23rd April is St. George's Day.
Except that it isn't.
This year we are celebrating the patron saint of England on 2nd May.
Most people don't bother anyway
Showing posts with label St George. Show all posts
Showing posts with label St George. Show all posts
23 April, 2011
23 April, 2010
A time for Patriotism
Haiku for 21st/23rd April
The Queen’s birthday
Then patronal saint
England ever strong and proud
Not
The Queen’s birthday
Then patronal saint
England ever strong and proud
Not
23 April, 2009
St George's Day
St George’s Day today, and as usual people are asking why, if the Scots get St Andrew’s Day off, there shouldn’t be an English holiday.
The reason is that the patriotism hating bien pensant lefties who run New Labour and the BBC say that it will encourage the Far Right; but when International Labour Day was made a holiday I don’t recall anyone complaining that it would encourage the Far Left.
Boris Johnson the Mayor of London is trying to drum up some enthusiasm on the basis that it is William Shakespeare’s birthday. But he won’t succeed.
If you want to celebrate St George, go to one of these places where he is also patron saint: Beirut, Ethiopia, Genova, Georgia, Greece, Lithuania, Malta, Milan, Palestine and Portugal.
To cheer you up on this auspicious day, perhaps I can offer you what I believe to be the two worst Shakespeare jokes.
A man goes into a bookshop and asks for a play by Shakespeare.
‘Which one?’ says the proprietor
‘William’.
A man goes into a bar dressed as Shakespeare. The Landlord says ‘You’re Bard’.
OK- I’ll get my coat.
The reason is that the patriotism hating bien pensant lefties who run New Labour and the BBC say that it will encourage the Far Right; but when International Labour Day was made a holiday I don’t recall anyone complaining that it would encourage the Far Left.
Boris Johnson the Mayor of London is trying to drum up some enthusiasm on the basis that it is William Shakespeare’s birthday. But he won’t succeed.
If you want to celebrate St George, go to one of these places where he is also patron saint: Beirut, Ethiopia, Genova, Georgia, Greece, Lithuania, Malta, Milan, Palestine and Portugal.
To cheer you up on this auspicious day, perhaps I can offer you what I believe to be the two worst Shakespeare jokes.
A man goes into a bookshop and asks for a play by Shakespeare.
‘Which one?’ says the proprietor
‘William’.
A man goes into a bar dressed as Shakespeare. The Landlord says ‘You’re Bard’.
OK- I’ll get my coat.
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