[BITList] I Thought it was Funny

[fredmno at aol.com]

Must confess in my current state of depression it did raise a smile.


If you had 
            purchased £1000 of Northern Rock shares one year ago it would now be 
            worth £4.95; 

            
with HBOS, 
            earlier this week your £1000 would have been worth £16.50; 
            

            
£1000 invested 
            in XL Leisure would now be worth less than 
            £5,
but.... 

            
 if you 
            bought £1000 worth of Tennent's Lager one year ago, drank it all, 
            then took the empty cans to an aluminium re-cycling plant, you would 
            get £214. 

So based on the above statistics the best current 
            investment advice is to drink heavily and 
            re-cycle

      
 




The following sent me off looking for a suitable length of rope!

                             BR Fred






      

      

      
 From a 
       correspondent..............
    
 
I think  this really sums it all 
      up.
 Pity we can't write it in  letters 
  
    three miles high and project it into the sky over  every  city 
      in 
                                                           
      ENGLAND!
 
 Whilst it still is 
       England.
 
 
 So....
 
 After  hearing that many cities did 
      not want to offend other cultures  by putting up Xmas lights, so 
      DIDN'T!

After  hearing that the 
      Birmingham council changed its opinion and let  a Muslim woman have 
      her picture on her driver's licence with her  face 
      covered.

 After  hearing of a Primary School in Birmingham where 
      a boy was told  that for PE they could wear Football League shirts 
      (Aston  Villa,Birmingham, West Brom etc) but NOT an England 
      shirt as  it could offend others !

 This prompted the  editorial below written by 
      a UK citizen. 
 Published in a  British tabloid 
      newspaper.
 
 IMMIGRANTS. 
       NOT BRITONS, MUST ADAPT.

 Take It Or  Leave It. I am tired of this 
      nation worrying about whether we  are offending some individual or 
      their culture. Since t
he terrorist  attacks on London, we have 
      experienced a surge in patriotism by the  majority of 
      Brits.
 
 However, the dust from the attacks  has 
      barely settled and the 'politically correct' crowd begin  complaining 
      about the possibility that our patriotism is offending 
       others.
 
 I am not against immigration, nor do I 
      hold a  grudge against anyone who is seeking a better life by coming 
      to  Britain. However, there are a few things that those who have 
       recently come to our country, and apparently some born here, need 
       to understand.
 
 This idea of London being a 
       multicultural centre for community has served only to dilute our 
       sovereignty and our national identity. As Britons, we have our own 
       culture, our own society, our own language and our own lifestyle. 
       This culture has been developed over centuries of wars, struggles, 
       trials and victories fought by the untold masses of men and women 
       who laid down their lives and one of the millions of men and 
       women who have sought freedom.
 
 We speak ENGLISH, 
       not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any 
       other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our 
20      society, learn the language! 'In God We Trust' is our National 
       Motto.
 
 This is not some Christian, right wing, 
       political slogan. We adopted this motto because Christian men and 
       women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is 
       clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on 
       the walls of our schools.
 
 If God offends you, 
      then I  suggest you consider another part of the world as your new 
      home,  because God is part of our culture. If St.George's cross 
      offends  you, or you don't like ' A Fair Go', then you should 
       seriously consider a move to another part of this 
       planet.
 
 We are happy with our culture and have no 
       desire to change, and we really don't care how you did things where 
       you came from. This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, 
       and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all 
       this.
 
 But once you are done complaining, whining, 
      and  griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our National Motto, or Our 
      Way  of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other 
      great  British freedom, 'THE RIGHT TO LEAVE'.
 
 If 
      you aren't  happy here20then P*** OFF! We didn't force you to come 
       here.
 
 You asked to be here. So accept the country 
      YOU  accepted. Pretty easy really, when you think about it. I figure 
      if  we all keep passing this to our friends (and enemies) it will 
      also,  sooner or later get back to the complainers, lets all try, 
       please.
 
 No matter how many times you receive 
      it...  please forward it to all you 
      know. 
 



  





  

      

  

      


      

 

 




   



  


      

      

      

      

      

      

 




      

      

      

      

      

      

      

      

      

      
 















      


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