100 reasons why I love the Brits

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 7:59 pm

Wooo !! Galbally long time no see glad your back..!! :yh_bigsmi

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:02 pm

Thank you, its nice to be back, I forgot.

70. The Industrial Revolution, and by extension the creation of the modern world for good or ill (not exclusivley the brits, as I believe that the other Europeans and the Americans were alledgedly involved), (but they did get the ball rolling) nice one.

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:12 pm

72. Charlotte Bronte, William Blake, George Orwell, Dr Johnson, Hobbes, Adam Smith, Bertrand Russell, Issac Newton, Locke, Charlie Chaplin, James Clerk Maxwell, I mean I could go on.

73. Sticky Toffee Pudding, its really nice, honest, and only 3x10 to the power of 23 calories per spoonful.

anastrophe · Post by **anastrophe** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:23 pm

Clancy wrote:

okay. that was brilliant.

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:58 pm

Clancy - an ocean of calm in oasis of bollocks... GRIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Brilliant. And Galbally - it's sooooo good to see you again!!!!!!

I love the English sense of understatement.

I love the English idea of fair play.

I've also always admired the basic English sense of pluck. Gritting their teeth in the face of disaster and - chin up - keeping on.

Of course these are generalisations, but still there, firmly entrenched in some kind of race memory.

Also - sticky date pudding. Stilton. Bubble and squeak. Yorkshire pud. Good roast beef. Spring greens. Red leicester cheese.

Playing darts in an East End pub.

Walking on Hampstead Heath.

East Anglia.

The Cotswolds in autumn.

The Lake District

Cornwall.

York

Torquay

Bluebell woods in Hampshire

Stonehenge. Avebury.

New Forest ponies.

The Times and the Daily Telegraph

Wandering aimlessly in the streets of London

The rickety Elizabethan houses of Lavenham

Hatfield forest

Music Hall

Gilbert and Sullivan

Shakespeare

Chaucer

Julian of Norwich

Blackadder

House of Cards, The Guardians, Dr Who, Sherlock Holmes

Steeleye Span

The Holly and the Ivy, God Rest You Merry Gentlemen

etc etc etc

theia · Post by **theia** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:25 pm

80(?). Their generosity, their willingness to give, their selflessness when another is in need, whatever that need might be

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:12 am

[QUOTE=Clancy]This is where I tend to cheat a bit, but, I consider them brothers (and sisters) as well as neighbours

74. U2

75. Van Morrison

76. Bob Geldof

77. The Undertones

78. Jamiesons

79. Galbally :guitarist

Steady on, I'm not quite ready to be put on the Irish hall of fame yet, but its very flattering. Clancey me auld mucker, its good to be back I've missed loads, listen where can I put MP3s on this board I've recorded a song or two that I'd like you to hear. The tele is grand though the intonation with that old brass bridge sucks, its lovely and elegant but there was a reason why they changed them and now I know what it was. So to return the compliment some things specifically bout the scots that I hold dear.

80. The vale of Orchy, Glencoe, and the Great Glen, its truly stunning.

81. Applecross, probably the most lovely little village across from Skye with a wonderful inn, that does some great scallops and seriously good single malts.

82. Edinburgh, not many cities have most of their central section turned into a world heritage site, but there is a reason why Edinbugh has, undoubtedly the most beautiful city on the Island of Britain, and full of fantastic stuff.

83. Glasgow, its hardy, its rough and ready, but its brilliant in the way Dublin used to be but isn't any more, and the people's accents are completely impossible to understand (well taxi drivers anyway, and shop girls).

84. Haggis Nips and Tatties, people who don't like Haggis are missing out, its lovely, there I said it.

85. And finally Lisa, the girl from Glasgow who was the one I loved and lost, which is something I don't want to get into to here, but she was very special and who was with me for a long time in my life, I will always remember her fondly, specially when she used to get a bit tipsy and sing Flower of Scotland! So Scotland will always be kinda special for me. Right enough of the personal stuff, back to the main topic.

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:16 am

By the way clancey, that paper mock was brill, you truly are a man for all seasons.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:27 am

I can't believe no one has brought up that they actually have cab drivers who speak english, are polite, know where they are going and can carry on a conversation.

cherandbuster · Post by **cherandbuster** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:53 am

Galbally wrote: [QUOTE=Clancy] And finally Lisa, the girl from Glasgow who was the one I loved and lost, which is something I don't want to get into to here, but she was very special and who was with me for a long time in my life, I will always remember her fondly, specially when she used to get a bit tipsy and sing Flower of Scotland! So Scotland will always be kinda special for me. Right enough of the personal stuff, back to the main topic.

Oh Clance

I hope you enjoy the wonderful memories of that time and that person in your life . . . :-4

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:14 am

cherandbuster wrote: [QUOTE=Galbally]

Oh Clance

I hope you enjoy the wonderful memories of that time and that person in your life . . . :-4

No, that was me, allowing myself to be sentimental as its that kind of thread and she was special. Everyone's got one like that don't they, some are even married to them unfortunatly! Nah only messing Love is great, however, mortgages are not. Anyway enough of all that, this is about Britain, not lost loves! Though perhaps some people have loved britain and then forgotten where it is somehow and then it could be considered a lost love, though the problem is easily solved by buying a cheap atlas, unlike human love which requires slightly more effort to find again.

minks · Post by **minks** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:48 pm

My friends whom I have met in real life from over there.

