01-12-2001 18:18									#31
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quote: Originally posted by Ted Striker -You have no abundance of natural resources

Actually we do have loads, we just don't mine them anymore.

We have an obscene amount of coal, iron and oil for starters.

	01-12-2001 19:20									#32
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Very cunning this thread. Take the traditional British stance of low self-worth, in marked contrast to American blow-your-own-trumpetism, then wait for the whole rest of the world to praise our great acheivements, on which the whole of western culture is built

	01-12-2001 19:33									#33
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quote: on which the whole of western culture is built

I don't know if I'd go that far. Continental Europe has provided much. Besides, England owes much of her culture to her former close ties with "Germany".

Don't be so afraid of America. Remember, we're a BIG country now, with an awful lot of differences between our states. Some states are socially and culturally very close to England, while others are far out in right field. This lets us do a pretty good job of experimenting with vastly different systems and seeing which work best for the moment. Don't worry too much about the 'loud-mouths'.

Personally, I think it would be great for all the Anglo countries to enjoy joint citizenship. It pisses me off royally, that Britian is a far better friend to America than we are to her. Joint citizenship would do much to fix that. Let's re-build the British empire!

	01-12-2001 19:44									#34
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I thought it was all built off of gay Spartans, money-hungry Athenians, and blood-thirsty Macedonians.

	01-12-2001 19:45									#35
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The BBC? Yeah right. EastEnders five nights a week, infinately overextended show ideas, bad scheduling, horrid news. Channel 4 is good, but generally british TV is awful.

Just look at what's on on a saturday night at eight, a spot that should carry the top family programme of the week. Casualty? The Lesley Garrett Show? And at nine on a saturday, reruns on both BBC channels? Gimme a break!

	01-12-2001 21:30									#36
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quote: Originally posted by Snapcase Just look at what's on on a saturday night at eight, a spot that should carry the top family programme of the week. Casualty? The Lesley Garrett Show? And at nine on a saturday, reruns on both BBC channels? Gimme a break!

If you are staying in on a Saturday night watching tele I have grave concerns.

	01-12-2001 21:36									#37
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I'm a student. I go out on weekdays, stay home weekends. It's cheaper that way.

	01-12-2001 21:40									#38
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I forgot that weekends where the slow days at university. Has it really been 18 months since I left. Wow!

	01-12-2001 22:21									#39
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Don't worry - it's Monty Python night on BBC2 today

So much for not having good tv...

	01-12-2001 22:24									#40
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quote: Originally posted by Big Crunch Actually we do have loads, we just don't mine them anymore. We have an obscene amount of coal, iron and oil for starters.

SHHHH! Don't tell the Americans about the oil...

	01-12-2001 22:28									#41
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*sniff* *sniff* Oil? Y'all got some oil?

Most of that stuff is in the north, right?

Wiglaf will demand an invasion!

	01-12-2001 22:37									#42
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1. Our Education system is terrible, and parents in general do not pass on a culture of getting education to their kids as a route to success. As a result, (at least) two things have happened:

- there is a vast difference in the education level of managers in Uk companies vis a vis the US, Germany, France, Italy and Japan, from my personal experience, and so most of Britain's companies have been badly managed for a long time, and many still are

- the Oxbridge elite keep themselves and their values in power, which results in..

2. Some truly terrible decision making and resource/opportunity wastage: nationalisation, COncorde, Suez, EU membership delays, over reliance on government in the 60s and 70s

I am sure there are many others.

	01-12-2001 23:41									#43
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quote: Originally posted by Snapcase The BBC? Yeah right. EastEnders five nights a week, infinately overextended show ideas, bad scheduling, horrid news. Channel 4 is good, but generally british TV is awful. Just look at what's on on a saturday night at eight, a spot that should carry the top family programme of the week. Casualty? The Lesley Garrett Show? And at nine on a saturday, reruns on both BBC channels? Gimme a break!

Eastenders is pretty damn good, as soaps go. And you''re moaning about classical music being shown at prime time? How many countries do that?
And I'll just have to take your word for it that Swedish news is the most balanced, informative and extensive in the world...
And don't get me started on tbe wonders of BBC Radio...

