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Where's our Saltire?

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annodomini Sun 30-Nov-14 10:28:38

Perhaps I am wrong but I think I remember emoticons for St David's Day and St George's day. Today is St Andrew's Day, so why no saltire?

Meanwhile, best St Andrew's Day wishes to my fellow Scots and especially my fellow St Andreans.

rosequartz Mon 01-Dec-14 17:45:34

A haggis could look a bit odd on top of his head grin

Thistledoo Mon 01-Dec-14 13:43:09

Thistledoo, Lucy, from Thistledoo. We have Burns Night in January how about a bit of fun for awe that. tchgrin

Agus Mon 01-Dec-14 13:32:02

Thank you Lucy.
Well done anno. Your e mail worked tchgrin

Elegran Mon 01-Dec-14 13:01:45

Thanks for replying, Lucy. I look forward to next year's masterpieces!

annodomini Mon 01-Dec-14 13:00:36

Your apologies are accepted, Lucy. I look forward to next year's St Andrew's Day. tchwink

thatbags Mon 01-Dec-14 12:38:15

smile

LucyGransnet (GNHQ) Mon 01-Dec-14 12:37:16

Hello all - very sorry about the lack of St Andrew's acknowledgement. Our Scots emoticons were scheduled to go up yesterday but because of a gremlin in the works, both they and the Christmas ones we had scheduled went up a day late - worse than them not going up at all, we know.

If memory serves, the reason we have the daff and the dragon were because our tech team were about to conjure one up on the day (they were week days, I think), whereas yesterday they weren't. Promise we'll start knitting the Saltire for next year now. Apologies and blush in the mean time.

Elegran Mon 01-Dec-14 12:29:32

The bandy legs are out of sight. Just as well.

rosequartz Mon 01-Dec-14 12:28:24

Scotch bonnet - isn't that a very hot chilli (Jamie Oliver recommended wiping one over your child's apple to teach them a lesson instead of using the naughty step! shock)

thatbags Mon 01-Dec-14 12:19:40

It's not a Harry Lauder bunnet, it's a Tam O'Shanter bunnet—a tammie with a toorie on the top.

thatbags Mon 01-Dec-14 12:18:01

Thistle AND Saltire, even? Demanding? Me?

thatbags Mon 01-Dec-14 12:17:32

THISTLE, please!

thatbags Mon 01-Dec-14 12:17:12

Great minds, ana.

thatbags Mon 01-Dec-14 12:16:50

It's the same face under the Scotch bonnet as it is under the Santa hat, elegran.

Ana Mon 01-Dec-14 12:10:46

It's not an elf, Elegran, they're just the usual emoticons with a Christmas hat on.

rosequartz Mon 01-Dec-14 12:05:48

bags Wales had a daffodil and England had a dragon hmm as Ana (I think) reminded me (brain like a sieve these days)

I think flowers for everyone flowers

Elegran Mon 01-Dec-14 12:00:52

Done. The Christmas ones are of an ?elf? in Santa hat, not a stage Scotsman with a red wig and a Harry Lauder bunnet, probably bandy legs too if you could see them. Out-of-date half a century ago at least.

Even with the Christmas ones, I would have thought that a little bit more effort would produce a sprig of holly or a snowflake. If they send me instructions how to upload an emoticon in the appropriate format I would have a go myself.

CALLING GNHQ - A CHALLENGE - DESIGN AN EMOTICON WOULD BE A GOOD CHRISTMAS COMPETITION

FarNorth Mon 01-Dec-14 11:58:50

It may not be meant to be insulting but guess what....?

MiceElf Mon 01-Dec-14 11:56:37

Good wishes to all Scots.

thatbags Mon 01-Dec-14 11:50:55

Done.

thatbags Mon 01-Dec-14 11:48:10

OK elegran. Yer on!

thatbags Mon 01-Dec-14 11:47:51

Re the complaint about the emoticons in a Scotch bonnet... um, xmas is acknowledged with a bonnet too. I don't think it's meant to be insulting.

Elegran Mon 01-Dec-14 11:47:33

Not yet, but if you will, I will, Thatbags

thatbags Mon 01-Dec-14 11:45:50

I agree that if GNHQ acknowledge St George's Day and St David's Day with emoticons of the flags associated with them, then a saltire emoticon should be available on St Andrew's Day. Has anyone contacted HQ directly about this? There don't appear to be any green entries on this thread.

Elegran Mon 01-Dec-14 11:34:57

Stop b****y going on about the whinging Scots. It stopped being funny long ago. At least they set to and tried to find out exactly what everyone wanted to do about their future instead of just sniping at each other. Now that the question has been settled, let's please get on with our EQUAL lives.

I repeat - there were flags and symbols for the English and Welsh, and fossilised cartoons for the Scots. I am not one of the Scots who wanted to leave the Union, in fact I was not even born a Scot, but this annoys me.