Person/people you like or respect from Britain

Maguire01 · July 28, 2011, 06:34:12 PM

Some people don't know the difference between Britain and the UK.

laoislad · July 28, 2011, 06:49:05 PM

Chloe Atkinson

Lar Naparka · July 28, 2011, 06:56:49 PM

Quote from: randomtask on July 28, 2011, 06:24:59 PM
Quote from: ziggysego on July 28, 2011, 06:15:45 PM
Evil Genius

Can we have one thread that doesn't boil down to north/south point scoring

What's wrong with EG?
I certainly respect his classical debating skills and I ~~like~~ love the way he loses the rag from time to time.
Going by the topic title, that qualifies him for my #1 spot.
(Doesn't mean I always agree with him.)

ross4life · July 28, 2011, 07:00:35 PM

John Cleese
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sD_8prYOxo&feature=related

mylestheslasher · July 28, 2011, 07:12:34 PM

Quote from: Lar Naparka on July 28, 2011, 06:56:49 PM
Quote from: randomtask on July 28, 2011, 06:24:59 PM
Quote from: ziggysego on July 28, 2011, 06:15:45 PM
Evil Genius

Can we have one thread that doesn't boil down to north/south point scoring

What's wrong with EG?
I certainly respect his classical debating skills and I ~~like~~ love the way he loses the rag from time to time.
Going by the topic title, that qualifies him for my #1 spot.
(Doesn't mean I always agree with him.)

Only problem is he wasn't born in Britain, rather the UK.

Eamonnca1 · July 28, 2011, 07:18:30 PM

Inventors, engineers and scientists:

Frank Whittle (jet engine inventor)
John Loggie Baird (TV inventor)
Isaac Newton (gravity inventor)
Charles Darwin (evolution inventor)
Richard Dawkins (atheism inventor)

Broadcasters and writers:

David Frost (now at Al Jazeera)
David Dimbleby
Jeremy Paxman
Kirsty Wark (her accent makes me melt)
Christopher Hitchens

Athletes:

Steve Redgrave
Jack Charlton
Chris Hoy
Graham Obree (innovative rider who broke the hour record despite officialdom's attempts to block him, turned down a professional road racing contract because he didn't want to have to get into doping)
Sebastian Coe, Steve Ovett and Steve Cram in the 80s
I'd like to be able to add Mark Cavendish but he's Manx

Politicians:

Alex Salmond
Tony Blair (for his work in Northern Ireland, not Iraq)
Tony Benn (I don't agree with him on everything but he makes his case well and is always interesting to listen to)
Denis Skinner (gas man in the House of Commons)

mayogodhelpus@gmail.com · July 28, 2011, 07:23:40 PM

Quote from: Nally Stand on July 28, 2011, 06:22:40 PM
Manys a one. Though those I like seem to be mainly North, East or South Brits.

You don't like yourself then Nally

mayogodhelpus@gmail.com · July 28, 2011, 07:24:46 PM

Quote from: Maguire01 on July 28, 2011, 06:34:12 PM
Some people don't know the difference between Britain and the UK.

Most British people I reckon.

mayogodhelpus@gmail.com · July 28, 2011, 07:28:50 PM

Mow Mowlam

randomtask · July 28, 2011, 07:30:55 PM

David Attenborough

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktIGVtKdgwo

Lar Naparka · July 28, 2011, 07:42:26 PM

Quote from: mylestheslasher on July 28, 2011, 07:12:34 PM
Quote from: Lar Naparka on July 28, 2011, 06:56:49 PM
Quote from: randomtask on July 28, 2011, 06:24:59 PM
Quote from: ziggysego on July 28, 2011, 06:15:45 PM
Evil Genius

Can we have one thread that doesn't boil down to north/south point scoring

What's wrong with EG?
I certainly respect his classical debating skills and I ~~like~~ love the way he loses the rag from time to time.
Going by the topic title, that qualifies him for my #1 spot.
(Doesn't mean I always agree with him.)

Only problem is he wasn't born in Britain, rather the UK.

IMO, you are correct.
But EG maintains that he is British and, since the thread had wandered off course, I decided to go along with him on this occasion.

Maguire01 · July 28, 2011, 08:10:34 PM

Quote from: Lar Naparka on July 28, 2011, 07:42:26 PM
Quote from: mylestheslasher on July 28, 2011, 07:12:34 PM
Quote from: Lar Naparka on July 28, 2011, 06:56:49 PM
Quote from: randomtask on July 28, 2011, 06:24:59 PM
Quote from: ziggysego on July 28, 2011, 06:15:45 PM
Evil Genius

Can we have one thread that doesn't boil down to north/south point scoring

What's wrong with EG?
I certainly respect his classical debating skills and I ~~like~~ love the way he loses the rag from time to time.
Going by the topic title, that qualifies him for my #1 spot.
(Doesn't mean I always agree with him.)

Only problem is he wasn't born in Britain, rather the UK.
IMO, you are correct.
But EG maintains that he is British and, since the thread had wandered off course, I decided to go along with him on this occasion.

You don't have to be born in Britain to be British, just the UK. But you have to be 'from Britain' to qualify for this thread!

deiseach · July 28, 2011, 08:11:41 PM

Quote from: Eamonnca1 on July 28, 2011, 07:18:30 PM
Richard Dawkins (atheism inventor)

mylestheslasher · July 28, 2011, 08:21:08 PM

Quote from: Eamonnca1 on July 28, 2011, 07:18:30 PM
Inventors, engineers and scientists:

Frank Whittle (jet engine inventor)
John Loggie Baird (TV inventor)
Isaac Newton (gravity inventor)
Charles Darwin (evolution inventor)
Richard Dawkins (atheism inventor)

Broadcasters and writers:

David Frost (now at Al Jazeera)
David Dimbleby
Jeremy Paxman
Kirsty Wark (her accent makes me melt)
Christopher Hitchens

Athletes:

Steve Redgrave
Jack Charlton
Chris Hoy
Graham Obree (innovative rider who broke the hour record despite officialdom's attempts to block him, turned down a professional road racing contract because he didn't want to have to get into doping)
Sebastian Coe, Steve Ovett and Steve Cram in the 80s
I'd like to be able to add Mark Cavendish but he's Manx

Politicians:

Alex Salmond
Tony Blair (for his work in Northern Ireland, not Iraq)
Tony Benn (I don't agree with him on everything but he makes his case well and is always interesting to listen to)
Denis Skinner (gas man in the House of Commons)

You admire a lot of people there Eamonn! But Tony Blair? A man who led an illegal invasion of a country resulting in 1000's of deaths for oil. I'm afraid he cant trade that bad for the good he did in the north. Its like saying you admire Sadam for putting nice roads in Iraq but not the gasing of the kurds.

mayogodhelpus@gmail.com · July 28, 2011, 08:23:22 PM

Quote from: deiseach on July 28, 2011, 08:11:41 PM
Quote from: Eamonnca1 on July 28, 2011, 07:18:30 PM
Richard Dawkins (atheism inventor)

So invented Religion? Some dumbass caveman!