Brit Lits

[BrainyBeauty]

Hello to all our British friends. You folks in Great Britain have really been taking some heat lately. First Mad Cow disease scares.  Now Foot and Mouth disease. Exports banned.  Euro mad.  Everyone pointing fingers. Economies worldwide taking hits. Gotta be rough.

Well, thought I would send some good cheer by letting people tell you things we love about jolly old England and surroundings...

I'll go first:

All the British Lit posters
Beatles
James Bond
Selfridges and Harrods.
Carnaby Street and Yardley Cosmetics (from when I was a kid. Are they even still in business?)
Savile Row
"Westminster Abbey, the Tower of Big Ben, the rosy red cheeks of the little children!"

Next......

 

[Purple Haze]

I love the way they talk,

And of course the music, The Beatles, The Stones, Eric Clapton, The Kinks, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Moody Blues, Badfinger, Def Leppard.

Peter Sellers

Monty Python.

next,

 

[Myrrdin]

Before you get too smug , perhaps I should point out that North American beef is banned in Europe. Our scientists consider that the growth hormones your cattle are injected with, are a health hazard to consumers.......heeeheeee.
And we're still looking for the country that exported foot and mouth disease to us.

 

[Nobody Special]

I think I would have to agree wtih the Scots on this one

E

 

[Darowyn]

Oh I say! thanks terribly chaps and chapesses!
Toodle pip.
(puts in monocle, adjusts angle of bowler hat, and rings bell for Butler to bring in tea)

 

[Isabella Thorne]

don't forget The Who and David Bowie too lol ... but seriously i would have to say:

the whole Brit music scene
Benny Hill
Absolutely Fabulous
hell any Brit comedy
english toffee
british tea
fish and chips with vinegar

... and of course British men ... yummy ... and British women ... yummy too ... i have always been a sucker for a British accent ...
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London's calling

 

[Madame Pandora]

Personally, you dear Brits, I would like to thank you, from the bottom of my heart for Eddie Izzard.

And, no, you can't have him back ;-)

MP

 

[Problem Child]

Eddie Izzard...

*Ack*

Oh well, his fifteen minutes are almost up.

I'll say thanks for:

Gary Oldham
Anthony Hopkins
Emma Thompson

Why is it there are not REALLY any bad British actors? Do we discriminate THAT much in Hollywood?

answer: yes.

 

[Styphon]

Hello, All

Thanks for the support for our battered land - we need it!

Anyone out there like...

Fawlty Towers?
Clannad?
I, Claudius?
J.R.R. Tolkein? (somewhat of a cliche, these days, but he's damn' good)
Life of Brian?

Interesting thread, this.....

I now hand over to the Good Old USA... May you survive "Duh" President unscathed


Styphon

 

[Pyper]

Did you know the Brits invented polyester?

Oh yeah, and thanks for William Shakespeare too.

 

[Gingersnap]

I would personally like to thank the queen for my Scotsquash baby none other then Roger Monkey Man Simian. Now them is some oatcakes!!!!!

 

[alexander tzara]

Heeheehee. I'd just like to thank Uncle Sam for rascally young maidens going commando in green dresses and for the sudden peak on my pulse chart. Welcome back babeeee. The board has been insane without you.

 

[Gaucho]

"Westminster Abbey, the Tower of Big Ben, the rosy red cheeks of the little children!"

Next......

Roger Miller was from England?

Well, doowackadoo!

 

[Ask For More]

Well there's always:

Really bland food
Terrible scouse accents
Even worse pop music
The weather!

to name a few wonderful things about britain!


But what the hell, I love living here!

 

[tuirin]

the only good thing to come out of england was tolkien and he was born in south africa i love all his work and i cant wait for the films of the kord of the rings. when england going to stop holding on too northern ireland and let the whole of ireland unite ther messin wuth our ecconomy by not joining the euro and are givin irish agrucukture a bad name wit bse and foot and mout ireland has no cases of foot and mouth but yet our beef is still banned for export to america

 

[Starfish]

Hello, All

Thanks for the support for our battered land - we need it!

Anyone out there like...



I, Claudius?
Styphon

Is Robert Graves still alive? Do you know? I know nothing about him, aside from this work, and I am very impressed with this epic and have watched it 8 times, midway through the ninth time, and love it more each time.

oh yeah and Thank you for the Sconce-with out raisins.

