101 Great things about Britain.

[cchapman]

There ate heaps of big things about Britain, but from this list you could cull about 90%. Remove all references to popular culture, British sense of humour - basically there isn't one, and sporting prowess (mediocre at best). But add 11) the Spitfire, 12) the Oxford English Dictionary, and 13) British cycling capes.

 

[Dayvo]

There ate heaps of big things about Britain, but from this list you could cull about 90%. Remove all references to popular culture, British sense of humour - basically there isn't one, and sporting prowess (mediocre at best). But add 11) the Spitfire, 12) the Oxford English Dictionary, and 13) British cycling capes.

You do come out with a load of old bollox!

 

[Arch]

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Stonehenge is one of the biggest disappointments in this country. Lots of myth and legend leading people to expect something more and then they find a scrappy car park and dingy subway beside a busy road.

Replace that one with 'enough history to intimidate the Americans'

Knap of Howar. Take a ferry to Westray, then the world's shortest scheduled flight, and walk back down the road to Europe's oldest standing stone house, a mere 5000 years or so old. Still with fitted kitchen, but minus roof. Sit inside, looking out through the front door, over the sea, eating oatcakes and cheese and imagine you're a Neolithic Orcadian.

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Also, Elgar, and Vaughn Williams.

 

[trsleigh]

London underground map

Motorway signs typeface

 

[Graham O]

107 Marmite

 

[GrumpyGregry]

108 Branston Pickle
109 Avebury and its ring
110 The Ridgeway

 

[ChrisKH]

Knap of Howar. Take a ferry to Westray, then the world's shortest scheduled flight, and walk back down the road to Europe's oldest standing stone house, a mere 5000 years or so old. Still with fitted kitchen, but minus roof. Sit inside, looking out through the front door, over the sea, eating oatcakes and cheese and imagine you're a Neolithic Orcadian.

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Also, Elgar, and Vaughn Williams.

My second cat was called Elgar. You can imagine the looks we got calling him from the back step.

Also the Anglo Saxon village re-enacted at West Stow. In fact almost any historical site of significance in the British Isles; Colchester Castle, Tower of London, Bath, Conwy Castle, Stirling castle, etc. etc.

 

[cchapman]

Was Tolstoy ever lighthearted, except as a boy? I am humbly ready to be educated.
As for Marmite and Branston Pickles, they may seem to be the acme to those who have not tasted Vegemite or Indian pickles or chutneys.

 

[PaulB]

There ate heaps of big things about Britain, but from this list you could cull about 90%. Remove all references to popular culture, British sense of humour - basically there isn't one, and sporting prowess (mediocre at best). But add 11) the Spitfire, 12) the Oxford English Dictionary, and 13) British cycling capes.

What a great big monstrous heap of bum rubbish.

 

[cchapman]

What a great big monstrous heap of bum rubbish.

Yes, that's what I thought about the list too.

 

[dellzeqq]

ice cream vans ......with the cheesy chimes!

down from 20,000 in their heyday to 5,000.

 

[dellzeqq]

There ate heaps of big things about Britain, but from this list you could cull about 90%. Remove all references to popular culture, British sense of humour - basically there isn't one, and sporting prowess (mediocre at best). But add 11) the Spitfire, 12) the Oxford English Dictionary, and 13) British cycling capes.

ho-hum. I think you're missing out.

 

[Dayvo]

ho-hum. I think you're missing out.

He/she is happy under his/her little bridge with plenty of chips on his/her shoulders!

 

[Arch]

down from 20,000 in their heyday to 5,000.

You watch Breakfast News too?

We had an ice cream van breakdown in our street once. Us kids convinced ourselves that he'd have to give the icecream away, and sat on the kerb watching him like vultures.

Then he got the bloody van going and drove off.

 

[swee'pea99]

"You do come out with a load of old bollox"

What an excellent word! Let's make that 110.