Beauty An The Beastly Homo.
by Ed Butt
May 2009

Britishness for Dummies (with quiz)
by ianrthorpe
2007-07-30

There has been a lot of talk about Britishness recently, most of it centring on the willingness of migrants to integrate by accepting British ways and customs.

would be immigrants have gone so far as to convert to Christianity in order to prove they are genuine in their acceptance of British values. To counter this Immigration officials have developed a set of questions aimed at weeding out the apostates by testing their knowledge of British customs and traditions.

Among these are:
How would you go about cooking a Christmas Turkey?
What kind of decorations would you put on a Christmas Tree.
How should Christmas pudding be served

Now apart from the misapprehension that Christmas is a purely British thing, that Turkey is a traditional British Christmas treat (its actually very recent) and that Britain is a Christian nation, the Immigration people need to understand a few things. Christmas Trees are of course a pagan tradition from Germany, introduced by Prince Albert around a hundred and fifty years ago, goose is centre of the traditional British Christmas mean and erm, well, most of us haven’t been to church since our granny’s funeral so if the Immigration people were right we would quickly solve the housing crisis by deporting more than half the population.

Find out how British you are. Take the Boggart Blog Britishness quiz.

1 What is the motto on the Royal Arms
a)Dieu et mon droit
b)The Wogs Begin At Calais
c) Britannia rules the waves
d) ‘ere we go ‘ere we go ‘ere we go
2 Who is the husband of the head of the Royal family
a) Prince Phillip of Battenberg
b) Ricky Tomlinson
c) George Cooney
c) Some greasy foreign bastard

3) What is Britain’s favourite food
a) Chicken Tikka Masala
b) Fish and chips
c) anything so long as it is boiled to destruction
d) Pot Noodles

4) If you draw a line from the Mersey to the Humber which side of that line can the best beer and the best football teams be found.
a) south of the line
b) north of the line
c) what are the Mersey and the Humber?
d) who cares

And about our European neighbours. Tell us what you think of:

5) The French ?
a) The cultural ties between our nations are so strong that though we are different nations politically we are truly one people.
b) They eat a lot of garlic but their accents are sexy
c) They’re a bunch foreign bastards
6) The Italians ?
a) The Romans brought to these islands culture, civilisation, law and language. Italy’s role in the forming of western culture is immeasurable
b) Anyone who gave us Lasgne and Ferraris can’t be bad
c) They’re a bunch of foreign bastards
7) The Germans ?
a) German philosophy has changed the way we view the world while their technical innovations have provided indispensable tools for industry
b) They’re very clean and efficient
c) Two world wars and one world cup.
8) The Belgians ?
a) A small nation of educated, tolerant people who have contributed much in the fields of art and science.
b) They make nice chocolate
c) Dirty FAt Phlegms
d) Who?

9) A question on British culture. Which was the best Morcambe and Wise Christmas special ever?
a)1974
b)1977
c) They were a couple of nancy boys, I prefer Alf Garnett.
10 Who was the greatest Briton ever
a) Shakespeare
b) Winston Churchill
c) Wayne Rooney
d) Homer Simpson

How do you rate?
Mostly As and Bs.
Foreigner, you lot think you can come here and have an easy life claiming benefits and living in council houses. You seduce our women and cause NHS waiting lists by turning up at hospital for free treatment every time you have a hangover and support foreign football teams like Chelsea and Tottenham. Clear off, there’s nothing here for the likes of you.

Mostly Cs
Congratulations. You are British through and through in fact you are probably a member of the BNP, have a bulldog tattooed on your arse and support West Ham United (even if you are a northerner). This precious pearl set in a silver sea is the home of Kings and heroes and it is YOUR home too.

So we can expect you to cheer loudly when we close all the Indian, Chinese and Italian restaurants, ban the import of German and Spanish beer and Japanese cars. You will be delighted when we ban cheap clothes from China and you have to pay £75 for a pair of Levis because you are proud to be BRITISH.

BTW The proper way to cook Brussels sprouts for Christmas dinner is to put them on Nov. 5th and keep them simmering until December 25th. The proper way to cook a Christmas turkey is forget to defrost it and have sausage sandwiches with brown sauce.

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