What a bunch of Pussies.

They should all take up spoons and overthrow the babysitters who have taken over their country.

Britain used to rule the world

...and now this

If you've had a steak in britain you know its nothing to get excited about. Can't buy bone in. might kill you. can't get medium rare. health and safety! can't get a good cut, might hurt you.

this is america in about 20 years.

Traditional starting pistol banned in UK races because sound might scare children. British citizens nod in agreement and go back to cutting their steaks vegan soy patties with a spoon.

Steak is bad for you, citizen. Plus, it might offend Hindu citizens of the UK for you to eat beef.

You know, I learned something today.

There is no such thing as thunder in Great Britain. Evidently their lightening strikes emit the soothing sound of a wave crashing on the shore.

Oh no, the blue rajah will be utterly foiled!

Frank N Stein: Britain used to rule the world
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...and now this

Srsly. The nation that gave us Nelson, Churchill, and Lennon reduced to sniveling suburbanites. A shame, really.

My grandfather fought across North Africa with Monty, spent 5 years in a German POW camp. Escaped a few times.

His government wouldn't allow him to own a gun, no matter how rough the streets in his neighborhood got. He was allowed a starters pistol, thought it might scare them off. This is a man who was permanently disabled defending Britain.

Why a spoon, cousin?

OldManDownDRoad: Srsly. The nation that gave us Nelson, Churchill, and Lennon reduced to sniveling suburbanites. A shame, really.

They lost so many of their 'manly' men in WWII that the only ones left were the cowards and chickenshiats. Those 'men' in turn have created this society.

Sad.

Lost Thought 00: That's a bit overkill for a starter pistol, isn't it

How is that an overkill? Would you feel more comfortable if it was bright orange and played "God Save the Queen" when the trigger is pulled?

Lost Thought 00: Since this is the daily fail, I'm guessing there is more to the story than is being reported.

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That's a bit overkill for a starter pistol, isn't it

Nice old Enfield.

If the barrel's been plugged and the chambers "reduced" to accept only blanks, that's a pretty standard mod for a starter pistol. We had one like it at my high school. After WWII you could buy those things for $20 fully modified for such use.

OldManDownDRoad: Frank N Stein: Britain used to rule the world
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...and now this

Srsly. The nation that gave us Nelson, Churchill, and Lennon reduced to sniveling suburbanites. A shame, really.

One of those things is not like the others.

Seriously? Lennon? If you're listing off British tough guys you're dead on with Nelson and Churchill, but replace Lennon with Douglas Bader Top British Ace in WWII also had no legs

OldManDownDRoad

."Srsly. The nation that gave us Nelson, Churchill, and Lennon reduced to sniveling suburbanites. A shame, really."

Lennon? Not even in the same league as those 2. Lennons idea of action: stay in bed. Nelson's: ignoring an order to press home an attack. Churchhill's: creating a group with a mission statement of "set Europe ablaze"

I see people listing Churchill, but lets not forget the OTHER British Churchill of WW2



Meet Jack Churchill. He had the only confirmed kill with a bow and arrow in World War 2

From wikipedia:
nicknamed "Fighting Jack Churchill" and "Mad Jack", was a British soldier who fought throughout World War II armed with a longbow, arrows and a Scottish broadsword. He is known for the quote "any officer who goes into action without his sword is improperly armed."

Curious, can't you just vote the morons out?

if you ban the starter pistol make it something fun like a kazoo, gong, or an AHHH--OOOHHH GAA horn. But if they're scared of a starter pistol, make it even more fun and use an air raid siren.

I got asked for ID to buy some BBQ tongs the other day. An item that requires the person to be buying them to be 16. I'm 26.
As I grudgingly showed my passport.. I had to wonder. Just how in the hell could someone who wasnt Ichi the killer use BBQ tongs as a weapon?
Yeah, I suppose you could give someone a nasty slap with a pair of the blunt, flimsy, aluminium pincers.. but..

Really..? Really england? BBQ tongs..?

