The Noble Flag I Honour.

[Fouro]

Hello everyone, it's been quite some time since I last posted a thread.

Considering it was a Scottish King who founded the Kingdom of Great Britain here is what I have to say to Mr Alex Salmond and the SNP.

THE NOBLE FLAG I HONOUR.
It's only small bit of bunting,
Its only an old coloured rag,
Yet thousands have died for its honour
And shed their best blood for this flag,
It's charged with the cross of St Andrew,
Which, of old, Scotland's heroes has led,
It carries the cross of St Patrick,
For which Ireland's bravest have bled,
Joined with these is the English Ensign,
St George's red cross on the white field,
Round which, from King Richard to Wellington,
Britons conquer or die, but never yield,
We hoist it to show our devotion,
To our Queen, to our country and its laws,
It's the outward and visible emblem,
Our advancement and liberty's cause,
You my say it's an old bit of bunting,
You may call it an old coloured rag,
The freedom we share have made it majestic
And time has ennobled our great flag.

FOURO.

[Braid Anderson]

It's unique, and probably the most readily identifiable flag in the world. As I said previously, I'm proud of being Scottish, but I'm also proud of being British.

[Braid Anderson]

Of course, when the Virgin Queen died with no 'issue' her nearest relative was King James the 6th of Scotland, who became King James the 1st of the United Kingdom. By exactly the same logic, the current Queen is Queen Elizabeth the 1st of the United Kingdom. But logic sometimes goes awol south of the border - try watching a live broadcast from Parliament if you don't believe me.

[happy daze john in oz]

Of course, when the Virgin Queen died with no 'issue' her nearest relative was King James the 6th of Scotland, who became King James the 1st of the United Kingdom. By exactly the same logic, the current Queen is Queen Elizabeth the 1st of the United Kingdom. But logic sometimes goes awol south of the border - try watching a live broadcast from Parliament if you don't believe me.

Live broadcasts from parliament, you mean the Goon show???

[Braid Anderson]

No John, the Goons were intelligent, with cardboard cutout of Britain sailing backwards across the Irish Sea, and so forth. This from my book Gunner Flag McAndrew

There was a complete lethargy in his limbs, and he had to force each step, when his whole body cried out for rest; and sleep, wonderful warm comfortable sleep. So many times he fell headlong into the piled snow thrown aside by the plough, and longed just to lie there and rest. But each time he forced himself up again, and continued putting one foot in front of the other. At one stage he started hallucinating. A castle appeared out of the night, and the front door was opened by McScrooge.
“Come in laddie, you must be freezin’. Sit doon here and warm yoursel’ in front o’ this roarin’ candle