Keep the Brits working

Annasopra · 20-05-2004 1:28pm #1

I thought it was funny, obviously others lack a sense of humour, as if Internet polls ever make a difference

Kone · 20-05-2004 1:30pm

Why?

Annasopra · 20-05-2004 1:33pm

Why not

Kone · 20-05-2004 1:36pm

I could list the reasons but I'd be here all day......

Why do you care if St George's day becomes a bank holiday?

Does it make any real difference to your life?

Drex · 20-05-2004 1:55pm

God, thats an annoying site..............

BioHazRd · 20-05-2004 2:00pm

Somehow I feel this is better suited to AH - the humour seems to pass me by for some reason.

Bio

bus77 · 20-05-2004 2:02pm

Originally posted by Johnnymcg
Log on and vote no and keep the Brits at work!!

lol
ok my vote is in

Hairy Homer · 20-05-2004 2:04pm

Originally posted by Kone
Why?

To maintain the long and honourable Irish tradition of buggering up Internet polls that's why. Previous successes (and near misses) include (Cue Mise Eire Music played by an orchestra)

Ronnie O'Brien voted Juventus player of the year ahead of the likes of Zidane, Davids and Deschamps.

Ronnie O'Brien voted Time magazine's Person of the Century ahead of Gandhi, MAndela and Churchill,

A Nation Once Again voted BBC's Best Song Ever

Peter Canavan (nearly) pipping Johnny Wilkinson to BBC's Sport's Personality (sic) of the year.

tman · 20-05-2004 2:05pm

jesus, what a bunch of ass mongers.

can you imagine the outrage if someone from boards.ie found a thread like this on an english forum, aimed at stopping a proposed irish bank holiday???

grow the **** up

bus77 · 20-05-2004 2:11pm

Originally posted by Johnnymcg
So far the vote stands at 86% in favour. Log on and vote no and keep the Brits at work!!

looks like their fighting back, it's 91% in favour now:dunno:

bus77 · 20-05-2004 2:18pm

Originally posted by tman
jesus, what a bunch of ass mongers.

can you imagine the outrage if someone from boards.ie found a thread like this on an english forum, aimed at stopping a proposed irish bank holiday???

grow the **** up

Ahh its just a chance to mess up another poll.
As hairy homer said It's a tradition

Get with the program

tman · 20-05-2004 2:22pm

it's not like it's a pointless poll, like the previous ones that've been messed with though.
think of how much you value bank holidays, and how pissed off you'd be if you heard of someone trying to stop another one from being instated

bus77 · 20-05-2004 2:38pm

ok your right, this is differnt

embee · 20-05-2004 2:52pm

Er....

St. Patricks Day is a bank holiday for us.

Whats the problem with them taking a bank holiday for their patron saint?

Give yourselves a collective lash, you mongs.

Trojan · 20-05-2004 3:03pm

Yet another thread highlighting the patheticness of the racist Irish. Sometimes my fellow countryfolk really disappoint.

Sleepy · 20-05-2004 3:09pm

Originally posted by embee
Whats the problem with them taking a bank holiday for their patron saint?

I didn't vote either way on it but if I was English I'd object on the principle that I don't support the notion of religeon in the first place, never mind state-sponsored religeous "holidays".

sceptre · 20-05-2004 3:17pm

Originally posted by bus77
looks like their fighting back, it's 91% in favour now:dunno:

I voted yes:)

Kone · 20-05-2004 3:19pm

Originally posted by tman
it's not like it's a pointless poll, like the previous ones that've been messed with though.
think of how much you value bank holidays, and how pissed off you'd be if you heard of someone trying to stop another one from being instated

Well said tman!

Rabies · 20-05-2004 3:38pm

was posted a few weeks ago. think monty locked it :dunno:
why stop them from having a day off for St george's day. we get it for st paddies.

spongebob · 20-05-2004 4:08pm

Originally posted by Johnnymcg
The Brits are trying to get St George's Day made into a Bank Holiday

That would be the ENGLISH and not the Brits. The Scots have St Andrew and the Welsh have St David 'ere we go 'ere we go to vote in favours .

M

p.pete · 20-05-2004 4:40pm

It's a bit of a cheeky idea for a poll - I'm not sure what they're going to achieve. How many people when asked if they want a day off work would say no - not many, either way I voted yes (I have a vested interest mind you:D )

Mac daddy · 21-05-2004 3:05pm

I have voted NO

pclancy · 21-05-2004 4:34pm

always enjoy anything anti-british! NO. They're probably gonna get it anyway and in fairness they deserve a national holiday no matter how much we may dislike them.

