http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/3876615.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/3877011.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3877029.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3877271.stm


I think we need a Michael Moore movie about the edged weapon violence culture over there. Maybe a few shots with the "start an account get a set of steak knives" bank promotions, some footage with the head of the British Meat Manufacturers with a butcher knife over his head..you know, the usual.

Don't worry, I won't go into your obsession with cattle

http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/arts/cow_parade/cow_interview.shtml

lol

cow parade?!?!

Check out the last link, "Sarah Parker", I'd do her.

Now, if only I had the time and patience, I'm sure I could pull up a couple of links with Redneck Yanks making love to their chickens.

Hey, I left Wales out of it, but if you are going to bring farm animals into this then it is TOTALLY fair game.

Now, if only I had the time and patience, I'm sure I could pull up a couple of links with Redneck Yanks making love to their chickens.
Hey, I left Wales out of it, but if you are going to bring farm animals into this then it is TOTALLY fair game.
http://www.heraldonline.com/local/story/3522836p-3125901c.html

I have no words for this :)

Appears you guys don't do so well with firearms either.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/3891311.stm

FIVE years in prison AFTER shooting your balls off?!? I think enough punishment to last his lifetime (true Darwinism in progress) has already been administered.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/3909539.stm

Just a question...why do you keep posting every British murder case on to the forum?

Are you trying to prove that we have crime here?
'Cause we do. Lots of it.

Some of the sickest around, actually.

I'm still trying to figure out how someone manages to shoot themselves in the gnads with a freaking shotgun. All I can figure is it must have been a sawed-off one, cause there is no way you are gonna get a full length barrel into your drawers.

I'm exposing your edged weapon violence culture Halo, already explained that.

Heh the knife violence exists because it's difficult/expensive to obtain guns.

'I'm exposing your edged weapon violence culture Halo, already explained that.'

- Oh. Shall I do the US edged weapon violence also?
Could take me a couple of months to round up every link, but I'm just *that* sad.

Oh. Wait. No. I'm really not.

Prosecuting lawyer Andrew Hatton told the court how Walker had gone home to get the shotgun after arguing in the pub with lifelong friend Stuart Simpson about whose turn it was to buy a beer. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/3909539.stm)

this reminds me of a Judge Mathis i saw yesturday about a guy that went home to and came back to a party with a bat because his "friend" wouldn't give him back his $5 for beer. LMAO Men can be so stupid sometimes.

Women make us do it...


We'll stop thinking with our dicks, when you stop fucking with our minds

I just recognized the title of this thread.

'What is it with you Brits/Scots and cutlery?'

When did Scotland ceast to be a part of Britain? :D
Geography, strikes again!
Tell us that one about how Russia is European ;)

Well ethnically or historically (whichever fits best) Scots are at least a little different from Britons.

I've known too many not to label them as Scots.

It might be news to you, but alot of Scots don't like being called British.

ROFL!!!

Those reasons are almost as bad as Akipt's saying 70% of Russians speak English, so they must be European!!!
Oh dear lord.

Whether or not your supreme god-like ability to percieve what most Scots think about their nationality, they are British, as are the Welsh and the Northern Irish. Just as much as the English who, historically, weren't actually the Britons.

You guys are just...ridiculous.

Well you are the one who thinks there are no camels in Iraq *shrug*. You seem to be the expert on this as always and I wouldn't want to contest your supreme opinion.

So I'm not half Scottish I'm half British? Damn thanks for clearing that up Halo. Thanks for more evidence of how stupid you are.

I sort of look at calling someone from Scotland a Brit is kind of like calling someone from Georgia or Alabama a Yankee. Technically true from a political standpoint, but the terms have different cultural implications to folks from those regions. A lot of folks equate "British" with "English", hence the ruffled feathers from some.

Whether they do or they don't, doesn't really matter.

