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Happy 11/11/11! | Fair enough

Jan Rausch — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 14:48:00 +0000

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Post title: Fair enough

[quote]Jack Doughty wrote:

I hadn't heard of it but I've just looked it up. No, it's not for me. I am not a pacifist, it's an impractical ideology for the world we live in. I respect the British Legion and what it does for our ex-servicemen, and I shall continue to support the red poppy, I just don't like it being exploited and the pressure on everyone to wear it. [/quote]

Fair do's. I suppose I'm a pacifist so I'll go with the white one.

Have a nice weekend.

Jan

[Edited at 2011-11-12 14:48 GMT]

Happy 11/11/11! | White Poppy

Jack Doughty — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:31:00 +0000

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I hadn't heard of it but I've just looked it up. No, it's not for me. I am not a pacifist, it's an impractical ideology for the world we live in. I respect the British Legion and what it does for our ex-servicemen, and I shall continue to support the red poppy, I just don't like it being exploited and the pressure on everyone to wear it.

Happy 11/11/11! | White poppies

Jan Rausch — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 11:50:00 +0000

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[quote]Jack Doughty wrote:

To Lucia: Actually, the tradition of wearing poppies (bought from the British Legion, proceeds to armed forces charities) has become much more prevalent in the UK in recent years, probably because British service men and women are still losing their lives in Afghanistan.
In fact, I wonder if it has gone a bit too far. I wear one myself and I am happy to see most other people doing so, but when absolutely everyone appearing in any capacity whatsoever on BBC Television has to wear a poppy, poppies are embroidered into footballers' shirts and dance costumes on a competitive dancing programme (in both cases, why not just wear a simple British Legion poppy?), I feel it is being used as a marketing tool, and the social pressure to make everyone conform is getting like that on young men in the First World War to wear uniform or be presented with a white feather as a symbol of cowardice. [/quote]

I agree with you, Jack. Have you heard of the White Poppy? An excellent alternative in my opinion.

Regards,

Jan

Happy 11/11/11! | Whatever it means...

José Henrique Lamensdorf — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:11:00 +0000

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Post title: Whatever it means...

... the truth is that we'll have 12/12/12 next year, and then this will happen again only on 01/01/3001 if... and only if... the end of the world doesn't come first. None of us is expected to be around to celebrate that in any way.

Happy 11/11/11! | Same in Canada

Tina Vonhof (X) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:00:00 +0000

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[quote]Jack Doughty wrote:

The armistice that ended the First World War was signed at 11 o'clock (GMT) on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This day, known as Armistice Day, is still marked in many countries as a day of mourning and of tribute to the fallen of the First and Second World Wars and other wars.
In the UK, though the main ceremonies to mark the anniversary have been moved to the nearest Sunday, now known as Remembrance Sunday, Armistice day itself is still marked, including by the observation of a two-minute silence at 11 a.m. This should be remembered on this day which adds another "11" to the series.

[Edited at 2011-11-11 11:48 GMT] [/quote]

In Canada we still have the remembrance day exactly on November 11 all across the country. I just watched the ceremony televised from Ottawa. It is attended by thousands of people, including the Governor General, the prime minister and other dignitaries, and numerous veterans from all wars and peacekeeping missions. There are cannon salutes, fly-overs of airplanes and helicopters etc. Afterwards, all the veterans join a parade with pipe bands amidst lots of applause from the public. It's a really big event and very moving. I either attend or watch it every year to remember the many Canadian soldiers who lost their lives liberating my home country Holland in 1945.

Happy 11/11/11! | Poppies (cont).

jacana54 (X) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:29:00 +0000

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Jack, that's an interesting insight, thanks.

:-)

L

Happy 11/11/11! | No change needed

Russell Jones — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:28:00 +0000

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[quote]Niraja wrote:

So, I'm not changing the title of the posting! [/quote]

Absolutely. This is a global site; any (very minor) local sensitivities are distinctly parocchial.

Happy 11/11/11! | Sorry

ATIL KAYHAN — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:10:00 +0000

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[quote]Niraja wrote:

Any day and every day can be a celebration, though :-)

I just thought it would be a change from saying "Happy Birthday" or "Happy New Year," which we do all the time!

[/quote]

Niraja, I missed your point at the begining but I completely agree with you now.