Biness: OldManDownDRoad: Frank N Stein: Britain used to rule the world
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...and now this

Srsly. The nation that gave us Nelson, Churchill, and Lennon reduced to sniveling suburbanites. A shame, really.

One of those things is not like the others.

Seriously? Lennon? If you're listing off British tough guys you're dead on with Nelson and Churchill, but replace Lennon with Douglas Bader Top British Ace in WWII also had no legs

Yep, Lennon. His "fark you" attitude was second only to Steve McQueen's when it came to setting the style of the 60s man. As Macca said on many occasions: "He was a real piece of work."

Let me just say, I love how we all corrected the invocation of John Lennon's name.

Lost Thought 00: Since this is the daily fail, I'm guessing there is more to the story than is being reported.

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That's a bit overkill for a starter pistol, isn't it

It comes in handy if any children try to escape the arena.

Biness: Let me just say, I love how we all corrected the invocation of John Lennon's name.

Groupthink much? But I suppose being part of a herd would make it a little difficult to understand how a nation the size of Britain could have such a major cultural impact on the world unless you figure in guys like Lennon, Orwell, Hockney, and Holst. A nation's greatness is not always measured by the military.

Daily Fail, huh? So, basically, the headline and article are 95% bullshiat because they only reported 5% of the actual story? 'kay

/ they should ban the Daily Fail then since the only reason it even exists is to scare people with child-like minds

If you boil the steak long enough it is easy to cut with a spoon.

Lost Thought 00: Maybe it's fine, I'm not up to date on starter pistols. But I still think there is more to the story which the Mail isn't reporting, like the guy was brandishing it at the kids or something.

It's almost as if you can google search to find other articles about this....

OldManDownDRoad: Biness: OldManDownDRoad: Frank N Stein: Britain used to rule the world
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...and now this

Srsly. The nation that gave us Nelson, Churchill, and Lennon reduced to sniveling suburbanites. A shame, really.

One of those things is not like the others.

Seriously? Lennon? If you're listing off British tough guys you're dead on with Nelson and Churchill, but replace Lennon with Douglas Bader Top British Ace in WWII also had no legs

Yep, Lennon. His "fark you" attitude was second only to Steve McQueen's when it came to setting the style of the 60s man. As Macca said on many occasions: "He was a real piece of work."

Attitude does not make one a badass. That kind of thinking is what gets a bus monitor in tears. Action is what makes one a badass.

to quote james earl jones, "Out! Back to the sixties! Back! There's no place for you here in the future! Get back while you still can!"

Welfare Xmas: If you boil the steak long enough it is easy to cut with a spoon.

you gotta boil over hard, with jelly beans

OldManDownDRoad: Biness: Let me just say, I love how we all corrected the invocation of John Lennon's name.

Groupthink much? But I suppose being part of a herd would make it a little difficult to understand how a nation the size of Britain could have such a major cultural impact on the world unless you figure in guys like Lennon, Orwell, Hockney, and Holst. A nation's greatness is not always measured by the military.

sometimes the great masses are right, like the 12 people who will send sandusky to the bigger tickle monsters today

Frank N Stein: It's almost as if you can google search to find other articles about this....

Why should anybody bother? I've read numerous Daily Fail articles with this same general premise regarding other supposed "outrageous" health and safety mandates. They're always crap and they always ignore substantial context to craft a narrative that sounds stupid but doesn't hold up under the slightest scrutiny.

Given that history with their garbage, why shouldn't I just dismiss this out of hand?

/ crying boy, wolf, etc.

Which is particularly funny because you need a buzzsaw to cut through a british steak.

OldManDownDRoad: Frank N Stein: Britain used to rule the world
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...and now this

Srsly. The nation that gave us Nelson, Churchill, and Lennon reduced to sniveling suburbanites. A shame, really.

On the other hand, when I was over in London last year, their cops were actually NICE. I mean, you can ask them how to get to such and such and they'll walk in that direction with you to show you. Not like the cretinous Seal Team Six wannabes over here that think Rambo wasn't tactical enough.

Mixed bag I guess.

