Chocolate Forum

Chat => General => Topic started by: loulou on October 30, 2007, 10:40:35 pm

Title: Poppy sellers
Post by: loulou on October 30, 2007, 10:40:35 pm

Where are the poppy sellers this year?  On The One Show they did say there was a shortage of people volunteering to go on the streets with them but this is ridiculous 30th October and I still haven't seen any. Usually someone stands inside the supermarket but not as yet.

Title: Poppy sellers
Post by: oldspice on October 31, 2007, 06:33:01 am

We have them on sale at my college in reception. I haven't seen any in town, but then I avoid town as much as possible. 

Title: Poppy sellers
Post by: goldencup on October 31, 2007, 01:41:52 pm

Quite a few poppy sellers around near where I work.  I still haven't got one though.

Title: Poppy sellers
Post by: smurfboy on November 01, 2007, 07:37:19 pm

Most of the volunteers are pensioners who lived through the war, so it's sadly inevitable as the years go by that there will be fewer.

Title: Poppy sellers
Post by: Forth Bridges on November 01, 2007, 11:49:39 pm

Its strange that poppy make opteium 

Title: Poppy sellers
Post by: loulou on November 01, 2007, 11:52:07 pm

A few years ago there was trouble when students in sunderland were selling white poppies.  I think they said they symbolised peace.

Title: Poppy sellers
Post by: Logger on November 05, 2007, 02:26:43 pm

Quote from: loulou

A few years ago there was trouble when students in sunderland were selling white poppies.  I think they said they symbolised peace.

 

That's right.

 

When I was at school, the boy who sat next to me came from a family who were all Quakers.  Apparently, they refuse to wear the red poppy as they believe it symbolises bloodshed and instead, they wear a white poppy as a symbol of peace.

Title: Poppy sellers
Post by: loulou on November 05, 2007, 08:48:11 pm

I only seen them the one time and there was so much written about it in our local newspapers. I don't agree with them being white.

Title: Poppy sellers
Post by: smurfboy on November 06, 2007, 01:23:49 pm

I remember when you used to see white poppies a lot - you don't seem to see them anymore. I remember Claire Rayner on TV-AM wearing both the white and the red, which I thought was a good idea.

Title: Poppy sellers
Post by: loulou on November 06, 2007, 03:29:03 pm

Where would it stop if we wore a red and a white poppy. People would be bringing them out in all colours.

Title: Poppy sellers
Post by: smurfboy on November 06, 2007, 03:32:45 pm

You don't have to wear a poppy of any colour, but personally I think wearing both is a good idea.

Title: Poppy sellers
Post by: Logger on November 06, 2007, 04:22:21 pm

I remember a few years back, there were dozens of complaints made to the BBC because one of their weather forecasters wasn't wearing a poppy.  Is it really so important?  To be brutally honest, I haven't bought one since I was a kid.

Title: Poppy sellers
Post by: oldspice on November 06, 2007, 05:15:45 pm

You should only wear one if it's a genuine gesture.  I like the idea of a white poppy with a red centre. The red cnetre reminds us of the blood shed in war and the white symbolises the hope of peace.

Title: Poppy sellers
Post by: smurfboy on November 06, 2007, 05:27:24 pm

Quote from: Logger

I remember a few years back, there were dozens of complaints made to the BBC because one of their weather forecasters wasn't wearing a poppy.  Is it really so important?  To be brutally honest, I haven't bought one since I was a kid.

It should be an individual choice - if the forecaster didn't want to wear a poppy, I don't think he or she should have had to just because they worked for the BBC.

Title: Poppy sellers
Post by: on November 06, 2007, 06:46:55 pm

Marble went to Munich on business today and asked whether it was appropriate to wear one over there.
I really wasn't sure but advised best not to chance it in case it has a different meaning there.

I must apologise for my nations actions in the war.

Title: Poppy sellers
Post by: loulou on November 09, 2007, 12:12:49 am

I like to see people wearing a poppy.

Title: Poppy sellers
Post by: goldencup on November 10, 2007, 09:34:20 am

We have had poppies 'for sale' (OK, I know you don't really buy them) at work for the past week.  I've lost count of the number of times I've seen people put 1p in the container.  I saw one man put in 5p and take four poppies, one for each of the family.

Title: Poppy sellers
Post by: smurfboy on November 10, 2007, 10:58:19 am

I can't believe some people. Even at school we used to put 20p in the tin and that was a) 20 years ago and b) when I was about eight and 20p was a lot to me!

Title: Poppy sellers
Post by: oldspice on November 10, 2007, 11:51:38 am

One thing that blessed me this week was that, as part of their literacy programme, our most disaffected kids looked at the origins of poppy wearing and did some reading and research about the various wars that have blighted the 20th century and the early part of this century. They looked at poetry, diary entries from soldiers and a story about a boy soldier who died in WW1. They also wrote personal thoughts and verses. Without exception, those kids, who normally cause havoc and chaos in the classroom, paid rapt attention to all the activities and showed a deep respect for the sacrifices made by those affected by war.  i was truly blessed and very proud of them.