ernokaikkonen 0 #51 October 30, 2002 "Listen -- strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #52 October 30, 2002 Quote "Listen -- strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony." Erno, would you mind translating that for us Yanks who have not yet had their 2nd cup of coffee? _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #53 October 30, 2002 Chris, Forum rule number #437, "quote Monty Python at regular intervals...." Its a quote from, I think, the Holy Grail.....-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #54 October 30, 2002 Quote Its a quote from, I think, the Holy Grail..... so was mine, that's what spured it. --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #55 October 30, 2002 I know Dave, but no one questioned your post... I'm just waiting for someone to nominate Monty for the Great Briton slot.. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #56 October 30, 2002 I recognized Dave's quote from "the Grail", but not Erno's. As my punishment for breaking the rule #437, I think I need to be spanked by Dove. You know, just a little peril. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #57 October 30, 2002 Quote I know Dave, but no one questioned your post... *standing tall and proud for finally havnig a post not questioned today*--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #58 October 30, 2002 *standing tall and proud for finally havnig a post not questioned today* I just wanted to clear something up here... Did you mean "having"?-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScottishJohn 25 #59 October 30, 2002 I can't believe you posted a picture of the wicked witch from the south. That was not a nice thing to do.---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think my attitude stinks you should smell my fingers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #60 October 30, 2002 God Damnit! That's it, I'm leaving... --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #61 October 30, 2002 Mick Jagger Chaucer Oliver Cromwell Pink Floyd Joseph Priestly Lord Kelvin James Clerk Maxwell James Prescott Joule Michael Faraday Humphrey Davy Alexander Fleming Henry Moseley Francis Crick William Wilberforce John Boyd Dunlop David Livingstone ... ... ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jraf 0 #62 October 30, 2002 Winston Churchill by far. He was a rowdy bastard who took no shit from anybody yet was brilliant. Shaped the world as we know it. The only person who had guts enough to see through Jo Stalin. Did someone mention Diana? Given all the great sons and daughters of Great Britain someone mentins a member of the royal family? Are you MAD!!??jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #63 October 30, 2002 >*standing tall and proud for finally havnig a post not questioned today* Actually, your quote was a bit off, but I didn't feel like mentioning it at the moment... Check out this site for a complete transcript(!) of the movie: http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/mphg/mphg.htm And I thought I needed to get a life... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #64 October 30, 2002 Not to forget: Charles Babbage Alan Turing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goose491 0 #65 October 30, 2002 Quote "Listen -- strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony." "... Just because some moistenned bink threw a sword at you?" "Look. If I was to say I should wield supreem executive power, just because some watery tart lobbed a semitar at me they'd lock me away!" or something similar My Karma ran over my Dogma!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #66 October 30, 2002 Quote Quote "Listen -- strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony." "... Just because some moistenned bink threw a sword at you?" The UK slang is BINT, not bink. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #67 October 30, 2002 Umm, Bint is in common use in Britain, but it is actually an Arabic term, I think....-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #68 October 30, 2002 QuoteOkay world, the BBC are running this list of the 100 'Greatest Brits of all time" type thing over here on our misty Island.... Sooooo, when you 'ferriners' think of Great Britons, who springs to mind, and why? Clue, the current list includes.. Charles Darwin Isaac Newton Winston Churchill Princess Diana...eh? Boy George...(wtf?) Robbie Williams....etc etc.... My Favorite "Tru Brits": Science/Industry: James Clerk Maxwell (A Scot, founder of modern electronic theory) Dr. Stephen Hawking (theoretical physicist) Actors/Entertainers: Ian Dury (musician) Rowan Atkinson (humorist/entertainer [Blackadder, Mr. Bean]) The cast of Monty Python (entertainers [Palin, Idle, et al]) The Who (musicians [Townsend, Entwhistle, Daltrey, Moon]) - David Gilmour (musician) Richard Harris (Irish, I know!) , Peter O'Toole, Richard Burton, Patrick Stewart, W. Morgan Shepard, Sean Bean (actors) Military/Policitcal Benjamin Disraeli (Prime Minister) Andy McNab (SAS commando) "The Undying Memory" - Lord Nelson (he of the column, victor at Trafalgar) Lord Wellsley (the Duke of Wellington, victor at Waterloo) James Cook (explorer) Robert Falcon Scott (explorer) Ernest Shackleton (explorer) Capt William Bligh (an outstanding navigator and explorer, misunderstood and mischaracterized by history) And of course, the unforgettable T.E. Lawrence (WWI commando) I could go on and on. The British were (and still are!) always in the forefront of discovery and exploration, both in the natural world and in the inner world of artistic expression. Although the motivations weren't always purely esoteric (there were economics driving a lot of it), their leaders were always the boldest of the bold and the bravest of the brave. The achievements that the United States have made are due in no small part to the torch of individual brilliance, courage and initiative that our fathers and brothers, the British, passed on to us to light the world."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #69 October 30, 2002 Eh, not bad for completely off the top of my head, though. --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dp1l 0 #70 October 30, 2002 Quote My Favorite "Tru Brits": What is a tru brit? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #71 October 30, 2002 Let's not forget to mention.... • Paul Mc Cartney • Ringo Starr • George Harrison • John Lennon And of course... • James Bond And, finally, my hero... • William Shakespeare Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #72 October 30, 2002 Aren't all Britons great? _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFKING 4 #73 October 30, 2002 Quote Let's not forget to mention.... • Paul Mc Cartney • Ringo Starr • George Harrison • John Lennon I'm reading through this post, not believing my eyes......NOBODY thought the Lads from Liverpool deserved recognition as "Great Brits" ???? Granted......most of y'all are young-uns, but there are several fossils on this post who should remember these guys.... Thanks for the save, Liz....Don IHJ#2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #74 October 30, 2002 But of course!!! HI DON!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #75 October 30, 2002 QuoteI'm reading through this post, not believing my eyes......NOBODY thought the Lads from Liverpool deserved recognition as "Great Brits" ???? Look above, I already mentioned that John Lennon was in the top 10. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
