Come on the English.

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Finless

Discussion Starter · Apr 23, 2010

Happy St George's Day to me. Happy St George's day to me and Woruldgesælig Sanct George's dæg eow.

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Finless

Discussion Starter · #2 · Apr 23, 2010

England Quotes, Famous England Quotes, Quotes about English, Famous English Quotes

This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle,
This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,
This other Eden, demi-paradise,
This fortress built by Nature for herself
Against infection and the hand of war,
This happy breed of men, this little world,
This precious stone set in the silver sea,
Which serves it in the office of a wall
Or as a moat defensive to a house,
Against the envy of less happier lands,-
This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England.
William Shakespeare
King Richard II

Heaven take thy soul, and England keep my bones!
William Shakespeare

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Finless

Discussion Starter · #3 · Apr 23, 2010

Oh, to be in England
Now that April's there,
And whoever wakes in England
Sees, some morning, unaware,
That the lowest boughs and the brushwood sheaf
Round the elm-tree bole are in tiny leaf,
While the chaffinch sings on the orchard bough
In England - now!!
Robert Browning
Home Thoughts from Abroad

Should the invader come to Britain, there will be no placid lying down of the people in submission before him, as we have seen, alas! in other countries. We will defend every village, every town, and every city. The vast mass of London itself, fought street by street, could easily devour an entire hostile army, and we would rather see London laid in ashes and ruins than that it should be tamely and abjectly enslaved.
Winston Churchill

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Fart Mersho

· #4 · Apr 23, 2010

I've always wondered why James-s gets such a hard time for posting crap, but finless does it non-stop and gets away with it...

still, nice words from old bill.

Viper

· #5 · Apr 23, 2010

mg:You cant post stuff like that, it`s politically incorrect.

mg:

Woz

· #6 · Apr 23, 2010

You do know that the English are, in fact, mostly of German and Nordic origin and the "real" English were all pushed into Wales?

Finless

Discussion Starter · #7 · Apr 23, 2010

I am happy now that Charles calls on my bedchamber less frequently than of old. As it is, I now endure but two calls a week and when I hear his steps outside my door I lie down on my bed, close my eyes, open my legs and think of England.
Lady Alice Hillingdon

They (the British) are like their own beer; froth on top, dregs at bottom, the middle excellent.
Voltaire

Finless

Discussion Starter · #8 · Apr 23, 2010 (Edited)

Woz said:
You do know that the English are, in fact, mostly of German and Nordic origin and the "real" English were all pushed into Wales?

Angles? You have to know your Angles.

Or your Angels .... I never can remember the spelling.

balbrigganbloke

· #9 · Apr 23, 2010

When i saw the title i thought it was a porno!

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Finless

Discussion Starter · #10 · Apr 23, 2010

balbrigganbloke said:
When i saw the title i thought it was a porno!

Hmmm. It's not quite a Eats Shoots and Leaves moment?

GaryC

· #11 · Apr 23, 2010

Finless said:
England Quotes, Famous England Quotes, Quotes about English, Famous English Quotes

This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle,
his blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England.
King Richard II

Heaven take thy soul, and England keep my bones!
William Shakespeare

Thats great but England is Not an Isle.

Finless

Discussion Starter · #12 · Apr 23, 2010

GaryC said:
Thats great but England is Not an Isle.

I don't understand the distincion between 'isle' and 'island' but 'poetic licence' more than covers any such factual problem.

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isle and island - WordReference Forums
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There is no difference between isle and island; they are both pieces of land surrounded by water.

Sag

· #13 · Apr 23, 2010

"I've always wondered why James-s gets such a hard time for posting crap, but finless does it non-stop and gets away with it..."

Aha, You obviously don’t know crap, there’s a difference between dum crap, and aesthetic or metaphysical crap. These should not be confused with talking shite, which is a completely different bag altogether.

Hope this helps
Sag

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Gimbo

· #14 · Apr 23, 2010

May the morris men of England fill your anglo saxon heart with joy. Happy St Georges day.

This message is not available in Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi, Polish, Russian, German, French or any other fleeping immigrant tongue. God Save the Queen!

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Finless

Discussion Starter · #15 · Apr 23, 2010

CotoChris said:
May the morris men of England fill your anglo saxon heart with joy. Happy St Georges day.

This message is not available in Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi, Polish, Russian, German, French or any other fleeping immigrant tongue. God Save the Queen!

Sorry about the delay in replying but I just had to stand up and salute first.

Two Hats

· #16 · Apr 23, 2010

farmershort said:
I've always wondered why James-s gets such a hard time for posting crap, but finless does it non-stop and gets away with it...

Because most of what James posts is actually about diving

don

· #17 · Apr 23, 2010

Wasn't St George Turkish?

outlaw13

· #18 · Apr 23, 2010

don said:
Wasn't St George Turkish?

Palestinian I think.

Finless

Discussion Starter · #19 · Apr 23, 2010

Roman.

Finless

Discussion Starter · #20 · Apr 23, 2010

don said:
Wasn't St George Turkish?

Like Santa Claus?

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