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Old May 15th 2014, 3:23 am
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Default Re: What makes Britain Great?

Originally Posted by Editha
Sorry to rain on your parade, but it is called Great Britain because it is the largest island of the British Isles.
Or, in the early Middle Ages onwards, to distinguish it from Brittany.
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*ahem*

Originally Posted by Sally Redux
I like Britain and don't understand the national sport of self-loathing, but I have to point out that 'Great' Britain gained its name in reference to Brittany, not because it's cool or had an empire (as my Mum believes )
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Default Re: What makes Britain Great?

Originally Posted by Editha
Sorry to rain on your parade, but it is called Great Britain because it is the largest island of the British Isles.
......I need to do more work on this British sense of humour thing.

I was joking you know.
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Old May 15th 2014, 7:16 am
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......I need to do more work on this British sense of humour thing.

I was joking you know.
Its OK, I got it
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Old May 15th 2014, 10:38 am
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Maybe it should be changed to Awesome Britain.

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Old May 15th 2014, 11:06 am
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Originally Posted by Nutek
Maybe it should be changed to Awesome Britain.

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Nah! Sh..h..e Britain.....The 'confirmation' would eliminate the need for many posts.
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'Gross Britain'

Open to interpretation.
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Originally Posted by Nutek
Maybe it should be changed to Awesome Britain.

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Yeah, gets my vote
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Old May 15th 2014, 12:54 pm
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Originally Posted by Nutek
Maybe it should be changed to Awesome Britain.

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I think something a bit more realistic, like:

"Not That Bad, Really Britain"
"Does The Job Britian"
"That'll Do Britain"
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Originally Posted by chris955
Yeah, gets my vote
Been back 6 hours, bacon sandwiches, cider in the sunshine, sounds like fairly Awesome Britain to me
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Originally Posted by Pollyana
Been back 6 hours, bacon sandwiches, cider in the sunshine, sounds like fairly Awesome Britain to me
While all those things are very nice; I think it would take my sandwiches and cider to be served by Boadicea herself, atop a flaming chariot, accompanied by an army of Bren-toting giant bulldogs before it would actually fill me with awe ...

'Awesome' is way too overstated. We're British. Stick to things like "Mostly Harmless Britain" instead
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Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
While all those things are very nice; I think it would take my sandwiches and cider to be served by Boadicea herself, atop a flaming chariot, accompanied by an army of Bren-toting giant bulldogs before it would actually fill me with awe ...

'Awesome' is way too overstated. We're British. Stick to things like "Mostly Harmless Britain" instead
I have always thought a REAL Briton would hesitate to go further than describe it as "quite nice, really".
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Originally Posted by bigglesworth
I have always thought a REAL Briton would hesitate to go further than describe it as "quite nice, really".
Works for me ...
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Originally Posted by bigglesworth
I have always thought a REAL Briton would hesitate to go further than describe it as "quite nice, really".
.....and me. It's the 'let's have a nice cuppa', thing.
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Originally Posted by Pollyana
Been back 6 hours, bacon sandwiches, cider in the sunshine, sounds like fairly Awesome Britain to me
Lovely.
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