Early Poppies

[brainiac]

This drives me mad every year - people start wearing poppies earlier and earlier. The record was broken this year when I saw someone in the audience of Question Time wearing one last night - OCTOBER 15th ! Do these people think that by wearing a poppy so ridiculously early it shows they care more? Don't get me wrong, I fully support the wearing of poppies and what they stand for; but, please, leave it till November.

[Bobsy]

Wow-it's easy to drive you mad ain't it ? relax mate-you'll live longer !

[woofgang]

Bobsy for best answer!

[anotheoldgit]

Cloverjo

/// It annoys me that everyone on tv has to wear a poppy at that time of year. ///

No different to everyone on TV having to toe the 'political correct' line.

[trt]

## Not half as bad as that awful Simon Scharmer guy on QT who could not express himself without waving his arms around like a windmill.... ##

I thought it was just me he was annoying, I was shouting at the screen when he talked.

[Pete65]

The lady who conceived the idea of wearing a poppy in remembrance of the fallen, was Moina Michael, an American teacher.
She pledged to "always" wear a poppy.
So, to me, that means you can wear a poppy at any time.

[bazwillrun]

@ Clover jo...good...keep on getting annoyed...just remember what the people that we remember for the most part did for the country


@mushroom

"old fat feller"

better be careful the PC "i wanna be offended" brigade wont be happy with that description, you know what theyre like...

[viv41]

Cloverjo, how do you know it's forced? I've seen some folk on TV not wearing a poppy when others do!

woof, well said about the fireworks.

[jourdain2]

November 1st is the earliest date for wearing poppies.

[Pete65]

The Royal British Legion state that a Remembrance poppy may be worn at ANY time.