Biness: OldManDownDRoad: Biness: OldManDownDRoad: Frank N Stein: Britain used to rule the world
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...and now this

Srsly. The nation that gave us Nelson, Churchill, and Lennon reduced to sniveling suburbanites. A shame, really.

One of those things is not like the others.

Seriously? Lennon? If you're listing off British tough guys you're dead on with Nelson and Churchill, but replace Lennon with Douglas Bader Top British Ace in WWII also had no legs

Yep, Lennon. His "fark you" attitude was second only to Steve McQueen's when it came to setting the style of the 60s man. As Macca said on many occasions: "He was a real piece of work."

Attitude does not make one a badass. That kind of thinking is what gets a bus monitor in tears. Action is what makes one a badass."

Oh, an internet tough guy. Fascinating.

What is wrong with that place? Seriously, what adult thinks this is a good idea? Virtually every family I know has had their kids out shooting something since the tykes were in kindergarten.

My kids have always had age-appropriate weapons. Airsoft guns led to BB shooters and wrist rockets, which led to 22s, and then on to shotguns and learning to use our Glock. The older one really enjoys archery, too.

Kids who grow up not knowing how to properly use weapons have not had a full life. They can drop the hobby later if they like, or continue on to pursue target shooting, hunting, or go off to the military or law enforcement if that's where their desires lie.

Splinshints: Daily Fail, huh? So, basically, the headline and article are 95% bullshiat because they only reported 5% of the actual story? 'kay

/ they should ban the Daily Fail then since the only reason it even exists is to scare people with child-like minds

Pretty much. The Daily Mail is only one step above the papers that report about giant battles between aliens and mummies in downtown New York.

OldManDownDRoad: Frank N Stein: Britain used to rule the world
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...and now this

Srsly. The nation that gave us Nelson, Churchill, and Lennon reduced to sniveling suburbanites. A shame, really.

Pretty sure they're 'Mercun.

OldManDownDRoad: Biness: OldManDownDRoad: Biness: OldManDownDRoad: Frank N Stein: Britain used to rule the world
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...and now this

Srsly. The nation that gave us Nelson, Churchill, and Lennon reduced to sniveling suburbanites. A shame, really.

One of those things is not like the others.

Seriously? Lennon? If you're listing off British tough guys you're dead on with Nelson and Churchill, but replace Lennon with Douglas Bader Top British Ace in WWII also had no legs

Yep, Lennon. His "fark you" attitude was second only to Steve McQueen's when it came to setting the style of the 60s man. As Macca said on many occasions: "He was a real piece of work."

Attitude does not make one a badass. That kind of thinking is what gets a bus monitor in tears. Action is what makes one a badass."

Oh, an internet tough guy. Fascinating.

how did you get that from that? Are you mad cause everyone called you out for citing a hippie as a tough guy? I have nothing against john lennon, he just doesn't fit on this list.

fickenchucker: What is wrong with that place? Seriously, what adult thinks this is a good idea? Virtually every family I know has had their kids out shooting something since the tykes were in kindergarten.

My kids have always had age-appropriate weapons. Airsoft guns led to BB shooters and wrist rockets, which led to 22s, and then on to shotguns and learning to use our Glock. The older one really enjoys archery, too.

Kids who grow up not knowing how to properly use weapons have not had a full life. They can drop the hobby later if they like, or continue on to pursue target shooting, hunting, or go off to the military or law enforcement if that's where their desires lie.

Satanic_Hamster: OldManDownDRoad: Groupthink much? But I suppose being part of a herd would make it a little difficult to understand how a nation the size of Britain could have such a major cultural impact on the world unless you figure in guys like Lennon, Orwell, Hockney, and Holst. A nation's greatness is not always measured by the military.

Yes, but England also produced this:
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Some say that his tears are adhesive, and that if he caught fire, he'd burn for a thousand days... all we know is, he's called the Stig.

Biness: If you've had a steak in britain you know its nothing to get excited about. Can't buy bone in. might kill you. can't get medium rare. health and safety! can't get a good cut, might hurt you.

this is america in about 20 years.

You made that up, I bought a t-bone steak in Marks & Spencer only last weekend
I order my steak rare, can have it blue if I so require.
Good cut? What ?

