Flags on car windows

Ben says...

You might start by calling your national flag by its correct name. It's
the Cross of St George. The George Cross is a decoration for acts of
bravery, as received by the people of Malta for their efforts during
WW2.

 

It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Paul Corfield

A tramp steamer?

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Dave

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Serious question, what's changed? Why is it jingoistic now but not
then?

 

Exactly how I feel.

 

puts finger on rear O/S indicator.

 

What ? Most bunny ear wearing tossers don't ride bikes ?

For some reason that does not suprise me [1]

[1] Smiley not included

 

<fx: checks window for evidence of sweller's presence>

 

If you can remove someone's bunny ears[1] when passing then you are a
better man than I am, Gunga Din.

I don't see why everyone is getting so worked up over a few flags. Yes,
it's all down to the upcoming football but so what? Personally I've
never flown a George Cross but have flown a Union Flag[2] on occasion -
and it wasn't for the Olymics ;-)


[1] both of course.

[2] My pet hate is seeing the Union Flag flown upside down, that really
does take the piss.

 

Am I right in thinking that's technically a distress signal? "Help, I'm
too thick to fly this flag the right way up"...

 

Sorry, am I missing something here or is he Swiss?

 

Is this an attempt at humour?

Well, no because I wouldn't be hypocritical enough to complain about
others behaviour towards me on the road and then act in a fashion that
might encourage them to behave badly towards bikes.

I mean, many moan and bitch and curse about drivers attitudes to bikes,
the police attitude to bikes etc. etc. etc. and then you propose to act
like a **** on a bike.

Like other peoples taste in art, I would presume to impose my taste in
car decoration on others. If they want flags let them have flags.

 

Paul Corfield says...

Like an Escort with a big hurty bit that mummy bandaged

 

But of course some people here think it's okay for us rufty-tufty
bikes to knock off wing-mirrors, kick doors, grab mobile phones and
keys through car windows because we're bikers and therefore we know
best, etc.

**** that.

 

Common sense shocker on ukrm.

 

I think it may be something to do with "Foot Ball", whatever that is.

 

Obviously. If some twat tries to make an unobservant U-turn in front of
me, I'm going to ram the fucker.

Well, yes.

 

That'll learn 'em

 

It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the

I always wondered just how many Maltese actually welcomed the chance to
be blown out of their homes in a war they hadn't anything to do with
starting.

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Dave

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It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember saying
something like:

Quite. Put out more of them.

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Dave

GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
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FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19 COSOC#10

 

Grimly Curmudgeon says...

After the war Malta didn't need a medal, it needed food, and it didn't
get any for a fucking long time either. It was just the govt of the time
making themselves look good.