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Anonymous
Posted on Tuesday, August 17, 2004 - 05:07 am:   

Means?

Surely this must be a reflection on the determination of the character of its people.

..we don't know.
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Catherine
Posted on Tuesday, August 17, 2004 - 11:35 am:   

What is this remark supposed to mean? If it is some childish attempt at snide racism onto this message board, then HOW DARE YOU.

Admin, do us a favour, and send it to the Playpen. Or better still, remove it altogether.

And by the way, I'm not British, but I don't wish to have my neighbours insulted.
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Bernhard
Posted on Tuesday, August 17, 2004 - 12:17 pm:   

We crushed Mongolia.
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Catherine
Posted on Tuesday, August 17, 2004 - 12:27 pm:   

Oh right, we're talking about the Olympics are we? Got rather worried there.
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Pepe de Londres
Posted on Tuesday, August 17, 2004 - 05:03 pm:   

Allo, my little bons bons. Maybe I can help with this question, yes? It is a common bad thought that the Great in Great Britain was put there by the British in arrogance. But non, that is wrong, it just means big. Many hundreds of the years ago the ruling class British people talked in the French and their islands were called Bretagne. However also a small part of northern France, just over La Manche, was also called Bretagne.

To make difference between the two, one part was called Grande Bretagne in account of its bigger size and one was just called Bretagne. Little Bretagne became Bretagne-Ni ("small Bretagne") and then in the English "Brittany." You can remember the knights who say 'Ni' from Monty's Python and the Holy Grail documentary about this time in history, yes? Bretagne, you must know, is home of the very popular game of boule bretonne.

Grande Bretagne ("big Bretagne") became Grand Britannia and then the Great Britain that we know todays. So just Big Britain. I am confused by the television programme "Little Britain" which seems to be set in Great Britain, but there is much British television that I do not understand.

I do not understand the reference to the Olympics. It is, how do you say, "all greek to me."

Pepe
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michael
Posted on Tuesday, August 17, 2004 - 11:32 pm:   

I think it was the way that Steve Parry guy referred to his team as GB, that's what he means.
He seems a bit random the way he posted it. I think drugs may be involved, not necessarily performance enhancing.
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Andy
Posted on Wednesday, August 18, 2004 - 12:47 am:   

Yeah Mich, obviously this fool has never heard of Melanie Marshall.

Go get 'em Mel.
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fsh
Posted on Wednesday, August 18, 2004 - 09:21 pm:   

"Bring back hanging.
Bring back the cane.
Let's make Britain great again".
(or something like that from Morrissey's lastest offering).
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Anonymous
Posted on Thursday, August 19, 2004 - 07:21 am:   

This idiot has obviously no conception of the depth of British Sea Power

we shall fight them on the beaches.
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Jerry
Posted on Thursday, August 19, 2004 - 05:43 pm:   

What our Aussie cousins don't seem to understand is that Brits only swim when the boat sinks!
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Mark Ilsley
Posted on Friday, August 20, 2004 - 01:23 am:   

Oh, yes. That's right Jerry ..just like the rats.
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gareth
Posted on Friday, August 20, 2004 - 03:31 am:   

Arrgghhh!!!!! The Isley virus!!! It's loose! It's airborn! Where's Dustin Hoffman when you need him?!?!?!?!?!?! No-one post here until the area is secure!!!
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Anonymous
Posted on Friday, August 20, 2004 - 08:12 am:   

i thought that was kiwis - aussies that could swim
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Jerry
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Posted on Sunday, August 22, 2004 - 03:07 pm:   

Hate to say I told you so, but we are much better on the water than in it.
If the sea around the coast of Australia was like ours you wouldn't be overkeen on swimming, we are in more danger from chocolate sharks than real ones!
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Mark Ilsley
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Registered: 04-2004
Posted on Sunday, August 22, 2004 - 11:28 pm:   

Just don't mention the war, Jerry.
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Anonymous
 
Posted on Wednesday, September 01, 2004 - 12:57 pm:   

Ireland's proudest Olympic moments?
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52. Bahamas 1 0 1 2
54. Dominican Republic 1 0 0 1
54. Ireland 1 0 0 1
54. Cameroon 1 0 0 1
54. United Arab Emirates 1 0 0 1
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Catherine
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Posted on Wednesday, September 01, 2004 - 01:54 pm:   

Don't remind me....

And for that one, a HORSE did most of the work!!!
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Cassiel
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Posted on Sunday, September 05, 2004 - 09:49 am:   

Anyone notice that we Brits are great at sports that involve sitting down? Rowing, cycling, sailing, eventing, we got golds galore. Makes you proud...

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