In conclusion - Ooooo you big fibber !

gmoney101: Biness: If you've had a steak in britain you know its nothing to get excited about. Can't buy bone in. might kill you. can't get medium rare. health and safety! can't get a good cut, might hurt you.

this is america in about 20 years.

You made that up, I bought a t-bone steak in Marks & Spencer only last weekend
I order my steak rare, can have it blue if I so require.
Good cut? What ?

In conclusion - Ooooo you big fibber !

They must have changed the law. All of my family is over there, last time i was over, admittedly its been a few years, that was how it was over there. Perhaps hoof and mouth is far enough in the past.

ffs. Stories like this make me die a little inside.

Subby - if your steak is decent you should be able to cut it with a spoon. Sharp knives are for tough cuts...

/ex-pat. Can use whatever the fark I like to eat my steak/ start races.

This is why England hasn't had an Olympic sprint gold medalist in forever. Scared kids run faster.

Kinda thought that'd be obvious.

craig328: This is why England hasn't had an Olympic sprint gold medalist in forever. Scared kids run faster.

Kinda thought that'd be obvious.

but they did have the first sub 4 minute mile. Granted a long time ago.

craig328: This is why England hasn't had an Olympic sprint gold medalist in forever. Scared kids run faster.

Kinda thought that'd be obvious.

er, 1992 Barcelona. Linford Christie 100m. That was only four Olympics ago... If they are scared of the gun and scared kids run faster then surely we would win every race?

Did I just get trolled?

Langdon Alger: if you ban the starter pistol make it something fun like a kazoo, gong, or an AHHH--OOOHHH GAA horn. But if they're scared of a starter pistol, make it even more fun and use an air raid siren.

I was thinking that a slide whistle would be a funny way to start a race.

ZeroPly: OldManDownDRoad: Frank N Stein: Britain used to rule the world
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...and now this

Srsly. The nation that gave us Nelson, Churchill, and Lennon reduced to sniveling suburbanites. A shame, really.

On the other hand, when I was over in London last year, their cops were actually NICE.

Yeah, when I was living in London in the early 80s that was an adjustment for me as well. Actually had a cop loan me bus fare when I came out of a pub in Knightsbridge, drunk as a loon, and had to get back to Cheyne Row one night. Then he stood there until the bus arrived and let the driver know where I needed to get off.

So I tracked him down later that week and offered the repay the fare but he said: "Oy, your money is no good, but I'll let you buy me a beer when I get off duty."

OldManDownDRoad: Yeah, when I was living in London in the early 80s that was an adjustment for me as well. Actually had a cop loan me bus fare when I came out of a pub in Knightsbridge, drunk as a loon, and had to get back to Cheyne Row one night. Then he stood there until the bus arrived and let the driver know where I needed to get off.

So I tracked him down later that week and offered the repay the fare but he said: "Oy, your money is no good, but I'll let you buy me a beer when I get off duty."

I like to make fun of the Limey nanny state as much as anyone, but that's pretty darn cool.

Hand Banana: We can't really laugh though, when we submit to being groped every time we get on an airplane, baby bottles (and babies) are dangerous weapons and a few seconds of boob on television will scar our children for life.

this.

OldManDownDRoad: ZeroPly: OldManDownDRoad: Frank N Stein: Britain used to rule the world
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...and now this

Srsly. The nation that gave us Nelson, Churchill, and Lennon reduced to sniveling suburbanites. A shame, really.

On the other hand, when I was over in London last year, their cops were actually NICE.

Yeah, when I was living in London in the early 80s that was an adjustment for me as well. Actually had a cop loan me bus fare when I came out of a pub in Knightsbridge, drunk as a loon, and had to get back to Cheyne Row one night. Then he stood there until the bus arrived and let the driver know where I needed to get off.