 

[CRaZy]

I love...
British theatre
their dry wit
their refusal to accept that it is snowing "because it isn't February"
the wonderful old churches
the quaint B&Bs
the fabulous bookshops
the fact that I can get a good game of Scrabble
the Creole in Brixton
the lack of use of articles (a, an, the) in Yorkshire
baked potatoes
Petticoat Lane
the tiny parks which are built for residents of particular buildings which have rules like "No running" "No ball throwing" "No climbing of trees"
Salvador Dali's lip sofa (Brighton Museum)
the fabulous ghost walks through London especially on a cold, dark, dismal winter night
Christmas pantomimes

 

[Ally C]

the only good thing to come out of england was tolkien and he was born in south africa i love all his work and i cant wait for the films of the kord of the rings. when england going to stop holding on too northern ireland and let the whole of ireland unite ther messin wuth our ecconomy by not joining the euro and are givin irish agrucukture a bad name wit bse and foot and mout ireland has no cases of foot and mouth but yet our beef is still banned for export to america

What curious ideas you have about national identity. Tolkien is the only good thing to come out of England you say? England (and indeed 'Britain') has exported many good things. Probably the best thing was the English language, which is handy for me, as I am not conversant enough with any other language to post here using it. Perhaps you prefer the Afrikaans [sp?] version of Tolkien?

As for the Irish question, well you have generalised the point and so will I. The Republic of Ireland is in fact 'messing with' the European economy as it adopts policies which are contrary to the explicit wishes of Europe. Its policies are out of line with European financial directives which it continues to ignore - as it builds on a thriving economy and 'feel good' factor which out-strips Europe wide figures. Essentially, Europe wants to keep the ROI in check as its unbridled spending is seriously undermining the whole idea of European financial harmony.

As for foot and mouth, well it's here in Britain now, but it's by no means an exclusively 'British' phenomenom. It was sheer bad luck that it mysteriously turned up on this small island while by-passing mainland Europe. B.S.E. isn't an entirely British phenomenom either; it is a case of bad farming practice which surely goes far beyond anything to do with 'national identity'. As for the American ban on Irish beef, well I think your 'beef' would be best taken up elsewhere. I'm sure that Britain never sanctioned this ban.

 

[BrainyBeauty]

Where is my mind???

No tribute to the British Isles is complete without mentioning Rolls Royce, Bentley, Jaguar (before Ford), Aston Martin and Triumph.

Love the rock and roll the others mentioned, but can't forget Rice and Lloyd Webber and the theater.

 

[Isabella Thorne]

Sometimes I feel like a nut

... and I really like Brazil nuts ...

oops sorry those are from Brazil ...
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Good gravy - did I see Ginger?
I think I did .... nice to see ya hanging around
<missed you and big hugs to you dear>

[Edited by Isabella Thorne on 03-19-2001 at 02:30 PM]

 

[Myrrdin]

Ouch AllyC

I enjoyed reading your post till this.

B.S.E. isn't an entirely British phenomenom either; it is a case of bad farming practice

Care to explain that one Ally?

 

[Ally C]

Myrrdin

I thought what I was saying was straightforward enough. The bad farming practice I am referring to is the intensive variety which is driven by profits to the point where fundamental questions of animal welfare are largely overlooked. As I understand it, B.S.E. stems from feeding animals other animals (in the form of processed feed). This thread is about good things about / from Britain. I don't think B.S.E. is a 'British' invention per se. If it originated here, then I can see how you'd take objection to my view, but I'd still maintain that the farming practice that brought it about isn't necessarily 'British' -- certainly not in a traditional sense. Arguments about what 'British' means apart [!], have I cleared up what I meant?

 

[Flagg]

the only good thing to come out of england was tolkien and he was born in south africa i love all his work and i cant wait for the films of the kord of the rings. when england going to stop holding on too northern ireland and let the whole of ireland unite ther messin wuth our ecconomy by not joining the euro and are givin irish agrucukture a bad name wit bse and foot and mout ireland has no cases of foot and mouth but yet our beef is still banned for export to america

Come again?

The vast majority of Northern Irish people want to be part of England. Oh hell I'm not going to debate with a dimwit that doesn't understnd punktuation; or speling.

Can I add bitter (beer) and traditional english pubs generally to the list?

MP - You're not allowed to keep Eddie Izzard! Please give him back!

 

[Purple Haze]

Oh yes, Isabella, how could I forget the bloomin' 'oo and Bowie, then?

Slap me.

Where would Rock music be wivout Frampton, right, Rod Stewart, Elton John and parts of Fleetwood Mac, eh, mate?

I fink the Brits 'ad the first railroads, didn't they?

 

[Ally C]

I fink the Brits 'ad the first railroads, didn't they?

Yes we did. From Darlington to Stockton in fact. Now we all know.