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by FloridaBrit from Orlando metro area

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I was having a coonversation with my US wife about something and it ended up she said to me -"what have the British ever done" !!
So here it is-what we have given the world -I probably dont have enough room but I'll give it a shot.
Democracy
Bill of rights
Churchill
Soccer (football-modern game)
Cricket
tennis
Rugby
poetry-Keats, Byron, Shelly
authors - Shakespeare, Dickens, Bronte, Christie, rowling, Greene,JM Barrie(Peter pan), AA Milne(pooh)
The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zep, Pink Floyd, Queen, Bowie, Elton, rod, Sabbath, Deep Purple,kinks, Who,collins,etc
great actors like Cary Grant, Bob Hope, Charlie Chaplin, guilgud,Olivier,elliot.
and how about inventors and scientists
Isaac newton
Fleming-penecillin
rutherford (split the atom)
sir frank whittle (jet engine)
Sir Christopher cockerill (hovercraft)
James Watt-Steam engine
Isambard kingdom brunel-engineer, bridge builder
John Logie baird-Television
Frederick William Lanchester - Disk Brakes
Joseph Aspdin -Portland Cement
William Sturgeon-electromagnets
Samuel Brown-Internal combustion engine
John Newlands -periodic table
Alexander bain_ fax machine
Richard Trevithick - Locomotive
thats without all our explorers like Sir Francis Drake
and sir edmund Hillary-1st person to climb everest
and of course Tim Berners-Lee, the Brit who invented and then gave away the World Wide Web. and finally....

Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He moved to Canada when he was 23 and only then migrated to the USA. He was British so Brits can rightly claim the telephone is a British invention.

etc etc etc
Next time you see a brit- shake thier hand and say thank you !
:-)
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FloridaBrit read my blog view my photos
Jan 6, 2007 | 9:02 AM

my wife just read this and whacked me round the head !!

rexsmom read my blog view my photos
Jan 6, 2007 | 10:51 AM

You forgot Judas Priest!

Truthguys read my blog view my photos
Jan 6, 2007 | 12:00 PM

you forgot Dentists... lol And the Spice Girls

xcite read my blog
Jan 6, 2007 | 4:48 PM

Brits are great ... I had one once, until it got hit by a car.

patriot0173 read my blog view my photos
Jan 6, 2007 | 5:00 PM

You forgot:

The ENGLISH language!

Rhumboogie read my blog view my photos
Jan 8, 2007 | 3:10 PM

What about Richard Branson?

cowluvr911 read my blog view my photos
Jan 8, 2007 | 7:01 PM

how did u know all that u must have liked history in school

rexsmom read my blog view my photos
Jan 9, 2007 | 7:50 AM

In school they sucked the life out of History. I love it now that I get to research the uncut version.

FloridaBrit read my blog view my photos
Jan 9, 2007 | 8:08 AM

yeah History is great !!
I just wish I could go back to school for more history.

Patriot-yeah I forgot English !!
rhum: Yeah Richard Branson-high school drop out -started selling dollar magazines on his street corner-and now look....

gman read my blog view my photos
Jan 23, 2007 | 3:36 PM

You’ve also forgotten:

Elizabeth Hurley ... OHHHHHHH Yeah Babe!

Fish & Chips (well, the British way/refinement of them anyway)

Cool terms like: "Shag" & "Banger"

OZZY OSBOURNE!!!

Harrier Jets

Ships that created the strongest naval force in the World

. . . and . . .

MARGARET THATCHER!!!

WOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!


By the way, I LOVE the photo of Aishwarya Rai buddy! She looks like a more exotic Barbara Bach (see my photo). When I clicked on Aishwa's photo to blow it up ... and I had a go at her Angelina Jolie-shaming lips, well ... Lets just say I had to immediately picture "MARGARET THATCHER ON A COLD DAY!" - Austin Powers. Wink wink, nudge nudge, know what I mean, know what I mean? Say no more say no more.

I bet there are lots of beautiful Indian Sweeties in England huh? I've met a few here through their husbands. They always are so sweet and giggly. Seems that they think everything you say is hilarious - even when you're not saying anything funny at all. Too bad they generally only marry Indian guys. I LOVE their food too!

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Working class hero, lives in Orlando area,Computer Network Engineer,messing with Exchange,Domino,Win servers, SQL, Enterprise Vault,Networks etc-British by Birth,a Londoner married to my New Yorker wife. we got the package-kids,dogs, cat.house with pool etc. does it get any better ? I listen to anything from the Beatles,Stones,Bowie to Lil Kim to Bob Marley to Beethoven. Dont like/trust most politicians,big corporations or governments. My politics are central, sometimes middle right, sometimes middle left, but NEVER too far right/left-that can lead to problems ! I do have a religion and my relationship with god is private and personal, I dont believe in organised religion. I believe in Freedom, Democracy, life. I like family time,good friends,Music, Nature, Soccer. I am a supporter of Manchester United F.C. I appreciate the fine female form in all races ! I dont like sexism,racism, any kind of 'ism ! I want to drive an Aston Martin Vanquish but at this moment drive a car a lot less expensive !! I like flying with Microsoft flight simulator, and online gaming with Half Life. I love living here -could it be better?-sure but it could also be a lot worse. I get homesick every time the soccer season starts ! Thats all folks ! :-)

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