What on Earth are the flowers they are

[glen]

What on Earth are the flowers they are wearing on their lapels sometimes on Top Gear?

 

[Evadman]

flowers. Generaly no longer planted.

 

[The Stigenator]

huh.

 

[glen]

In some shows, 11/09/03 for example, each presenter is wearing a red flower.

 

[warcrow]

WTF are you saying?

 

[Ikonomi]

I had to look at the 11.09 episode again. I never noticed that.

I dunno. Do their wear them in other episodes?

 

[Mnementh]

They're poppys, they signify remembrance (sp?) day over here for the ending of WWI on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.

Most of the country wears them around that time

 

[Whitecloak]

carnations?

 

[glen]

Originally posted by: warcrow
WTF are you saying?

In some shows, 11/09/03 for example, each presenter is wearing a red flower.

 

[glen]

Originally posted by: Mnementh
They're poppys, they signify remembrance (sp?) day over here for the ending of WWI on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.

Most of the country wears them around that time

Thank you!
I google imaged "rememberance day" and most have pictures of people wearing the same sort of lapel decoration:

http://images.google.com/image...-8&sa=N&tab=wi