[SOC] Brit bashing week begins today

[Bill Cunningham]

> What Empire???. We gave it all back....starting with the Grot Spots.


Right.  Willingly, in anticipation of the colonials desires, eh?

>
> Do your worst, you rebellious tea-dumping colonial upstarts, but remember:
> Over here 'Rounders' (Baseball to you) is played in girls high schools -
> THEY EVEN PLAY IN THE RAIN, and our Rugby League (Gridiron) players don't
> dress up like great Jessies either.

Well, the US footballers do dress a bit funny, but that's because we've been
away from Mother for a while.  But a lot of the terminology  of US football
sure sounds line Battle of the Somme.  Must have picked it up somewhere.
I've heard Brit schoolgirls were rounders.  Thanks for the confirmation.
>
> p.s.If the shot in the 18th Century was heard around the world, how come
the
> sound of gunshot fired in 1939 took three years to cross the Atlantic???.

Must have been seduced by "Peace in our time."  If I recall right, we were
fairly busy building aircraft and lending destroyers.   Figured it would
take 3 years to absorb the production.  Superb Brit defense of Malaya and
Singapore, BTW, when 1942 rolled around.  Do that act often?

Bill C