange March went through my. Village every year when I was a kid. All the slack-jawed old farts from the masonic lodge trotting along beating drums like cavemen. Hilarious stuff really, with their beetroot red whiskey drinkers faces... Most of the year the furthest they'd walk was from their couch to the car .

Oh dear. Doesn't sound like much fun where you lived.
Over here the Orange and Republican marches are festival days with a lot of young lads beating the drums and crowds of girls following them hoping to get themselves a date.

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Orange March went through my. Village every year when I was a kid. All the slack-jawed old farts from the masonic lodge trotting along beating drums like cavemen. Hilarious stuff really, with their beetroot red whiskey drinkers faces... Most of the year the furthest they'd walk was from their couch to the car .

yeah hahaha thats right TS...zzzzz

the reality is all the people from that lodge employed all the people in the village and without them your village would not exist

what nasty prejudice

wow

[user104658]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

yeah hahaha thats right TS...zzzzz

the reality is all the people from that lodge employed all the people in the village and without them your village would not exist

what nasty prejudice

wow

Glasgow satellite dairy farming village, hardly anyone from the village actually worked there. It had a primary school, a post office and I believe a Spar convenience store. I don't think any of them owned the Spar .

No no. These fine gentlemen liked to play bowls, drink too much Real Ale, and discuss how much they hated catholics.

[In the Drunk Tank]

Presumably any financial help would come from CCHQ funds not from the public purse

[JTM45]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Presumably any financial help would come from CCHQ funds not from the public purse

This is the Tories we're talking about here.
Where they declare the money is coming from and where it actually ends up coming from will likely be two very different things.

[Jack_]

Of course, but it's the principal that's the issue. We'll help our cronies out but **** the disabled, we don't have a magic money tree to help them