View Poll Results: Why do you love the UK?

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  • For our stiff upper lip and sense of fair play

    5 45.45%
  • For our gentlemanly manners and non-irritating accent

    4 36.36%
  • Because we haven't re-asserted our authority over rebellious ex-colonies, even those who deserve it

    4 36.36%
  • For our self-deprecating sense of humour

    6 54.55%
  • Because you always beat us at sports. Even if you come from Vanuatu

    4 36.36%
  • Because we know how to cook

    5 45.45%
  • Other (please clarify)

    4 36.36%
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    Why do you love the United Kingdom?

    Well?
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    Re: Why do you love the United Kingdom?

    The weather and the UK VBF members who could never show up on time for anything even if the fate of the human race depended on it. (Yes, I mean you).

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    Re: Why do you love the United Kingdom?

    For Kylie Minogue and Maddona. Two of the best British Entertainers out there
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    Re: Why do you love the United Kingdom?

    I love the UK for their fine selection of world-class cuisine.

    Also, from what I've read, they all hate Heather Mills as much as I do.
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    Re: Why do you love the United Kingdom?

    Because at least you aren't French
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    Re: Why do you love the United Kingdom?

    We're very proud of that.
    Quote Originally Posted by mendhak
    The weather and the UK VBF members who could never show up on time for anything even if the fate of the human race depended on it. (Yes, I mean you).
    :innocent whistle:

    (at least I had a reasonable excuse.. travelling so far, and finding there was an "issue" with the trains near the end)

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    Re: Why do you love the United Kingdom?

    The list is long, however, now that our master plan to accelerate global warming is coming to fruition - winter. A pre-planned side effect is that france's weather is deteriorating.

    2) Bus lanes.

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    Re: Why do you love the United Kingdom?

    "Because we know how to cook"


    What? A curry? Deep fried Mars bars?

    OK, aside from Yorkshire puddings.

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    Re: Why do you love the United Kingdom?

    Quote Originally Posted by SurfDemon
    For Kylie Minogue and Maddona. Two of the best British Entertainers out there
    Kylie is Australian. Australia is an inferior country compared to the UK.
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    Re: Why do you love the United Kingdom?

    Quote Originally Posted by visualAd
    Kylie is Australian. Australia is an inferior country compared to the UK.
    My talents are wasted here....
    "I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full frontal lobotomy!"

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    Re: Why do you love the United Kingdom?

    non-irritating accent
    erm, have you ever been to Liverpool?
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    Re: Why do you love the United Kingdom?

    Quote Originally Posted by FunkyDexter
    erm, have you ever been to Liverpool?
    Liverpool is in the UK?
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    Re: Why do you love the United Kingdom?

    Quote Originally Posted by zaza
    Liverpool is in the UK?
    No it's not. It's in Georgia.
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    Re: Why do you love the United Kingdom?

    I'd always just kinda assumed that Liverpool was just a big open air experimental prison....?
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    Re: Why do you love the United Kingdom?

    I love Gordon Ramsey*.. and i'll allow the UK to bask in his reflected glory.

    *In a totally manly way.

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    Re: Why do you love the United Kingdom?

    Quote Originally Posted by zaza
    Liverpool is in the UK?
    Caaaaalm dewn laad. Caaalm down.

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    Re: Why do you love the United Kingdom?

    Our love to the UK goes really far, each time we visit this island, we take with us a piece of it and through it away when reaching the European mainland.
    There will come a day, and this island will be gone ;-))
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    Re: Why do you love the United Kingdom?

    And that's why we love Europeans so much.
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    Re: Why do you love the United Kingdom?

    I am a big fan of British Comedy ;-) Is Benny Hill still alive??

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    Re: Why do you love the United Kingdom?

    Quote Originally Posted by visualAd
    No it's not. It's in Georgia.

    No, actually it is in Pennsylvania
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    Re: Why do you love the United Kingdom?

    Quote Originally Posted by schoolbusdriver
    The list is long, however, now that our master plan to accelerate global warming is coming to fruition - winter. A pre-planned side effect is that france's weather is deteriorating.

    2) Bus lanes.

    Congestion pricing (All New Yorkers are thankful of this idea) and the Ring of Steel.
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    Re: Why do you love the United Kingdom?

    Quote Originally Posted by Mark Gambo
    No, actually it is in Pennsylvania
    I knew America would have a Liverpool. I just couldn't be bothered to find it. I live in Langley and somewhere in new England there is a place called Langley.
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    Re: Why do you love the United Kingdom?

    Quote Originally Posted by opus
    Our love to the UK goes really far, each time we visit this island, we take with us a piece of it and through it away when reaching the European mainland.
    There will come a day, and this island will be gone ;-))
    We're building more coal-fired power stations and sending you the exhaust in the jet stream. The acid rain is slowly dissolving you.

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    Re: Why do you love the United Kingdom?

    Quote Originally Posted by visualAd
    I knew America would have a Liverpool. I just couldn't be bothered to find it. I live in Langley and somewhere in new England there is a place called Langley.
    You live at Langley? SpyGeek!

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