James McLean

[urban genie]

Question is

is this too much

 

[SWP's back]

Question is

is this too much

Why the bee keepers hat and netting is what I want to know.

 

[urban genie]

Why the bee keepers hat and netting is what I want to know.

I thought the same, maybe protection from opiates?

 

[urban genie]

Interesting that when cameron visited China in 2010 they asked him to remove his poppy as they thought it was insulting beacause of previous opium war and our behaviour towards china.

We probably forget the western Allies may use it as a symbol and veterans from those armies, but it has no relevance to many countries in the world not conected by commonwealth ties and the western front allies, incidently do tge Russians have a version?

 

[DelToro]

Interesting that when cameron visited China in 2010 they asked him to remove his poppy as they thought it was insulting beacause of previous opium war and our behaviour towards china.

Reminds me of that line from Monty Python Meaning of Life;

"In memory of all those who perished fighting to keep China British."

 

[SWP's back]

Interesting that when cameron visited China in 2010 they asked him to remove his poppy as they thought it was insulting beacause of previous opium war

What sort of plants would one get opium from?

 

[SWP's back]

We probably forget the western Allies may use it as a symbol and veterans from those armies, but it has no relevance to many countries in the world not conected by commonwealth ties and the western front allies

Which is why we don’t expect the Dallas Cowboys or River Plate to wear them.

 

[DelToro]

Which is why we don’t expect the Dallas Cowboys or River Plate to wear them.

But we do expect e.g. Argentinians to wear them.

 

[urban genie]

But we do expect e.g. Argentinians to wear them.

not the ones from Bariloche ;-)

 

[urban genie]

What sort of plants would one get opium from?

Ask dorothy and the wizard