The Flower

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television presenters, celebrities and even footballers are often wearing a red flower (or something similar) on their chests. what does ist mean?
 
It's the poppy, Wasser.

Remembrance Day is held in Britain on November 11th. and the poppies are sold and the money raised goes to the British Legion who use it to support ex-servicemen and the families of ex-sevicemen.
 
To be pedantic, the poppies are not strictly "sold", but a donation is made and a poppy given as a gift.
 
It has been great to see so many people wearing their poppies this year. I am not sure if more have been sold or whether I just seem to have seen far more people wearing them. These are people of all nationalities and of all ages.

I am not sure when the PC brigade will ban them but you can only imagine that there will be a commitee somewhere trying to get them outlawed. I really hope I am wrong.
 
Originally posted by Kathy@Nov 12 2006, 02:52 PM

I am not sure when the PC brigade will ban them but you can only imagine that there will be a commitee somewhere trying to get them outlawed. I really hope I am wrong.
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Kathy

Sorry - but like Santa Claus - the PC brigade does not exist no matter how often those nice people at the Daily Mail tell you that they do.
 
Ardross, you were clearly well overdue one of your extremely churlish comment's, I was just wondering which thread it would appear on....
 
We stopped serving at 11am yesterday for 2 minutes, halfway down the queue 2 people talked incessantly and then complained that we were not serving, someone had to explain to them, even though they were english, i was so shocked
 
Wasser: the reason that the red poppy flower was chosen for Remembrance Sunday was because, following the complete devastation of the fields of Flanders in the First World War, it was noted that thousands of poppies grew in the fields, once the war ended. People thought that each poppy represented a dead soldier - and today, the red poppies are to remember those who have died in all conflicts, not just the Great War.

What is particularly moving about the ceremony at The Cenotaph in London is the number of representatives who are there laying wreaths to honour their countries' war dead. Even little islands which were under British governance at the time of their soldiers fighting are individually represented. Many African countries, too: The King's African Rifles was a wonderful outfit, serving overseas with pride and courage.
 
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