Only in Britain

Monster-Mat · September 23, 2002

ONLY IN BRITAIN

Here are a few facts that make us very proud to be British because...

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.

Only in Britain... do we use answering machines to screen calls and then

have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to

talk to in the first place.

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 cracker pulling

accidents.

101 people since 1999 have had broken parts of plastic toys pulled out of

the soles of their feet.

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 opening

bottles of beer with their teeth.

5 Brits were injured last year in accidents involving out of control

Scalextric cars.

and finally.........

In 2001 eight Brits cracked their skull whilst throwing up into the toilet.

Makes you soooooo proud don't it?!?!

RULE BRITANNIA!!

JMRussell · September 23, 2002

Thanks for that now at least I know my crankiness is an accident of birth!:D

dark_is200 · September 23, 2002

DONT FORGET

Only in Britain could more than 5000 people call the emergency services after a tiny earth quake.

Matthew_McNally · September 23, 2002

Originally posted by superchargedIS200
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.

Do you know anyone who has a garage and keeps their car in it?

Bet their insurance company think they do.

:smug:

UltraViolet · September 23, 2002

I use my garage for the car. Building another garage for one of the other cars!

I actually need to build a huge garage with ensuite house! :eyes: :tumble:

Mitch · September 23, 2002

Originally posted by Matthew_McNally
Originally posted by superchargedIS200
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.

Do you know anyone who has a garage and keeps their car in it?

Bet their insurance company think they do.

:smug:

i've got 3 garages my lexus in the 3rd 1 and a pool table in the others