Proud To Be British.
>
> Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a
> Belgian beer, then travelling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a
> Turkish kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch
> American shows on a Japanese TV.
>
> And the most British thing of all?
>
> Suspicion of all things foreign!
>
> Only in Britain can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.
>
> Only in Britain do supermarkets make sick people walk all the way to
> the back of the shop to get their prescriptions while healthy people
> can buy cigarettes at the front.
>
> Only in Britain do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries and
> a DIET coke.
>
> Only in Britain do banks leave both doors open and chain the pens to
> the counters.
>
> Only in Britain do we leave cars worth thousands of pounds on the
> drive and lock our junk and cheap lawn mower in the garage.
>
> Not to mention...
>
> 3 Brits die each year testing if a 9v battery works on their tongue.
>
> 142 Brits were injured in 1999 by not removing all pins from new shirts.
>
> 58 Brits are injured each year by using sharp knives instead of
> screwdrivers.
>
> 31 Brits have died since 1996 by watering their Christmas tree while
> the fairy lights were plugged in.
>
> 19 Brits have died in the last 3 years believing that Christmas
> decorations were chocolate.
>
> British Hospitals reported 4 broken arms last year after Xmas
> cracker-pulling accidents.
>
> 18 Brits had serious burns in 2000 trying on a new jumper with a lit
> cigarette in their mouth.
>
> A massive 543 Brits were admitted to A&E in the last two years after
> trying to open bottles of beer with their teeth.
>
> 5 Brits were injured last year in accidents involving out-of-control
> Scalextric cars.
>
> and finally...
>
> In 2000 eight Brits were admitted to hospital with fractured skulls
> incurred whilst throwing up into the toilet.
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Re: Proud...
Mick Cliff wrote:Proud To Be British.
5 Brits were injured last year in accidents involving out-of-control
Scalextric cars.
Looks like we might have to be carefull this weekend
James
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1973 911 2.4S
1993 964 C2
2010 987 Spyder
1973 MGB Roadster
Its not how fast you go, but how you go fast
Re: Proud...
hot66 wrote:
Looks like we might have to be carefull this weekend
Shouldn't the club undertake a detailed risk assesment for this event, in line with our health and safety policy?
Should appropriate safety clothing be issued?
P