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#1 :: November 5th, 2009 @ 9:25 AM
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How many of you are wearing your poppies? hmm!



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#2 :: November 5th, 2009 @ 3:26 PM
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What are the poppies for? *feels dumb*

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#3 :: November 5th, 2009 @ 5:05 PM
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What're poppies?

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#4 :: November 6th, 2009 @ 4:43 PM
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@twocents
aw, dont feel dumb
At this time of year around Remembrance Day (november 11th), us brits (dont know if anyone else does this) buy a poppy such as THIS!
Its a suggested donation of £1 for these, but you can give anything you want to, the charity is for war veterans.
Wearing a poppy (you pin it to your shirt/coat/jacket etc) shows your support for soldiers who have died, been killed or seriously injured whilst serving out in the war, and is to represent the poppy fields. (very sad)


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Traditionally theres a ceremony, example, and a two minute silence.




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#5 :: November 6th, 2009 @ 5:09 PM
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Here in New Zealand we wear poppies for ANZAC day (25 April)

But I might have to go buy one anyway


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#6 :: November 6th, 2009 @ 6:31 PM
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Here in America they do it differently, but when I lived in Canada I remember having Remembrance Day and wearing those pin-on poppies they'd give us in class


#7 :: November 6th, 2009 @ 6:36 PM
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I am wearing mine ^.^

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#8 :: November 6th, 2009 @ 7:41 PM
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Oh, I didn't know that. It must not be an American thing.

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#9 :: November 6th, 2009 @ 11:14 PM
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I'm in Canada, we wear them during this month but especially on Remembrance Day. c:



#10 :: November 6th, 2009 @ 11:21 PM
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I'm not wearing one on my HA, but I was wearing one in real life until yesterday. I lost it, unfortunately ;-; I'm probably going to get my sister to get me another one when she goes to take the subway to work tomorrow xD

I live in Canada as well, and the poppies have been popping up on people's jackets recently



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#11 :: November 7th, 2009 @ 6:32 AM
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@Nymph
i remember reading about that! its like the same as our day, but a different date kinda thing?

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glad to hear it
they are quite expensive on here, about 1mil ish?

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tell me about it -__-
the paper ones are expecially flimsy, a little gust of wind/rain and theyre gone!
you can buy the ladies ones, made from silk i think, or a badge, i want a badge but i dont know where to get one
plus, the badges are teeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeny



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#12 :: November 7th, 2009 @ 7:29 AM
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I have a real one on at the moment, well it's paper but you know what I mean I don't yet have one for my HA.





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#13 :: November 7th, 2009 @ 9:38 AM
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gosh, we don't hear about anything cool in america! i think i will make myself one, since we have nothing like that, but i would like to show some support. thanks for informing me!


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#14 :: November 8th, 2009 @ 2:16 PM
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@density1955
awh no problem! id imagine its really easy to make one its nice that your showing your support, even if its not custom in your country ^^;



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#15 :: November 8th, 2009 @ 8:27 PM
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I've got mine on in real life, but I haven't put one on my avatar yet


#16 :: November 8th, 2009 @ 8:29 PM
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Neither myself, nor my HA is wearing one yet. XD
I am Canadian though.








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#17 :: November 8th, 2009 @ 8:41 PM
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In America red poppies are worn around Memorial (last Monday in May) or Veterans Day(November 11), which are both holidays to honor war veterans. Whenever I see them the are sold by people at street lights, and they really don't cost a lot, $1 but probably less. I think a lot of people usually keep them in their cars, like around the rear view mirror. At least the people I know do. Really it just depends on the person and how they would like to celebrate.


#18 :: November 9th, 2009 @ 6:06 AM
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Hmm same with Oz 11/11 is Remembrance Day and we have 1 min silence at 11am.
I don't have a poppy yet for me or my HA


#19 :: November 9th, 2009 @ 8:06 AM
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Oh, I didn't know that. It must not be an American thing.


Lol Americans most definitely do it as well.



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#20 :: November 9th, 2009 @ 9:08 AM
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We do it sometimes for Veterans Day, which is Wednesday. It's the American equivalent of Remembrance Day. Although it's not nearly as common over here. Most people in America wear flag pins or put flags out on their lawns here, at least in Texas, where I live.

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#21 :: November 9th, 2009 @ 2:36 PM
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@Megabucks
Then I'll rephrase: wearing poppies must not be something that's done with any regularity in the part of the States where I live.

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#22 :: November 11th, 2009 @ 8:51 AM
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we in America wear yellow ribbons.

at my hs yesterday we had an hour long ceremony and the school band and chorus played/sang and there was a flag folding ceremony.

Then yellow ribbons were handed out and we tied them to the fence


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