Top Ten Reasons to Hate the UK

[Donut]

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Originally posted by Sigmar:
[QB]

I do agree with you, I really dont see why England needs a monarchy anymore, all the queen does now(in my opinion) is warm a seat in Buckingham palace and spend lots more unearned money, she does do some charity work but still the amount of money she recieves is ridicules. Then again football players and fashion models spring to mind (SO much money being wasted). QB]

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We don't need them, they are paid to do a job and are useful to us.

Each year The Queen and other members of the Royal Family undertake nearly 3,000 visits to many parts of the United Kingdom. Official functions often feature prominently in such visits, including opening new buildings, meeting local dignitaries and visiting businesses, schools, hospitals and other public buildings as well as visiting hostels for the homeless, local community schemes, military units and other organisations.

The Queen and other members of the Royal Family have close associations with a wide range of charitable organisations covering many areas of national life. As patrons of over 3,200 charities, the Royal family visit a large number of charity organisations and projects each year.

Liz, Charlie and Anne generally do a good job. Anne performed over 600 official engagements. The rest of them are a bunch of tosspots.

They also bring in shed loads of money via the tourist industry.

As for sportsment and models losing thousands of pounds to support the NHS - they do, we call it income tax (over 50%).

[Konfuzed and Zany]

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Originally posted by DiabloRex:
UKs TLDs (top level domain names) It just makes no sense that they as the only country in the world have a domain name that more looks like its a subdomain

The english accent for attracting females, and me for not having it

[ 01-28-2002: Message edited by: DiabloRex ]

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IMHO .co.uk looks so cool
If i had to coose I'd choose that over any other domain name
imagine
http://www.iwaeq.f2s.co.uk
so cool...

[Epona]

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Originally posted by Galadria1:
(hums "England swings like a pendulum do...)

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Oh good grief, we'll be into chirpy cockney singing any minute, please please please don't let anyone think that is what English culture is about, oh no what a terrible thing to happen to this thread... *sob*

[Konfuzed and Zany]

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Originally posted by Epona:


Oh good grief, we'll be into chirpy cockney singing any minute, please please please don't let anyone think that is what English culture is about, oh no what a terrible thing to happen to this thread... *sob*

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But it's such a happy song [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Donut]

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Originally posted by Epona:


Oh good grief, we'll be into chirpy cockney singing any minute, please please please don't let anyone think that is what English culture is about, oh no what a terrible thing to happen to this thread... *sob*

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Har Har! I can't resist this

ENGLAND SWINGS
England swings like a pendulum do
Bobbies on bicycles, two by two
Westminster Abbey, the Tower, Big Ben
The rosy red cheeks of the little children

Now, if you huff and puff and you fin'lly save enough
Money up to take your family on a trip across the sea
Take a tip before you take your trip
Let me tell you where to go
Go to England, oh

England swings like a pendulum do
Bobbies on bicycles, two by two
Westminster Abbey, the Tower, Big Ben
The rosy red cheeks of the little children

Mama's old pajamas and your papa's mustache,
Falling out the window sill, frolic in the grass,
Tryin' to mock the way they talk, fun but all in vain,
Gaping at the dapper men with derby hats and canes.

England swings like a pendulum do
Bobbies on bicycles, two by two
Westminster Abbey, the Tower, Big Ben
The rosy red cheeks of the little children

England swings like a pendulum do
Bobbies on bicycles, two by two
Westminster Abbey, the Tower, Big Ben
The rosy red cheeks of the little children


Those were the days! England Swings

[ 01-29-2002: Message edited by: Donut ]

[Donut]

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Originally posted by Melusine:
Epona, our Queen has, in theory, the same power as yours (she can suspend the government etc), but I've never felt uncomfortable knowing that. It's a token power, the minute they'd try to wield it, they'd be stopped in their tracks (unless perhaps we were at war or something).

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I agree. We fought the Civil War to affirm the right of Parliament to rule. There is no possibility that they would try this.

[Epona]

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Originally posted by Donut:



Har Har! I can't resist this

ENGLAND SWINGS
England swings like a pendulum do
Bobbies on bicycles, two by two
Westminster Abbey, the Tower, Big Ben
The rosy red cheeks of the little children

Now, if you huff and puff and you fin'lly save enough
Money up to take your family on a trip across the sea
Take a tip before you take your trip
Let me tell you where to go
Go to England, oh

England swings like a pendulum do
Bobbies on bicycles, two by two
Westminster Abbey, the Tower, Big Ben
The rosy red cheeks of the little children

Mama's old pajamas and your papa's mustache,
Falling out the window sill, frolic in the grass,
Tryin' to mock the way they talk, fun but all in vain,
Gaping at the dapper men with derby hats and canes.

England swings like a pendulum do
Bobbies on bicycles, two by two
Westminster Abbey, the Tower, Big Ben
The rosy red cheeks of the little children

England swings like a pendulum do
Bobbies on bicycles, two by two
Westminster Abbey, the Tower, Big Ben
The rosy red cheeks of the little children


Those were the days! England Swings

[ 01-29-2002: Message edited by: Donut ]

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You git [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img]

[Galadria1]

LOL, I had no idea what I started. Sorry, Epona, but I have always liked that song. I'm an Anglophile sinxe I was 13 and read Sherlock Holmes for the first time. And then James Bond.... (Sean Connery, sigh, to quote Garnet FalconDance)

[Epona]

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Originally posted by Galadria1:
LOL, I had no idea what I started. Sorry, Epona, but I have always liked that song. I'm an Anglophile sinxe I was 13 and read Sherlock Holmes for the first time. And then James Bond.... (Sean Connery, sigh, to quote Garnet FalconDance)

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Well, Anglophile is fine, but that is not IMHO a good example of English culture, and it saddens me that people see songs like that as coming from the same culture as Shakespeare!

Oh just call me a snob. I can't help it, I should just accept that I'm descended from cockneys and not get so worked up about it.

Aaawwwl togevver naw...

Knees up muvver braaawn
Knees up muvver braaawn
Under the table you must go
ee-i-ee-i ad-e-o
An if I catch ya bendin
I'll saw ya legs right orf...

Didn't like that one, OK, lets try another,

Awwwww, my awd mans a dustman
ee wears a dustmans 'at
ee wears gorblimey trawwwsers
an ee lives in a cawwwncil flat
eee looks a proper narna
in is great big obnail booots
its such a job to pull em up
that ee calls em daysie rooooots, oi

Embrace your roots *barf*

[ 01-29-2002: Message edited by: Epona ]

[Konfuzed and Zany]

Look on the Briught side of England Folks

Manchester United
ehm
The beatles
Blur