So I tracked him down later that week and offered the repay the fare but he said: "Oy, your money is no good, but I'll let you buy me a beer when I get off duty."

thats really cool

Umm, how many of you realize an official in Dunbartonshire is not Parliament? At this point, I think the Daily Mail has quit trolling Brits, and now just straight out trolls Americans, cause you all are stupider than dirt. This is equivalent to one of those lists of dumb laws from the 1800s enacted in piss-ant municipalities. You know: "All male residents of East Bumfark Arkansas must rouge their nipples once a fortnight. So are all Americans now pussies? Because every American man self-evidently gussies up their man-titties by your logic, since any one group, no matter how small, completely represents every member of the nation

Biness: If you've had a steak in britain you know its nothing to get excited about. Can't buy bone in. might kill you. can't get medium rare. health and safety! can't get a good cut, might hurt you.

this is america in about 20 years.

No medium rare? There goes my plans to ever visit your fair isle...

Seriously, if they ban starter pistols because they might scare small children, then why is it legal to publish pictures of Camilla Parker Bowles face?

phalamir: Umm, how many of you realize an official in Dunbartonshire is not Parliament? At this point, I think the Daily Mail has quit trolling Brits, and now just straight out trolls Americans, cause you all are stupider than dirt. This is equivalent to one of those lists of dumb laws from the 1800s enacted in piss-ant municipalities. You know: "All male residents of East Bumfark Arkansas must rouge their nipples once a fortnight. So are all Americans now pussies? Because every American man self-evidently gussies up their man-titties by your logic, since any one group, no matter how small, completely represents every member of the nation

I say old chap, you appear to have woken up on the wrong side of no one today.

Barnstormer: Biness: If you've had a steak in britain you know its nothing to get excited about. Can't buy bone in. might kill you. can't get medium rare. health and safety! can't get a good cut, might hurt you.

this is america in about 20 years.

No medium rare? There goes my plans to ever visit your fair isle...

Seriously, if they ban starter pistols because they might scare small children, then why is it legal to publish pictures of Camilla Parker Bowles face?

Someone corrected me, apparently you can now.

phalamir: Umm, how many of you realize an official in Dunbartonshire is not Parliament? At this point, I think the Daily Mail has quit trolling Brits, and now just straight out trolls Americans, cause you all are stupider than dirt. This is equivalent to one of those lists of dumb laws from the 1800s enacted in piss-ant municipalities. You know: "All male residents of East Bumfark Arkansas must rouge their nipples once a fortnight. So are all Americans now pussies? Because every American man self-evidently gussies up their man-titties by your logic, since any one group, no matter how small, completely represents every member of the nation

You sound mad, did someone spill your tea?

A starter pistol that looks like a real gun is just stupid and pointless.

If it's bright orange or something like that then it makes sense. I don't want to be wondering if the guy with the .45 is a race official or a nutjob I need to keep an eye on.

Guns in public places cause intelligent people to worry because only a screaming idiot whose judgment deserves to be questioned carries a gun into a public place.

So what's the point of making a starter pistol (which is not in fact a pistol) easily confused with the real thing? It's a glorified cap-gun. Shouldn't be banned but should be more clearly distinguished.

cefm: Guns in public places cause intelligent people to worry because only a screaming idiot whose judgment deserves to be questioned carries a gun into a public place.

You hoplophobes are so silly

If I ever decide to devote my life to a life of crime, I'm moving to England. Apparently I can smuggle two machine guns over and pretty much rule the nation in fear that I might actually shoot it and scare a child.

/And Torchwood's been disbanded, so Captain Jack won't bother me either.

cefm: Guns in public places cause intelligent people to worry because only a screaming idiot whose judgment deserves to be questioned carries a gun into a public place.

Have you heard about the big Depends sale? You should stock up. They soak up a lot of liquid and keep YOU from having that continuous wet spot at your crotch.

Cutting steaks?!?!?
I remember when certain Brits used their spoons to poke badgers!

I don't have a problem with starter pistols but I don't remember ever seeing/hearing one at the age of the kiddies in the photograph. I think the gym teacher or other race officiant just blew his whistle.

Was all of this because the officiant was a famous racing referee who was making a special appearance?

