Lest We Forget (500 hits)
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Submitted by Bob <HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME> Lobla (View user info) at 2006-11-09 10:33:54 EST
Up here in Canada, November 11th is a special day. It is Remembrance day, a day that is set aside to have ceremonies and honor those who fought and dies defending the freedom of this country. As a way of showing respect to these vets people can donate any amount of small change or whatever you want a get a synthetic poppy to pin on your jacket, hat, backpack, ect. Wherever you want, just as a symbol to show that you appreciate what people have sacrificed to have the freedoms that we now enjoy in the wonderful country.
I am pretty sure that the poppy was inspired by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, a doctor in the Canadian military from 1872-1918. He wrote a poem about an experience during the war.
IN FLANDERS FIELDS the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
There is a group of peace activists that have taken even this mark of remembrance and tried to turn it into an antiwar effort. They are distributing white poppies 'as a symbol of peace'. This really pisses me off, for one, the red poppy is not a symbol of war, it is a symbol of sacrifice, remembrance and respect. We are honoring all those people who have died defending the country that they love. Secondly, they are accepting donations for these poppies at the same time as the red poppies, taking money way from the people that really need the help.
There, now I feel better. Am I just over reacting or do I have a right to be pissed off about this?
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Submitted by DonovanMD (user info) at 2007-04-08 17:39:44 EDT (#)
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Submitted by BobLobla (user info) at 2007-04-08 13:01:06 EDT (#)
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Guess i should have taken this bet...
http://www.ubersite.com/m/92221#2116035
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I definitly would have done it too, haha. I had so much faith at the start of the year, what a shocking and disapointing finish.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-11-09 14:39:01 EST (#)
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jack11058,
Don't forget when in strange brew that guy drank all that beer then pissed for like five minutes straight to put out that fire. If he didn't have th eintestinal fortitude to hold in all that urine and not break the seal we would have lost a perfecly good brewery.
Submitted by Newty (user info) at 2006-11-09 14:29:14 EST (#)
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totally agree, the white poppy thing so degrades the meaning of the red.
Submitted by Dolson (user info) at 2006-11-09 14:23:15 EST (#)
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Thank God someone else is as pissed off about those white poppies as I am.
1) The Royal Canadian Legion has a proprietary interest in the poppy design. So basically, if nothing else, these dumbasses are taking a big piss on copyright law. The first step toward a more peaceful world? Follow the law, assholes!
2) As mentioned above, the Royal Canadian Legion recieves no money from these assholes. Basically, you're using a day to commemerate our veterans to screw them out of money. You lost a leg fighting Hitler? Fuck you, these hippies need pot money!
3) You're politicizing a day that isn't about politics. You're commemerating wars past, not bitching about wars present. What do our Great War (all three remaining ones), Second World War, Korean War and UN mission veterans have to do with George Bush and Iraq? Precisely nothing.
4) These are the kind of assholes who will plan some kind of protest on Remembrance Day. I would hope that the police have the right to kick their hippy asses.
Submitted by Fungah (user info) at 2006-11-09 14:04:06 EST (#)
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That white poppy thing makes me fucking sick.
Submitted by jack11058 (user info) at 2006-11-09 13:55:15 EST (#)
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Bob, in response to your question, no problem.
And for you dumb fucks, just one example of why Canadian armed forces are not to be underestimated and should be recognized for their incredible bravery and sacrifice.
Operation Overlord - June 6, 1944
Juno Beach
The Canadian forces that landed on Juno Beach faced 11 heavy batteries of 155 mm guns and 9 medium batteries of 75 mm guns, as well as machine-gun nests, pillboxes, other concrete fortifications, and a seawall twice the height of the one at Omaha Beach. The first wave suffered 50% casualties, the second highest of the five D-Day beachheads. The use of armour was successful at Juno, in some instances actually landing ahead of the infantry as intended and helping clear a path inland.[6]
Despite the obstacles, within hours the Canadians were off the beach and beginning their advance inland. The 6th Canadian Armoured Regiment (1st Hussars) and The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada achieved their June 6 objectives, when they crossed the Caen-Bayeux highway over nine miles (15 km) inland.[7]
By the end of D-Day, 15,000 Canadians had been successfully landed, and the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division had penetrated further into France than any other Allied force, despite having faced strong resistance at the water's edge and later counter-attacks on the beachhead by elements of the German 21st and 12th SS Hitlerjugend Panzer divisions on June 7 and 8.
