Author Topic: Is this an English thing? (Read 422 times)

Flossy · « **on:** June 22, 2004, 06:51:26 AM »

Or do other countries have little flags protruding from their cars at the moment (during some football event )?

Mickey1992 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 22, 2004, 06:55:02 AM »

During the college (American) football season in the fall, we do it in the US too.

Saintaw · « **Reply #2 on:** June 22, 2004, 07:00:43 AM »

We're having this today as well here... but it's the Duke's birthday today... guess that happens only once a year.

Krusher · « **Reply #3 on:** June 22, 2004, 07:03:13 AM »

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We're having this today as well here... but it's the Duke's birthday today... guess that happens only once a year.

you guys celibrate John Waynes birthday

Saintaw · « **Reply #4 on:** June 22, 2004, 07:19:36 AM »

lol

luxemburg --> Grand Duche (dunno how to translate this... the local "King" is a Duke)

cpxxx · « **Reply #5 on:** June 22, 2004, 07:36:33 AM »

We have it here too, it was popular here before it took off in England. Plus county colours are flown for Gaelic matches. They also repaint entire cars in the national colours.

I just wish I had to concession to sell those flags. I'd be rich!:aok

Arlo · « **Reply #6 on:** June 22, 2004, 07:51:10 AM »

I do have to say it looks horribly English to me.

JB73 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 22, 2004, 08:31:55 AM »

i have my Packers flag fly all the time

SOB · « **Reply #8 on:** June 22, 2004, 08:32:45 AM »

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lol

luxemburg --> Grand sweetheart (dunno how to translate this... the local "King" is a Duke)

Grand sweetheart?? Man, you Frenchies are weird!

Nash · « **Reply #9 on:** June 22, 2004, 08:34:54 AM »

You shoulda seen it here during the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Got so bad that a week after it was all wrapped up, the paper's editorials were all saying "Okay folks - it's over - put the damn flags away!"

Saintaw · « **Reply #10 on:** June 22, 2004, 09:35:55 AM »

lol TOB, you git!

Kanth · « **Reply #11 on:** June 22, 2004, 10:58:53 AM »

no regular bathing but large sweethearts are cause for celebration.

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Grand sweetheart?? Man, you Frenchies are weird!

Flossy · « **Reply #12 on:** June 22, 2004, 12:15:19 PM »

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Originally posted by cpxxx
They also repaint entire cars in the national colours.

Yeah I've seen a few cars here painted white with a red cross on the bonnet (hood?). Seems a bit extreme to me.

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I just wish I had to concession to sell those flags. I'd be rich!:aok

LOL, yeah.... dam things are all over the place. I wouldn't mind, but the rest of the year most of those people displaying English flags at the moment probably wouldn't recognise an English flag if they fell over one.

SlapShot · « **Reply #13 on:** June 22, 2004, 01:47:51 PM »

I was in Manchester, really Chester, last week and saw those on a lot of the cars.

Thank God for the English comeback in EURO 2004 !!!

cpxxx · « **Reply #14 on:** June 22, 2004, 02:07:27 PM »

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Originally posted by Flossy
Yeah I've seen a few cars here painted white with a red cross on the bonnet (hood?). Seems a bit extreme to me. :)LOL, yeah.... dam things are all over the place. I wouldn't mind, but the rest of the year most of those people displaying English flags at the moment probably wouldn't recognise an English flag if they fell over one.

Yes fair weather fans. At least the flags are claimed back from the extremists. At one stage the Irish flag only seemed to be flown by Republicans, Irish Republicans that is. Thanks to a certain Englishman, Jack Charlton, it became respectable to fly the Irish flag again.
I even saw an English flag flying on a British van in Dublin today.

Pity Ireland didn't qualify. Flags fly everywhere particularly on my road because the Brian Kerr the Irish manager lives a few doors down. For some reason the press keep knocking on our door thinking he lives at this address. I wind them up saying he's not doing interviews today