# The British Feud Is Coming! The British Feud Is Coming! by 42fish \[Game Over\]

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [April 17, 2010, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-feud-is-coming-the-british-feud-is-coming-by-42fish-game-over/536456 "2010-04-17T15:13:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2010, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-feud-is-coming-the-british-feud-is-coming-by-42fish-game-over/536456/21 "2010-04-18T01:06:13Z")

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1. Sean Connery

2. Dylan Thomas

3. Kate Bush

4. _Till Death Us Do Part_

5. Australia

6. Bermuda

7. Dick van Dyke

8. apples and pears

9. Princess Eugenie

10. Yorkshire pudding

11. “I’ll take Jap Anus Relations, Trebek!”

12. USA version was _All in the Family_

13. Actually several former British colonies, but I’m going for the points here

14. As Bert in _Mary Poppins_

15. for “stairs”

16. [Cite](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Eugenie_of_York)

17. Never actually had it, so going on reputation

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**Post date:** [April 18, 2010, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-feud-is-coming-the-british-feud-is-coming-by-42fish-game-over/536456/22 "2010-04-18T02:39:11Z")

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1. Sean Connery

2. Tom Jones

3. Robbie Williams

4. American Idol

5. Australia

6. Bermuda

7. Dick Van Dyke

8. apples and pears

9. Prince William

10. Blood Pudding

11. one of the first examples in the wiki article - no idea what this is

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**Post date:** [April 18, 2010, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-feud-is-coming-the-british-feud-is-coming-by-42fish-game-over/536456/23 "2010-04-18T03:14:16Z")

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1. Sean Connery
2. Dylan Thomas
3. The Animals
4. Three’s Company/Man about the house
5. India
6. Bermuda
7. Mike Myers
8. Barney Rubble
9. Prince Harry
10. Steak and Kidney pie

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2010, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-feud-is-coming-the-british-feud-is-coming-by-42fish-game-over/536456/24 "2010-04-18T04:15:55Z")

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1. Sean Connery
2. John Cale
3. Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Titch
4. Fawlty Towers
5. Australia
6. Bahamas
7. Dick van Dyke
8. Chevy Chase= Face
9. Pass
10. Black Pudding

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2010, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-feud-is-coming-the-british-feud-is-coming-by-42fish-game-over/536456/25 "2010-04-18T06:06:35Z")

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1. Sean Connery

2. Richard Burton

3. The Move

4. Life on Mars

5. India

6. Bermuda

7. Kevin Costner

8. Trouble and strife

9. Princess Diana

10. Haggis

11. Probably going to be a low scorer, but near and dear to my heart, as the band later evolved into Electric Light Orchestra

12. As slang for “wife”

13. Technically Scottish, not British, of course, but as question 1 was about the Scots, I figured it counted. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2010, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-feud-is-coming-the-british-feud-is-coming-by-42fish-game-over/536456/26 "2010-04-18T20:40:57Z")

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1. Ewan McGregor

2. Tom Jones

3. ABBA

4. Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?

5. India

6. Gibraltar

7. Christopher Lambert

8. Dog and bone / phone

9. Prince Willliam

10. Steak and kidney pie

11. Highlander. 'Nuff said.

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**Post date:** [April 18, 2010, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-feud-is-coming-the-british-feud-is-coming-by-42fish-game-over/536456/27 "2010-04-18T20:53:22Z")

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> [@notfrommensa](#):
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> 1. Oasis and Artic Monkeys
> 
> \<snip\>
> 
> 1. No idea…this is a google hit.

That’s two acts. Better pick one.