You guys are forgetting something. If the british don't feel they can be trusted with big boy things like knives, guns and BBQ supplies then THEY PROBABLY CAN'T BE TRUSTED WITH THOSE THINGS.

Yes, I DO expect that if you have a typical brit access to those things he WOULD do something horrible and stupid. They know they can't handle it, don't give them a hard time for it. Would you condemn a retarded child for not mastering educational skills or would you instead focus on his strengths?

The British were probably never badass, their historical victories were retard strength at best.

cefm: A starter pistol that looks like a real gun is just stupid and pointless.

If it's bright orange or something like that then it makes sense. I don't want to be wondering if the guy with the .45 is a race official or a nutjob I need to keep an eye on.

Guns in public places cause intelligent people to worry because only a screaming idiot whose judgment deserves to be questioned carries a gun into a public place.

So what's the point of making a starter pistol (which is not in fact a pistol) easily confused with the real thing? It's a glorified cap-gun. Shouldn't be banned but should be more clearly distinguished.



Finally, another concealed-carry advocate.

/I got mine--you got yours?

Welcome to the Isle of Nanny Law.... But yet if you speak ill of Liverpool FC, even little girls will try and kill you. If only they had the same vigor towards things like Freedom and Liberty.

In all seriousness though, this kind of attitude can creep up here in the States. After all, we have Holder at the helm. This is a man that wants to "brainwash" us about guns.

Link

So; some individual decides to ban a starting pistol in a possibly misguided attempt to stop small children being upset.

According to the article pretty much everyone involved at the school thinks it is ridiculous.

This is construed as the end of Britain by the Daily Fail and farkers with no critical faculties.

Does that about sum things up?

mungo: So; some individual decides to ban a starting pistol in a possibly misguided attempt to stop small children being upset.

According to the article pretty much everyone involved at the school thinks it is ridiculous.

This is construed as the end of Britain by the Daily Fail and farkers with no critical faculties.

Does that about sum things up?

you forgot the part where i didn't click the link

scrumpox: Cutting steaks?!?!?
I remember when certain Brits used their spoons to poke badgers!



Somebody gonna get spooned.

Meanwhile in other parts of the world:

Hand Banana: We can't really laugh though, when we submit to being groped every time we get on an airplane, baby bottles (and babies) are dangerous weapons and a few seconds of boob on television will scar our children for life.

We get groped because a bunch of senators got kickbacks from the security industry so they would pass laws requiring this sort of thing. We deal with it because there is no other viable transport with similar travel times in this country.

If you have ever changed a diaper, you'd know how dangerous babies actually are.

The ban on liquids is a legitimate security theater issue as there are several compound chemicals that can be mixed after scanning that'll do the job the TSA is trying to thwart. Part of me wants to believe that it is a conspiracy from the airport restaurant lobby, who want to force you to buy soda at 3× the normal market rate once you get into the secure area, that the people running the TSA can't be that retarded. One can only hope for such a conspiracy.

The nip slip is less about being scared and is more about eternal damnation. A child that sees pornography will turn into a sexual deviant who will turn to drink and drugs, engage in premarital sex, homosexual acts and even bestiality (it's the drugs acting as a proxy for the Devil that made 'em do it). So in their simple minded world, it isn't the boobie that frightens them, but rather, the path of self destruction it can lead you down.

hasty ambush: Meanwhile in other parts of the world:

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"Barrackuakbar!"

I love the council logic:

problem: sound of gun might frighten children
solution: play recording of gunshot instead of actual gunshot

wat?

Tsu-na-mi: I love the council logic:

problem: sound of gun might frighten children
solution: play recording of gunshot instead of actual gunshot

wat?

I decided to sleep in the car so my snoring wouldn't bother you, but I left a recording of my snoring so you wouldn't miss me

Rik01: DFA, but instantly, after reading the headline, I wondered what they're going to do about fireworks, which tend to be a LOT louder than a starting gun.

/wimps

Nah, the Royals use those all the time, so fireworks are safe.

