Brits:

Kayla · Post by **Kayla** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 6:24 am

the horse is ugly!!! lol.. and the dude is a prick.

Skittles! · Post by **Skittles!** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 6:24 am

Kayla wrote:the horse is ugly!!! lol.. and the dude is a prick.

The horse is meant to be Princess Camilla..

SuperMango · Post by **SuperMango** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 7:23 am

Skittles! wrote:
Kayla wrote:the horse is ugly!!! lol.. and the dude is a prick.
The horse is meant to be Princess Camilla..

Uh huh...It is. Reeeeed, isn't Prince much prettier then the duck?

AlgyTaylor · Post by **AlgyTaylor** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 7:45 am

Birmingham's alright, grew up just outside it (in Lichfield) - it's become really quite nice in the city centre in recent years, and is of course home to the greatest sporting institution in the entire world - Aston Villa Football Club.

All that said, if I could relocate to anywhere in the world, Brum would be fairly low on the list.

Good night out in Brum, though, and it's been the birthplace of my favouritest style of music; that lovely nihilistic techno sound.

Tripitaka · Post by **Tripitaka** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 7:59 am

I went to uni in Birmingham for a couple of years and it wasn't so bad. The accent's not the best and I had to swap chips 'n gravy for chips 'n curry sauce, but no major sacrifice there - the nightlife and the baltis more than made up for that!

Oh and seeing Ocean Colour Scene perform a gig at their local was pretty darn cool too!

The1exile · Post by **The1exile** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:05 am

Norse wrote:William of orange? Marco Van Basten?

cant think of anymore.

Edit: william of orange was an englishman, sorry.

Skittles beat me to saying Maurice of Nassau, but I can't believe you haven't mentioned Sebastian Artois.

sam_levi_11 · Post by **sam_levi_11** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:07 am

The1exile wrote:
Norse wrote:William of orange? Marco Van Basten?

cant think of anymore.

Edit: william of orange was an englishman, sorry.
Skittles beat me to saying Maurice of Nassau, but I can't believe you haven't mentioned Sebastian Artois.

ummm dennis bergkamp? frank rijkard(sp)? barneveld? ummm dunno

i have another one....
FAMOUS BELGIANS?

i cant think of any

Tripitaka · Post by **Tripitaka** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:27 am

sam_levi_11 wrote:i have another one....
FAMOUS BELGIANS?

i cant think of any

Hercule Poirot (albeit a fictional detective), Rene Magritte (surrealist painter), and a whole host of other famous Flemish painters, Jean Baptiste "Django" Reinhardt (inspirational guitarist), Georges Remi (better known as Hergé, the creator of "Tin Tin" ), Jacques Brel (singer, songwriter) Georges Simenon (writer), AUDREY HEPBURN even (born in Brussels I believe) and of course let's not forget one of the all time great actors the world has produced, none other than the "Muscles from Brussels" himself - Jean Claude Van Damme!

sam_levi_11 · Post by **sam_levi_11** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:30 am

poirot is fictional. magritte is hardly famous. reinhardt yes. remi yes. brel not that famous. simenon, maybe. hepburn may have been born in brussels but shes not belgian. jean claude van damme- yup.

Tripitaka · Post by **Tripitaka** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:32 am

sam_levi_11 wrote:poirot is fictional. magritte is hardly famous. reinhardt yes. remi yes. brel not that famous. simenon, maybe. hepburn may have been born in brussels but shes not belgian. jean claude van damme- yup.

I beg to differ with you on Magritte - his paintings are some of the most collected and fetch considerable sums of money!

AlgyTaylor · Post by **AlgyTaylor** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:33 am

Tin Tin, Marc Wilmots (looked like a farmer but a bloody good midfielder) & Enzo Schifo (another footballer) came from Belgium

sam_levi_11 · Post by **sam_levi_11** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:33 am

maybe, but outside or art intrested people shes not famous at all.

sam_levi_11 · Post by **sam_levi_11** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:35 am

AlgyTaylor wrote:Tin Tin, Marc Wilmots (looked like a farmer but a y good midfielder) & Enzo Schifo (another footballer) came from Belgium

fictional, not famous for anyone outisde of football, neither is schifo

Tripitaka · Post by **Tripitaka** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:41 am

sam_levi_11 wrote:maybe, but outside or art intrested people shes not famous at all.