Happy 11/11/11! | Poppies

Jack Doughty — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:57:00 +0000

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Post title: Poppies

To Lucia: Actually, the tradition of wearing poppies (bought from the British Legion, proceeds to armed forces charities) has become much more prevalent in the UK in recent years, probably because British service men and women are still losing their lives in Afghanistan.
In fact, I wonder if it has gone a bit too far. I wear one myself and I am happy to see most other people doing so, but when absolutely everyone appearing in any capacity whatsoever on BBC Television has to wear a poppy, poppies are embroidered into footballers' shirts and dance costumes on a competitive dancing programme (in both cases, why not just wear a simple British Legion poppy?), I feel it is being used as a marketing tool, and the social pressure to make everyone conform is getting like that on young men in the First World War to wear uniform or be presented with a white feather as a symbol of cowardice.

Happy 11/11/11! | It's a good occasion

jacana54 (X) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:21:00 +0000

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Post title: It's a good occasion

to send my best wishes, Niraja, and also to the others who are participating in this forum.

Actually, I was surprised to see people on TV wearing poppies last week, I didn't know that the tradition still continued.

Happy 11/11/11! | To Russell

Jack Doughty — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:09:00 +0000

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Karneval season in Germany too starts on "Elften Elften" - I was in Cologne on that occasion for two years.

Happy 11/11/11! | Definitely not

Niraja Nanjundan (X) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:05:00 +0000

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Post title: Definitely not

[quote]Russell Jones wrote:
I'm sure no harm was intended[/quote]

My sincere apologies to anyone who may be offended by the title of my post.

I do believe, though, that when we honour and remember those who are no longer with us, we are also celebrating everything they stood for. In that sense, you could say that it is not just a solemn, but also a happy occasion. I also realise that there could be cultural differences in the way such things are interpreted.

So, I'm not changing the title of the posting!

Happy 11/11/11! | Solemn yes

Russell Jones — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:54:00 +0000

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[quote]Niraja wrote:

Of course, Armistice Day, as mentioned by Jack, is a solemn occasion and a time to remember all those who fought and died so bravely in the wars. [/quote]

which is why the Topic Thread: Happy 11/11/11 caught my eye as rather strange (though I'm sure no harm was intended).

Happy 11/11/11! | Start of fasching

David Wright — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:31:00 +0000

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or carneval in Austria! (and germany?)

Happy 11/11/11! | The end of the world!

Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:22:00 +0000

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I read that the end of the world will happen today.

Why on Earth are you wasting your time writing in this forum? Keep working to make sure you complete today's jobs! We don't want other souls in afterlife to think that we have an unreliable spirit, do we?

Happy 11/11/11! | I suppose so

Niraja Nanjundan (X) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:13:00 +0000

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[quote]ATIL KAYHAN wrote:
Today's date is just a coincidence.[/quote]

Any day and every day can be a celebration, though :-)

I just thought it would be a change from saying "Happy Birthday" or "Happy New Year," which we do all the time!

Of course, Armistice Day, as mentioned by Jack, is a solemn occasion and a time to remember all those who fought and died so bravely in the wars.

Happy 11/11/11! | 11.11.11

Evans (X) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:12:00 +0000

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At least it unites us on either side of the Atlantic :-)

Happy 11/11/11! | Coincidence

ATIL KAYHAN — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:01:00 +0000

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Today's date is just a coincidence. Take, for example, eleven minutes and eleven seconds past the hour eleven. This happens every day in our lives. We do not stop to celebrate the clock showing 11:11.11 every day before noon. Today is a similar event. The only exception is that 11/11/2011 happens just once rather than every day. This is my opinion, anyway. :-)

Happy 11/11/11! | Armistice Day

Jack Doughty — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:57:00 +0000

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Post title: Armistice Day

The armistice that ended the First World War was signed at 11 o'clock (GMT) on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This day, known as Armistice Day, is still marked in many countries as a day of mourning and of tribute to the fallen of the First and Second World Wars and other wars.
In the UK, though the main ceremonies to mark the anniversary have been moved to the nearest Sunday, now known as Remembrance Sunday, Armistice day itself is still marked, including by the observation of a two-minute silence at 11 a.m. This should be remembered on this day which adds another "11" to the series.

[Edited at 2011-11-11 11:48 GMT]

Happy 11/11/11!

Niraja Nanjundan (X) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:49:00 +0000

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Here are some articles on this date that may interest some of you:

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Have a nice day :-)