Two minutes silence
11 November 2005, 01:04 PM
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Two minutes silence
does anyone know why the two minutes silence was designated to last for two minutes. Possibly shows up my in-attention (hem in-attendance) at high school. Have asked several people the same question and surprisingly no one can tell me.
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11 November 2005, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by tarmac terror
does anyone know why the two minutes silence was designated to last for two minutes. Possibly shows up my in-attention (hem in-attendance) at high school. Have asked several people the same question and surprisingly no one can tell me.
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11 November 2005, 01:19 PM
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11 November 2005, 01:20 PM
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because 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 mins were all taken by a couple of school girls, some guy that got his head chopped off, a dead princess,......ect 
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11 November 2005, 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by tarmac terror
Was not trying to make humourous comment, I knew that King George V declared it should take place, I was just curious about why 2 minutes? Was this the first time a 2 minute silence was declared?
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Err I'm guessing it's 2 minutes becuase that's what King George decreed. As to why he decided upon 2 minutes, I have no idea.
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Originally Posted by PG
because 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 mins were all taken by a couple of school girls, some guy that got his head chopped off, a dead princess,......ect
Today is one of the very few I partake in.
Today is one of the very few I partake in.
11 November 2005, 04:03 PM
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Me too. Top marks to the UK portal of Google who changed their banner and linked it into a search on the Remembrance Day Appeal
11 November 2005, 04:28 PM
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Me too. Top marks to the UK portal of Google who changed their banner and linked it into a search on the Remembrance Day Appeal
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Originally Posted by PG
because 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 mins were all taken by a couple of school girls, some guy that got his head chopped off, a dead princess,......ect
Today is one of the very few I partake in.
Today is one of the very few I partake in.
My former employer (some may remember) FORCED the Tsunami 2 minutes over their company intercom. Whilst 2 months or so before that. They had been asked about November 11 and said "We dont want to upset the many Germans that also work here"
Its not like the Germans would of taken offence. And if they did, TBH Tough SIHT!
I stopped work. A few others did. But most carried on ignorantly!
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