Well, it’s the last week of October so it’s time once again for the annual Poppy Appeal. If you are in one of the many countries that runs something similar to this then please remember to wear yours with pride. If you get berated by some PC overloaded idiot telling you that you are glorifying war & violence by wearing one, then please feel free to drag them to the ground and kick them to within an inch of their life :-)

My Dad was a WWII vet and proudly wore the poppies and smiled whenever he saw someone else wearing one. He thanked us (his kids) for wearing one every year at this time.(and then having them in the car for the rest of the year..hehe)
I would personally drag any protester to the ground and proceed to kick them for you and for me! :)
Many thanks for this friendly reminder to all Phil ;=)

We don't have such a thing here but if we had I would wear one because without those men the world wouldn't be the same as where we are right now!!

My dear wife and I always buy poppies every year, even have one attached to my car!...To those silly a***s that don't understand .. give the buggers a kick from me too! .. Nice one Phil .. this commemoration should Always be remembered! ..

I think the Legion has offices in many countries and cities in Europe helping the veterans and families from those regions – I know there are several branches in the Netherlands but couldn’t say for sure if they run poppy appeals there. If you want to find out just google Royal British Legion followed by your country and see if anything comes up...

You kind sir are glorifying war & violence by wearing one!!

THROW DOWN!!! 8~P

~Uncle Phil kicks Rocker in the coin-purse~

OUCH!!

8~D

Heck, I'll wear one for ya mate!! Do they come in a lei type thing?? It's me and I'm all about show ya know!!

HEY!! Thanks for the lei!! ~kiss~ Hey, it ain't me...it's customary!!

"If you get berated by some PC overloaded idiot telling you that you are glorifying war & violence by wearing one, then please feel free to drag them to the ground and kick them to within an inch of their life."

I am not sure if I am getting exactly what you mean here Phil?

:oP

It's a good thing, and one that I support each year.

Les – I was referring to the disgraceful ‘movement’ that has appeared over the last few years born of several church groups trying to ban the wearing of the Red Poppy as they say it symbolises war and violence and wearing one glorifies it. Their massive lack of any historical knowledge is matched only by the complete lack of any sense or personal shame. Their suggestion was to wear a white poppy instead as they said that symbolised peace when in fact anyone with an IQ greater than a pomegranate would tell them that white poppies usually signify heroin production – more often than not by Asian warlords in order to fund war and terror. Nice move muppets :-/

White poppies all the way it is then!

Jokes. I wear one (RED) every year.

If you have steel toecapped boots, so much the better. I just need to get my poppy now.

~ la bumpa ~

ta :-)

I have worn red poppies with pride as far back as I can remember, in England as a child when the aftermath and reminders of war were all too close, and then NZ, and I will continue to do so - I do not in any way see it as a glorification of war but rather as a remembrance of those, known and unknown who gave their lives.
NZ is unique in that we do not wear our poppies on Poppy Day. Nov 11) The reason for that is as follows
"In contrast to the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, however, the RSA did not hold its inaugural Poppy Appeal in association with Armistice Day 1921 (11 November 1921), but instead chose the day prior to ANZAC Day 1922. The reason is one of those quirks of history: the ship carrying the poppies from France arrived in New Zealand too late for the scheme to be properly publicised prior to Armistice Day, thereby forcing the Association to postpone its Poppy campaign until the day prior to ANZAC Day 1922. The decision nonetheless established an historic precedence whereby Poppy Day – as the day was known from the outset – became forever associated with ANZAC Day in New Zealand, thus setting it apart from the rest of the world where it is largely associated with Armistice Day."

Further interesting reading about the origin of poppies as a symbol can be found here http://www.rsa.org.nz/remem/poppy_hist.html

Going to dovetail on Phil's thread here ... hope you don't mind.

The Salvation Army will be out in full force now, collecting donations throughout and leading up to the holidays.

Give them a look ... please. They do good work. :o)