EKRIUQ · 21-05-2004 4:49pm

I voted No:D

they have 2 many holidays anyway

secret_squirrel · 21-05-2004 5:11pm

Originally posted by TIPPTOP
they have 2 many holidays anyway

By that muppet logic then we need to lose 2 ourselves, since they have 2 less than ireland.

Originally posted by Sleepy
I didn't vote either way on it but if I was English I'd object on the principle that I don't support the notion of religeon in the first place, never mind state-sponsored religeous "holidays". [/B]

I assume you go to work every 'religious' bank hol then do ya? Or do your principles not stretch that far?

Mongs the lot of ye

Mossy Monk · 21-05-2004 5:15pm

vote YES

a bank holiday for the British is a bank holiday for me and i find it outrageous that they dont get that day off

also i cant see what difference their online poll will make

Karoma · 21-05-2004 5:18pm

wasn't this banned already?
what _is_ your problem exactly with the english celebrating their national holiday-of which they probably have more right? :rolleyes:

Agent Orange · 21-05-2004 5:23pm

I voted YES to spite the retard who started this thread.

sleepwalker · 21-05-2004 5:23pm

calm down with the sensitivity levels its just a joke. somehow i cant see the british government introducing a bank holiday based on an internet poll so give it a rest with the throwing around of words like racist

Karoma · 21-05-2004 5:26pm

if you saw a similar thread, entitled, "keep the Paddies working" - with a poll - what impression would you get?
It's his opinion and all, but he doesn't give a reason...

mike65 · 21-05-2004 5:44pm

I voted yes and a big

to the No voters

Mike.

Annasopra · 21-05-2004 5:47pm

I thought it was funny, obviously others lack a sense of humour, as if Internet polls ever make a difference

bus77 · 21-05-2004 5:57pm

Originally posted by Karoma
if you saw a similar thread, entitled, "keep the Paddies working" - with a poll - what impression would you get?

Even though ive backed down a bit, If I saw a thread called that Id laugh my ass off

lighten up:rolleyes:

Karoma · 21-05-2004 6:20pm

i would too. but then we (Irish) typically laugh at ourselves more than other nationalities (oops.)

my point is that it's propogating another silly poll, and in a way that poorly represents irish people and boards.ie luser...users.

The Brigadier · 22-05-2004 12:09am

Originally posted by Karoma
i would too. but then we (Irish) typically laugh at ourselves more than other nationalities (oops.)
my point is that it's propogating another silly poll, and in a way that poorly represents irish people and boards.ie luser...users.

I disagree....I think Irish people take exception rather easily when they feel a sterotype is being used.

Why? I don't know...

Your all potato eating, terrorist, drunken, fighting, lazy, ignorant in-bred peasants. You should have all been wiped out by the empire long ago.

sceptre · 22-05-2004 2:33am

Originally posted by The Brigadier
Your all potato eating, terrorist, drunken, fighting, lazy, ignorant in-bred peasants. You should have all been wiped out by the empire long ago.

Most of those are true James:)

Mercury_Tilt · 22-05-2004 10:47am

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Villain · 22-05-2004 10:51am

Originally posted by The Brigadier
I disagree....I think Irish people take exception rather easily when they feel a sterotype is being used.

Why? I don't know...

Your all potato eating, terrorist, drunken, fighting, lazy, ignorant in-bred peasants. You should have all been wiped out by the empire long ago.

lol

Dont you just love the man:p

Kold · 22-05-2004 3:04pm

Originally posted by The Brigadier
I disagree....I think Irish people take exception rather easily when they feel a sterotype is being used.

Why? I don't know...

Your all potato eating, terrorist, drunken, fighting, lazy, ignorant in-bred peasants. You should have all been wiped out by the empire long ago.

Lol, say it like it is!

eth0_ · 22-05-2004 3:24pm

Originally posted by Johnnymcg
I thought it was funny, obviously others lack a sense of humour, as if Internet polls ever make a difference

Ok. Here's my 2c. The Wolfe Tones vote on the bbc website, yes, that was funny. But then it went on, and on, and ON, 'OMG LETS VOTE AN IRISH GAA STAR BEST SPORTSMAN ON BBC SITE THAT WILL SHOW THOSE ENGLISH B*STARDS!!!!'.

To be honest I find this 'campaign' to be childish, pathetic, and racist/xenophobic. Yes, that's right. If someone had started a thread here asking for us all to go vote on a site to 'Stop those n***ers having a day off work!' we'd all be disgusted at the racism. The fact this is about the English makes no difference, it's still a form of racism.

I really thing all threads asking people to vote against British things/vote Irish people to win in UK polls 'To show the Brits!' should be automatically be binned.

Keep the Brits working

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