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Re: Other British Things

To: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>, MGMagnette@aol.com
Subject: Re: Other British Things
From: Barrie Robinson <barrie@look.ca>
Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2006 14:06:59 -0400
Your 1776 comment makes me relate this story

A rather pompous British general was pontificating at an American 
Embassy cocktail party.  He loudly declared that Britain had never 
lost a war.  An American piped up "What about the war of 1776?".  The 
general turned to him and in slow measure voice said, "Sir, when you 
fought the war of 1776 you were British!"


At 11:55 AM 6/2/2006, Bob Howard wrote:
>In this household a few things British come to mind:
>         The King Dick Ajustable Spanner  (useless tool)
>         A Three Squires, Nottingham, bicycle circa 1950
>         A Raleigh bicycle, circa 1955
>         An Ian-Proctor designed Intl.Tempest sloop
>         Asst. books of British boatbuilding and sailing
>         Wedgewood place settings
>         English Cocker Spaniel
>         St George stained glass miniature from Wells Cathedral
>         Box of 1/2 pennies, pence, tuppence, shillings,  and notes
>         Book of bios of tool builders, including Mr Whitworth
>  and a belief that the events of 1776 were good British citizens
>rebelling against a German king.
>
>Bob
>
>
>
>On Thu, 1 Jun 2006 21:08:24 EDT MGMagnette@aol.com writes:
> > How many of you have gone beyond MGs and other British cars to
> > sometimes  buy  things just because they are British?  I wanted to see
>British cars
> > so,  a  few years ago I did my semester abroad at Cambridge University
>in
> > UK.   There  some guy in the square sold old bicycles, so for that
>semester I had
> > a  really  old Raleigh.  Now I found a Raleigh here at home, bought it
>
> > today...   Anyone  else seeing a snowball effect?
> >
> > -John

Regards

Barrie Robinson
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