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British Expats (https://britishexpats.com/forum/)

- The Rovers Return (https://britishexpats.com/forum/rovers-return-111/)

- - What makes Britain Great? (https://britishexpats.com/forum/rovers-return-111/what-makes-britain-great-812436/)

SultanOfSwing

Oct 18th 2013 1:28 am

Re: What makes Britain Great?

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Originally Posted by dunroving (Post 10950174)

Wales isn't a country, it's a principality.

I trump on your pedantry.

Oh yeah, a weird and whacky idea of what constitutes humour is also what makes Britain Great (and makes the United Kingdom United).

You merely diluted my pedantry :nod:

Furthermore, I don't see how Britian can be considered great anyway. I mean, I don't live there anymore ...

Pistolpete2

Oct 18th 2013 1:32 am

Re: What makes Britain Great?

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Originally Posted by robin1234 (Post 10950134)

See Sally's answer in the second post in this thread

Indeed, Geoffrey of Monmouth, brother of Richard the Lionheart, son of Henry II, referred to it as Great Britain to differentiate it from Brittany.

Bud the Wiser

Oct 18th 2013 1:34 am

Re: What makes Britain Great?

Ah ha.........

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittany

dunroving

Oct 18th 2013 1:35 am

Re: What makes Britain Great?

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Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 10950182)

You merely diluted my pedantry :nod:

Furthermore, I don't see how Britian can be considered great anyway. I mean, I don't live there anymore ...

I hate to be pedantic but ...

dunroving

Oct 18th 2013 1:37 am

Re: What makes Britain Great?

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Originally Posted by roaringmouse (Post 10950086)

Don't think I've ever heard anyone whinging about Bruce Forsyth - perhaps somewhat embarrassed eye rolls in a similar way to people give to their dad after an especially good (or is that bad) "dad joke".

There has been a fair bit of criticism in the popular media that Bruce has had his day. He doesn't quite have what he used to, but he still has more talent in his little finger than some of the ubiquitous young Blue Peter-ites that are splattered all over TV these days.

I think I must be getting old.

SultanOfSwing

Oct 18th 2013 1:38 am

Re: What makes Britain Great?

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Originally Posted by dunroving (Post 10950201)

I hate to be pedantic but ...

That was deliberate. I'm such a knob :D

What makes The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland great is it's obvious disdain for brevity ...

Oh and just to be a contrarian and piss everyone off, I've never liked Bruce Forsyth :scarper:

chris955

Oct 18th 2013 1:38 am

Re: What makes Britain Great?

This makes interesting reading.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/c...ain-Great.html

dunroving

Oct 18th 2013 1:39 am

Re: What makes Britain Great?

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Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 10950208)

That was deliberate. I'm such a knob :D

What makes The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland great is it's obvious disdain for brevity ...

Oh and just to be a contrarian and piss everyone off, I've never liked Bruce Forsyth :scarper:

I think it's "its" ...

You really should check before posting.

SultanOfSwing

Oct 18th 2013 1:39 am

Re: What makes Britain Great?

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Originally Posted by dunroving (Post 10950210)

I think it's "its" ...

You really should check before posting.

Oh cocking hell.

SultanOfSwing

Oct 18th 2013 1:40 am

Re: What makes Britain Great?

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Originally Posted by chris955 (Post 10950209)

This makes interesting reading.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/c...ain-Great.html

That link has the word 'finance' in it. How bloody interesting can that be :confused:

dunroving

Oct 18th 2013 1:42 am

Re: What makes Britain Great?

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Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 10950212)

Oh cocking hell.

If you hadn't said what you did about Brucie, I would have let it pass ...

SultanOfSwing

Oct 18th 2013 1:44 am

Re: What makes Britain Great?

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Originally Posted by dunroving (Post 10950215)

If you hadn't said what you did about Brucie, I would have let it pass ...

I should like to think you'd still have pointed it out. That was a bad one for me, since I hate misplaced apostrophes most of all.

Seriously, it'll take me weeks to get over that :D

not2old

Oct 18th 2013 1:48 am

Re: What makes Britain Great?

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Originally Posted by dunroving (Post 10950206)

There has been a fair bit of criticism in the popular media that Bruce has had his day.

I think I must be getting old.

I sort of like Bruce - just don't what it is about him that keeps him going at 80+.

Cross your fingers that upon he popping his clogs that there will be no dirt on him to emulate a J.S conundrum

robin1234

Oct 18th 2013 1:48 am

Re: What makes Britain Great?

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Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 10950221)

I should like to think you'd still have pointed it out. That was a bad one for me, since I hate misplaced apostrophes most of all.

Seriously, it'll take me weeks to get over that :D

I think this is OT. I've noticed that Americans get very exercised about misplaced apostrophes, so you can't claim that misplaced apostrophe pedantry is something that makes Great Britain uniquely great.

SultanOfSwing

Oct 18th 2013 1:51 am

Re: What makes Britain Great?

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Originally Posted by robin1234 (Post 10950230)

But I already put forth the hypothesis that it was, in fact, my birth that made the UK great and therefore it is actually very much on topic :nod:

Also, other things that make the UK great are snooker, chocolate hob nobs, Fox's Classics, BBC2 comedies and cider.

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