A bit of Beatles trivia just for today.

[maugorn]

I also posted this over on FB. No fair peeking!


Anyway, in the Beatles' song "Penny Lane" one of the vignettes describes something that gives a hint that it's happening on a particular day. What day would that be, and for extra points, what did we call it back when I was a British Schoolboy?

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[luscious-purple.livejournal.com]

Actually, you can clearly see the poppy motif if you go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11731492 and click on the video showing Britons observing two minutes of silence.

It's quite moving to see the silent tributes all across the UK. Armistice Day actually still MEANS something to the Brits. For Americans, it's more like, "So what stores are having sales today?"

[thnidu.livejournal.com]

Not all Americans.

[tafkad.livejournal.com]

This.