[colorado tanker]

Remember the War of 1812!

When Tony Blair addressed Congress he said he was shown the fireplace where the British burned the congressional library and then deadpanned, "sorry about that." It was hilarious.

[Verginius Rufus]

Some British tourists were being shown around Washington by an American friend, who remarked, "You know, the British burned Washington in 1814."

The Brits were horrified. "Oh, no! We knew we burned Joan of Arc, but we thought that Washington died of natural causes."