	02-12-2001 01:46									#44
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quote: Originally posted by Ted Striker *sniff* *sniff* Oil? Y'all got some oil? Most of that stuff is in the north, right? Wiglaf will demand an invasion!

God, this reminds me of a paper I once wrote, with one sentence changed.

"Under the onslought of the American war machine, Europe lay in chaos."

	02-12-2001 03:34									#45
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Yes, we have oil. We have good quality oil.

It's so good we export it all and buy in the cheap stuff.

North Sea Oil is the oil benchmark.

Prices are even displayed as "Brent crude per barrel".

UK! UK! UK!

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And the men are so crap in bed, bananas can't be imported unless they are curved enough to avoid being used as dildos.

	02-12-2001 04:46									#47
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quote: Originally posted by Infatuation ...bananas can't be imported unless they are curved enough to avoid being used as dildos.

Is that the reason behind that piece of European legislation?

	02-12-2001 04:57									#48
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edit - apologies.

Last edited by Dauphin on 03-12-2001 at 00:30

	02-12-2001 04:57									#49
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quote: Originally posted by *End Is Forever* Yes, we have oil. We have good quality oil. It's so good we export it all and buy in the cheap stuff. North Sea Oil is the oil benchmark. Prices are even displayed as "Brent crude per barrel". UK! UK! UK!

So how come we're not rich like Saudi?

	02-12-2001 05:04									#50
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We are not crap at everything. Look at the millennium dome for a true demonstration of our nations capabilities...

...erm

That's what we have to show for the last decade; the worlds largest mammory gland

	02-12-2001 06:55									#51
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We're considerably richer than Saudi. Check the GDP figures Seneca.

But in terms of oil revenue...

Brent Oil might be better but there isn't as much of it.
Sea Drilling is expensive, and finding it is speculative and even more expensive

	02-12-2001 07:31									#52
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Just look at the people that posts from there.


Ha...now thats a cheap shot

	02-12-2001 08:10									#53
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quote: Originally posted by Provost Harrison Blur...yeah I'll let you have that. Radiohead...yeah, used to be good. Supergrass, pretty cool and yeah, Pulp, they have talent. But what in the name of frig is CRAIG DAVID doing in there? That putrid little weaself*cker should have his genitalia removed with a rusty razor and thrown in a vat of salt. He is an insult to my hearing.

I admit that Craig David isn't nearly as good as the other folks on my list. However, his music is quite effective at removing the undergarments of my lady friends and I must give him some credit for this. The fact that Mr. David helps me get laid makes him worthy of inclusion (I think).

	02-12-2001 23:56									#54
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quote: Originally posted by Chris Wilkinson I'm pretty Coca-Cola was orignally English...

Huh? You mind explaining this one?

	02-12-2001 23:58									#55
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quote: Originally posted by Faeelin God, this reminds me of a paper I once wrote, with one sentence changed. "Under the onslought of the American war machine, Europe lay in chaos."

Did your teacher correct you for misspelling onslaught?

	03-12-2001 00:30									#56
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You know, I've thought long and hard about whether we are the greatest nation at any one thing, and I've decided that probably the only one that might apply is in swearing. Does any other nation possess such a staggering and imaginative range of obscenities?

	03-12-2001 01:28									#57
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quote: Originally posted by sachmo71 Stonehenges (no one could even TRY that one!)

We have a 1/2 size replica about a 1 & 1/2 hours drive from me in Texas. Next to it are some 1/2 size replicas of Easter island statues.

	03-12-2001 01:40									#58
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quote: Originally posted by Lefty Scaevola We have a 1/2 size replica about a 1 & 1/2 hours drive from me in Texas. Next to it are some 1/2 size replicas of Easter island statues.

Quality

	03-12-2001 02:18									#59
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quote: Originally posted by JohnT Huh? You mind explaining this one?

I know that it was orignally a medicine and I remember reading that it's actually British...

	03-12-2001 02:27									#60
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quote: Originally posted by Lefty Scaevola We have a 1/2 size replica about a 1 & 1/2 hours drive from me in Texas. Next to it are some 1/2 size replicas of Easter island statues.

Its not a patch on Carhenge in Alliance, Nebraska!

The drive through Nebraska was so damned boring that to see a couple of old cars piled into a Stonehenge replica was actually the higlight of the day.