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The Great British, jumpers for goal posts, Favourite Five

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    #31
    - Favourite British food dish
    Fish 'n' Chips

    - Favourite Beatles/Stones/Kinks/Who/Steps/S Club 7 song
    Paint It Black

    - Favourite British tourist attraction
    London Zoo

    - Favourite British comedy show
    Fawlty Towers

    - Favourite sporting event held in GB
    Wimbledon

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      #32
      - Favourite British food dish
      Fish 'n' Chips

      - Favourite Beatles/Stones/Kinks/Who/Steps/S Club 7 song
      Norweigen Wood/Paint It Black/Waterloo SUnset/Tragedy/Reach

      - Favourite British tourist attraction
      Hampton Court Palace

      - Favourite British comedy show
      One foot in the grave

      - Favourite sporting event held in GB
      Start of the TDF in 2007
      Your parents ruin the first half of your life and your kids ruin the second half

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        #33
        Full English.

        Twist and shout.

        Cheddar Gorge.

        Only Fools.

        Wimbledon.

        Rhubarb.

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          #34
          Originally posted by MrsGoof View Post
          - Favourite British food dish
          Fish 'n' Chips

          - Favourite Beatles/Stones/Kinks/Who/Steps/S Club 7 song
          Norweigen Wood/Paint It Black/Waterloo SUnset/Tragedy/Reach

          - Favourite British tourist attraction
          Hampton Court Palace

          - Favourite British comedy show
          One foot in the grave

          - Favourite sporting event held in GB
          Start of the TDF in 2007
          What?! The Who wrote 'Tragedy'?

          Bugger me, I never knew that.
          Guy Fawkes - "The last man to enter Parliament with honourable intentions."

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            #35
            Originally posted by Alf W View Post
            What?! The Who wrote 'Tragedy'?

            Bugger me, I never knew that.
            From wikipedia

            In 1998, Steps covered "Tragedy", releasing it as a double A-side with "Heartbeat". It debuted at No.2 on the UK singles chart before climbing to the top spot, achieving platinum status. A dance step of putting both hands parallel to the sides of the head became the trademark move of the British group. "Tragedy" has sold more copies than all three previous Steps singles combined. It spent eighteen weeks in the Top 20 and thirty weeks on the chart in total.

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              #36
              Originally posted by MrsGoof View Post
              - Favourite Beatles/Stones/Kinks/Who/Steps/S Club 7 song
              Norweigen Wood/Paint It Black/Waterloo SUnset/Tragedy/Reach
              Originally posted by Alf W View Post
              What?! The Who wrote 'Tragedy'?

              Bugger me, I never knew that.
              Originally posted by oracleslave View Post
              From wikipedia

              In 1998, Steps covered "Tragedy", releasing it as a double A-side with "Heartbeat". It debuted at No.2 on the UK singles chart before climbing to the top spot, achieving platinum status. A dance step of putting both hands parallel to the sides of the head became the trademark move of the British group. "Tragedy" has sold more copies than all three previous Steps singles combined. It spent eighteen weeks in the Top 20 and thirty weeks on the chart in total.
              Hopefully that highlights it a bit better...

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                #37
                Originally posted by Ardesco View Post
                Hopefully that highlights it a bit better...

                Pardon me.

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                  #38
                  - Favourite British food dish
                  Roast beef etc.

                  - Favourite Beatles/Stones/Kinks/Who/Steps/S Club 7 song
                  Across the Universe/Village Green Preservation Society/My Generation (faute de mieux)/Tragedy(because it's a passable clone of the BeeGees' one)

                  - Favourite British tourist attraction
                  Elgin Marbles

                  - Favourite British comedy show
                  League of Gentlemen

                  - Favourite sporting event held in GB
                  Cambridge May bumps

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                    #39
                    - Favourite British food dish
                    Roast pork with apple sauce and crackling

                    - Favourite Beatles/Stones/Kinks/Who/Steps/S Club 7 song
                    Won't Get Fooled Again, The Who

                    - Favourite British tourist attraction
                    Grenwich

                    - Favourite British comedy show
                    Blackadder

                    - Favourite sporting event held in GB
                    Bognor Birdman
                    Cats are evil.

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                      #40
                      5. M. Wenger getting his only taste of champagne this season when sprayed by the Spurs players.

                      5. Wee Theo Walcott getting to enjoy his last late night in big boys football before joining Orient.

                      5. Adebayor doing what should come naturally to any sentient being and headbutting a gooner.

                      5. Wenger needing to learn to lose more gracefully as the current crop look like they'll be doing a lot more of it.

                      5. Doing it again soon!

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