Boomstick Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Sorriy if already posted but http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/2733302/A-Loyalist-flute-band-is-hired-by-Tesco-for-a-store-opening-ceremony.html Chuckle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wibble Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I was going to post this. Only in the weedge could something like this happen. Gotta love the TESCO LOYAL T-shirts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 How to lose half your potential customers in 1 easy lesson! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bill Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 You gotta love the Weegies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Thor Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Brilliant. Lanarkshire is like a living archaeological project rooted somewhere in the late 17th century evolving much more slowly than any other part of Scotland. I'm genuinely shocked to hear that 'Rangers taps' were out in force at this. I expect that the good citizens of Northern Ireland will be fairly aggrieved to see their national flag being mis-appropriated like this by a sectarian flute band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 You gotta love the Weegies. You're wrong, BB. Nobody has got to love them. The more charitable among us might feel that it's a compassionate thing to do but when we go to meet our maker, St Peter at the gates is not going to judge us on whether we bothered to love a Weegie. FACT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Jambo 60 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 How to lose half your potential customers in 1 easy lesson! Whats the chances the 48 year old that will never shop there again is a Celtic fan. Quality from the Sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Chimp Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Brilliant. Lanarkshire is like a living archaeological project rooted somewhere in the late 17th century evolving much more slowly than any other part of Scotland. I'm genuinely shocked to hear that 'Rangers taps' were out in force at this. I expect that the good citizens of Northern Ireland will be fairly aggrieved to see their national flag being mis-appropriated like this by a sectarian flute band. Elsewhere on the sun's site is an article about how the new larkhall asda will have a Blue sign, instead of green, while then showing a picture of a Pharmacy and a Subway who have had to get rid of the green from their own logos. Utterly pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Does anyone else notice the symmetry here of one insidious organisation hiring another to promote its wares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moriarty Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Scotland's shame! mon the asda! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Thor Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Elsewhere on the sun's site is an article about how the new larkhall asda will have a Blue sign, instead of green, while then showing a picture of a Pharmacy and a Subway who have had to get rid of the green from their own logos. Utterly pathetic. Pathetic is exactly what it is. How can Scotland ever move on to become a modern multi-cultural society when places like Lanarkshire exist? A (in)breeding ground of absolutely everything that is wrong with Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bill Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Thank goodness I shop at Waitrose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomstick Posted November 18, 2009 Author Share Posted November 18, 2009 Thank goodness I shop at Waitrose. Last time my mum came to visit she got me Waitrose tea bags. Girlfriend has been calling me a posh **** ever since... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester copperpot Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Elsewhere on the sun's site is an article about how the new larkhall asda will have a Blue sign, instead of green, while then showing a picture of a Pharmacy and a Subway who have had to get rid of the green from their own logos. Utterly pathetic. Whilst I agree with you, I had to LOL at that article. FAF. Having been to the go kart racing at larkhall a few times, I have passed through, and there's never any sight of any green in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossthejambo Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Whilst I agree with you, I had to LOL at that article. FAF. Having been to the go kart racing at larkhall a few times, I have passed through, and there's never any sight of any green in it. I think it would be a good laugh to go through and just pour green paint out your car (obviously at breakneck speeds as it would be a risky job) all over the roads. But of course mix it in with some sort of substance that makes it almost impossible to get off the roads. The knuckledraggers wouldn't have a clue what to do and may well actually explode with rage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheile Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Pathetic is exactly what it is.How can Scotland ever move on to become a modern multi-cultural society when places like Lanarkshire exist? A (in)breeding ground of absolutely everything that is wrong with Scotland. Exactly, a sad commentary on our country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedbump Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Rather sad that it's a news story. The band were going to play 3 scottish jigs and a hymn, nothing wrong there IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdewar42 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I used to do locum work for a large pharmacy chain whose livery, on all its pharmacies, was green, except one. You guessed it. The branch in Larkhall was blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berrasbraw Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Wonder how long before it's firebombed,by a raging hun,mad at the flute band getting turned away,or a ragin tim mad at them getting booked in the first place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedarmy Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 is that no bob malcolm with the bald head? