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I've never ever even heard of the white poppy thing! But i don't buy a red poppy either. I was pressured to donate money when in school for one but never wore it because frankly i don't quite get the whole hero-worship.
The white poppy seems to be a much more holistic and general cause and i've actually just read more about it online and it's certainly a cause i can definitely get behind. Read the first post and watch the video in the link. You may understamd more then.
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I've never ever even heard of the white poppy thing! But i don't buy a red poppy either. I was pressured to donate money when in school for one but never wore it because frankly i don't quite get the whole hero-worship.
The white poppy seems to be a much more holistic and general cause and i've actually just read more about it online and it's certainly a cause i can definitely get behind. Read the first post and watch the video in the link. You may understamd more then. What? From one single source? Of your choosing? How patronising!
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I've never ever even heard of the white poppy thing! But i don't buy a red poppy either. I was pressured to donate money when in school for one but never wore it because frankly i don't quite get the whole hero-worship.
The white poppy seems to be a much more holistic and general cause and i've actually just read more about it online and it's certainly a cause i can definitely get behind. Read the first post and watch the video in the link. You may understamd more then. What? From one single source? Of your choosing? How patronising! Explain what is patronising about watching a television interview ?
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.
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Oh Granny I'm jealous now, Spellbinder makes me chuckle too  Don't get jealous ,Cools. Spellbinder and Salmon are both my favourites. Casper has jilted me, you can have him if you want !
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I believe there are also purple poppies made, to remember all the animals killed in the course of wars - mules, horses, dogs, carrier pigeons etc. I haven't researched where they are available or where the proceeds go.
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All and sundry are victims of war, Grandad was sunk once in WW1 and twice in WW2.He suffered and never fired a gun in anger.He wore a red poppy to remember his fellow crew members who never came home, including his younger brother.Wear whatever colour you want or none.The freedom to do so is part of the why. The price they paid is not ours to have a petty dispute about.
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some welsh wear blue poppy (cornflower)
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some welsh wear blue poppy (cornflower) Didn't know that assassin, but looking at their webpage it is a charity which supports working animals to help people. Mountain rescue, blind dogs, disaster dogs, therapy animals. So the funds raised would go to some good use. Still think I'll buy a red poppy, I give to animals charities a lot.
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I've never ever even heard of the white poppy thing! But i don't buy a red poppy either. I was pressured to donate money when in school for one but never wore it because frankly i don't quite get the whole hero-worship.
The white poppy seems to be a much more holistic and general cause and i've actually just read more about it online and it's certainly a cause i can definitely get behind. j demo, how does wearing a red poppy equate to hero worship? I would of thought that looking at all the footage of the Great War would deter anyone from instigating a war, the war to end all wars, images of soldiers existing in flooded trenches, eaten by lice and then blown to pieces or maimed and crippled just to gain a few yards of desolate flooded ground, and those that survived blinded or shell shocked, families left without fathers sons and brothers that's what goes through my mind when this time of year comes around and I buy a poppy, hero worship no, sadness for my families loss and all the other families that lost loved ones throughout Great Britain, lets keep being reminded of the great cost in human life of all wars. Lest we forget.
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Oh Granny I'm jealous now, Spellbinder makes me chuckle too Don't get jealous ,Cools. Spellbinder and Salmon are both my favourites. Casper has jilted me, you can have him if you want ! Just read this granny, broken hearted, you binned me, and now your passing me around without a thought for my feelings! 
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Oh Granny I'm jealous now, Spellbinder makes me chuckle too Don't get jealous ,Cools. Spellbinder and Salmon are both my favourites. Casper has jilted me, you can have him if you want ! Just read this granny, broken hearted, you binned me, and now your passing me around without a thought for my feelings!  may the best woman win Casper....I guess you need a referee,who will it be ????
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I've never ever even heard of the white poppy thing! But i don't buy a red poppy either. I was pressured to donate money when in school for one but never wore it because frankly i don't quite get the whole hero-worship.
The white poppy seems to be a much more holistic and general cause and i've actually just read more about it online and it's certainly a cause i can definitely get behind. j demo, how does wearing a red poppy equate to hero worship? I would of thought that looking at all the footage of the Great War would deter anyone from instigating a war, the war to end all wars, images of soldiers existing in flooded trenches, eaten by lice and then blown to pieces or maimed and crippled just to gain a few yards of desolate flooded ground, and those that survived blinded or shell shocked, families left without fathers sons and brothers that's what goes through my mind when this time of year comes around and I buy a poppy, hero worship no, sadness for my families loss and all the other families that lost loved ones throughout Great Britain, lets keep being reminded of the great cost in human life of all wars. Lest we forget. [b][/b] have
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