Fun:Great Britain

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Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic, just off the coast of Europe.

Great Britain is the largest island in the archipelago called the British Isles. The word "Great", sadly, refers to its size and not to any other quality. The French called it "Grande Bretagne" in order to distinguish it from "Bretagne" or Brittany - which is either uncharacteristically generous of the French or indicates a more characteristic lack of a sense of irony.

The countries of England, Wales and Scotland are located on the island.

The name "Great Britain" is sometimes used as a synonym for the political entity The United Kingdom; although this is acceptable in common usage it is technically incorrect.

It is generally considered a fact that the only "great" thing Great Britain ever did was invent every popular sport in the civilized world, including football , golf, rounders, croquet, rugby and cricket. There was something about an Empire, but it fizzled.

[edit] Sport

The British girl's game of rounders was converted into a mildly popular American sport (Americans call it "baseball", to pretend not to be girls?).

The British schoolboy's game of rugby - in which almost no protective clothing is worn - was converted into - well, something else, which also has a mild following in America (ironically, Americans call the game "football", which makes no sense). Rugby league is probably the real sport that is closest to this variant, which mostly consists of men overdressed in protective padding running into each other for ten to twenty seconds at a time, and then taking a thirty second breather whilst deciding where to run into each other next.

[edit] If you're looking for a fight

Ask an Irishman, "If England, Scotland and Wales are on Great Britain, does that mean Ireland is on Not-So-Great Britain?"