Brit Lits

[Madame Pandora]

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

What's the buzz, tell me what's a happenin'
What's the buzz, tell me what's a happenin'

You know Beauty...we could just sing ALW lyrics on this thread ad infinitum. What better tribute is there than that for the downtrodden British lads?

*ahem, ahem*
*Preparing to warble*

In sleep he sang to me...in dreams he came...

MP

 

[ranajja]

Fish & Chips
Steak & Kidney Pie
Yorkshire Pudding

Bombay Gin

"Mind the Step!"

and

Dr. Feelgood - Lee Brilleaux *sigh* - See Ya Later, Alligator!

 

[Isabella Thorne]

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?

Purple dear ...

Have I ever told you that American accents really turn me on, too? <slap>

oops Ally Ally Ally oops Ally Ally ... i did not know you were British dear ... do you like brazil nuts, too?
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good gravy ... i heard today there is a case of foot and mouth disease (or BSE - i can't remember which) reported in Ireland ... dammit .... seriously

 

[Handy-Andy]

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

Now, if you huff and puff and you fina'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;

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.

Roger Miller - England Swings

 

[OUTSIDER]

Half of all the successful inventions patented since the end of WW2 have come from the UK....I'm rather proud of that...the fact that a man or woman can go out to the shed and invent something to benefit the world.
BTW it wasn't us that worked that out it was a Japanese university....?

[Edited by OUTSIDER on 03-19-2001 at 03:46 PM]

 

[Isabella Thorne]

I always crank this up when I hear it on the radio ...

... one of my all-time faves ...

London Calling

London calling to the faraway towns
Now that war is declared-and battle come down
London calling to the underworld
Come out of the cupboard, all you boys and girls
London calling, now don't look at us
All that phoney Beatlemania has bitten the dust
London calling, see we ain't got no swing
'Cept for the ring of that truncheon thing

The ice age is coming, the sun is zooming in
Engines stop running and the wheat is growing thin
A nuclear error, but I have no fear
London is drowning-and I live by the river

London calling to the imitation zone
Forget it, brother, an' go it alone
London calling upon the zombies of death
Quit holding out-and draw another breath
London calling-and I don't wanna shout
But when we were talking-I saw you nodding out
London calling, see we ain't got no highs
Except for that one with the yellowy eyes

Now get this
London calling, yeah, I was there, too
An' you know what they said? Well, some of it was true!
London calling at the top of the dial
After all this, won't you give me a smile?

I never felt so much a' like

~The Clash~

 

[Closet Desire]

Living in England...

Bland food? Only if you eat in a pub. Thai, Persian, Indian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Peri-Peri, Greek, French, you name it you can get it. Nope...good food...lots of it.

Dreadful weather but lovely, trim women who aren't afraid to dress sensually (even when it's snowing but, heck, it ain't February is it?). Yorkshire women who wear mini's and silk blouses...and nothin' else in the winter wind...go figure.

I love being able to go anywhere in London in half an hour to shop...to eat...to drink. If my taste wanders a bit farther the airport (Standsted) is right down the road. One hour or so to Spain, Portugal, Mallorca, or wherever. Eurorail to Paris...three hours and it's French you're talking.

Last weekend? On the sea front in Brighton eating seafood served on a sizzling iron tray the size of the table. Driving there at 85 mph in a Mercedes with my lover beside me. Shopping for lingerie and clothes in upscale stores that make Jordon Marsh look like Wal Mart.

Did I mention dreadful weather? Guess that's the biggest downside...

 

[Ally C]

oops Ally Ally Ally oops Ally Ally ... i did not know you were British dear ... do you like brazil nuts, too?

LOL, hi again. Yes I am, and yes I do. I love nuts - are you one? I know I am ...

 

[Laurel]

Interesting and Semi-Relevant Article in Wired...

Will It Be a World of Herbivores?
by Steve Kettmann

BERLIN -- If things keep going the way they have been, Europe could become a continent of vegetarians. And maybe the rest of the world will follow suit.

It was bad enough when anyone having a burger at McDonald's had to fuss over whether exposure to mad cow disease might eventually lead to their own brain short-circuiting.

Now the ever-worsening scare over foot-and-mouth disease has upped the ante. Experts say humans face no health threat from exposure to the virus that affects cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, sheep, pigs and goats. For example, there was a major outbreak in Britain in 1967 and the only person who got sick had nothing worse than flu symptoms.

But expert advice aside, a lot of people aren't so sure, giving them one more reason to avoid meat.

The seismic shift in attitudes toward eating is so profound, it has even had a major impact on Berlin's most famous monument to fine eating, the palatial department store known as KaDeWe, for Kaufhaus des Westens. KaDeWe has the largest (and most sumptuous) food section of any department store in Europe, but food-shopping there isn't what it used to be.

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the rest of the article's at
http://wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,42479,00.html

 

[Laurel]

On Topic:

Eddie Izzard IS funny
Monty Python
rave
Tricky
Massive Attack
a LOT of other cool music
long coats
fog

 

[OUTSIDER]

Re: On Topic:

Eddie Izzard IS funny
Monty Python
rave
Tricky
Massive Attack
a LOT of other cool music
long coats
fog

Eddie Izzard...funny...yes but if you really want funny try to see a few of these programmes and then you will know what funny really is:- "Never mind the Buzzcocks" is a music quiz and so funny you'll piss your self...."Have I got news for you" another quiz but again funny as hell...."Room 101" is a room where you get to send all the things in life you hate...."Men behaving badly" should be required veiwing for all women who are having trouble understanding their men...."The fast show" I can't even begin to explain this one but it's another good one.

Monty python....we've moved on it's time for you to move on as well.

Long coat's....today is the first day of spring and it's snowing in London so you'll need that long coat.

Fog..?..fog...come on...stop watching all thoes 1930's and 40's films, we might have shit weather at the moment but fog is not as common in London as Hollywood would have you believe and London in the summer time is great.

 

[Purple Haze]

Can you imagine fucking Mary Poppins?

I can. bloody right.

 

[OUTSIDER]

LOL, I hear she's a practically perfect fuck in every way.

 

[MunchinMark]

I actually like rain. It gives you the perfect excuse to stay indoors and snuggle.

With people all over the Americas saying that English accents are sexy, I might just consider hopping over the pond. Our ladies like all sorts of foreign accents it seems (notably French, Italian and Californian).

 

[Cheyenne]

Antique markets
Fellow Lit member: Golden

 

[Ally C]

Re: Interesting and Semi-Relevant Article in Wired...

Will It Be a World of Herbivores?
by Steve Kettmann

BERLIN -- If things keep going the way they have been, Europe could become a continent of vegetarians. And maybe the rest of the world will follow suit.

On the news today were reports relating to B.S.E. and vCJD and the incubation period of this (16 - 18 years, or thereabouts!). Also reported today are the first confirmed cases of foot and mouth disease in the Netherlands. Adds a whole new meaning to 'going Dutch' when out for a meal. I'll have the salad please.