howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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One of the big drawbacks of the festive period is the Salvation Army who had a soloist outside Boots this morning playing an unidentifiable dirge on a trombone. The look of sheer misery on the face of Big Issue Colin spoke volumes.
Guest 1033- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
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Always strikes me as a bit strange that an Irish rebel song should be used as a christmassy thing, sung by the famous drunk plastic paddy from Tunbridge Wells. Kirsty is still greatly missed however.
One of the tweets in the Captain's post asked how anyone could think it was funny....just watch James Corden or Michael Macintyre (among many) and you could ask the same question, the answer being that comedy and humour is subjective. What I think is funny is a youtube mickey take of Aldis xmas ad, and its called 'Dai the carrot'. I'm not putting a link up, because if you have kids, or don't like sweary stuff, don't watch it !! It could be construed as offensive, not by me though.
Jan Higgins
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I heard him Howard when I scootered
to the bank this morning, must say even at 10.00 the town was a lot quieter than I expected.
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Weird Granny Slater
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howard mcsweeney1 wrote:...the Salvation Army who had a soloist outside Boots this morning...
Blimey, has austerity hit the SA too? Whatever happened to the band?
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Jan Higgins wrote:I heard him Howard when I scootered
to the bank this morning, must say even at 10.00 the town was a lot quieter than I expected.
Been dead all week Jan, Marks and Spence and Boots have been cutting prices on gift sets so it must be slow nationwide, won't be long before someone blames it on Brexit.
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Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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At 2.30pm MArks was heaving.
Brian Dixon
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tescos,asdas and morrisons jam packed all day. so much so dover has been gridlocked for most of the day.
Reginald Barrington
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Barrie Nicoll wrote:Always strikes me as a bit strange that an Irish rebel song should be used as a christmassy thing, sung by the famous drunk plastic paddy from Tunbridge Wells.
I always thought Jim and Shane wrote it specifically as a Christmas song?
Arte et Marte
Weird Granny Slater- Location: Dover
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Reginald Barrington wrote:I always thought Jim and Shane wrote it specifically as a Christmas song?
You're right there, RB. It's certainly not a rebel song, although there is a (very good) acoustic version by the genuine (i.e. non-plastic) but, for some, politically incorrect Christy Moore.
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Guest 1033- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
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Must have been the sight of the NYPD band that brought the IRA to mind, never realised it was simply an Xmas song, one lives and learns.
Can't say that I know of the non pc genuine article who did the acoustic version though.
Guest 2432- Registered: 25 Dec 2017
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Merry Christmas to all forum lovers.