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What's the best thing about Britain or the British?

29 replies

onthehushhush 0:00, reply

the NHS, and don't let anyone tell you any different

glitterkitty 14:27, reply

Litotes, and understament generally. For example, if a lady would like a not too terrible chap to try some rather incompetant fumbling on her that might end dissappointingly soon, my login at hotmail.com

flidsticks 17:05, reply

peg bags. and tea and crumpets. and doctor who. cheddar. and hopeless hopefulness.

isaac_cox 14:20, reply

quercusmarner 13:19, reply

hmmm, perhaps seeing this chap walk into a job centre yesterday mumbling about having an oscar..

lambanana 12:31, reply

amy,amyl,aunties BBC, bitter, bulldogs, cows, canaries in cages, dogs, dawdling, dowagers, emmerdale,e-types, fry's turkish delight, gurning, gadding about, gumption, hot toddies,haplesness,hoola hoops,ip dip dog shit,january sales, jumpers, kit kats, kings, kettles, lollypops, liggers, london, marmite, matrons, midnight mass, nimble,nits,omnibus, offal, pringles, putty, primroses, queen (the), quentin, rolos, ringroads and roundabouts, sheds, stew, travelators, twine, tiffin, umbrellas, vim, weebles, webley, wincanton races, xtc, yomping, yarn, zoo's

bubbleboy 12:17, reply

Walking round three quarters of the earth telling people: "We used to own you, don't you know?"

too_fat_to_skate 11:56, reply

the fact that the only sports we excel in are pub sports.

roscoe_p_coltrane 11:40, reply

The Weather. Television. The Government. The Next Generation.

Shite 'ere innit?

rogerkint 11:12, reply

We arn't the United States of America - yet.

tamara_bumpdeeay 10:50, reply

For now.

whats_the_beef_chief 10:29, reply

That I can read the question without going Whooo, ye-ahhh! Go Britain, man! Whoo! Whooooo! UK, UK, UK! Ye-ahh, man! whilst stood in front of the flag pole on my lawn and clutching my hand to my heart like a fucking retard.

spank_daley 10:13, reply

The things I miss most are: baked beans, television, the record shops and Viz. Those things are the true essence of Britain

wulf 10:05, reply

That for as little as as a tenner plus aviation tax you can fly somewhere better.

splut_cunker 10:04, reply

TBT

deep_stoat 9:57, reply

Oasis.

kidding obv

lenorman 9:56, reply

Radio 4 (apart from The Food programme, which has such a niff of Midsomer and Borchester about it, it could be parody).

mike_hunt 9:30, reply

You can get bummed on the NHS.

lennie 9:20, reply

The country is large enough for the chances of being raped by John Leslie to remain pretty low... just keep him away from the viagra though, for god's sake.

crack_pot_pipe 8:51, reply

18-wheeler Scammels, Domenecker camels

All other mammals plus equal votes

Seeing Piccadilly, Fanny Smith and Willy

Being rather silly, and porridge oats

A bit of grin and bear it, a bit of come and share it

You're welcome, we can spare it - yellow socks

Too short to be haughty, too nutty to be naughty

Going on 40 - no electric shocks

mosseller 8:45, reply

The fact that no matter how much of an incompetent, deceitful, corrupt, perverted, mentally-deficient, two-faced cunt you are, you can still get to be Prime Minister.

artificially_awake 8:32, reply

as a nation we've been there and done it all before, which has bred a lovely slacker can't-be-arsed-trying mentality (look at how seriously developing countries take education), which in turn plays right into Popbitch's hands. *logs on and slacks off*

harrylime 8:14, reply

That we don't get involved in stupid unwinable wars. That our country isn't run just for the benefit of a few corporate chiefs and media moguls. That you can walk the streets at night without fear of getting shot, raped or stabbed. That we haven't got an underclass of unfit, obese, badly educated losers. That everyone isn't distracted from important issues by a constant stream of rubbish TV shows and celebrity nonsense. That we enjoy a very high standard of living and low inflation. That we enjoy a high quality diet. That we understand that to live a constructive life you don't need to spend money you haven't got in shopping malls. That we have the freedom to enjoy the life that we choose without endless government interference...oh......hang on a minute......hmmmm....ah.....

Every now & then someone makes a fantastic pop record, Maddie, Pot Noodle, John Leslie, Your Mum, Triplets,Otters, will this do?

roger_mycock 7:51, reply

No on likes us; we don't care.

7zark7 7:49, reply

It made it really bloody easy to leave and emigrate to Canada...

stretchermonkey 2:42, reply

Marmite, or maybe the fry-up.

opus 1:24, reply

They've stopped shooting at us.

grimly_fiendish 0:58, reply

Fuck warm beer, we invented CIDER WITH ICE! Unless this was the Irishers, obv.

creatif 0:40, reply

The fact that three of the four constituent states have worked out that the Conservatives are a load of cunts.

m50 0:01, reply