Your History that has touched us all over the world.

Amazing Architecture.

Your influence on my country.

The coolest Cathedrals.

leopardprint · Post by **leopardprint** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:45 pm

EASTENDERS!!

I can't believe nobody has said EastEnders.

booradley · Post by **booradley** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:52 pm

I can't believe ANYONE watches Eastenders!

leopardprint · Post by **leopardprint** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:55 pm

EastEnders, my Dad and my best friend are my 3 favourite things from England. Oh wait, the chocolate too.

booradley · Post by **booradley** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:11 pm

well yes, the chocolate is nice, but Eastenders is not a snapshot of english life

do you really watch it? Pauline is getting killed off this Christmas...

Post by **Betty Boop** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:12 pm

booradley wrote: well yes, the chocolate is nice, but Eastenders is not a snapshot of english life

do you really watch it? Pauline is getting killed off this Christmas...

ooooh is she really!! - Thank god for that! :wah:

Where've you been Boo??

booradley · Post by **booradley** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:27 pm

Betty Boop wrote: ooooh is she really!! - Thank god for that! :wah:

Where've you been Boo??

in the laundrette with a machette:sneaky: (Pauline, not me:p )

Lulu2 · Post by **Lulu2** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:44 pm

Stonehenge. Bath. The Crown Jewels. Baked beans for breakfast. Swans. The tubes. Good trains. "Mind the gap."

booradley · Post by **booradley** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:46 pm

Bath is gorgous but York is nicer

Lulu2 · Post by **Lulu2** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:52 pm

You're right...I'd forgotten about York! Mea Culpa!

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:22 pm

Mike Oldfield

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:32 pm

I'm sorry, but did anyone mention James Herriot?

(All Creatures Great and Small, etc.)

:-6

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:49 pm

ArnoldLayne wrote: [quote=SnoozeControl]

It is confusing but they are part of the UK. They have there own parliament and laws (gun ownership is much different to the mainland)

They (I think ) do not have speed limits on the open roads.

They dont very often allow Non-islanders to live there

They dont like the rest of us much (thats the English, Scots, Welsh and Irish ) :wah:

They have a motorcycle race every year called the Isle of Man TT race

Yeah what has happened to the quote thing, I know where the isle of man is, good lord I even kissed a girl from douglas, though strangely I've never been there, which is a shame as you would think that the ferry from Dublin to Liverpool could just drop in for a couple of hours so we could get away from all the crazy people who go on car ferries, which is why I stopped taking them, not because of not being allowed of at the isle of man, just because of some of the strange people on the ferries, not all of them now, some are nice, but some of them are strange, I think they just go round and round on the ferries and won't get off, and....anyway, thats getting of the point. Anway I hope they get the quotes sorted out, thats could get confusing, I am already confused and I've only been back for 1 day

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:51 pm

[quote=Galbally]

Did you go round the world in 80 days ?

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:52 pm

Galbally wrote: [QUOTE=ArnoldLayne]

Yeah what has happened to the quote thing, I know where the isle of man is, good lord I even kissed a girl from douglas, though strangely I've never been there, which is a shame as you would think that the ferry from Dublin to Liverpool could just drop in for a couple of hours so we could get away from all the crazy people who go on car ferries, which is why I stopped taking them, not because of not being allowed of at the isle of man, just because of some of the strange people on the ferries, not all of them now, some are nice, but some of them are strange, I think they just go round and round on the ferries and won't get off, and....anyway, thats getting of the point. Anway I hope they get the quotes sorted out, thats could get confusing, I am already confused and I've only been back for 1 day

Hold on, thats wrong again the quotes are definetly coming out all wrong, that was arnold's bit, not snooze's I am wondering what the bit I just quoted is going to turn into, this is all most peculiar, where will it all end?

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:54 pm

Galbally wrote: [QUOTE=Galbally]

Hold on, thats wrong again the quotes are definetly coming out all wrong, that was arnold's bit, not snooze's I am wondering what the bit I just quoted is going to turn into, this is all most peculiar, where will it all end?

Look, its doing it again! Its saying that the quote in my previous post was posted by Arnold, even though I just wrote it 3 minutes ago, I am glad that I'm not a worrier, because thats.....worrying?

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:54 pm

SnoozeControl wrote: [quote=Galbally]

That's the longest ****ing sentence I've ever seen!:-2

Hes been in an air balloon for 80 days, give the guy a break. He has lots to say.

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:55 pm

SnoozeControl wrote: [QUOTE=Galbally]

That's the longest ****ing sentence I've ever seen!:-2

I know, I'm glad arnold allegedly wrote it and not me!

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:55 pm

Galbally wrote: [QUOTE=SnoozeControl]

I know, I'm glad arnold allegedly wrote it and not me!

And I see that I have now become you snooze, so if arnold is me, I am you, then who are you?

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:58 pm

Right now I am really confused, am I supposed to have been in an air balloon for 80 days? Who is saying what, and why have I lost the ability to punctuate sentences?

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:58 pm

Remind me never to take an air balloon ride :rolleyes:

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 5:00 pm

Nomad wrote: Remind me never to take an air balloon ride :rolleyes:

I don't recommend it, even the allegation that you have done it is damaging. Airships are much better, but they are a German thing not a British thing so thats kinda another thread, I wonder if the forum will make that quote work?