# England! YESSSSSSSSS! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 22, 2003, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664 "2003-11-22T11:28:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2003, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/41 "2003-11-23T13:31:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by C3 \* > \*\*Man, this thread was just wrong. It hasn’t aired here in the U.S. (well it has, but at 4 am on pay-per-view). My husband and I were going to watch it at a friend’s house at noon. I’ll have to be very good and not tell him who won. \*\* While I apologise for the effect the thread had on you, I’m not so contrite about starting it, since posting the result of an enormous international sporting event is a very unusual thing for which to require a spoiler - I had no way of knowing the US networks were retarded regarding this event (pun intended). πŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![fortytwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f9ae1b/32.png) [@fortytwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fortytwo)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2003, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/42 "2003-11-23T15:41:29Z")
Congratulations England. Anyone that beats Wales must be good πŸ™‚ Roll on the Six Nations Championship, who’s going to be the first to beat the new world champions.πŸ˜ƒ V ---
**Author:** ![Rayne\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@Rayne\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rayne_Man)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2003, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/43 "2003-11-23T23:25:02Z")
The Scots and the Welsh will be pleased to know that , according to Fox News , it was " Britain " that beat Australia in the Rugby World Cup. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2003, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/44 "2003-11-23T23:31:02Z")
If Fox News said it, it _must_ be true… ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2003, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/45 "2003-11-23T23:44:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rayne Man \* > \*\*The Scots and the Welsh will be pleased to know that , according to Fox News , it was " Britain " that beat Australia in the Rugby World Cup. \*\* Give 'em a break. Maybe the reporter had been berated once too often by Brits for referring to Britain as β€œEngland”, so they overcompensated… ---
**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2003, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/46 "2003-11-24T02:56:01Z")
Obviously we didn’t win, but I seem to remember a thread that said that the US didn’t make too poor of a showing. ---
**Author:** ![messiah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3e96dc/32.png) [@messiah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/messiah)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2003, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/47 "2003-11-24T03:11:53Z")
I would like to have gone down to Sydney to see the final, I went last weekend to the semis and had a terrific weekend (blimey, those rugby chaps can down some beer). But too many aussie workmates and friends wanted me to stay put and watch the match here with them, in order for them to be able to pour it on, when England get walloped. Have never been so nervous watching a game before, two red and white jerseys (being joined by another Essex lad) in a pub of green and gold. What a match though, I was certain Australia would grab it at the end, they have a knack of pulling something out of the bag, in all sports. Magic kick, magic result, and a magic couple of hours pub-crawling afterwards. Often I’ve come across aussies, not too sportsmanlike in defeat, but Saturday night they were great, especially as they came so close to winning. All β€˜well dones’ and β€˜the better team …’. Pat on back to all the aussies I met in the pub and in town that night. ---
**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2003, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/48 "2003-11-24T12:25:07Z")
This might explain why a friend of mine was running around with a silly smile singing _Swing Low Sweet Chariot_ on top of his voice at last Saturday’s hash. ---
**Author:** ![elfje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19b73/32.png) [@elfje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfje)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2003, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/49 "2003-11-24T13:50:40Z")
congrats - wll deserved. we’ll get yous next time, though! ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2003, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/50 "2003-11-24T14:21:28Z")
Jjimm, thats a very nice Ulster Flag you made! ---
**Author:** ![ewakko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/2bfe46/32.png) [@ewakko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ewakko)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/51 "2003-11-25T00:44:44Z")
oh fiddlesticks. i wanted to go to the parade they were going to throw on tuesday when the team gets back, but due to local security concerns they are post-poning it until next week… when i return to the states ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/52 "2003-11-25T00:48:18Z")
πŸ™‚ :o ☹ πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜› πŸ†’ :mad: ;j :eek: ;j πŸ˜• πŸ˜ƒ :rolleyes: πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜‰ :):):):):):):):):πŸ™‚ :o ☹ πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜› πŸ†’ :mad: ;j :eek: ;j πŸ˜• πŸ˜ƒ :rolleyes: πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜‰ ):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)πŸ™‚ :o ☹ πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜› πŸ†’ :mad: ;j :eek: ;j πŸ˜• πŸ˜ƒ :rolleyes: πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜• πŸ˜ƒ :rolleyes: πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜‰ ):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)πŸ™‚ :o ☹ πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜› πŸ†’ :mad: ;j :eek: ;j πŸ˜• πŸ˜ƒ :rolleyes: πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜• πŸ˜ƒ :rolleyes: πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜‰ ):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)πŸ™‚ :o ☹ πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜› πŸ†’ :mad: ;j :eek: ;j πŸ˜• πŸ˜ƒ :rolleyes: πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜• πŸ˜ƒ :rolleyes: πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜‰ ):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)πŸ™‚ :o ☹ πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜› πŸ†’ :mad: ;j :eek: ;j πŸ˜• πŸ˜ƒ :rolleyes: πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/53 "2003-11-25T01:01:28Z")
There aren’t that many Jewish rugby players, are there? ---
**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/54 "2003-11-25T01:03:36Z")
I really wish I could take that last post back. I hit submit before I really thought about it. I promise I didn’t mean anything offensive by it and I apologize if anybody did. Just a really bad joke. You can throw stuff at me if you want. ---
**Author:** ![Ell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@Ell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ell)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/55 "2003-11-25T01:32:54Z")
World Cup-winning English winger Ben Cohen is Jewish. ---
**Author:** ![boofy\_bloke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@boofy\_bloke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boofy_bloke)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/56 "2003-11-25T02:37:12Z")
Go you Pommies! ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/57 "2003-11-25T09:15:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TwistofFate \* > \*\*Jjimm, thats a very nice Ulster Flag you made! \*\* Artistic license - no white smileys y’see. Anyway, there’s no red hand in the middle, so use your imagination. ---
**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/58 "2003-11-25T12:58:35Z")
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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/59 "2003-11-25T13:02:32Z")
That looks like someone stuck a brussels sprout to the England flag. ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/60 "2003-11-25T13:05:23Z")
Either that or United Colours of Bennetton have run out of ideas πŸ™‚ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664.md?page=4)