No Motto Please, We're British


Some time during the year of 2007, it was proposed by one Gordon Brown that the British adopt a 'national motto' to sum up the 'values' of our great nation. Of course, it went absolutely nowhere, but the public nonetheless were given the opportunity to have their fun with it. The Times held a motto competition, for which members of the public were invited to give 'suggestions' as to how best express what it is that binds us as a nation. The highlights are as follows:

“Dipso, Fatso, Bingo, Asbo, Tesco”
“Britain, a terribly nice place”
“Less stuffy than we sound”
“Stubborn to the point of greatness”
“Promoting ahistorical unity myths since 1066”
“West Lothian was my undoing”
“Once mighty empire, slightly used”
“Your nation, ruined by Labour”
“Going down with Brown”
“Americans who missed the boat”
"We strive for valiant defeat"
"Let’s discuss it down the pub"
"Sorry, is this the queue?"
"Drinking continues till morale improves"
"In America we trust"

Last but not least, my personal favorite:

"At least we’re not French"

1 comment:

Becky McCoy said...

so funny, thanks for sharing!