Peter Sammon wrote:

"Keith G" wrote in news:4026ddd1$0$7059
:


"Peter Sammon" wrote


snip drivel


Actually it's losing several wars to the French that does it to you.
Stiff upper lip and all that rot!



Anybody got a clue WTF this **** is going on about?

What wars.....???


(We *lost* a war? - When did that happen? Why wasn't I told? -

Actually,

forget that, the French actually *won* a war??? What's that all about
then?))


Pity the sad state of British education. You could start with William the
Conqueror- technically I suppose.

The problem is that they consider a "withdrawl" by all of their forces
to not be equivalent to loosing. Lol.

They just decided to give everything up to the people and leave politely.
Again. And again. And again. And - god they are inventing new terms for
"withdrawing" by the bucketfull, aren't they?