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Big Al
Thank you England for the the English language.9
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TheflyingDutchman
Fawlty Towers, Tommy Cooper, Roan Atkinson , the Rolling Stones , John McLaughlin , Jeff Beck, Allan Holdsworth, Kate Bush, Judy Tzuke and the invasion in 1944.
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colonial
Gotta thank England for discovering my country New Zealand the great Captain Cook..yea
Abel Tasman got there 142 years before Cook but the Polynesians got there 500 years before that.
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Leonioid
I am thankful for King George III (and his Dad), the kings of England, for being such a jerk. The facts of his Royal Jerkness were submitted to the world about how he refused Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. He forbid his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he utterly neglected to attend to them. He refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only. He called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures. He dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.... and a bunch of other jerk stuff... [www.ushistory.org]
... because without King George III (and his Dad) being such utter jerks, the people living in the colonies back in the 1770s would not have gotten so pissed off and declared Independence... and my country never would have been created.
Thanks George III, ya Royal Jerk!
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Natlanta
the magic roundabout.
French, created by Serge Danot.
Unless you mean the one in Swindon.
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Big Al
Thank you England for the the English language.9
Thank you England for [reluctantly giving us America where I live. When I was in grade school we got lots of English history. You would think we were still a colony.
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crumbling_mice
You are all most welcome....we're a funny bunch us English, but after reading all those lists above, I am reminded of our influences in all matters. Did anyone mention tea? If not, never forget a cup of tea....if you want to make a perfect one.....and for this I am not suggesting the old skool way of tea leaves in a tea pot, but the modern method. Tea bag in cup (before water) boiling water poured on, then stirred and left for 3 minutes, before adding skimmed milk. Enjoy with a good quality biscuit such as a chocolate digestive or Hob nob. This will solve most problems.
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crumbling_mice
You are all most welcome....we're a funny bunch us English, but after reading all those lists above, I am reminded of our influences in all matters. Did anyone mention tea? If not, never forget a cup of tea....if you want to make a perfect one.....and for this I am not suggesting the old skool way of tea leaves in a tea pot, but the modern method. Tea bag in cup (before water) boiling water poured on, then stirred and left for 3 minutes, before adding skimmed milk. Enjoy with a good quality biscuit such as a chocolate digestive or Hob nob. This will solve most problems.
Tea has become too prissy for most Americans, especially men. Coffee is the drink of choice.
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terraplane
Derek and Clive
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Leonioid
My fav answers in this thread are...
Liz Hurley
Mini Skirts
both answers made me smileBest answer - James Bond 007 the ultra epitome of bad ass cool And I would like to thank tea for probably saving my life...
...at least keepin me healthy
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Leonioid
My fav answers in this thread are...
Liz Hurley
Mini Skirts
both answers made me smileBest answer - James Bond 007 the ultra epitome of bad ass cool And I would like to thank tea for probably saving my life...
...at least keepin me healthy
Really?
Only 2 James Bonds fo date have been English.
1 : Sean Connery - from Scotland
2 : George Lazenby - Australia
3 : Roger Moore - England
4 : Timothy Dalton - Wales
5 : Piers Brosnan - Ireland
6 : Daniel Craig - England