May has gone!

Well - that header certainly caught my attention !!
 
"White rabbits" ;)
 
Will June see the end of May?
 
DorsetDude said:
Feel free to cast your clout.
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Though I've always believed that refers to the May tree and that's the only way it works throughout the Island of England. I recently heard on a gardening program from Aberdeen that they think it's a local saying there.
 
sphexx said:
Though I've always believed that refers to the May tree and that's the only way it works throughout the Island of England. I recently heard on a gardening program from Aberdeen that they think it's a local saying there.
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My mum always used the saying when I was a kid to mean I had to wear a vest until the end of May.
 
sphexx said:
Though I've always believed that refers to the May tree and that's the only way it works throughout the Island of England. I recently heard on a gardening program from Aberdeen that they think it's a local saying there.
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Where is this Island of England of which you speak ?
 
I think you know really, but it's the island next to the Island of Ireland :LOL: .
 
Tsk - there is no Island of England Methinks you are talking about Britain
 
camerassassin said:
Tsk - there is no Island of England Methinks you are talking about Britain
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Now just where/when does the line "this sceptored Isle....." come from? That describes Britain as an island, does it not?
 
Box Brownie said:
Now just where/when does the line "this sceptored Isle....." come from? That describes Britain as an island, does it not?
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Britain is not England is it. Its England plus the Taffs and Jocks. (but not Ireland, thats then the British Isles)
 
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DorsetDude said:
Britain is not England is it. Its England plus the Taffs and Jocks. (but not Ireland, thats then the British Isles)
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Taffs and Jocks? How dare you :p
Scotland, England, wales and Northern Ireland is called the United Kingdom. Or to give it the full title...the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The British isles includes the Republic of Ireland as well.
 
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camerassassin said:
Tsk - there is no Island of England Methinks you are talking about Britain
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Well, Britain is not an island it's more an idea to encompass firstly the Scottish and then all the peoples of the Empire. Though the Island of England is sometimes referred to as Great Britain that is a comparative to the real Britain (where the Bretons live) and most of the inhabitants have an Anglo Saxon English speaking culture rather than a British one, that would be the Welsh, some Cornish and used to be Cumbrian. The Island of England used to be known as Albion but I think the Scots may have pinched that name (Alba).
 
No! your premise lacks water!
 
British by birth, English by the grace of god.

or so the spare tyre cover in front of us the other day said
 
Box Brownie said:
Now just where/when does the line "this sceptored Isle....." come from? That describes Britain as an island, does it not?
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Just re-read what you wrote and I'm not sure what you meant but:
... "this sceptred isle,
....
This precious stone set in the silver sea,
Which serves it in the office of a wall
Or as a moat defensive to a house,
Against the envy of less happier lands,--
This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."

Pretty clearly refers to England as an island. So I'm with the Bard on this.
 
sphexx said:
Just re-read what you wrote and I'm not sure what you meant but:
... "this sceptred isle,
....
This precious stone set in the silver sea,
Which serves it in the office of a wall
Or as a moat defensive to a house,
Against the envy of less happier lands,--
This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."

Pretty clearly refers to England as an island. So I'm with the Bard on this.
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I would take Bill's smooth verbiage with a pinch of salt, he was well known in his day as a bit of a bard boy.......
 
sphexx said:
Pretty clearly refers to England as an island.
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Its just unfortunate that it has Scotland stuck on top ( its a good job we have broad shoulders to carry the weight :D )
And that Welsh thing stuck out to one side, ( if it wasn't for the Nor-folk balancing us up, I'm sure Welsh landers would tip us into the sea and we'd all slide off :D )
 
Cobra said:
Its just unfortunate that it has Scotland stuck on top ( its a good job we have broad shoulders to carry the weight :D )
And that Welsh thing stuck out to one side, ( if it wasn't for the Nor-folk balancing us up, I'm sure Welsh landers would tip us into the sea and we'd all slide off :D )
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You sar, are a cad!
 
One Island, so many nations, and all supported by Londoners :LOL:
 
Surely Lungdung is supported and subsidised by the rest of the country/nation?
 
It would if it wasn't full of rich tax evaders :P
 
1/3rd of UK tax may well be paid in London but most of it not by Londoners.
 
Nod said:
1/3rd of UK tax may well be paid in London but most of it not by Londoners.
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How would you define Londoner?
 
Nod said:
Someone who lives in London.
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Ah, couldn't agree more. I thought maybe you were going to say they were all foreigners and didn't count.
 
And there was I thinking the first post was a political comment. Ah well, pigs might just fly!
 
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Bobsyeruncle said:
Taffs and Jocks? How dare you :p
Scotland, England, wales and Northern Ireland is called the United Kingdom. Or to give it the full title...the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The British isles includes the Republic of Ireland as well.
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I think it's only fair that Wales should have a capital
 
Mag1cp2x said:
I think it's only fair that Wales should have a capital
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Don't you think it makes it stand out more being initial lower case?
 
Honestly, I have been away for 6 hours and this is the best post..................really?
 
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