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FourQ -> Great Britain (12/16/2008 12:14:14 PM)
Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, then travelling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a Turkish kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch American shows on a Japanese TV. And the most British thing of all? Suspicion of anything foreign. Oh and...... Only in Britain ... can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance. Only in Britain ... do supermarkets make sick people walk all the way to the back of the shop to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front. Only in Britain ... do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries and a DIET coke. Only in Britain ... do banks leave both doors open and chain the pens to the counters. Only in Britain ... do we leave cars worth thousands of pounds on the drive and lock our junk and cheap lawn mower in the garage. Only in Britain ... do you need a licence to watch television while any idiot can increase the population. Only in Britain ... do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place. Only in Britain ... are there disabled parking places in front of a skating rink. NOT TO MENTION... 3 Brits die each year testing if a 9v battery works on their tongue. 142 Brits were injured in 1999 by not removing all pins from new shirts. 58 Brits are injured each year by using sharp knives instead of screwdrivers. 31 Brits have died since 1996 by watering their Christmas tree while the fairy lights were plugged in. 19 Brits have died in the last 3 years believing that Christmas decorations were chocolate. British Hospitals reported 4 broken arms last year after cracker pulling accidents. 101 people since 1999 have had broken parts of plastic toys pulled out of the soles of their feet. 18 Brits had serious burns in 2000 trying on a new jumper with a lit cigarette in their mouth. A massive 543 Brits were admitted to A&E in the last two years after opening bottles of beer with their teeth. 5 Brits were injured last year in accidents involving out of Control Scalextric cars. and finally......... In 2007 eight Brits cracked their skull whilst throwing up into the toilet

petaraven -> RE: Great Britain (12/16/2008 12:51:56 PM)
but at least the british didnt vote for bush

colouredin -> RE: Great Britain (12/16/2008 12:56:01 PM)
ohhh FourQ that was funny, thanks esp for the chrismas ones. :)

FourQ -> RE: Great Britain (12/16/2008 12:56:24 PM)
That's right we voted for Blair! He's worse than being an idiot. He was a yes man to an idiot![&:]

BlackPhx -> RE: Great Britain (12/16/2008 1:02:11 PM)
quote: Oh and...... Only in Britain ... can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance. Only in Britain ... do supermarkets make sick people walk all the way to the back of the shop to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front. Only in Britain ... do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries and a DIET coke. Only in Britain ... do banks leave both doors open and chain the pens to the counters. Only in Britain ... do we leave cars worth thousands of pounds on the drive and lock our junk and cheap lawn mower in the garage. Only in Britain ... do you need a licence to watch television while any idiot can increase the population. Only in Britain ... do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place. Only in Britain ... are there disabled parking places in front of a skating rink. quote: ORIGINAL: FourQ Bad News Fourq..All of these are American foibles as well, except for the second one..here it is pharmacies that do that to you. The supermarkets have both the pharmacy, and cigarettes in the front of the store. And there is Braille on the keypads at the Drive Up teller/ATM machine. poenkitten [:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]

FourQ -> RE: Great Britain (12/16/2008 1:18:59 PM)
Aye, I know. I thought twice about posting it as it's clearly not unique to here. Feel free to edit it accordingly if you're e-mailing it on.

BitchGoddessD -> RE: Great Britain (12/16/2008 1:53:27 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: FourQ Only in Britain ... do you need a licence to watch television while any idiot can increase the population. I never heard of this going on in the US. LOL

StrictnSaucy -> RE: Great Britain (12/16/2008 3:23:52 PM)
Very funny! Thanks for that!

Saratov -> RE: Great Britain (12/16/2008 4:24:04 PM)
And yet, you Brits seem to be PROUD of being british... [:D]

ChainGoddess -> RE: Great Britain (12/16/2008 4:45:20 PM)
[:D][:D][:D][:D]

CarrieO -> RE: Great Britain (12/16/2008 5:30:34 PM)
If thought out....these could all be (or maybe have been) Monty Python skits! [sm=applause.gif] [sm=lol.gif][sm=lol.gif][sm=lol.gif].....bravo!

piratecommander -> RE: Great Britain (12/16/2008 6:48:49 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Saratov And yet, you Brits seem to be PROUD of being british... [:D] Seem being the key word.Some of us have the sense not to be fooled into being proud of the things were told to be proud of , in favour of being proud of things that are worth being proud of. A sense of humour is near the top of my personal list. Pirate

FourQ -> RE: Great Britain (12/17/2008 2:24:24 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Saratov And yet, you Brits seem to be PROUD of being british... [:D] I am proud to be British. Although I can't decide whether it's because of what Britons have done (it's certainly not for what we're doing now), or because it's the best of a bad bunch.

Lucylastic -> RE: Great Britain (12/17/2008 9:43:56 AM)
Hahahhah tooo funny, but yes apart from the beeb licence its the same in canada, but then we are a mixed bunch. But our pharmacies have stopped selling smokes, you still have to walk to the back, to get a prescription Lucy also proud to be brit, ex pat Brit tho if that makes sense

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