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Is it still 2008 in Ireland?

BeAChooser said:
I don't. I just wondered if it is 2008 at Westminster Abbey (which EVERYONE knows is in London, England), is it still 2008 in Ireland? Because if it's not, then it appears Obama crossed some sort of International Date Line that we don't know anything about. Or leprechauns enchanted him. Either way, perhaps we should call in the scientists? Just imagine, Obama has discovered *time travel*! Why that's better than Gore discovering *the Internet!* Or, speaking of Gore, perhaps this effect is the result of Global Warming ... since just about everything else seem to be too? You see where I'm coming from, UW? This is *important*. Unless, of course, you want to admit that Obama is finally losing it. :cool:
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It would be a lot easier to admit your mistake than make up this elaborate story.
 
To be fair on Obama, he had just watched Jedward perform. That'd damage anyone's higher brain functions.
 
The elaborate story about writing Ireland instead of England/Britain/the UK in the title is unconvincing in the extreme, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.

However, as Darat rightly points out, none of those "insults" in the Torygraph article were in relation to England.
 
BeAChooser said:
Oh ... and should I mention the report that Obama, Michelle and company won't drink England's tap water (guess it's too 3rd world).
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Maybe they, living in some unsanitary 3rd world ******** prior to visiting Britain, aren´t used to the concept of tap water being drinkable?
 
ANTPogo said:
Did you actually read that page?
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You socialists sure love to parse. :D

I think most people know what "is" means.

And most of us understand what was meant by my use of "England".

But since it seems to offend your sensibilities so much (;)), I will acknowledge that England is a portion (albeit an important portion) of "Great Britain".

In which case, I should have said that Obama (and stokes234) insulted "Great Britain".

Happy?

:popcorn1
 
ANTPogo said:
Did you actually read that page?
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The page that thinks that all of Great Britain has been ruled by the UK government in London since 1707?

Oh dear. What do they teach them in these schools?

Rolfe.

ETA: I apologise. The statement above is in fact correct and I read it wrong. Apologies to the primary school teacher.
 
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BeAChooser said:
In which case, I should have said that Obama (and stokes234) insulted "Great Britain".
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He insulted an oil company that we half own? He likes France?? He bought our Prime Minister DVDs for Christmas??? Fire up the royal frikkin navy, blighty will not stand for this!
 
I'd prefer a President to appeal to our better natures rather than our small-penis, nationalistic knob jockeys.

par exemple:
Unlike most countries in the world, we do not define citizenship based on race or ethnicity. Being American or British is not about belonging to a certain group; it's about believing in a certain set of ideals - the rights of individuals, the rule of law. That is why we hold incredible diversity within our borders. That is why there are people around the world right now who believe that if they come to America, if they come to New York, if they come to London, if they work hard, they can pledge allegiance to our flag, and call themselves American. If they come to England to make a new life for themselves, they can sing God Save the Queen just like any other citizen.

Yes, our diversity can lead to tension. Throughout history, there have been heated debates about immigration and assimilation in both our countries. But even as these debates can be difficult, we fundamentally recognise that our patchwork heritage is an enormous strength - that in a world which will only grow smaller and more interconnected, the example of our two nations says it is possible for people to be united by their ideals, instead of divided by their differences; it is possible for hearts to change, and old hatreds to pass; that it's possible for the sons and daughters of former colonies to sit here as members of this great Parliament, and for the grandson of a Kenyan who served as a cook in the British Army to stand before you as President of the United States.
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Chaos said:
Maybe they, living in some unsanitary 3rd world ******** prior to visiting Britain, aren´t used to the concept of tap water being drinkable?
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Americans drink bottled water because we're stupid not because our tap water is in any way deficient.
 
I would not give another thought to the implications of that date on the guest book until it is established that Obama actually wrote the date on the page.

For one thing, it is written in the normal BRITISH fashion, rather than American. Very few Americans without military experience write day/month/year. Got proof that Obama does so?

Interesting that someone was there with the idea of photographing it and sending the image ack to America for the chowderheads on Fox Boobs to use against Obama, possible get-back over the way the rational pundits treated the Shrub as though he were mentally defective.
 
BeAChooser said:
LOL!

Maybe some of you Brits need to look at where England is located? Here, let me help you (hands across the water so to speak):

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/britain/england.htm

:D
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We know where England is located, and we understand the difference between England and the other constituent countries (with their own devolved parliaments) of Great Britain and of the UK. Hell, most of us even understand the different meanings of the British Isles, the Commonwealth, the Crown Dependencies and the Overseas Territories.

Using England as a synonym for Great Britain, as you did above when referring to alleged "insults" to Great Britain as insults to England, is one thing that is guaranteed to raise the hackles of most British citizens, and not just the ones from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
 
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