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British diplomats apologize for tweets marking 1814 burning of White House with BBQ, cake
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| August 25, 2014
| FoxNews.com staff
Posted on 08/26/2014 3:51:25 AM PDT by Fenhalls555
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To: Fenhalls555
Brits have some strange senses of humor, intent is often mistaken.
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posted on
08/26/2014 3:52:26 AM PDT
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DaveA37
To: DaveA37
I actually thought it was pretty funny.
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posted on
08/26/2014 3:53:03 AM PDT
by
nonliberal
(Sent from a payphone in a whorehouse in Mexico.)
To: Fenhalls555
British diplomats in Washington are apologizing for Twitter posts that made light of the 200th anniversary of their troops torching the White House in the War of 1812.Nothing at all to apologize for. I know exactly how you feel.
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posted on
08/26/2014 3:53:10 AM PDT
by
The_Media_never_lie
(The media must be defeated any way it can be done.)
To: Fenhalls555
Oh, those classy Brits.....
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posted on
08/26/2014 3:53:18 AM PDT
by
caver
(Obama: Home of the Whopper)
To: Fenhalls555
It’s funny. If Americans are upset that the least 2nd world country in Europe is joking about an event over two hundred years old that turned out to be nothing, then we’re the goofs.
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posted on
08/26/2014 4:00:10 AM PDT
by
1010RD
(First, Do No Harm)
To: Fenhalls555
The now-defunct Canadian national anthem, “The Maple Leaf Forever,” talked about how the British Canadians (Canada was still a British colony) defeated the nasty Americans in battles during the War of 1812, and the US national anthem talks about how we kept the nasty British from defeating us in a battle during the War of 1812.
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posted on
08/26/2014 4:01:21 AM PDT
by
chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: Fenhalls555
1814 burning of White House with BBQ, cake Hmmm. I missed that part in history class...
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posted on
08/26/2014 4:01:22 AM PDT
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: DaveA37
I wasn’t offended by it. Its just typical British humor like when I thank them for their generous gift of America.
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posted on
08/26/2014 4:10:56 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
To: DaveA37
They simply cannot get over losing the American colonies!
To: caver
Oh, those classy Brits..... How many times has Obama, figuratively slapped the U.K. in the face?
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posted on
08/26/2014 4:14:52 AM PDT
by
Graybeard58
(Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.)
To: 1010RD
I would have liked to have seen photos of the first white house. Since it was burned before photography, we have nothing but drawings of it. Sad loss and arson is not nice.
To: nonliberal
I thought it was funny too.
To: Fenhalls555
I remember joking with my Brit in-laws who were thoroughly unaware of the incident. They were a tad embarrassed.
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posted on
08/26/2014 4:20:37 AM PDT
by
driftless2
(For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion.)
To: Fenhalls555
Someone should have just replied with the story Lincoln used to tell, as depicted in the recent film starring Daniel Day Lewis, about the time Ethan Allen was in England attending a lavish dinner at a lord's estate. Mid-dinner he had to visit the privy and found that inside hung a portrait of George Washington. He finished his business and went back to the dinner, not saying a word about what he'd seen.
After some time the host couldn't help himself and asked Allen if he noticed the portrait. He replied that he had. Well, what did Allen think of the location? He replied that he thought it was entirely appropriate. Shocked, the host asked why. "Because nothing will make an Englishman s#$% faster than the sight of George Washington.
Lewis' next line in the film was "I love that story". So do I. People need to lighten up and get a sense of humor.
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posted on
08/26/2014 4:21:28 AM PDT
by
katana
(Just my opinions)
To: Fenhalls555
Sorry, but I am not offended.
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posted on
08/26/2014 4:22:18 AM PDT
by
Cowboy Bob
(They are called "Liberals" because the word "parasite" was already taken.)
To: Fenhalls555
” “the anniversary of burning of the White House with a BBQ.”
I know someone that almost had the same thing happen. His grill was too close to the house; melted the vinyl siding.
First time I knew the was what happened 200 years ago.
To: Fenhalls555
To: katana
I remember that story-very funny!
To: Fenhalls555
A little tweaking. Using sparklers makes clear it’s just being silly.
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posted on
08/26/2014 4:25:37 AM PDT
by
lepton
("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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