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May 2nd 2010 | 12:34 am

#31

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Re: I got asked.....

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Originally Posted by Ray

This is reqired reading for all septics with an english interest
its about the real England

http://www.brookview.karoo.net/BFA/

Very good!

May 2nd 2010 | 2:54 am

#32

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Re: I got asked.....

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Originally Posted by mikehope

Some one told me they were half English, half German, half Scottish and half polish?

Obesity is a big problem here in the US......

May 2nd 2010 | 3:26 am

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Re: I got asked.....

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Originally Posted by ironporer

Silly girl, she should just go see it...in Las Vegas.

Maybe it was Sarah Palin .... who's bionic eyesight lets here keep an eye on Russia while in Alaska!

May 2nd 2010 | 3:42 am

#34

cindyabs

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Re: I got asked.....

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Originally Posted by AlienUk

Oh...my worst one??

Nurse at my doctor's office upon being told I was going back to London for a week said 'Oh I am so jealous you're going to London, I've ALWAYS wanted to see the Eiffel Tower!'

I was at a loss for words. Don't think I ever did reply...

by way of the Eurostar,

May 2nd 2010 | 3:44 am

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Re: I got asked.....

My dumb Yank question was going to be to ask if the UK had poison ivy, likely because I have a bad outbreak of it right now. Then, I remembered Google was my friend. Apparently some moron thought poison ivy was pretty in the autumn and introduced it to England?

May 2nd 2010 | 3:46 am

#36

Thydney

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Re: I got asked.....

Any idiot can be British you have to be chosen by God to be English

May 2nd 2010 | 3:46 am

#37

Sophia_S

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Re: I got asked.....

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ray

This is reqired reading for all septics with an english interest
its about the real England

http://www.brookview.karoo.net/BFA/

Oh Ray!,I've been crying with laughter reading this!,you've just made my whole day...is there a way to email it to myself so I can forward it to a few of my other friends...I know they'll love it!!!

May 2nd 2010 | 3:55 am

#38

chartreuse

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Re: I got asked.....

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thydney

Any idiot can be British you have to be chosen by God to be English

Yep. And Jesus was a Geordie. FACT!

May 2nd 2010 | 3:57 am

#39

Bob

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Re: I got asked.....

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Originally Posted by chartreuse

Yep. And Jesus was a Geordie. FACT!

that why you never saw him in a coat?

May 2nd 2010 | 4:00 am

#40

chartreuse

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Re: I got asked.....

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Originally Posted by Bob

that why you never saw him in a coat?

On the contrary - if you saw two blokes in the Sahara with coats, you'd know they were Geordies. After all - it might rain!

May 2nd 2010 | 4:26 am

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Re: I got asked.....

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Originally Posted by chartreuse

She may have got that question from C-SPAN:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=l9R-cQ_A_6w

Nice! I was thinking of that excerpt.

May 2nd 2010 | 4:34 am

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Re: I got asked.....

Some people have an IQ that's lower than that of a dead goldfish....

May 2nd 2010 | 4:43 am

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Re: I got asked.....

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob

that why you never saw him in a coat?

An American was talking to me about another American, and she said, "You probably can't tell, but her grammar is really bad." Not saying it was a stupid thing to say, just interesting.

May 2nd 2010 | 5:49 am

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Re: I got asked.....

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Originally Posted by Sophia_S

Oh Ray!,I've been crying with laughter reading this!,you've just made my whole day...is there a way to email it to myself so I can forward it to a few of my other friends...I know they'll love it!!!

Ok! done it!