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Points: 8543 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 27 2014 at 11:44
Originally posted by The T 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.   
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Originally posted by akamaisondufromage 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.
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Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by akamaisondufromage 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). 


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Originally posted by The Doctor The Doctor wrote:

Originally posted by The T 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.   
As has been observed previously on this forum, "soccer" is public school* slang for Association Football to differentiate it from Rugby Football, which is abbreviated to "rugger" ... the toffs would have probably called North American Handegg "gridders" or something.

*Of course "public school" means "private school" such as Eton and Harrow.
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Originally posted by sleeper sleeper wrote:

Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by Jim Garten 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?
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I just can't imagine the food. Bangers and bloaters. Cock-a-leeky. I can't even imagine saying some names of the food dishes.
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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Cock-a-leeky.


That's not food. That's an STD.
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Eventually, as in the case of Australia, Canada, India, most of Africa. Sooner or later these colonies would have been given their own way. But I would imagine the borders would look different than today. Maybe British North America would be from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi River.
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^ maybe British North America would have been called South Canada or the West FalklandsShocked
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We'd all have bad teeth, drive on the wrong side of the road, and eat everything boiled, curried or in some sort of glutinous gravy.

I shudder to think what sort of music we'd be listening to without the invention of blues, jazz or rock. Probably some ridiculous variant of burlesque.

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Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

We'd all have bad teeth, drive on the wrong side of the road, and eat everything boiled, curried or in some sort of glutinous gravy.

I shudder to think what sort of music we'd be listening to without the invention of blues, jazz or rock. Probably some ridiculous variant of burlesque.
 
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...except burlesque as a popular musical entertainment is an American invention. Tongue
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There would be less idiots masturbating themselves with guns though...
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^Shocked  That's a thing?  Why would we want less of that if it is a thing?  I say let natural selection run its course.  
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And more people would know when to use "fewer" instead of "less" Geek
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Originally posted by The Doctor The Doctor wrote:

Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Cock-a-leeky.


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

Are you referring to British cuisine? Wink
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I imagine realistically: As the empire inevitably dissolved the USA would become like the other former colonies? Either part of the commonwealth, and eventually gaining full independence, or basically full independence but under the commonwealth. 

Pretty bland answer I know. 


I reckon we would also have cool variants of the British accent, though it wouldn't actually be pleasant to us in this world...just the norm. So actually that would suck! 
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Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

And more people would know when to use "fewer" instead of "less" Geek
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Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

And more people would know when to use "fewer" instead of "less" Geek
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