Quick answer before bed of serious Q.

[Bewlay Bros]

For class tomorrow who said:

Britain is a nation of shop keepers?

and

Britain is a nation of animals lovers?

Dotty may know?????

Five minutes before bed.

Thanks

and google doesn't help.

[dabees]

Shopkeepers was Napoleon i do believe.

[Bewlay Bros]

How confident dabees?

[dabees]

See here.
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/12650.html

[Bewlay Bros]

well done, looks like Nappy man.

Comes up on google now. I think I used shop owners not keepers in my search.

Just animals to go.

[Aprilis]

Attributed to Napoleon but apparently written by Adam Smith in 1776.

[Bewlay Bros]

Aprillis do not confuse matters!!!!!! Napoleon will do!!!! :-)

What about animals???

[Aprilis]

Can't find any reference to the animals one Wardy. Probably Rolf Harris, lol!

[Bewlay Bros]

ah never mind.

I am going to say Queen Victoria, maybe in an empire speech. but I have no idea really.

Goodnight anyway.

[meglet]

I don't think the "nation of animal lovers" is a direct quote, more a reputation the British are supposed to have.

[legend002]

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[meglet]

^^^ * isn't

[legend002]

arkwright?

[Aprilis]

Night, night Wardy, sleep well x x x

[jacko50]

perhaps it was noah when he nudged into england on his way to the place where he saw the dove with a sprig of leaves in its beak , and he sprang a leak and all the english in their wode said aww **** it drop em off here noah we will look after them for you till you can come back, then again perhaps not.

[Aprilis]

lol @ jacko!

[legend002]

Was it mahatma ghandi?

[jacko50]

hi ya Aprilis

[Aprilis]

Hello again jacko :o)

[jacko50]

sorry about the double L Aprilis, i may be a little bit pished.

[jacko50]

two more minutes and i'm getting me coat