War Griffon
New member
Some useless facts...............
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 counter.
Only in Britain... do we leave cars worth thousands of pounds on the
drive and put our junk and cheap lawn mowers in the garage.
Only in Britain... do we buy hot dogs in packs of ten and buns in packs
of eight.
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.
Only in Britain... are there handicap parking places in front of a
skating rink.
3 Brit\'s die each year testing if a 9v battery works on their tongue.
142 Brit\'s were injured in 1999 by not removing all pins from new
shirts.
58 Brit\'s are injured each year by using sharp knives instead of
screwdrivers.
31 Brit\'s have died since 1996 by watering their Christmas tree while
the fairy lights were plugged in.
19 Brit\'s 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 Brits since 1999 have had to have broken parts of plastic toys
pulled out of the soles of their feet.
18 Brit\'s had serious burns in 2000 trying on a new jumper with a lit
cigarette in their mouth.
A massive 543 Brit\'s were admitted to A&E in the last two years after
opening bottles of beer with their teeth.
5 Brit\'s were injured last year in accidents involving out of control
Scalextric cars.
and finally......
In 2000 eight Brit\'s cracked their skull whilst throwing up into the
toilet!!
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 counter.
Only in Britain... do we leave cars worth thousands of pounds on the
drive and put our junk and cheap lawn mowers in the garage.
Only in Britain... do we buy hot dogs in packs of ten and buns in packs
of eight.
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.
Only in Britain... are there handicap parking places in front of a
skating rink.
3 Brit\'s die each year testing if a 9v battery works on their tongue.
142 Brit\'s were injured in 1999 by not removing all pins from new
shirts.
58 Brit\'s are injured each year by using sharp knives instead of
screwdrivers.
31 Brit\'s have died since 1996 by watering their Christmas tree while
the fairy lights were plugged in.
19 Brit\'s 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 Brits since 1999 have had to have broken parts of plastic toys
pulled out of the soles of their feet.
18 Brit\'s had serious burns in 2000 trying on a new jumper with a lit
cigarette in their mouth.
A massive 543 Brit\'s were admitted to A&E in the last two years after
opening bottles of beer with their teeth.
5 Brit\'s were injured last year in accidents involving out of control
Scalextric cars.
and finally......
In 2000 eight Brit\'s cracked their skull whilst throwing up into the
toilet!!