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To post this for the anti Poppy brigade?

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Jakebullet · 09/11/2013 12:43

Just posted on Facebook by a poet friend of mine

The whistles could be heard
Along the trenches below
The young men weren't ready
But they had to go
Some held photos
Of loved ones back home
They charged together
Yet died alone
The bulkets n bombs
rang loud in their heads
Yet forward they ran
Running over the dead
A war against tyranny and for freedom they fought
A price was to be paid
Yet could never be bought
But their actions
Should be remembered
Even tho with regret
By wearing The Poppy
LEST WE FORGET

By Billy Isherwood

Love this poem......it's been in his head several days and this morning was finally written down.

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OrlandoWoolf · 11/11/2013 18:33

Well, if people do read the Anarchist's cookbook - or whatever it's called Grin

I used to go on hunt sabs. Maybe I am a terrrorist as well.

Geckos48 · 11/11/2013 18:52

The anarchists cookbook is crap anyway the measurements are way off

Geckos48 · 11/11/2013 18:52

Damnit! I can never do the cool underliney thing!

saintmerryweather · 11/11/2013 19:18

dont put gaps in. silly lizard

Geckos48 · 11/11/2013 19:25
clam · 11/11/2013 19:40

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SonOfAradia · 11/11/2013 19:55

"A war against tyranny and for freedom they fought"

WWI was not a war against tyranny. We could easily have stayed out of it, or at most kept a check on German sea power.

Geckos48 · 11/11/2013 20:02

Refers clam back to 'don't give a monkeys arsehole' comment. I have nothing more to say about it.

clam · 11/11/2013 20:10

Good.
I rest my case.

Geckos48 · 11/11/2013 20:24

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YouStayClassySanDiego · 11/11/2013 20:29

clam ignore the goading, you know she can't help it.

clam · 11/11/2013 20:40

Damn, was off doing 'real life' and missed what was clearly geckos showing her true colours. Grin

Anyway, to those who were actually having a reasonable discussion on here, I'll back out as I know I'm not helping.

YouStayClassySanDiego · 11/11/2013 20:42

I'll pm you clam Wink.

Geckos48 · 11/11/2013 20:44

Goading... Now wouldn't that be constantly following someone around and posting passive-aggressive personal crap until they post something that could slightly be construed as a personal attack and then reporting them? I would say that is goading and it's certainly not something I have been doing.

Anyway, I promised I wouldn't get sucked into this nonsense and I apologise that I have. It's just very hard sometimes not to lower myself to it.

hobnobsaremyfavourite · 11/11/2013 20:46

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ThornSayre · 11/11/2013 21:04

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Geckos48 · 11/11/2013 21:06

That thread has not been deleted and I made absolutely no excuses for it. I did everything I should and could do about the situation.

You have some real issues to bring that up now, what is wrong with you?

Wallison · 11/11/2013 21:08

I feel a bit [sadface] that this thread has descended into 'let's get Geckos, grab sticks lads'.

ThornSayre · 11/11/2013 21:11

No issues, I just tend to remember disturbing things.

ThornSayre · 11/11/2013 21:14

And I stand corrected. The thread is still there.

I didn't read the end at the time but there is a bit of a schoolgirl error from one of your supporters.

Geckos48 · 11/11/2013 21:14

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ThornSayre · 11/11/2013 21:21

You did say that. You said that you had done all those things and no red flags were raised by anyone.

The thread was not deleted so I apologise for being wrong about that.

JulieMumsnet · 11/11/2013 21:22

Evening.

Thank you to those who have been in touch about this thread. Maybe now would be a good time for some to have a read of our talk guidelines, share some Cake and some Wine or a Brew. Yes?

Geckos48 · 11/11/2013 21:22

But not for brining up an entirely inappropriate thread in order to get a 'cheap shot' at someone you don't know for absolutely no reason?

I don't even think I have ever conversed with you so what is the point of all this?

Geckos48 · 11/11/2013 21:23

And I didn't just 'say' those things, I DID those things, that you are insinuating otherwise is bizarre.

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