Using the term Scotland as something seperate from Britain is about as logical as saying "New Yorkers and Americans..."
"New Yorkers and Californians".. now that makes some sense.

Scotland forms part of Great Britain.

Why am I even having to explain this?

'So I'm not half Scottish I'm half British? Damn thanks for clearing that up Halo. Thanks for more evidence of how stupid you are.'

- ROFLMAO!!!! I must be day-dreaming.. no one can be this fucking retarded.

To be Scottish is to BE British *bangs head against wall*
Try it Winterwang, it helps. Honest.

Bang harder its not helping you. Yeah I get it... Scottish people are citizens of the UK. That's cool, but a lot of them identify themselves as Scots, not Brits so whats wrong with him distinguishing by saying Scots/Brits? Nothing except you wanted to try to make another stupid comment about American knowledge of European geography by distortion.

It seems to me you're the one that doesnt understand geography of your own island though.

By the way if someone quoted articles about things that happened in California, and said Californians/Americans like he has used Scots/Brits here, no Americans would be stupid or petty enough to make an issue out of it. It seems perfectly natural and reasonable to me to make a regional distinction. The same thing would be true if someone made a generalization talking about African Americans, Native Americans, Mexican Americans, Texans, Southwesterners, Southerners, etc... Actually the stupider thing would be not to make a distinction if you're quoting articles from a specific region of the US.

Actually the stupider thing would be not to make a distinction if you're quoting articles from a specific region of the US.United in diversity, comrade? ;)

But in seriousness, I think it's true for every country with more than 2 states/counties/regions/geographic separations and whatever ethnic differences you could find.
People don't like generalisation when it's related to something "bad".

' It seems to me you're the one that doesnt understand geography of your own island though.'

- So Scotland isn't in Britain then?

Just a question - do you hire someone to wipe your own arse?

Whether or not your supreme god-like ability to percieve what most Scots think about their nationality
Actually my ability to perceive(i after e except..come on, you is a college student!) is based on a funny little thing called real life experience. To elaborate, I worked for several years with a guy who was born, raised, and educated in Glasgow before moving to the States in his 30s and he talked about it quite a lot(well everything quite a lot, but I digress), not to mention knowing several other people who came to the states from Scotland.

One of these days you'll get out in the world and understand what real life experience is.

Oh, and Anterak..you're the ones building a socialist union, not myself ;)

Besides, one would think Halo would welcome a seperation. For example, I only recognize 48 United States as Alabama and Arkansas are like Uncle Steven who nobody willingly mentions and you sorta wish Grandma would stop inviting him to family reunions.

Bloody Scotts.

Ok fine we won't come to the reunion Uncle Green Bay, but if we're not coming neither is Redstone Arsenal or Lockheed Martin =) We'll send ya Anniston's incinerator, though.

'To elaborate, I worked for several years with a guy who was born, raised, and educated in Glasgow...'

- I have no idea if you're actually being funny or not.
Please, god... let him be having a laugh.

It's almost like those people who say "I'm not racist...my friend is black."
Except far more tragic.

"Scots aren't Brits, 'cause I worked with a guy from Scotland who didn't like being called a Brit!"
"Russians are European, 'cause most of them speak English!"

I pronounce this forum... utterly mental.

Only if you are stupid.

Saying my opinion on Scots is formed because I know several people who came to the states as adults from Scotland(including a guy who worked 4 feet from me for 8-12 hours a day 6 days a week for several years) is not the same as saying "I can't be racist, I have black friends!".


Using the term Scotland as something seperate from Britain
Is alot more like using the term Puerto Rican instead of American(even though they are a US territory) than your example...or for that matter Hawaiian instead of American.

See how that works?

I just hope that you know how wrong you are but you're just too full of yourself to admit it. You're fuckin loopy Halo.

