[kreuzberger]

Mister Crotty's history is left wanting here; the Gestapo were more likely to be putting the flags up.

[Oboogie]

The common (chav baiting) trope was "Happy 30th birthday Granny"

In the 90s a bridge over the M1 near Northampton bore the message "Kevin's Dad's a bender" for over a decade. I used to drive under it fairly regularly and pondered about Kevin, his Dad, the painter and why it never got cleaned off when other graffiti didn't survive that long. Finally the bridge got painted but within a couple of weeks someone had repainted the message copying the original's style, despite myself, I couldn't help but smile to see it back.
That was over 20 years ago and I no-longer use that stretch of the M1, I wonder if it's still there?

[Boiler]

Up there with "M. Kahn is bent" that used to be seen on the approach to King's Cross by train, I seem to recall.

[Oboogie]

Hope this fucker get's his collar felt soon.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

Billy. He's called fucking Billy.

Billy the flagwanker.

Man's a cunt.

[Youngian]

The flagwankers get very angry if you explain that Tommy Ten Names is an immigrant who lives in Spain on a Paddy passport. Where he and his family excercise free movement rights he doesn’t believe Brits should be entitled to.

[Oboogie]

Billy. He's called fucking Billy.

Billy the flagwanker.

Man's a cunt.

"Billy Cunt" was a song on All Mod Cons*

* A Long Playing disc by The Jam, M'lud
** The Jam were a popular beat group of the New Wave genre.
*** There is no song called "Billy Cunt" on that LP (that was just my joke), there is however a song called "Billy Hunt" which, when performed live, famously sounded like they were singing "Silly Cunt".

[Boiler]

Indeed - Clark Kent had nothing on him, apparently.

[davidjay]

There is a point on there though - what does make him so angry? Answer that and we'll have a much better society.

[Killer Whale]

Indeed - Clark Kent had nothing on him, apparently.

No good at winter team sports.*

*I'll leave you to work that out for yourselves.

[AOB]

As far as flags on the property of residences go, if I was a copper and got called out to a domestic, and when I arrived at the address I saw St George's flags outside, I would find that useful info before I've even spoken to the residents. It would be like turning up at a murder scene to find someone stood over the body holding a knife.

[Watchman]

Billy. He's called fucking Billy.

Billy the flagwanker.

Man's a cunt.

I suppose Billy really is the best name for a flegshagger

[Oboogie]

It seems the Saltire is also being misappropriated by the far-right.

[Youngian]

It seems the Saltire is also being misappropriated by the far-right.

They sound exactly the same as their English counterparts almost word for word. Before social media the far right had some differing bete noirs. Beating up on Fenians for eg. wouldn't resonate much with the Essex BNP. Unless you told them Fenia is an African country.

[Boiler]

And so it goes on.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj07eq5r1zno

[Killer Whale]

What has it got to do with 'the armed forces'?

This is exactly the danger of the flag-wanking. When they first go up it's 'just a flag' and 'just a symbol of pride in are country'. But as time goes on, other meanings are subtly layered on from 'pride in are armed forces' to 'pride in are community', until they reach the inevitable 'this is a white area' and 'wogs out'.

Hands up if you saw this coming right from the very start.

[Bones McCoy]

Classic bait and switch, beloved of scammers.


I know this is the celebrity age where a know nothing off the morning telly gets an automatic IN to political debate.
The absurd is strong in this one.

Should we really elevate somebody's mum's opinion just because an offspring can swim fast+.
Is there a heirarchy:
* Speaking as a muvva.
* Speaking as a sportsman's muvva.


+ Mother of an athlete, not mother of a soldier / sailor / airman.

[Andy McDandy]

Followed closely by "You can't criticise them, they're..."

YCCT, they've done so much for this country...

YCCT, they've lived through so much...

YCCT, they're doing their best...

YCCT, they're too young...

YCCT, it's not their fault...

YCCT, they didn't have the advantages you had...

[Abernathy]

Hands up if you saw this coming right from the very start.

[Youngian]

Look out for Dave and Dave, they aren't even proper fuckin Inglish