Subject: The United States of England You Go Cleese!

[chickwhorips]

i'm all about the metric system. so much easier to understand.

can we still have chocolate? its great stuff over there in england. maybe shipping wouldn't be as bad.

[SadieKate]

Yeah, but we might have to eated boiled tongue.

[chickwhorips]

Yeah, but we might have to eated boiled tongue.

whats wrong with boiled tongue?

[SadieKate]

Boiled corn on the cob. Boiled pasta. That's the entire list of anything I eat boiled.

[chickwhorips]

corn on the cob.... mmmm... so good and its been so long.

[dachshund]

The fact that you need so many lawyers and therapists shows that you're not adult enough to be independent.

OMG that's hysterical!

OK I disagree that it would be the Big Dweeb, aka Shrub. Blair was over here in CA recently promoting pro-environmental stuff. I kinda think he'd be glad to dump the shrub.

Now: I guess I'd be willing to give up catsup in favour of better beer, the metric system, and having fewer guns and American cars. And no more elections. And Britain is done invading other countries, are they?

[tulip]

OMG that's hysterical!

OK I disagree that it would be the Big Dweeb, aka Shrub. Blair was over here in CA recently promoting pro-environmental stuff. I kinda think he'd be glad to dump the shrub.

So, we would get AHnold? Well, I suppose I'd give that a try.

[Trek420]

Shrub could be the Minister of Silly Walks.

Everyone can have fun! Those of us in Blue States or state of mind use your mouse to bash Bush against the bubbles.

Red State or state of mind lovingly and gently guide him through the bubbles like a limp ragdoll.

If he gets stuck click on him and throw him around a little.

Enjoy!

http://www.planetdan.net/pics/misc/georgie.htm

[Veronica]

Yeah, but we might have to eated boiled tongue.

I loved cow tongue as a kid. Remember grandparents raised cattle, which I'm scared of...

Anyway. In the early years of our marriage I was going on and on about cow tongue and how good it was. We decided we'd make some. On the weekly grocery trip we looked at the tongue and... it looked like a tongue. I couldn't buy it.

I haven't had any since I was 8 or 9. But I still remember it as being really good stuff.

V.

[SadieKate]

So, if I don't eat any boiled tongue that will leave more for the rest of you. Be sure to do your best for the tongue industry.

[mary9761]

Monty Python - The French Castle Scene


King Arthur and his knights of the round table, along with their servants, "ride" up to a castle. King Arthur's servant, Patsy, blows a horn.

Arthur: HELLO!

*waits*

Bedevere: HELLO!

*waits*

An armour-clad face appears at the top of the rampart. It speaks in an outrageous French accent.

Soldier: 'Allo! 'Oo is it?
Arthur: It is I, King Arthur, and these are my knights of the Round Table. Whose castle is this?
Soldier: This is the castle of my master, Guy de Lombard.
Arthur: Go and tell your master that we have been charged by God with a sacred quest. If he will give us food and shelter for the night, he can join us in our quest for the Holy Grail.
Soldier: Well, I'll ask 'im, but I don't think 'e'll be very keen-- 'e's already got one, you see?
Arthur: What?
Lancelot: He says they've already *got* one!
Arthur: (confused) Are you *sure* he's got one?
Soldier: Oh yes, it's ver' naahs. (to the other soldiers I told 'em we've already *got* one! (they snicker)
Arthur: (taken a bit off balance) Well... ah, um... Can we come up and have a look?
Soldier: Of course not! You are English types.
Arthur: Well, what are you then?
Soldier: (Indignant) Ah'm French! Why do you think I have this out-rrrageous accent, you silly king?!
Arthur: What are you doing in *England*?
Soldier: Mind your own business!
Arthur: If you will not show us the Grail, we shall take your castle by force!
Soldier: You don't frighten us, English pig-dogs! Go and boil your bottoms, son of a silly person! Ah blow my nose at you, so-called "Arthur Keeeng"! You and all your silly English Knnnnnnnn-ighuts!!!

(the soldier proceeds to bang on his helmet with his hands and stick out his tongue at the knights, making strange noises.)

Lancelot: What a strange person.
Arthur: (getting mad) Now look here, my good ma--
Soldier: Ah don' wanna talk to you no more, you empty-headed animal food-trough wiper! Ah fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries!
Galahad: Is there someone else up there we can talk to?
Soldier: No!! Now go away, or I shall taunt you a second time!

[Bron]

i'm all about the metric system. so much easier to understand.

can we still have chocolate? its great stuff over there in england. maybe shipping wouldn't be as bad.

You like British chocolate? I personally think that's something the Swiss and Belgians do better, although I do occasionally get cravings for Cadbury's.

As for metric, I don't know many British women who weight themselves in kilos - it sounds so much better in stone and pounds!

Bron

[tattiefritter]

We don't have the metric system here fully yet (but they are trying) just a big mish mash of everything to make things interesting.

All road signs/car speedos are in miles not kilometres, but maps are generally scaled in kilometeres (how far do we have to go? - No idea).

I learned metric at school but everything in the shops was generally sold in pounds and ounces (and has only recently changed with lots of protest), confused the hell out of me when i was a kid. My kitchen scales are pounds and ounces but most newer recipes are in metric and not all provide a conversion - cue lots of mental arithmetic and a hybrid of measurements, imperial for dry weights and metric for liquids (things still seem to work).

And u's definitely belong in lots of words (colour etc, looks daft to me without it) and ize instead of ise really winds me up for some reason (daft - yes I am). The latter is only cos that's what I'm used to.

[chickwhorips]

You like British chocolate? I personally think that's something the Swiss and Belgians do better, although I do occasionally get cravings for Cadbury's.

its those cadbury's that i get once a year thats really good.

german chocolate is good too, had an exbf that would always get that.

haven't had swiss or belgian chocolate yet.

all around, if its chocolate i'm happy.

though i'm trying to be good this week. so hard! trying to convince myself i don't need a candy bar a day. the cravings almost killed me last night , so i just went to bed early.