'Is alot more like using the term Puerto Rican instead of American(even though they are a US territory) than your example...or for that matter Hawaiian instead of American'


- No, it's like saying Texas isn't part of the US.
It is. It's a UNITED state.
As Scotland is a UNITED kingdom, and thus part of the union of Great Britain, and so is British territory. Which makes its occupants, guess what - omgosh - Brits.

Yes, Winterwang, I'm nuts believing Scotland is in Britain, when the entire world does as well.

Again... why am I explaining this?

Because you keep diverting the point. Again you complete fucking moron... no one is saying that Scotland isn't part of the UK. They're also not synonymous. You're making this issue out of nothing why? Oh yeah because you're a complete nutjob.

'no one is saying that Scotland isn't part of the UK'

'So I'm not half Scottish I'm half British? Damn thanks for clearing that up Halo. Thanks for more evidence of how stupid you are.'

- It's almost as if you're *too* retarded.

Halo, perhaps I can explain this to you in simpler terms.

A "chocolate pie" is a pie when you look at the whole thing. However, that pie can divided into separate pieces, let's call them "states" for example. Well you see, let's say I want to name those pieces of the chocolate pie. If you point to "slice A", it's still "chocolate pie", yet it's also "slice A". The same goes for the other pieces. Now don't forget that the pieces of the chocolate pie may not be exactly the same. "Slice A" may have thick homeade whipped cream on the top, while "slice B" may just be plain yet again, they are all "chocolate pie".

Did this help any? Oh well, didn't think so. *Prepares for the insults*...

You think because I'm ethnically Scottish that I'm ethnically British because its the same country? Are all Brits Scottish? Are all Canadians Quebecoir? Are all Americans Californians?

Quit being stupid. You're such a fool.

No, you are missing his point.
It's nose picking (we know Halo), but technically he's right. Ethnical Scots are geopraphic Brits. To use with Cados funny example, you shouldn't compare Slice A with the pie, but Slice A and Slice B, or Chocolate Pie with Strawberry Pie. Like you don't compare Californians with Americans, but Californians with New Yorkers (and you get a headache doing so).

Being "Brit" doesn't mean being Scot, but the opposite is always true. Like being Quebecois is being Canadian.

To make it short, imagine the title of this post as "What is it with you Yanks/Californians and cutlery?". Getting it now?

Haloish I agree, but you manage to make 2 pages out of it guys. ;)

I agree its extremely Haloish. He's wrong though from the start. The title and the context in no way exclude Scots from being British. Two of the articles are specifically from Scotland. Now what if it was... Whats with you Americans/Californians and surfing? If you just said Americans it has a completely different connotation than if you said Californians. However only a complete moron would look at that and say OMFG YOU R STUPID YOU DONT EVEN KNOW CALIFORNIA IS AMERICA!

He's making arguments out of thin air and even he knows how stupid hes being at this point.

Cados, your argument would usually hold a slither of logic, except that in this case, there was no need to mention Scots after Brits, because they are Brits.
Otherwise, yes, you're right. But in this case - he used them as two seperate nations, which they are not.

Thus, Crist0 is a big poopie head, and god knows what the fuck Winterwang is yabbing on about.

"I'm half Scottish, so I can't be half British!"

That guy from The Goonies phoned, he wants his "HEY YOU GUYS" back.

Baaaby ROOOTH?

See thats the point Halo. Where does he call them separate nations? You're the dumbfuck doing that just to make an argument out of it. Keep going though, you're your own worst enemy.

Actually, to tell the truth, the only reason I used the chocolate pie analogy was because I couldn't stop thinking about the heavenly chocolate pie sitting in my fridge as we speak. Of course it came from a local BBQ restaurant though, but that's what makes it good!

No, you are missing his point
The point is his pussy hurts, so he decided to put words into my mouth and start an argument instead of comprehending a simple message:

Most Scots prefer to be called Scots, and not Brits.

Somehow out of that Geography Wizard, the guy who thinks Russia and Turkey are not part of Europe, decides that he needs to argue how Scotland is part of the UK.