If Britain had won the War

^ maybe British North America would have been called South Canada or the West Falklands

SteveG wrote: Cock-a-leeky.

That's not food. That's an STD.

sleeper wrote: chopper wrote: Jim Garten wrote: All that armour Maybe that's just in case Luis Suarez has taken up American Football? Surely garlic would be of more use?

Dean wrote: akamaisondufromage wrote: imagine the size of a portion of fish chips and mushy peas you'd get in a US British Colony or whatever. I've eaten "authentic" fisn'n'chips on Pier 39 in San Francisco ... the portion size was indeed ridiculous. However the fish was excellent with the batter light and perfectly cooked, the only disappointment was that the chips were "fries". Can't comment on whether mushy peas were present or not - I can't abide the revolting muck - it's baby food for adults.

I get the feeling that there aren't 'portion sizes' in the US. Only limit is how much you can get on the plate. (so gravity). 

The T wrote: The mere lack of existence of the religious right, and the fact that the world wouldn't have needed the word "soccer" but only "football", would have been two very desirable consequences of the the British having won.

Yeah, cause Britain has no religious fundamentalists.    I don't think that would mean the religious right would not exist today. It would still be around and just as annoying as ever, I fear.

In the interests of civility and forum etiquette, I shall ignore your "football" comment.   

The mere lack of existence of the religious right, and the fact that the world wouldn't have needed the word "soccer" but only "football", would have been two very desirable consequences of the the British having won. 

If we had won, we would be clear favourites to win the soccer World Cup, instead of a bunch of overpaid pansies being back home, we would not have lost a Test Series to Sri Lanka, we would have tonked the All Blacks and South Africa respectively in rugby union, and we would not be relying on just one lone Scottish chappie to win something this year at Wimbledon for our country.

The Doctor wrote: ^I remember that. Can't remember the specific details of that episode, but I do remember one where they ended up in an America that lost the Revolution. On another note, I have to wonder how that might have effected the outcome of the two world wars. Both may have been shorter as it would have sped up American involvement. Or we could have lost and all be speaking German now. There is no way to tell how a change in one event may have effected the outcome of all events which came after.

I think there was a Sliders episode where the Germans had won the war too.  I just re-watched them not that long ago, so you would think that I would remember, but I am getting old and they say the memory is the first thing to go.

^I remember that. Can't remember the specific details of that episode, but I do remember one where they ended up in an America that lost the Revolution.

On another note, I have to wonder how that might have effected the outcome of the two world wars. Both may have been shorter as it would have sped up American involvement. Or we could have lost and all be speaking German now. There is no way to tell how a change in one event may have effected the outcome of all events which came after.

Of course, there is also the possibility that we did in fact lose the Revolution and at some point in the future, time travel technology was invented and that past was changed (maybe it sucked)and all of our memories of that past were modified by the change. Who knows, I may have just winked into existence.   "Time is a big ball of wibbly wobbly, timey wimey stuff" - 10th Doctor

Edited by The Doctor - June 27 2014 at 10:47

chopper wrote: Jim Garten wrote: All that armour Maybe that's just in case Luuis Suarez has taken up American Football?