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richierich Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 How to lose half your potential customers in 1 easy lesson! as practiced by the Edinburgh Evening Hibs/Hibsman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart MacD Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Rather sad that it's a news story. The band were going to play 3 scottish jigs and a hymn, nothing wrong there IMO. What have hymns got to do with supermarkets (or anything else in the real world outside their sect premises)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wibble Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Rather sad that it's a news story. The band were going to play 3 scottish jigs and a hymn, nothing wrong there IMO. If you can't see anything wrong in that story then it is only a sad reflection on your level of intelligence. But I would hazard a guess that you're trolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldar Hadzimehmedovic Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Surely the phrase "this is Bellshill, there could have been a riot" could also apply to any situation at any time at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedbump Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 What have hymns got to do with supermarkets (or anything else in the real world outside their sect premises)? I've no idea but that's what the story in one of the papers said. If you can't see anything wrong in that story then it is only a sad reflection on your level of intelligence. But I would hazard a guess that you're trolling. My level of intelligence??? What a strange thing to post, would you care to expand upon that. IMO Tesco booked a band to a play a few tunes at their opening, Tesco then panicked when they found out it was an orange flute band but the way it has been reported and commented on by some on here it's the bands fault. Just for the record there is nothing sectarian about orange flute bands or the Red Hand of Ulster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosanostra Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Bellshill is not in Glasgow. Duh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoaldJensen Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 A spokesman for Tesco Bellshill has announced that the fish conter will now be closed on Fridays due to lack of demand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piper X Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I've no idea but that's what the story in one of the papers said. My level of intelligence??? What a strange thing to post, would you care to expand upon that. IMO Tesco booked a band to a play a few tunes at their opening, Tesco then panicked when they found out it was an orange flute band but the way it has been reported and commented on by some on here it's the bands fault. Just for the record there is nothing sectarian about orange flute bands or the Red Hand of Ulster. What an even stranger thing to post......! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedbump Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 What an even stranger thing to post......! Not IMO, a band that celebrates and promotes Orange culture isn't sectarian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wibble Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Not IMO, a band that celebrates and promotes Orange culture isn't sectarian. So catholics can join the Orange order and remain practicing catholics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedbump Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 So catholics can join the Orange order and remain practicing catholics? Nope why would they want to join an order linked to another church? Do you find many muslims going to confession? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wibble Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Nope why would they want to join an order linked to another church? Do you find many muslims going to confession? If you refuse membership to catholics based on their religion then you are sectarian aren't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 A spokesman for Tesco Bellshill has announced that the fish conter will now be closed on Fridays due to lack of demand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 If you refuse membership to catholics based on their religion then you are sectarian aren't you? From the Chambers 21st Century dictionary: sectarian adj 1 referring, relating or belonging to a sect. 2 having, showing or caused by hostility towards those outside one's own group or belonging to a particular group or sect ? sectarian violence. noun a member of a sect, especially a bigoted person. sectarianism noun loyalty or excessive attachment to a particular sect or party. I would say that the answer to your question is 'yes'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Not IMO, a band that celebrates and promotes Orange culture isn't sectarian. What exactly is "Orange culture"? Genuine question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dav1e Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Tescos spokesman also said their exclusive Tesco loyalty card would be giving triple points on , flute and veg ,oranges , White Horse whisky ,and sash browns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Tescos spokesman also said their exclusive Tesco loyalty card would be giving triple points on , flute and veg ,oranges , White Horse whisky ,and sash browns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh hibees are gay Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 What,s silly about a musical instrument {flutes} ?? The only silly thing in this story is Tesco,s for booking them . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tott Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 If you refuse membership to catholics based on their religion then you are sectarian aren't you? Bit like Catholic schooling then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldar Hadzimehmedovic Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Bit like Catholic schooling then? I think Catholic schools let anybody go - my kids went to a Catholic school in Portobello and we're not Catholic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2NaFish Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 I think Catholic schools let anybody go - my kids went to a Catholic school in Portobello and we're not Catholic. I get catholic schools in my museum all the time. Most of the girls wear hijabs and, whilst my knowledge of the catholic faith is limited, i'd imagine that says they let non-believers in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven98 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 What exactly is "Orange culture"? Genuine question. Is it not that stuff you get in the middle of a Jaffa cake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wibble Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Speedbump getting ready for a night out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedbump Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Speedbump getting ready for a night out tut tut, more personal abuse. Lucky I am not the type to get uppity about other peoples view and believes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomstick Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 What,s silly about a musical instrument {flutes} ??The only silly thing in this story is Tesco,s for booking them . You're right, I apologise. Nothing silly about flutes, sorry to any flotists I upset. In my defence it was one in the morning. See how creative you are with snappy titles then. Angus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
269miles Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Speedbump getting ready for a night out My favourite episode was when it's his birthday . His missus gives him a card with a picture of a peanuts cartoon character - which he refused to accept on the ground it's carrying an umbrella ( 'who do we know carries a rolled up umbrella - the Pope !!'). Peanuts is then denounced as being an agent of popery. She also gives him a box of chocolates 'it's your favourites , orange creams'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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