English and Proud.

[gray_marian]

#29 Keith

#30, Captain oh Captain it's okay really it is, I still you

[Dennis McGuckin]

Perish the thought that the Capt had French or German blood in him.
He would be topping himself for sure.
I know I would.
Looks like Marion and myself share the same blood lines.
Will resist any further comment in that regard!

[Bill Cameron]

The typical englishman finishes his breakfast of toast and MARMALADE invented by Mrs. Keiller of Dundee, Scotland- and slips into his RAINCOAT patented by Charles MacIntosh of Glasgow, Scotaland, he walks to his office along an english lane which is surfaced by TARMAC, invented by John MacAdam of Ayr, Scotland - or he drives his english car which is fitted with PNEUMATIC TYRES patened by John Boyd Dunlop of Dreghorn, Scotland
Before he acquired a car he used to travel to the office by train which was powered by a STEAM ENGINE that was invented by James Watt of Greenock, Scotland.
In his office he deals with the mail bearing ADHESIVE STAMP invented by James Chalmers of Dundee, Scotland. He lights up a CIGARETTE first manufactured by Robert Gloag of Perth, Scotland. And makes freqent use of the TELEPHONE invented by Alexander Graham Bell, born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
...He rings his wife, She tells him that dinner will be his favorite, ROAST BEEF - A
berdeen Angus, raised in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
He arrives home to find the TELEVISION on, in the sitting room invented by John Logie Baird of Helensburgh, Scotland, with an article regarding a programme on the US NAVY founded by John Paul Jones of Kirkbean, Scotland while his son prefers to read TREASURE ISLAND written by Robert Louis Stevenson of Edinburgh, Scotland. Meanwhile outside his daughter plays in the garden on her toy BICYCLE, an invention of Kirkpatrick MacMillan, of Thornhill, Scotland.
It is impossible for an englishman to escape the ingenuity of the Scot's!
In desperation he could turn to the BIBLE only to find that the first named mentioned in the good book is a Scot - King James VI who authorized its translation.
He could of course take to drink, but only Scotland make the finest WHISKY in the world. Nearing the end of his tether he thinks about ending it all, he could put his head in the oven - however COAL/GAS was discovered by William Murdoch of Ayr, Scotland. He could uplift a rifle to shoot himself but his BREACH LOADING RIFLE was invented by Captain Pat Ferguson of Pitfours, Scotland. If unsuccesful he could be injected with PENICILIN discovered by Alexander Flemming of Darvel, Scotland or given an ANAESTHETIC invented by Sir James Young Simpson of Bathgate, Scotland.
Out of the anaesthetic his mood would not be improved by his surgeon telling him, he was as safe as the BANK OF England which was founded by William Paterson, of Dumfries Scotland.
Perhaps, in order to get some peace, he should request a transfusion of guid Scottish blood so that he too would be entitled to ask-
WHA'S LIKE US
DAMN FEW AND THEY'RE A' DEID

[j.sabourn]

#19... Agree with what you say Cappie. My mother used to say the same thing. However dont know if said before, but my younger brother not yet 65 lives at home. When she died a few years ago the council house rent went back up to its high rent and he now has to pay for a TV licence. This increase in his outgoing cash may seem small to us, but has put him in a situation where he lives nearly on the bones of his ass. Being on about tuppence above the minimal wage, in one of the poorer wage groups of a so called rich society.The likes of my mother probably the same as yours received anything in the way of government benefits as a blessing as had been brought up in hard times, todays society doesnt know what hardships are, but there are still certain groups of our own still struggling to support themselves. These should be the first to receive aid, and not those blood suckers in foreign climes. Cheers John S

[happy daze john in oz]

In reply to Cappy #19 I have a great uncle living in a council owned unit in what is lovingly known as a 'popping off' village. He is more than well cared for at the age of 93 with all the medical and other services he needs at his finger tips. RAF during WW2 he has done his bit for UK so is in my opinion well deserving of all the state can do for him.

#20, yes London is now just like a foreign country. The dress code of many would be better suited to a mid eastern state and as for hearing English being spoken one has to listen very hard. It is where I was born and for all of the problems it may have it is still my England to cry out 'England Harry and St. George.' Fr ti may n longer be the battle of Agincort but t is once again the battle to keep England English.

[John Pruden]

bill 33# that must be one of the best posts and what time it must have taken to put together thank you{a quick like} is not enough me I'm BRITISH AND PROUD jp

[John Pruden]

#19... Agree with what you say Cappie. My mother used to say the same thing. However dont know if said before, but my younger brother not yet 65 lives at home. When she died a few years ago the council house rent went back up to its high rent and he now has to pay for a TV licence. This increase in his outgoing cash may seem small to us, but has put him in a situation where he lives nearly on the bones of his ass. Being on about tuppence above the minimal wage, in one of the poorer wage groups of a so called rich society.The likes of my mother probably the same as yours received anything in the way of government benefits as a blessing as had been brought up in hard times, todays society doesnt know what hardships are, but there are still certain groups of our own still struggling to support themselves. These should be the first to receive aid, and not those blood suckers in foreign climes. Cheers John S

john some pensioners receive a couple of pounds over what the law says you have to live on and that couple of pounds turns into many hundreds because and I can quote there is no grey area its black and white.. jp

[cappy]

both recent comments from JP and JS comment on the rents presumably both council rents ......but who sets the rents and rates.... the local councils ....and of this income they pay the overblown gold plated pensions given to themselves.....these sort of pensions are not possible to the average working man .......it is of known that the public service workers .....were at one stage until recently more numerous than the people employed in industry ...and growing annually......how can this equation work ....answer it hasnt and wont....but then who gives the councils the power to do this .......the ordinary people.....we need more entrepreneurs to create jobs .....not councils to charge whatever they like ......i pay 2400 pounds per annum council tax i have no more or less services than a a family of 4 working people ......can i not be given benefits for me.....the answer of course .....what a cheeky bustard how dare he ask for more .......but then am i worth more than four of my country men ....no way......but such is life ...but let no one say to me......its the rich putting up the rents and rates..... it is the councils which are voted in by us....regards cappy

[Captain Kong]

All the young fit healthy people in my avenue who are on benefits do not pay council tax as they get housing benefit, and that includes the payment of council tax, they even have enough money to pay for a two week trip to Saudi Arabia for the Haj.
because I get a MN Pension I can Not get one penny in benefit and have to pay full Council Tax, I also have to pay Income tax on the pension I bought with my own money, that leaves me less than anyone on benefit, which is tax free, So if I didn't have my redundancy pay invested wisely I would be starving while my neighbours who have arrived here and Never paid one penny into the system live good comfortable lives tax free and at my expense.
So I do Not feel sorry for anyone. I have to survive, the benefit people are far better off than me.
Brian

[Braid Anderson]

Poor old Captain. I'll change places with you Brian, and you can have a couple of nice quiet months in the mountains.

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