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British diplomats apologize for tweets marking 1814 burning of White House with BBQ, cake
FoxNews.com ^ | August 25, 2014 | FoxNews.com staff

Posted on 08/26/2014 3:51:25 AM PDT by Fenhalls555

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1 posted on 08/26/2014 3:51:25 AM PDT by Fenhalls555
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To: Fenhalls555

Brits have some strange senses of humor, intent is often mistaken.


2 posted on 08/26/2014 3:52:26 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: DaveA37

I actually thought it was pretty funny.


3 posted on 08/26/2014 3:53:03 AM PDT by nonliberal (Sent from a payphone in a whorehouse in Mexico.)
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British diplomats in Washington are apologizing for Twitter posts that made light of the 200th anniversary of their troops torching the White House in the War of 1812.

Nothing at all to apologize for. I know exactly how you feel.

4 posted on 08/26/2014 3:53:10 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (The media must be defeated any way it can be done.)
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To: Fenhalls555

Oh, those classy Brits.....


5 posted on 08/26/2014 3:53:18 AM PDT by caver (Obama: Home of the Whopper)
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It’s funny. If Americans are upset that the least 2nd world country in Europe is joking about an event over two hundred years old that turned out to be nothing, then we’re the goofs.


6 posted on 08/26/2014 4:00:10 AM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: Fenhalls555

The now-defunct Canadian national anthem, “The Maple Leaf Forever,” talked about how the British Canadians (Canada was still a British colony) defeated the nasty Americans in battles during the War of 1812, and the US national anthem talks about how we kept the nasty British from defeating us in a battle during the War of 1812.


7 posted on 08/26/2014 4:01:21 AM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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1814 burning of White House with BBQ, cake

Hmmm. I missed that part in history class...

8 posted on 08/26/2014 4:01:22 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: DaveA37

I wasn’t offended by it. Its just typical British humor like when I thank them for their generous gift of America.


9 posted on 08/26/2014 4:10:56 AM PDT by cripplecreek ("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
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To: DaveA37

They simply cannot get over losing the American colonies!


10 posted on 08/26/2014 4:13:20 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard Lives Yet!)
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To: caver
Oh, those classy Brits.....

How many times has Obama, figuratively slapped the U.K. in the face?

11 posted on 08/26/2014 4:14:52 AM PDT by Graybeard58 (Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.)
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To: 1010RD

I would have liked to have seen photos of the first white house. Since it was burned before photography, we have nothing but drawings of it. Sad loss and arson is not nice.


12 posted on 08/26/2014 4:15:01 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard Lives Yet!)
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To: nonliberal

I thought it was funny too.


13 posted on 08/26/2014 4:16:21 AM PDT by FourtySeven (47)
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To: Fenhalls555

I remember joking with my Brit in-laws who were thoroughly unaware of the incident. They were a tad embarrassed.


14 posted on 08/26/2014 4:20:37 AM PDT by driftless2 (For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion.)
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Someone should have just replied with the story Lincoln used to tell, as depicted in the recent film starring Daniel Day Lewis, about the time Ethan Allen was in England attending a lavish dinner at a lord's estate. Mid-dinner he had to visit the privy and found that inside hung a portrait of George Washington. He finished his business and went back to the dinner, not saying a word about what he'd seen.

After some time the host couldn't help himself and asked Allen if he noticed the portrait. He replied that he had. Well, what did Allen think of the location? He replied that he thought it was entirely appropriate. Shocked, the host asked why. "Because nothing will make an Englishman s#$% faster than the sight of George Washington.

Lewis' next line in the film was "I love that story". So do I. People need to lighten up and get a sense of humor.

15 posted on 08/26/2014 4:21:28 AM PDT by katana (Just my opinions)
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Sorry, but I am not offended.


16 posted on 08/26/2014 4:22:18 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob (They are called "Liberals" because the word "parasite" was already taken.)
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” “the anniversary of burning of the White House with a BBQ.”

I know someone that almost had the same thing happen. His grill was too close to the house; melted the vinyl siding.

First time I knew the was what happened 200 years ago.


17 posted on 08/26/2014 4:22:48 AM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (Obama lied; our healthcare died.)
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To: Fenhalls555

It’s okay.
We still have the Fourth of July.

(language warning)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UsGEyz_2rE


18 posted on 08/26/2014 4:23:15 AM PDT by servo1969
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To: katana

I remember that story-very funny!


19 posted on 08/26/2014 4:25:33 AM PDT by Dr. Ursus
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To: Fenhalls555

A little tweaking. Using sparklers makes clear it’s just being silly.


20 posted on 08/26/2014 4:25:37 AM PDT by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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