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Old 11-02-2010, 07:12 PM   #756 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ShadeTreeMech View Post
It's good to see England realized how right the colonists in America were for ditching the monarchy for progress.
In the UK we managed to keep both. Whether that is a good balance is a different matter.

And I'm English - Gods Own.

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Originally Posted by Cecil Rhodes
To be born English is to win first prize in the lottery of life
And he made a whole country.

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You're welcome for kicking the butts of Redcoats 234 years ago
Marginal win, with the help of the French. Maybe in injury time. But we kept the really good bit, India.

Have you hugged a Frenchman today ?
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