HIS images are widely used in advertising, which means they reach beyond the eye of just "art lovers", so I stick by his inclusion - HE is widely famous!

And as for Brel- he might not be as well known in English speaking counties, but he most definitely is in French speaking ones!

Oh and Audrey Hepburn retained her Belgian citizenship right up until her death, so that makes her, er BELGIAN!

sam_levi_11 · Post by **sam_levi_11** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:45 am

well that proves it, i didnt even know it was a he

Tripitaka · Post by **Tripitaka** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:46 am

sam_levi_11 wrote:well that proves it, i didnt even know it was a he

All that proves is your ignorance and inability to read previous posts properly!

sam_levi_11 · Post by **sam_levi_11** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:47 am

true.

but also i bet if i ask 20 people not one will know him

Tripitaka · Post by **Tripitaka** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:55 am

sam_levi_11 wrote:true.

but also i bet if i ask 20 people not one will know him

Well if those 20 people were your friends or acquaintances I wouldn't be surprised! - but in a more random group of mixed intellects and interests I'm sure at least one person would.

Anyway we're both going waaay off topic here - and I'm going to be late for work now, so if you want to discuss all things Belgium when I get back, we can!

sam_levi_11 · Post by **sam_levi_11** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:01 am

Tripitaka wrote:
sam_levi_11 wrote:true.

but also i bet if i ask 20 people not one will know him
Well if those 20 people were your friends or acquaintances I wouldn't be surprised! - but in a more random group of mixed intellects and interests I'm sure at least one person would.

Anyway we're both going waaay off topic here - and I'm going to be late for work now, so if you want to discuss all things Belgium when I get back, we can!

are u saying emos are stupid?

better than chavs...
we are actually all average to bright intelligence. obviously im not that birght, i count all A's as birght and i got A's, a B and a C. and an f but theat was RE so who gives a fuk

Nickbaldwin · Post by **Nickbaldwin** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:10 am

sam_levi_11 wrote:
Tripitaka wrote:
sam_levi_11 wrote:true.

but also i bet if i ask 20 people not one will know him
Well if those 20 people were your friends or acquaintances I wouldn't be surprised! - but in a more random group of mixed intellects and interests I'm sure at least one person would.

Anyway we're both going waaay off topic here - and I'm going to be late for work now, so if you want to discuss all things Belgium when I get back, we can!
are u saying emos are stupid?

better than chavs...
we are actually all average to bright intelligence. obviously im not that birght, i count all A's as birght and i got A's, a B and a C. and an f but theat was RE so who gives a fuk

I got C E and U at AS, and I still know who Magritte is....

But back on topic, I live in a Brummie overspill.... Birmingham isnt bad, because all the bad people end up here....

Minister Masket · Post by **Minister Masket** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:09 am

Ok ok. So it's like Winston Churchill going into the ring against George Washington, Charles de Gaulle AND Tin Tin. (who I believe can throw quite a punch, read the books).

btownmeggy · Post by **btownmeggy** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:58 am

Tripitaka wrote:chips 'n curry sauce

That sounds..... DELICIOUS.

sam_levi_11 · Post by **sam_levi_11** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:28 pm

its not. its rank

Norse · Post by **Norse** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 1:38 pm

True true...the lumpy microwaved, gooey crap that tastes like salty water.

Tastes nothing like curry.

Gimme a chicken madras and chips any day of the week

sam_levi_11 · Post by **sam_levi_11** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:02 pm

nope, madras and rice. or vindaloo. currys the onkly food i enjoy eating.

Brits:

How do you feel about Birmingham?