Is flag-waving stupid and immature?

The schuplattler weren't that bad, I think. Watched them a couple of minutes ago during the opening ceremony.

We've been shopping, too: Mrs Walter couldn't resist to buy ...

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I was told, it will be used ... in 54 minutes for the first time ... Shocked

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Most of them, of whatever stripe, are a deeply dishonourable lot IMHO.

I can't possibly agree with that. It's the public who are a deeply dishonourable lot. They expect far too much and scapegoat politicians, and others, for their artificially created disappointment.

I even like Mr Prescott. I think envy drives bloody journalists these days.
They would knife their own mother for a leak.

Ted Heath-dishonourable-don't be so daft.

Just try lying in bed imagining what it's like to try to get to sleep in No 10.

I've been round the roads today and there are less flags than for Portugal. Definitely.

In weather like this it is easy to sympathise with those mullahs who want to keep women indoors in hot countries. There are sights out there a man shouldn't be required to see.

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And Walt proves they shouldn't be allowed near shops either.

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the instrument will be used to arouse walter from bed in the morning !
"...coffee is ready..."
hbg

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a) I usually serve the coffee .... Mrs. walter at her bed,
b) MY fog horn IS a loud instrument.

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Walt-

You lot will have to do something about that defence if you come up against Rooney and Owen.

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If you can reach that match, there has something been done already. :wink:

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From today's late edition of the Evening Standard (London/UK, page 2)

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blow your horn , walter !
HALALI !

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England looks like one giant George Cross. It's not just the myriad car flags and house flags flapping in the air. Even corporate logos appear to be burnished England red and white. HSBC, the Abbey, bus stops, phone boxes, no entry signs, L-plates, have all metamorphosed into George flags. Walk the streets, and you hear the same muttering. "What score?" "Where are you watching?" "I'm already sick of it." A radio parps out the latest news: " ... fans already stuck outside the station."

England expects. And England inflates. Everywhere England is inflating, especially at Sainsbury's, "the official England supermarket". Inflatable England hands, inflatable England chairs, inflatable you-name-its.
The supermarket chain has sold more than 400,000 twinsets in the run-up to the tournament - not the dress-wear, the car accessory.

"You know the ones," a Sainsbury's spokeswoman says, "you put one either side of your car, clip 'em on to your window, in that lovely chavvy manner." Sainsbury's has also flogged 100,000 giant England flags (to hang out of windows), 6,000 red-and-white foam wigs (£9.99 to you, madam) and a considerable number of laughing mini-footballs (£2.99, shake it and it giggles).

From today's Guardian: There's only one George Cross ...

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My pal Tony (born England, UK) hopes that England will soon be beaten and come home so that the hysteria will go away.

Me, I'm thinking of going for a bike ride this afternoon during the first England match, because the streets will be quiet/ deserted. There'll be highlights on later, anyway Cool