Submitted by livEvil (user info) at 2006-11-09 13:47:35 EST (#)
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This shit was pretty random.
Didn't you get the memo? No one gives a shit about Canada.
Submitted by Amontillado (user info) at 2006-11-09 13:43:57 EST (#)
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You're right, be angry.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-11-09 13:38:14 EST (#)
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Submitted by BobLobla (user info) at 2006-11-09 13:22:23 (#)
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are you fucking serious?
are you that fucking dumb or do they teach you that only Americans dies in the first and second world war?
Fuck right off.
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Come on bob we all know Americans get their history from movies and there are no canadian war movies (at least good ones) so no canadians have ever fought...
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2006-11-09 13:31:06 EST (#)
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here's an idea - when you see someone wearing a white poppy, stab them until the blood turns it red.
Submitted by Cyrus (user info) at 2006-11-09 13:29:05 EST (#)
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Great cut, great album, Wheatfield Soul. Listened to it a lot back in the day. Damn, I'm old.
Submitted by BobLobla (user info) at 2006-11-09 13:22:23 EST (#)
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Submitted by CRUNKY40 (user info) at 2006-11-09 12:06:57 (#)
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What the fuck did Canada fight for?
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are you fucking serious?
are you that fucking dumb or do they teach you that only Americans dies in the first and second world war?
Fuck right off.
Submitted by bob (user info) at 2006-11-09 12:33:22 EST (#)
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haha can you imagine like 10,000 mounties running up the beaches of Normandy on horsies?
Thatd be fucking awsome.
Submitted by jack11058 (user info) at 2006-11-09 12:30:56 EST (#)
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it's time for another episode of Bob Lobla's Law Block.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-11-09 12:08:29 EST (#)
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I would go out hippy clubbing if I were you.
Submitted by rennfahrer (user info) at 2006-11-09 12:08:11 EST (#)
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This has to do with canada and is therefore unimportant.
Submitted by CRUNKY40 (user info) at 2006-11-09 12:06:57 EST (#)
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What the fuck did Canada fight for?
Submitted by ih8u2man (user info) at 2006-11-09 12:03:09 EST (#)
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Happy B-Day/ V-day
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2006-11-09 11:59:57 EST (#)
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BLAHBLAHBLAH
Submitted by BLITZKREIG_BOB (user info) at 2006-11-09 11:21:26 EST (#)
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You can't stop people from doing what they please.
Submitted by BobLobla (user info) at 2006-11-09 11:03:21 EST (#)
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Submitted by Orgasmatron (user info) at 2006-11-09 10:44:31 (#)
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Roses are red
And tampons are white
Birthdays are awesome
So get laid tonight.
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Submitted by Jeanneee (user info) at 2006-11-09 10:55:30 EST (#)
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR BOB
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Submitted by St_Jimmy (user info) at 2006-11-09 10:50:36 EST (#)
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Happy Birthday!
Sing it with me now, for Canada!
O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
Submitted by Orgasmatron (user info) at 2006-11-09 10:44:31 EST (#)
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Roses are red
And tampons are white
Birthdays are awesome
So get laid tonight.
Submitted by JMG114 (user info) at 2006-11-09 10:38:28 EST (#)
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Happy birthday! Happy Remembrance Day, too. Wait, today's the 9th. Never mind.
Submitted by Jeanneee (user info) at 2006-11-09 10:38:08 EST (#)
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You have the right to be pissed about whatever you like.
Today is my birthday too. We're awesome.
Submitted by darko (user info) at 2006-11-09 10:35:21 EST (#)
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happy birthday