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[Red Lead Ted]

Think the last time she was in the Whitley Bay M..... she bumped into Brians old girl friend, and she is now a bit wary of what he might attempt to do, his reputation has preceded him, JS

John, Keep it quite mate our kong feeds his on doughnuts. And I don't mean his mouth Terry.

[happy daze john in oz]

England my England

Goodbye to my England, So long my old friend
Your days are numbered, being brought to an end
To be Scottish, Irish or Welsh that's fine
But don't say you're English, that's way out of line.

The French and the Germans may call themselves such

So may Norwegians, the Swedes and the Dutch

You can say you're Italian or maybe a Dane

But don't say you're English ever again.

At Broadcasting House the word is taboo
In Brussels it's scrapped, in Parliament too

Even schools are affected. Staff do as they're told

They must not teach children about England of old.

Writers like Shakespeare, Milton and Shaw

The pupils don't learn about them anymore

How about Agincourt, Hastings, and Mons?

When England lost hosts of her very brave sons.

We are not Europeans, how can we be?

Europe is miles away, over the sea

We're the English from England, let's all be proud

Stand up and be counted - Shout it out loud!

Let's tell our Government, and Brussels too

We're proud of our heritage and the Red, White and Blue

Fly the flag of Saint George or the Union Jack

Let the world know -

WE WANT OUR ENGLAND BACK !!!!

[cappy]

love it ......cant think of anywhere else for me .....they can make all the laws they want .....i am a proud englishman ......my wife is english ....my children are english andmy grandchildren are english.....i will never be a foriegner in my country ....even if i was the last one standing ......i will always be an englishman......and the rest will be strangers in my country......but also proud to be a brit......scots surely cant be brits if they follow salmond can they

[Fouro]

Re Number 44.
I've always wondered how Englishmen feel, when after singing "Rule Britannia" at the top of their voices, they find out the lyrics were written by a Scotsman.
FOURO.

[Captain Kong]

Hi Richard,
I noticed the other night on the eurovision Song Contest, that there were 37 countries.
Everyone, 36 countries, spoke in English when Voting , EXCEPT the froggy french woman, she spoke in french.
This was commented upon by many others on TV. very few people on TV could understand what she said.
Why do the frogs have to be so bleddy ignorant.?.
Cheers
Brian

[John Arton]

Re Number 44.
I've always wondered how Englishmen feel, when after singing "Rule Britannia" at the top of their voices, they find out the lyrics were written by a Scotsman.
FOURO.

Fouro
We were always taught that in primary school so just maybe the fact that "Rule Britannia" is one of the most widely sung anthems is an indication of no matter whether you call yourself Scots, English, Welsh or Irish, this anthem signifies that we are all one nation under one Monarch.
rgds
JA

[Ivan Cloherty]

Re Number 44.
I've always wondered how Englishmen feel, when after singing "Rule Britannia" at the top of their voices, they find out the lyrics were written by a Scotsman.
FOURO.

Probably the same as Irishmen when they find out that 'Danny Boy' was written by an Englishman!

[John Albert Evans]

And 40 shades of green was written by an american.

[Captain Kong]

Re Number 44.
I've always wondered how Englishmen feel, when after singing "Rule Britannia" at the top of their voices, they find out the lyrics were written by a Scotsman.
FOURO.

.
.
Thomson was a Scottish poet and playwright, who spent most of his adult life in England and hoped to make his fortune at Court. He had an interest in helping foster a British identity, including and transcending the older English, Irish, Welsh and Scottish identities.

[John Gill]

For 'Britannia' read Britain, which does, of course apply (for the present) to Scotland, so therefore the chap who penned the words to Rule Britannia was singing the praises of all the UK.