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To be a bit shocked that my phone is apparently sectarian?

84 replies

DoctorTwo · 12/07/2015 10:47

On unlocking the phone screen this morning the home screen showed the picture of my DGD as usual, the time and date, again, all as usual, then the line "Battle of the Boyne (N. Ireland). United Kingdom. All day"

This is the first time since I got the phone in April that it's given information about the significance of any given day. I'm a bit nonplussed tbh.

OP posts:
DioneTheDiabolist · 13/07/2015 01:01

Grin Ronald.

namechange4this123 · 13/07/2015 01:51

forgive my ignorance but what makes an oven or fridge jewish?

if you try to put bacon in the fridge, or pork in the oven, the appliance stops working and displayed an error message until the offending item is removed

SillyStuffBiting · 13/07/2015 02:09

Do all the ring tones switch over to the sash?

SniffsAndSneezes · 13/07/2015 02:57

I don't get the orange joke... but then I also know absolutely nothing about the significance of 12th July or battle of the boyne...

I'll Wikipedia it. Brb.

SniffsAndSneezes · 13/07/2015 03:02

Ohhhh, now I get it. Jolly good!!

textfan · 13/07/2015 03:22

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Atenco · 13/07/2015 05:32

Gosh, since when did the Orangemen need to be reminded that it was the twelfth?

SillyStuffBiting · 13/07/2015 07:05

The whole thing gives me the creeps really, probably because I'm not in Ireland but the east coast of scotland where we have a growing sectarian presence and I don't like it one bit.

Mrsjayy · 13/07/2015 08:11

They like to remind us every year the march every year we had a march here on saturday they have to go round our town they are not allowed to march since they went into the grounds of a catholic church and banged drums when a wedding wa going on,

NewFlipFlops · 13/07/2015 09:19

My phone did this last year and I thought it was having a go at my green roots Grin Not only does it mark the battle of the Boyne and Orangeman's day but it anticipates both by several days and reminisces about them afterwards! They are treated as more important than Christmas Grin

I was Confused last year but saw the funny side this year.

NewFlipFlops · 13/07/2015 09:24

Just glad my dad never had a smartphone.

DadfromUncle · 13/07/2015 09:24

IMHO this is the product of half-a-job folk in the USA who make assumptions based on stuff they have Googled. I worked for a US Software house that was convinced St George's Day was a public holiday in the UK (needless to say we didn't get the day off though). This will be someone's idea of "international" software.

Cocolepew · 13/07/2015 12:01

When I opened my search browser just now it wished me a happy St Patricks Day ConfusedGrin

NewFlipFlops · 13/07/2015 12:06

Ah. The international festival software screw-up theory is becoming ever more convincing.

ErrolTheDragon · 13/07/2015 12:15

Wow, the things you learn on MN - I had no idea Southport had an Orange parade. It's somewhere we go for birdwatching followed by naice lunch sometimes, seems quite incongruous!

feetheart · 13/07/2015 12:27

I lived in Belfast when Orange started - there was an Orange shop that was very, very orange and covered in a HUGE banner that said "The future's bright, the future's Orange"
It was only there for a day or so until someone informed them that this may not be the best advertising policy in N Ireland :o

BrowersBlues · 13/07/2015 12:30

LOL Feet - bet they never figured that into their marketing campaign.

Mrsjayy · 13/07/2015 12:56

My step dad is an orangeman sigh he isnt as staunch or openly staunch as he used to be but has the sash and gloves still

NoStannisNo · 13/07/2015 13:06

'Are you on Orange?' might be the best one liner I have ever seen on Mumsnet! Pure perfection.

letsghostdance · 13/07/2015 13:25

I'm sure that it's really funny for everyone who doesn't live in a Catholic neighbourhood that regularly has Orange parades come through it Hmm

Disruptive, disrespectful and a huge waste of police time and council money.

Pumpkinpositive · 13/07/2015 13:29

I'm sure that it's really funny for everyone who doesn't live in a Catholic neighbourhood that regularly has Orange parades come through it

I do. They've been holding up traffic and disturbing the peace "practising" several times over the past few weeks.

It fucking poured every time. Ya dancer. Grin Grin

BrowersBlues · 13/07/2015 13:31

It really was genius in so many ways. Gallicgirl what can I say, genius. Thanks for the laugh.

Purplepoodle · 13/07/2015 13:55

Bbq I went to on Saturday for 11th night over half were Catholic and even some southern irish friends (shock horror). We use as a useful holiday to all get together once a year. Everyone welcome. We celebrate each other differences. I have no problem with marching as long as they are respectful. Same as we love to celebrate St Patrick's day together and watch the parade.

SurlyCue · 13/07/2015 14:04

I'm sure that it's really funny for everyone who doesn't live in a Catholic neighbourhood that regularly has Orange parades come through it

Disruptive, disrespectful and a huge waste of police time and council money.

I do too. totally agree, disruptive, disrespectful, waste of resources. I still find this thread funny.

gallicgirl · 13/07/2015 14:04

You're welcome. Wink

Let's hope differences can be celebrated peacefully and respectively for years to come.