/insert Guy Fawkes reference here

Frank N Stein: I see people listing Churchill, but lets not forget the OTHER British Churchill of WW2

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Meet Jack Churchill. He had the only confirmed kill with a bow and arrow in World War 2

From wikipedia:
nicknamed "Fighting Jack Churchill" and "Mad Jack", was a British soldier who fought throughout World War II armed with a longbow, arrows and a Scottish broadsword. He is known for the quote "any officer who goes into action without his sword is improperly armed."

surprised that he could sneak up on anyone what with those clanging brass balls.

/love interesting history - thanks!!

Tsu-na-mi: I love the council logic:

problem: sound of gun might frighten children
solution: play recording of gunshot instead of actual gunshot

wat?

Yeah, came here to see if anyone else thought that was odd...

OldManDownDRoad: Frank N Stein: Britain used to rule the world
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...and now this

Srsly. The nation that gave us Nelson, Churchill, and Lennon reduced to sniveling suburbanites. A shame, really.

Those were all English, this is a story from Scotland. About an event for nursery school children in a small village. It might be a bit much to accept this as evidence of the downfall of the entire United Kingdom.

Rik01: DFA, but instantly, after reading the headline, I wondered what they're going to do about fireworks, which tend to be a LOT louder than a starting gun.

/wimps

They probably don't shoot fireworks from the village school during daytime. That kind of thing usually takes place at night, at which time small children are the responsibility of their parents, not the council officials.
The council is kinda stupid, but so is NRTFA.

dittybopper: Dansker: OldManDownDRoad: Frank N Stein: Britain used to rule the world
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...and now this

Srsly. The nation that gave us Nelson, Churchill, and Lennon reduced to sniveling suburbanites. A shame, really.

Those were all English, this is a story from Scotland. About an event for nursery school children in a small village. It might be a bit much to accept this as evidence of the downfall of the entire United Kingdom.

Maybe. But it's another data point, one of many, and after all "when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism..."

If most of your data points are from the Daily Mail, you need to subtract about 90%.

mr_a: Dansker: Those were all English, this is a story from Scotland.

OK then, the country that gave us Bill Millin Link

You and OldManDownDRoad should go to Scotland and tell them they're a bunch of snivelling somethings. I believe the traditional response is a Scottish kiss...

But seriously, don't do that.

Major Digby Tatham-Warter was well known for wandering around battlefields with an umbrella, once using it to immobilise a German armoured car... who needs guns?

http://www.pegasusarchive.org/arnhem/tatham_warter.htm

Dansker: mr_a: Dansker: Those were all English, this is a story from Scotland.

OK then, the country that gave us Bill Millin Link

You and OldManDownDRoad should go to Scotland and tell them they're a bunch of snivelling somethings. I believe the traditional response is a Scottish kiss...

But seriously, don't do that.

Why not? I've spent a fair amount of time in Scotland. Loved it. From little places like Drumnadrochit to major cities like Oban, even got to participate in a "Berwick is British - no, Berwick is Scottish" discussion in that town. About the only regret I have is that I understand that Craobh is now a tourist trap with a marina.

I will admit to being utterly chilled at the plinth in Lochgilphead noting the dead from WWI. The idea of losing so many able-bodied men in a tiny agricultural town gives you an idea of why it took so long for those towns to come back.

/Ft William, now that's an odd place

OldManDownDRoad: Dansker: mr_a: Dansker: Those were all English, this is a story from Scotland.

OK then, the country that gave us Bill Millin Link

You and OldManDownDRoad should go to Scotland and tell them they're a bunch of snivelling somethings. I believe the traditional response is a Scottish kiss...

But seriously, don't do that.

Why not? I've spent a fair amount of time in Scotland. Loved it. From little places like Drumnadrochit to major cities like Oban, even got to participate in a "Berwick is British - no, Berwick is Scottish" discussion in that town. About the only regret I have is that I understand that Craobh is now a tourist trap with a marina.

I will admit to being utterly chilled at the plinth in Lochgilphead noting the dead from WWI. The idea of losing so many able-bodied men in a tiny agricultural town gives you an idea of why it took so long for those towns to come back.

