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Re: What makes Britain Great?
GLAXOSMITHKLINE, a Great? British company, maker of headache pills, amongst other things.
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Re: What makes Britain Great?
Cryptic crosswords.
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Re: What makes Britain Great?
Originally Posted by roaringmouse
(Post 10950386)
I personally prefer the second option for title of the thread.True, it does depend on if you originally meant just yourself or any other pedants. The implication was multiple pedants, the way I read the post.
More great British things to appease those who have all fallen asleep or shot themselves by now: Over 1,000 years of rich and varied history Strikingly beautiful countryside Pub lunches Concorde The EE Lightning The FA Cup Jumpers for goalposts Not taking ourselves too seriously ... |
Re: What makes Britain Great?
Originally Posted by Bud the Wiser
(Post 10950390)
Oh no, not another one ......
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Re: What makes Britain Great?
Originally Posted by Sally Redux
(Post 10950373)
Keep it up, at least you're distracting him from posting links about the crapness of Britain :thumbup:
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Re: What makes Britain Great?
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
(Post 10950394)
Or, it could be a paradise that only admits one pedant at a time.
More great British things to appease those who have all fallen asleep or shot themselves by now: Over 1,000 years of rich and varied history Strikingly beautiful countryside Pub lunches Concorde The EE Lightning The FA Cup Jumpers for goalposts Not taking ourselves too seriously ... |
Re: What makes Britain Great?
Here is something great in Britain - the cost of renting a home. It's a record high, so therefore very much great.
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Re: What makes Britain Great?
Originally Posted by chris955
(Post 10950398)
Not for long I fear :D
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Re: What makes Britain Great?
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
(Post 10950397)
Oh christ, worry ye not, I was being facetious.
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Re: What makes Britain Great?
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
(Post 10950394)
Concorde
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Re: What makes Britain Great?
Originally Posted by roaringmouse
(Post 10950411)
Surely that should come under Anglo-French things rather than British?
Originally Posted by Bud the Wiser
(Post 10950410)
Phew!!!! so long as 'facetious" is not an anagram puzzle.
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Re: What makes Britain Great?
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
(Post 10950415)
I think the French and the British can claim it equally. Concorde, in British Airways livery is an iconic British sight, that was my angle. It's rather tenuous but I think I have a case ...
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Re: What makes Britain Great?
Originally Posted by roaringmouse
(Post 10950432)
You will be suggesting the Channel Tunnel next if you're not careful.
I will suggest the Forth Rail Bridge though, as a prime example of great British engineering. |
Re: What makes Britain Great?
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
(Post 10950358)
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Although, good old fashioned barneys with complete strangers over completely unimportant and irrelevant things (since we both live in North America anyway) is another great British tradition. It'd be doubly spectacular if you happened to be French as well :lol:
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
(Post 10950379)
White dog turds. Couldn't resist :D you are having your 5 minutes of swing |
Re: What makes Britain Great?
The Channel Tunnel is pretty handy, whoever gets the credit.
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