You Brits are a Pessimistic Bunch

[lancpudn]

Of coarse we're a miserable bunch, We invented most sports played worldwide.....and we're still crap at most of them

 

[colchar]

It's absolutely amazing how we can bounce back after a nice cup of tea.

If an announcement came over the TV now that some fvcked up country like Pakistan or Iran or whomever had just launched nuclear warheads and we were all, basically, fvcked and had like 30-60 minutes to live the first thing my Mum would do would be to turn to my Dad and say "Jim, you go put the kettle on and I'll phone the kids." They might be about to die and all they would be concerned with would be talking to their two sons and having one last cuppa.

 

[colchar]

Isn't that next to Mile B'sterding End?

Aye, one Tube stop over.

I used to travel from Bethnal Green to Richmond (Kew actually) every day and the easiest way to do so was to go in the opposite direction on the Central Line, so from Bethnal Green to Mile End, and then switch to a District Line train bound for Richmond as doing that involved only that one change. I would do the same in the opposite direction on the way home and would often stop for a pint in Mile End.

Hell, I still have a copy of the police report that was filled out when I was stopped and searched under the Terrorism Act as I walked into Mile End station. Two coppers searched me and one didn't take kindly to my jokes about them not having to worry because I wasn't a crazed Scots nationalist nor a Crazy Canuck bent on terrorizing London because of how hard it is to find a decent cup of coffee or bottle of rye in the city. Luckily, his partner saw the humour in it. Actually, I am betting they only searched me, the whiter than white guy, because other cops were searching some Asian guys who didn't look happy about being searched. I guess they were just trying to balance things out a bit.

 

[colchar]

Yeh, yeh, yeh Matt....I know you're really monarchy; so no pulling the wool over peoples eyes.....

Nah, I can honestly state I hate England.... It's crap....If I didn't have family here, I'd leave as soon as humanly possible..... No idea where, but not here.....

I suppose I have seen too much of the "governmental" and human side of things, so it's tainted me badly, so I'm pretty biased with the pessimistic thing....

In terms of the way forward, another flood (ala Noah) would help the country shine again....

You could always head to Canada or Australia. Plenty of ex-pats in both.

 

[Phil47uk]

That brought a tear to my eye,Phil

You are a Diamond Geezer

Diolch yn fawr Rankleson..

 

[Rankelson]

You could always head to Canada or Australia. Plenty of ex-pats in both.

Rural Wales is as beautiful as a Lady beach volleyball team

No need to travel across the Globe

Rural Britain is Idyllic

 

[Rankelson]

Diolch yn fawr Rankleson..

Thats a lovely bit of Welsh,Phil

I can just imagine you saying that

in your Cockney/Dorset accent

 

[Phil47uk]

If an announcement came over the TV now that some fvcked up country like Pakistan or Iran or whomever had just launched nuclear warheads and we were all, basically, fvcked and had like 30-60 minutes to live the first thing my Mum would do would be to turn to my Dad and say "Jim, you go put the kettle on and I'll phone the kids." They might be about to die and all they would be concerned with would be talking to their two sons and having one last cuppa.

Dead right Colchar. Everything stops in Britain for a cup of tea.
I'm not so bad, but my wife gets through gallons of the stuff.
She has a teasmade next to her side of the bed.. Then when she gets up the first thing she does is go downstairs to the kitchen and put the kettle on..
And when she finishes work she phones me to tell me she's on her way and could I put the kettle on. In fact she's actually drinking a cup as I type this.

 

[John Vasco]

Uh, Toronto has won it, and Montreal used to be in the league....DUH!

North America! Double DUH!!!

 

[Phil47uk]

Thats a lovely bit of Welsh,Phil

I can just imagine you saying that

in your Cockney/Dorset accent

, Jesus Ranky, did I sound that Cockney when we met?

 

[Phil47uk]

North America! Double DUH!!!

Watch out.. Look who's come in.. Old misery bollocks himself..



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[Rankelson]

, Jesus Ranky, did I sound that Cockney when we met?

The Dorset tones had tempered

Your Cockney patois

But it was still there

Me ole China

 

[John Vasco]

We didn't think we'd win the battle of Britain either and the vastly outnumbered pilots simply thought " F*ck it, if we are going to get our arses kicked let's give the bastards a good hiding in the process" The rest is history..

Don't talk about something you know nothing about (oh I forgot, you're always doing that! )

Get hold of a book called 'The Most Dangerous Enemy' by Stephen Bungay and read the facts about the Battle of Britain. RAF Fighter Command was not vastly outnumbered. The organisation was well organised, and functioned as well as could be expected in all the circumstances. We were reading the German signals in real time, and at no point was there a widely-held belief that we would not win the battle in the skies of England in the summer of 1940... At the end of the Battle (end of October), we had more pilots and planes than at the start (July).

End of Vasco's serious post.

 

[colchar]

Rural Wales is as beautiful as a Lady beach volleyball team

No need to travel across the Globe

Rural Britain is Idyllic

The beach volleyball chicks don't do much for me. The dancers who participate though are another story. Here are some photos:

Beach Volleyball Dancing | London 2012 Photos | London 2012 | Toronto Sun

 

[colchar]

North America! Double DUH!!!

Irrelevant. Toronto and Montreal are in Canada, not the United States.

 

[Sinmastah]

First of all, Toronto has won it twice. Second, while the best pro players are playing in MLB there are national teams that could easily win it, such as the Dominicans.

Uhmmmmm, they are in the MLB. So what is your issue? Maybe I shouldn't have said country, but the MLB is the best league in baseball in the world.

 

[Cloverdale Road]

Don't talk about something you know nothing about (oh I forgot, you're always doing that! )

Get hold of a book called 'The Most Dangerous Enemy' by Stephen Bungay and read the facts about the Battle of Britain. RAF Fighter Command was not vastly outnumbered. The organisation was well organised, and functioned as well as could be expected in all the circumstances. We were reading the German signals in real time, and at no point was there a widely-held belief that we would not win the battle in the skies of England in the summer of 1940... At the end of the Battle (end of October), we had more pilots and planes than at the start (July).

End of Vasco's serious post.

Oh, come on Vasco! You and I know that us Yanks saved your arses during the Battle of Britain!

 

[Rankelson]

Oh, come on Vasco! You and I know that us Yanks saved your arses during the Battle of Britain!

The Polish Pilots made the difference

Bravery/skill personified

 

[Fardwark]

I keep reading this thread title as, "You Brits are a Prehistoric Bunch"

Damn these old eyes.

 

[kmk108]

I keep reading this thread title as, "You Brits are a Prehistoric Bunch"

Damn these old eyes.

That's also true