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GalaxyIce Send message Joined: 13 May 06 Posts: 8927 Credit: 1,361,057 RAC: 0 |
Ah but the United Kingdom will not break up. It will change into the "United Kingdom of England, Wales and Northern Ireland". Thank you very much, the name "England" will finally officially reappear. But we all have to have a passports reprinted with the new name and show them at the Scottish/England border. flaming balloons |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24877 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
...and after 2016, any port of entry to Ireland as Northern Ireland will no longer exist. |
Nick Send message Joined: 11 Oct 11 Posts: 4344 Credit: 3,313,107 RAC: 0 |
But if the Union does break up England will have to become a nation or risk becoming a pebble on a beach. Sirius demotes us to mere pebble status so in my best French accent I reply, "Sirius, I spit in yur' eye"....Anyway, as long as it's a nice sunny beach then that might no be so bad. The Kite Fliers -------------------- Kite fliers: An imaginary club of solo members, those who don't yet belong to a formal team so "fly their own kites" - as the saying goes. |
GalaxyIce Send message Joined: 13 May 06 Posts: 8927 Credit: 1,361,057 RAC: 0 |
But if the Union does break up England will have to become a nation or risk becoming a pebble on a beach. A pebble is better than not existing. "This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in a silver sea, Which serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house Against the envy of less happier lands This blessed plot, this earth, this realm This England" flaming balloons |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24877 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
But if the Union does break up England will have to become a nation or risk becoming a pebble on a beach. Ah, but pebbles can & do create large ripples on water & I think that all politicians in the UK become fully aware of this. |
Nick Send message Joined: 11 Oct 11 Posts: 4344 Credit: 3,313,107 RAC: 0 |
But if the Union does break up England will have to become a nation or risk becoming a pebble on a beach. Can't we just be demoted to "small boulder" status instead? The Kite Fliers -------------------- Kite fliers: An imaginary club of solo members, those who don't yet belong to a formal team so "fly their own kites" - as the saying goes. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24877 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Naw, boulders just sink, but pebbles if used right create very large ripples..... :) |
John Clark Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0 |
[Off topic Mode ON] When I was a pre-teen, I had a friend called Barry Cleave, who like me now was on the large size. But, he was a farmer's son, and very active despite his size. We used to go out shooting across their farmland. His nick name was "Boulder Cleave" - why, I cannot remember as I am recalling school days over 50 years ago). We had a saying, that "Barry, found he wasn't the only pebble on the beach so he became a little bolder (spelt as I mean)!". [Off topic Mode OFF] It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues |
Sarge Send message Joined: 25 Aug 99 Posts: 12273 Credit: 8,569,109 RAC: 79 |
Even the yanks could join in on this thread...they have New York, Boston, New England & their main language is English (Albeit Americanised) Sigh. I guess I have to point out I went out of my way to call it ZED for you. :) |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24877 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Even the yanks could join in on this thread...they have New York, Boston, New England & their main language is English (Albeit Americanised) Sorry Sarge, I knew that, just having a :) We call it Zebra, Yanks call it Zeebra in the phonetic alphabet. |
Nick Send message Joined: 11 Oct 11 Posts: 4344 Credit: 3,313,107 RAC: 0 |
We call it Zebra, Yanks call it Zeebra in the phonetic alphabet. I call it a black and white striped donkey... The Kite Fliers -------------------- Kite fliers: An imaginary club of solo members, those who don't yet belong to a formal team so "fly their own kites" - as the saying goes. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24877 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
We call it Zebra, Yanks call it Zeebra in the phonetic alphabet. ....& there's plenty of those in Westminister. |
Nick Send message Joined: 11 Oct 11 Posts: 4344 Credit: 3,313,107 RAC: 0 |
....& there's plenty of those in Westminister. He-he-he..... The Kite Fliers -------------------- Kite fliers: An imaginary club of solo members, those who don't yet belong to a formal team so "fly their own kites" - as the saying goes. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24877 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
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BarryAZ Send message Joined: 1 Apr 01 Posts: 2580 Credit: 16,982,517 RAC: 0 |
Demographic projections which go out two generations are very speculative. Not a problem, England will send all the non-anglicans up north... |
BarryAZ Send message Joined: 1 Apr 01 Posts: 2580 Credit: 16,982,517 RAC: 0 |
It's all a matter of timing. Besides, given the Scots Balmoral as well. Not a problem, England will send all the non-anglicans up north... |
BarryAZ Send message Joined: 1 Apr 01 Posts: 2580 Credit: 16,982,517 RAC: 0 |
Oops, well perhaps all the non-Anglicans could be relocated to there as a 'gift of the monarch'. <giggle> Scottish Independence shouldn't make any difference. |
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