/Ft William, now that's an odd place

I most certainly didn't mean "Don't go to Scotland!" I love the place and the people. And if you've been, you will surely agree that they don't tend to be snivelling suburbanites and that it could be potentially fatal to call them that to their faces. I'm not even sure they understand the concept of suburbs.

And now: A toast! To the warm, wonderful and insane people of Scotland. Cheers.

/lagavulin

Dansker: I'm not even sure they understand the concept of suburbs.

Seems they do.

jshine: Dansker: I'm not even sure they understand the concept of suburbs.

Seems they do.

whoooosh!

Dansker: jshine: Dansker: I'm not even sure they understand the concept of suburbs.

Seems they do.

whoooosh!

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Dansker: jshine: Dansker: I'm not even sure they understand the concept of suburbs.

Seems they do.

whoooosh!

sub·urb
noun
1. a district lying immediately outside a city or town, especially a smaller residential community.
2. the suburbs, the area composed of such districts.
3. an outlying part.

That was my original link: suburbs in Scotland as photographed by Google Maps.

Frank N Stein: I see people listing Churchill, but lets not forget the OTHER British Churchill of WW2

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Meet Jack Churchill. He had the only confirmed kill with a bow and arrow in World War 2

From wikipedia:
nicknamed "Fighting Jack Churchill" and "Mad Jack", was a British soldier who fought throughout World War II armed with a longbow, arrows and a Scottish broadsword. He is known for the quote "any officer who goes into action without his sword is improperly armed."

I love this guy and cracked has some of the funniest musings I've read on him.......

He volunteered for commando duty, not actually knowing what it entailed, but knowing that it sounded dangerous, and therefore fun. He is best known for saying that "any officer who goes into action without his sword is improperly dressed" and, in following with this, for carrying a sword into battle. In WWII. And not one of those sissy ceremonial things the Marines have. No, Jack carried a farking claymore. And he used it, too. He is credited with capturing a total of 42 Germans and a mortar squad in the middle of the night, using only his sword.

Churchill and his team were tasked with capturing a German fortification creatively called "Point 622." Churchill took the lead, charging ahead of the group into the dark through the barbed wire and mines, pitching grenades as he went. Although his unit did their best to catch up, all but six of them were lost to silly things like death. Of those six, half were wounded and all any of them had left were pistols. Then a mortar shell swung in and killed/mortally wounded everyone who wasn't Jack Churchill.
When the Germans found him, he was playing "Will Ye No Come Back Again?" on his bagpipes. Oh, we didn't mention that? He carried them right next to his big farking sword.

After being sent to a concentration camp, he got bored and left. Just walked out. They caught him again, and sent him to a new camp. So he left again. After walking 150 miles with only a rusty can of onions for food, he was picked up by the Americans and sent back to Britain, where he demanded to be sent back into the field, only to find out (with great disappointment) the war had ended while he was on his way there. As he later said to his friends, "If it wasn't for those damn Yanks, we could have kept the war going another 10 years!"

Andrew Wiggin: these kids would never make it in the long walk.

What the hell was that kid thinking when he laced up those Chuck Taylor's?

inner ted: /love interesting history - thanks!!

Here are some of my favs. if you're interested.....


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Yeah they're all from cracked but they're good reads and a good way to find some incredible people you may have never heard of.

jshine: Dansker: jshine: Dansker: I'm not even sure they understand the concept of suburbs.

Seems they do.

whoooosh!

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It's the sound of a big fat point rushing through the air above your scalp.
It's the "snivelling" part that may prove fatal, and which I was warning against using. I thought it would be absurdly funny to imply that they would also headbutt you for calling them "suburbanites", and I didn't expect anyone to take it as a factual statement about Scottish urban development. But this is just one of the many reasons I don't work in comedy.

Spiralmonkey:

As a Scottish girl, I'll see your Lagavulin and raise you a Bunnahabhain



What is the appeal to booze that taste like burnt dirt? I never understood that.

/Love virtually every other Scotch.

Spiralmonkey: As a Scottish girl, I'll see your Lagavulin and raise you a Bunnahabhain.

Oh, I know your type... so how you doin'?

/cheers