Some bloke just knocked on my door,
and offered me a sticker with a poppy on it.:mad:
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They obviously thought you couldnt be trusted with a poppy and a pin :D |
didnt have a baseball cap on did he???
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was he part of the salvation army or somthing? why wouldnt you want a poppy?
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Originally Posted by RyanSTI
(Post 8242707)
was he part of the salvation army or somthing? why wouldnt you want a poppy?
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Personally I wish they'd find a better method of attaching a poppy than a single bloody pin... perhaps a quid more for a safety pin badge type jobby that actually stays where I put it and doesn't involve having a pin sticking into my left nipple if I so much as lean forward....
Poppies are great if you have a jacket/lapel etc... but they're pants if wearing a t-shirt/ sweatshirt |
Originally Posted by shaunywrx
(Post 8242003)
and offered me a sticker with a poppy on it.:mad:
they then make it look like they are assessing YOU, when in reality THEY are the numpties who the RBL pin cushions!!:lol1: |
I am surprised that the poppy sellers were allowed out in the first place! That sort of thing is indicative of loyalty to this country and also glorifies war as the pinko pc pratts are wont to say!
Les :( |
They are not allowed to go around asking for money or shake the pots with the money in it anymore. As for the pins I was requested to place the poppies on a few of the older generation who also asked if we had any of the velcro ones.
The pin is a pain in the arse. |
the ones we got in work come with a plastic green stem. very realistic but unless you have the powers of the FORCE i am at a loss as to how we were ment to attach them to ourselfs.
i used to hate it at school when other folk would pass the pin through their skin without any blood. dnt have a clue why they did it. you know the type. always had a couple of classes less than the other kids lol when i was collecting whilst in the cadets we aslo had rolls of poppy stickers but these were more to plaster all over our tins and boxes or to give free to little children. dnt mind giving to charity if i am not asked, and i also buy a poppy or two but would be had pushed to volunteer any decent sum of money for a sticker |
Originally Posted by buffalo
(Post 8244914)
the ones we got in work come with a plastic green stem. very realistic but unless you have the powers of the FORCE i am at a loss as to how we were ment to attach them to ourselfs.
i used to hate it at school when other folk would pass the pin through their skin without any blood. dnt have a clue why they did it. you know the type. always had a couple of classes less than the other kids lol when i was collecting whilst in the cadets we aslo had rolls of poppy stickers but these were more to plaster all over our tins and boxes or to give free to little children. dnt mind giving to charity if i am not asked, and i also buy a poppy or two but would be had pushed to volunteer any decent sum of money for a sticker Les |
Originally Posted by Leslie
(Post 8246390)
Surely the important thing is not what you get back for your donation so much as how much good will your donation do.
Les I cannot feel the same awe and respect for soldiers with great amounts of kit and machinery, fighting a far inferior force , in a far away place that is no threat to the uk and fighting what is ultimately a war with 2 aims. 1 make American companies money 2 To impose our political and social dogma on other nations. |
Originally Posted by Luan Pra bang
(Post 8247017)
But how much good will it do ? I donate and get a poppy each year but mainly as a way of showing respect and a tribute to those who faught in the great wars and died for our freedom. There will never be another war for our troops with the same brutality and bloodshed and as the number or survivors gets lower each year , as time goes on the need for donations surely decreases ?
I cannot feel the same awe and respect for soldiers with great amounts of kit and machinery, fighting a far inferior force , in a far away place that is no threat to the uk and fighting what is ultimately a war with 2 aims. 1 make American companies money 2 To impose our political and social dogma on other nations. Did you not notice the casualties in Iraq of those with unsuitable kit, not enough body armour or NBC protective clothing, or no fire suppression in the wing tanks on the Hercules despite the recommendations. How about those lads in Afghanistan having to drive around in "snatch" Landrovers which are no protection against the buried bombs? Have you not realised the dreadful lack of proper treatment given to those wounded and maimed servicemen returning to this country from those wars? They are out there because they have been sent there by the politicians for their own reasons! This is the sort of thing that your poppy donations go to, helping servicemen in trouble back here for one reason and another. Do you think they don't deserve that? Les |
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, helping servicemen in trouble back here for one reason and another. Do you think they don't deserve that? Lets be honest the casualty rate for Iraq and afganistan is so low it is completely insignificant when compared with ww1 and ww2. |
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Originally Posted by Leslie
(Post 8248968)
, helping servicemen in trouble back here for one reason and another. Do you think they don't deserve that? Lets be honest the casualty rate for Iraq and afganistan is so low it is completely insignificant when compared with ww1 and ww2. I have to say it is very difficult to understand your attitude in this respect. Les |
The figures show 177 dead and between 600-1200 wounded per year. So less than are killed on the roads.
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