tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post3066215384605806977..comments2024-03-26T13:27:26.499+00:00Comments on Zelo Street: British Empire Olympic FailTim Fentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00726447899972084146noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-35647456074625163892016-08-24T20:41:56.453+01:002016-08-24T20:41:56.453+01:00@ Andy McDonald
You were shite in Coronation Str...@ Andy McDonald<br /><br />You were shite in Coronation Street !<br /><br />And you are Shiite now.Gweedo Fawkesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-82320018680346655562016-08-23T10:33:33.104+01:002016-08-23T10:33:33.104+01:00And in our nationalistic fervour who could forget ...And in our nationalistic fervour who could forget Jerusalem built among our dark satanic mills? <br /><br />Or was it? <br /><br />The circus is back in town.robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-20995740837752512102016-08-23T09:54:57.888+01:002016-08-23T09:54:57.888+01:00Why not go all the way and claim Calais and Aquita...Why not go all the way and claim Calais and Aquitaine? Then we can claim France's medals too. And what about Brunswick and Heligoland>? OK Germany, hand 'em over. <br /><br />Also, check the map out. Someone forgot about Jamaica...<br /><br />But in all seriousness, is reminding these places about the good old days of pith helmets, gin slings on the verandah, and the marvellous economic system known as "barge in, shoot everyone, enslave everyone else and nick all their stuff" a really good way to go about negotiating a trade deal?<br /><br />Not that it matters - Australia and New Zealand are closer these days to east Asia. India's it's own big beast. Canada's slap bang next to the USA. China's carving up Africa. Nobody's going to do deals with the UK for what amounts to old times' sake. Andy McDonaldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-35358596605403415482016-08-23T09:11:22.843+01:002016-08-23T09:11:22.843+01:00Pedant's corner beckons on this one. Ms Wheel...Pedant's corner beckons on this one. Ms Wheeler also seems to be unaware that the Commonwealth includes countries which were never part of the British empire - Mozambique and Rwanda.Ednoreply@blogger.com