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Old Nov 23rd 2011, 3:45 pm
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Originally Posted by robin1234
One reason NOT to be proud to be English; all really wicked and evil people in history were English, for instance that really evil Roman Emperor who had Russell Crowe's wife & kids murdered etc.
Was Puerto Rican, I believe ...
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Originally Posted by robin1234
One reason NOT to be proud to be English; all really wicked and evil people in history were English, for instance that really evil Roman Emperor who had Russell Crowe's wife & kids murdered etc.
Oh yes
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Old Nov 23rd 2011, 4:13 pm
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Originally Posted by robin1234
One reason NOT to be proud to be English; all really wicked and evil people in history were English, for instance that really evil Roman Emperor who had Russell Crowe's wife & kids murdered etc.
But his dad was ever so nice.
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Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
Was Puerto Rican, I believe ...
Joaquin Phoenix is not Puerto Rican. He's a white boy born to a family of hippies who let their kids all name themselves.
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Originally Posted by Leslie
Joaquin Phoenix is not Puerto Rican. He's a white boy born to a family of hippies who let their kids all name themselves.
He was born in San Juan, though ...
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I'm always proud to be British, when I see Brits turn a thread into a game of one-upmanship, all with the aid of wikipedia.
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Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
He was born in San Juan, though ...
To a family of pasty white hippies who were there living on a commune.
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Originally Posted by Leslie
To a family of pasty white hippies who were there living on a commune.
Oh that's a given - I was just referencing where I got the Puerto Rican bit from
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Originally Posted by Leslie
But his dad was ever so nice.
Agreed, he was a sweetheart for an emperor.
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Originally Posted by Uncle Ebenezer
I'm always proud to be British, when I see Brits turn a thread into a game of one-upmanship, all with the aid of wikipedia. http://theartofsound.net/images/smilies/wanker.gif
Wikipedia itself makes me proud to be British. It makes me think that no nation has a higher incidence of Aspergers that the UK.
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Originally Posted by Uncle Ebenezer
I'm always proud to be British, when I see Brits turn a thread into a game of one-upmanship, all with the aid of wikipedia. http://theartofsound.net/images/smilies/wanker.gif
LOVE the wanker smiley!!!
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Old Nov 24th 2011, 8:12 am
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Originally Posted by Uncle Ebenezer
I'm always proud to be British, when I see Brits turn a thread into a game of one-upmanship, all with the aid of wikipedia. http://theartofsound.net/images/smilies/wanker.gif
Ok Uncle Ebenezer. You hate wikipedia. Ok I get it. Ok now lest get

Originally Posted by robin1234
Wikipedia itself makes me proud to be British. It makes me think that no nation has a higher incidence of Aspergers that the UK.
I would of thought that the US would have a higher incidence of Aspergers even % wise but OK. I guess

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Old Nov 24th 2011, 9:09 am
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Originally Posted by Manc
I am proud to be British for many many reasons, some really simple but mostly for the sciences....... all really came to the fore in the UK........

Someone mentioned Churchill? I'll call your Churchill and raise you a

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Hook
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Faraday
Buckland
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Watson and Crick, we get a half point for that.
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Old Nov 25th 2011, 1:58 am
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Originally Posted by coastieexpat
Yeah that one was iffy, but he was born in Liverpool.

Eltham, S London actually...
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