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| Remembrance Day; On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month | |
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| Topic Started: Nov 11 2010, 11:33 PM (1,170 Views) | |
| Nero | Nov 11 2010, 11:33 PM Post #1 |
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Lest we forget.![]() ![]() 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. |
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| Sentynel | Nov 12 2010, 12:29 AM Post #2 |
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Nothing But The Rain
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Long may we remember the horror and futility of war. |
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| rubberchickenben | Nov 12 2010, 05:08 AM Post #3 |
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One of my friends boycotted his school's Remembrance Day ceremony because he feels it's too nationalistic and nationalism is what cause the major wars of the past century. I agree, but only to a certain extent. |
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| nathanielandbartimaeus | Nov 12 2010, 07:05 AM Post #4 |
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That. |
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| Sentynel | Nov 12 2010, 11:56 AM Post #5 |
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/nov/05/poppies-and-heroes-remembrance-day |
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| FuzzyLobster | Nov 12 2010, 01:35 PM Post #6 |
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*sigh* This really annoys me when people make this about politics. Soldiers (usually) make a choice to fight and risk dying for something they believe in. Remembrance day is to honor them. It should have nothing to do about advancing one cause or another. It's about what they went through, not a debate on whether the overlying reasons for war are wrong or right. Save those arguments for another day, please. |
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| emethyst | Nov 14 2010, 01:57 PM Post #7 |
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WTF. |
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| Sentynel | Nov 14 2010, 02:36 PM Post #8 |
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I've heard about this one. How ridiculous. Seriously, people!? |
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| nathanielandbartimaeus | Nov 14 2010, 02:42 PM Post #9 |
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What on earth does that mean??? That is one of the most unintentionally funny article I have ever read. |
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| FuzzyLobster | Nov 14 2010, 07:32 PM Post #10 |
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Wow, people. Just... wow. Ever consider that they put it that way because it looks close to an e? Not everything is a conspiracy. And maybe I'm just tired, but I don't understand what the article writer is trying to say. Edited by FuzzyLobster, Nov 14 2010, 07:35 PM.
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| nathanielandbartimaeus | Nov 15 2010, 08:19 AM Post #11 |
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Yeah, it was just a moon! I'm sure it wasn't meant to symbolize anything. In short, the writer is trying to say that Google put the crescent there to fan anti-Islam sentiments. I doubt if the writer is sane. No wait, I don't doubt that. That is the only think that makes sense. I love Google doodles, BTW. Edited by nathanielandbartimaeus, Nov 15 2010, 08:34 AM.
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| FuzzyLobster | Nov 16 2010, 12:04 AM Post #12 |
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Oh, thanks. It just seemed like he was swinging between opinions. They are. There's like a Google doodle for every day, they just only show some in certain countries.
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| Sentynel | Nov 16 2010, 12:32 AM Post #13 |
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Nothing But The Rain
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http://www.google.com/logos/ |
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