see what I mean about the ‘poms’?
http://www.bigpond.com/news/offbeat/content/20080204/2153628.asp
Britons are losing their grip on reality, according to a poll which shows nearly a quarter think Winston Churchill was a myth, while the majority reckon Sherlock Holmes was real.
The survey found that 47 per cent thought the 12th Century English King Richard the Lionheart was a myth.
And 23 per cent thought World War II prime minister Winston Churchill was made up.
The same percentage thought Crimean War nurse Florence Nightingale did not actually exist.
Three per cent thought Charles Dickens, one of Britain’s most famous writers, is a work of fiction himself.
Indian political leader Mahatma Gandhi and Battle of Waterloo victor the Duke of Wellington were also in the top 10 of people thought to be myths.
Meanwhile, 58 per cent thought Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictional detective Sherlock Holmes actually existed, and 33 per cent thought the same of WE Johns’ fictional pilot and adventurer Biggles.
UKTV Gold television surveyed 3,000 people.
This is sickening...and sadly, it’s coming soon to a city near me! Thanks for the info!
Well, I would question a UKTV survey. One UKTV channel was recently rebranded simply as ‘Dave TV’. The watching demographic will hardly be representative of the UK population.
As for ‘Whingeing Poms’: Isn’t it a bit hypocritical (and ironic) that Aussies are always whingeing about them? Just a thought. Also, why is Australia trying to attract more and more whingeing Poms to its shores if they are so much trouble? Recent cricket scandals seem to suggest that Aussies are the last to talk about whinging. :-)
And you gave the world ‘Neighbours!’ Hang your head in shame man! ;-)