LOL Deri. you bring back memories; I was an exchange student at the U. of
London back in the 1970s... loved it there!

        Kathy S.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Deri James" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 4:19 PM
Subject: Proud to be a Brit...


> 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 put our junk and cheap lawn mower in the garage.
>
> Only in Britain... do we buy hot dogs in packs of ten and buns in
>  packs of eight.
>
> 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 to have 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 2000 eight Brits cracked their skull whilst throwing up into the
> toilet.
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Deri