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**Post date:** [April 19, 2010, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-feud-is-coming-the-british-feud-is-coming-by-42fish-game-over/536456/28 "2010-04-19T00:55:46Z")

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1. Sean Connery
2. Tom Jones
3. Spice Girls
4. Coupling
5. India
6. Bermuda
7. Dick Van Dyke
8. Dog and bone (phone)
9. William
10. Blood pudding

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**Post date:** [April 19, 2010, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-feud-is-coming-the-british-feud-is-coming-by-42fish-game-over/536456/29 "2010-04-19T01:56:42Z")

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1. Robert the Bruce

2. Tom Jones

3. Spice Girls

4. Man About the House

5. New South Wales

6. Falkland Islands

7. Dick van Dyke

8. Trouble and strife/wife

9. Lady Frederick Windsor

10. Steak and kidney pudding

11. [Photo](http://i.thisislondon.co.uk/i/pix/2009/02/sophie-winkleman-489x550.jpg) of Sophie Winkleman (Lady Frederick Windsor)

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**Post date:** [April 19, 2010, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-feud-is-coming-the-british-feud-is-coming-by-42fish-game-over/536456/30 "2010-04-19T02:00:06Z")

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1. Sean Connery
2. Tom Jones
3. Cliff Richard
4. Til Death Do Us Part/All in the Family
5. India
6. Bermuda
7. Dick Van Dyck
8. Bristols (i.e., Bristol City/Titty)
9. Prince Harry
10. Black pudding

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**Post date:** [April 19, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-feud-is-coming-the-british-feud-is-coming-by-42fish-game-over/536456/31 "2010-04-19T02:23:52Z")

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1. Sean Connery
2. Tom Jones
3. Robby Williams
4. Til Death Do Us Part
5. India
6. Bermuda
7. Dick Van Dyke
8. Apples and pears
9. Lady Diana
10. Kidney pie

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**Post date:** [April 19, 2010, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-feud-is-coming-the-british-feud-is-coming-by-42fish-game-over/536456/32 "2010-04-19T02:40:24Z")

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1. Sean Connery
2. Tom Jones
3. Madness
4. Life On Mars
5. Hong Kong
6. Falkland Islands
7. Dick Van Dyke
8. “Reuben Murray” (Curry)
9. Princess Beatrice
10. Black Pudding

Also, it’s worth mentioning Britain no longer has “Colonies”, they have “Overseas Territories”.

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**Post date:** [April 19, 2010, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-feud-is-coming-the-british-feud-is-coming-by-42fish-game-over/536456/33 "2010-04-19T02:55:50Z")

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> [@kenobi\_65](#):
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> 1. Haggis  
> …
> 
> 2. Technically Scottish, not British, of course, but as question 1 was about the Scots, I figured it counted. 🙂

Great Britain is made up of England, Scotland, and Wales, so haggis is definitely British.

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**Post date:** [April 19, 2010, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-feud-is-coming-the-british-feud-is-coming-by-42fish-game-over/536456/34 "2010-04-19T12:52:30Z")

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1. Sean Connery
2. Tom Jones
3. Slade
4. Til Death Do Us Part
5. Australia
6. Bermuda
7. Kevin Costner
8. Apples and Pears
9. Prince William
10. Steak and Kidney Pie

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1. Sean Connery

2. Catherine Zeta-Jones

3. The Cure

4. Pop Idol

5. Australia

6. Bermuda

7. Kevin Costner

8. Trouble and strife

9. Prince William

10. Steak and Kidney pie

11. American Idol here

12. For wife

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Hmm, I started to answer, but then found I had to pass on about five of the questions. I still haven’t read any entries so maybe I’ll do some Googling and try again later.

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1. Sean Connery

2. Richard Burton

3. Dave Edmunds

4. “All in the Family”

5. Australia

6. Falklands Islands

7. Kevin Costner

8. Bristol = breasts

9. Princess Eugenie

10. Shepherd’s pie

11. In “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.” Ow ow ow ow make it stop!

12. See? [Princess Eugenie - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_eugenie)

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1. James Watt
2. Dylan Thomas
3. Gary Glitter
4. Till Death Do Us Part (All in the Family)
5. Australia
6. Bermuda
7. Dick Van Dyke
8. No idea - I know _what_ this means, but cannot recall an example.
9. William (I guess?)
10. Steak and Kidney Pie (although I love it!)

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Sean Connery before James Watt? Before Alexander Graham Bell? Before John MacAdam? Before James Maxwell?

You’re all fucking mad.

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1. Sean Connery
2. Tom Jones
3. Squeeze
4. Coupling
5. Australia
6. Falkland Islands
7. Kevin Costner
8. Dustbins = kids
9. Prince Harry
10. Beans on Toast

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