Log In
Create Account
SlickerTalk
Search Archives
The Leaderboard
The FAQ
Login
Create Account
Search
Dr. S. Talk
TT/ST Wiki
How Well Do You Know ...
RSS Feed
Hosting by DigitalOcean
Support ST on Ko-Fi
Links Only
50 Results
100 Results
250 Results
500 Results
1000 Results
5000 Results
2 Weeks
2 Months
6 Months
1 Year
2 Years
5 Years
All Time
Live
Down to Post
Backboards:
Live
________________
1: Nov 29, 16:44
2: Nov 29, 08:01
3: Nov 28, 16:19
4: Nov 28, 09:42
5: Nov 27, 18:07
6: Nov 27, 12:04
7: Nov 27, 08:26
8: Nov 26, 18:06
9: Nov 26, 12:05
10: Nov 26, 08:29
11: Nov 25, 18:33
12: Nov 25, 11:12
13: Nov 25, 07:08
14: Nov 24, 13:17
15: Nov 23, 18:13
16: Nov 23, 06:17
17: Nov 22, 13:24
18: Nov 22, 09:09
19: Nov 21, 22:36
20: Nov 21, 14:03
Posts: 159
In response to
"
Speaking of: There were poppy sales at the office today and (few) people wearing poppies.
"
by
ty97
it's weird that the US doesn't really do that. -- nm
Posted by
loosilu (aka loosilu2)
Nov 9 '12, 07:55
(No message)
Responses:
I can only speak for here but I see them sold in a lot places. Highway off ramps are a big spot for the vets to get people.
-
Krusty
Nov 9, 08:14
Confession: I have no idea what a poppy is. -- nm
-
sycor
Nov 9, 08:08
6
It's a flower. A poem written during WWI ("In Flanders field, the poppies brow...") created an association between them and the war. -- (link)
-
mara
Nov 9, 08:13
1
brow = blow (for this post only) -- nm
-
mara
Nov 9, 08:13
It's why everyone cried at the end of the last series of Blackadder. -- nm
-
LMS
Nov 9, 08:11
they are red poppy pins (linked) that the vets and Legion sell in advance of Remembrance Day
-
Moneypandie
Nov 9, 08:10
2
Interesting. We just carry around little tiny flags or wear flag pins. Silly Canadians with their flowers. :) -- nm
-
sycor
Nov 9, 08:13
(and Australia, apparently) -- nm
-
Moneypandie
Nov 9, 08:11
Post a message
top
Replies are disabled on threads older than 7 days.