calling fellow brits

[Replicant]

Originally posted by BenDover:

pps. i think the diagonal lines on on the flag are for wales or ireland, might ireland,might be both, if wales isn't on the flag, serves em right for having a dragon on there own flag

The diagonal red lines on the Union flag represent all of the Channel Islands.  When the Channel Islands were lost in the Napoleonic wars the red diagonal lines were removed until the isles were recaptured.

Regards

Nexx

[Mickey1992]

Originally posted by kit:
If a lesbian don't like males, then why do most of them use dildo's? another mind boggling fact of life!!!!!!!

Because, apparently, all of your knowledge about lesbians comes from porno movies.

Surely you can find a better sig line than that, can't you?  What other "mind boggling facts of life" do you have for us?  

[paintmaw]

Lighten up dude , it was just a joke (these brits are so sensitive)

[Nifty]

my surname is English, my favorite beer is English (Newcastle), and I follow the English Premiership (Newcastle's on top!) and cheer for the English national team!    I'd move to England, but then it'd be too hard to get back for my FSU home games.  

[BenDover]

Originally posted by paintmaw:
Lighten up dude , it was just a joke (these brits are so sensitive)

how would you feel if we said you lost vietnam...oh wait, you did.

[Flossy]

Originally posted by Replicant:
The diagonal red lines on the Union flag represent all of the Channel Islands.  When the Channel Islands were lost in the Napoleonic wars the red diagonal lines were removed until the isles were recaptured.

LOL!  The Union Flag is a combination of the English, Irish and Scottish Flags - the Scottish Flag is in the background (white diagonal cross on blue background).  The white diagonal cross is overlaid with the red diagonal cross of the Irish Flag (red diagonal cross on white background) with the white diagonal cross doubling as the white background for the red diagonal cross.  This combination is then overlaid with the red vertical cross of the English Flag (English vertical cross on white background) with only part of the white background showing along the edges of the cross.  Hope this makes sense... for more info see: http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/gb.html#hist

 

[muckmaw]

I'm curious. How do the Brits feel about us Yanks?

Honestly. This isn't a "my country is better than yours" post.

From a purely educational standpoint, I would like to know what the people of the UK think of their bastard child, the USA.

PS. Yep, you still got the Faulklands. You worry about them, we'll handle the rest of the world.  

[Nifty]

oh come on, Muck.  It's always my XXX is better than your XXX.   Doesn't matter if it's country, favorite AH plane, arena, TnB vs BnZ, or hell, even favorite song or porn star.  Every group argues about what's better.  Even Trekkies get to argue...  Kirk could take Picard!  Scientists...  Einstein was much smarter than Curie!  etc, etc, etc.  

[Udie]

What we have here is a perfect example of what happens when a group of people eat too much boiled beef  

[Tuck]

i almost married an import....err, british tart, and lived in aylesbury-bucks for a while.  does that count?  hehe.  

by the way, happy boxing day.

The Tuckster

"The first time I ever saw a jet, I shot it down."
Col. Chuck Yeager, USAAF
 
 

[BenDover]

Originally posted by Udie:
What we have here is a perfect example of what happens when a group of people eat too much boiled beef  

boil? who boils beef, must be some weird yank thing i guess, we roast

[Tilt]

Originally posted by BenDover:


you missed out northen irland, and they haven't got full independence

Northern Ireland never has been part of Great Britain.

Its part of the United Kingdoms of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Tilt

[BenDover]

you sure your not talking about the republic of ireland?

[Joc]

Lol,N.Ireland getting Independance from UK AND Ireland? heheheh Id like to put my name forward as a Presidential candidate please,hmmm President Joc........

[paintmaw]

My last name is Antrim , so I guess I could be a little Irish