BE-land - this is our chance
Apr 4th 2006, 6:18 pm
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BE-land - this is our chance
Well, this is it - the chance we ahve all been waiting for to establish a little BE-Utopia in the US of A.
I reckon we could haggle a bit over price and get a nice little bargin...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4875206.stm
I reckon we could haggle a bit over price and get a nice little bargin...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4875206.stm
Apr 4th 2006, 6:33 pm
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Re: BE-land - this is our chance
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
Well, this is it - the chance we ahve all been waiting for to establish a little BE-Utopia in the US of A.
I reckon we could haggle a bit over price and get a nice little bargin...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4875206.stm
I reckon we could haggle a bit over price and get a nice little bargin...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4875206.stm
I'll buy that for a dollar.
Apr 4th 2006, 6:33 pm
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Re: BE-land - this is our chance
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
Well, this is it - the chance we ahve all been waiting for to establish a little BE-Utopia in the US of A.
I reckon we could haggle a bit over price and get a nice little bargin...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4875206.stm
I reckon we could haggle a bit over price and get a nice little bargin...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4875206.stm
Apr 4th 2006, 6:35 pm
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Re: BE-land - this is our chance
Originally Posted by mickmills
Could call it "Little Britain"
Apr 4th 2006, 6:36 pm
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Re: BE-land - this is our chance
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
I'm a lay-deeeeeeeeeeeee
Apr 4th 2006, 6:43 pm
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Re: BE-land - this is our chance
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
Well, this is it - the chance we ahve all been waiting for to establish a little BE-Utopia in the US of A.
I reckon we could haggle a bit over price and get a nice little bargin...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4875206.stm
I reckon we could haggle a bit over price and get a nice little bargin...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4875206.stm
Last edited by Jerseygirl; Apr 4th 2006 at 6:59 pm.
Apr 4th 2006, 6:57 pm
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Re: BE-land - this is our chance
Not bad!! Pretty cheap as well, you can't even afford to buy a rundown shack in California for that price anymore.
Apr 4th 2006, 6:58 pm
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Re: BE-land - this is our chance
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
Well, this is it - the chance we ahve all been waiting for to establish a little BE-Utopia in the US of A.
I reckon we could haggle a bit over price and get a nice little bargin...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4875206.stm
I reckon we could haggle a bit over price and get a nice little bargin...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4875206.stm
Apr 4th 2006, 6:59 pm
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Re: BE-land - this is our chance
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
Well, this is it - the chance we ahve all been waiting for to establish a little BE-Utopia in the US of A.
I reckon we could haggle a bit over price and get a nice little bargin...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4875206.stm
I reckon we could haggle a bit over price and get a nice little bargin...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4875206.stm
Apr 4th 2006, 7:03 pm
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Re: BE-land - this is our chance
Originally Posted by britontour
We would have to knock all those match stick boxes down and build some fine stone/brick establishment to really call it "Little Britain" and I don't see a pub!
To make things truly authentic the phone and bus shelter would immediately be vandalised.
Apr 4th 2006, 7:06 pm
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Re: BE-land - this is our chance
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
Pub and kebab shop would be installed along with a payphone in the main street and bus shelter.
To make things truly authentic the phone and bus shelter would immediately be vandalised.
To make things truly authentic the phone and bus shelter would immediately be vandalised.
Can you arrange for it to be raining too.
Apr 4th 2006, 7:09 pm
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Re: BE-land - this is our chance
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
Pub and kebab shop would be installed along with a payphone in the main street and bus shelter.
To make things truly authentic the phone and bus shelter would immediately be vandalised.
To make things truly authentic the phone and bus shelter would immediately be vandalised.
Apr 4th 2006, 7:10 pm
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Re: BE-land - this is our chance
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
Can you arrange for it to be raining too.
Apr 4th 2006, 7:12 pm
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Re: BE-land - this is our chance
Originally Posted by britontour
We can tell you are a northerner.
Apr 4th 2006, 7:14 pm
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Re: BE-land - this is our chance
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
How?
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
You can take the girl out of Yorkshire but you can't take Yorkshire out of the girl.