Questions for our British friends - Page 575

**Sir Honkers** · July 18th, 2019, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by seany65

Huh? So the Aussies are NOT descended from British criminals and the Yanks are not descended from British "mentals"?

Well, you learn something new every day.

When I said that, I meant voluntarily.

**haroldeye** · July 18th, 2019, 06:06 AM

So how come we managed to build an Empire 'Upon which the sun never set', if we didn't toddle on a bit of globe trotting.

**Sir Honkers** · July 18th, 2019, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by haroldeye

So how come we managed to build an Empire 'Upon which the sun never set', if we didn't toddle on a bit of globe trotting.

I can only assume they must've put something in the kippers.

**haroldeye** · July 18th, 2019, 10:27 AM

Curry powder, rice and chopped boiled eggs. Marvellous for breakfast.

**Dr Pepper** · July 18th, 2019, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by haroldeye

So how come we managed to build an Empire 'Upon which the sun never set', if we didn't toddle on a bit of globe trotting.

The usual way-by bluff, bullying, chicanery, fraud and downright theft....

**Dr Pepper** · July 18th, 2019, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by haroldeye

Curry powder, rice and chopped boiled eggs. Marvellous for breakfast.

I'm sitting upwind of you from now on....

**palo5** · July 19th, 2019, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by haroldeye

So how come we managed to build an Empire.

You had rifles and they had spears, or sharpened blades of grass, for the most part. How else do you think you did it?

**Budo** · July 19th, 2019, 01:27 PM

The native Americans had a saying, "White man speak with forked tongue," because they were always being lied to then turned on by settlers. You know the native Americans, don't you? They're the ones who were only armed with bows and arrows whilst the settlers were armed with guns.

**haroldeye** · July 19th, 2019, 07:52 PM

You had rifles and they had spears, or sharpened blades of grass, for the most part. How else do you think you did it?

Rumour has it Palo that you personally tricked RupertRamjet into revealing that information.

**Arturo2nd** · July 20th, 2019, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Budo

The native Americans had a saying, "White man speak with forked tongue," because they were always being lied to then turned on by settlers. You know the native Americans, don't you? They're the ones who were only armed with bows and arrows whilst the settlers were armed with guns.

That was only at first. Soon, enterprising entrepreneurs were providing them with the latest in small arms technology. At the Battle of the Greasy Grass aka Little Bighorn, for example, Custer's men had Army issue carbines, while the Sioux were armed with Winchester repeating rifles. According to the victors the fighting was over in a very few minutes.

July 18th, 2019, 06:06 AM	#5742
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haroldeye Moderator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Halfwitistan Posts: 5,715 Thanks: 113,498 Thanked 59,965 Times in 5,707 Posts	Curry powder, rice and chopped boiled eggs. Marvellous for breakfast.

July 19th, 2019, 01:27 PM	#5748
Budo Vintage Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: England, and bloody proud of it! Posts: 2,760 Thanks: 2,716 Thanked 24,428 Times in 2,768 Posts	The native Americans had a saying, "White man speak with forked tongue," because they were always being lied to then turned on by settlers. You know the native Americans, don't you? They're the ones who were only armed with bows and arrows whilst the settlers were armed with guns.

July 19th, 2019, 07:52 PM	#5749
haroldeye Moderator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Halfwitistan Posts: 5,715 Thanks: 113,498 Thanked 59,965 Times in 5,707 Posts	You had rifles and they had spears, or sharpened blades of grass, for the most part. How else do you think you did it? Rumour has it Palo that you personally tricked RupertRamjet into revealing that information.