DM asks its readers to think of a 'Motto for Britain'

Winston O'Hoodie · **Posted:** Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:57 pm

I've just tried 'Britain - Awake!', 'Work Makes Us Free', 'Strength Through Joy' and 'Blood And Soil' - see if any of them make it.

cycloon · **Joined:** Sun Jun 10, 2007 4:07 pm **Posts:** 3241

haha. Could of tried Arbeit Mach Frei (sic, apologies, it's from memory), but it'd of been dismissed as too foreign rather than disturbingly inappropriate.

bairy · **Joined:** Tue May 08, 2007 1:40 pm **Posts:** 2807

They've made a second article from it showing some of the comments again (nothing like re-stirred hate eh): http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/a ... ge_id=1770

Quite obviously they've picked the complimentry, optimistic, well thought out comments to promote... just kidding, it's almost all hate.

sven945 · **Posted:** Sat Sep 22, 2007 1:09 am

Call be a cynical, unpatriotic cock (I'd probably agree if you did!) but it can't just be me who thinks the idea of a "British motto" is almost vomit inducing?

bairy · **Joined:** Tue May 08, 2007 1:40 pm **Posts:** 2807

You cynical, unpatriotic cock!!

It is a bit tacky sounding aye, but I s'pose it's meant as a sorta motivation, sommat to be proud of etc.
Or maybe Gordon just fancied seeing how different people would reply.

Chris S · **Joined:** Wed Mar 22, 2006 5:10 pm **Posts:** 998

'Don't unpack, you're going back.' didn't get through.

bairy · **Joined:** Tue May 08, 2007 1:40 pm **Posts:** 2807

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Would the last person to leave please switch off the lights!

- Colin, Doncaster England

Colin: Daddy, when I grow up I want to be just like Littlejohn
Colin's dad: oh, fuck.

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I could give the government a few suggestions but they wouldn't be printable or suitable for public consumption.

- David, East Sussex

Such as "I'm a twat" ?

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The motto is obvious - "We are watching you".

- Stephen, Reading

Obviously

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With the socialists destroying everything British "Roll over we have lost Everything".

- Barry Holmes, Christchurch New Zealand

"we"? Has new zealand moved itself into Britain then?

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How about:

"You Couldn't Make It Up If You Tried".

- Adrian, Reading, UK

And yet the Mail does daily.

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My mottoo: Leave now!

- Dk, Sussex, UK

Oh come on! I can understand missing a typo in big comments but it can't be hard to check four words.

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Another divertisement to get the people away from the real mess we are in.

- Ali, Doncaster

I see what you did there. It was rubbish.

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A great country ruined by Nu Labor!

- Neil, Ryde, Isle of Wight

Nu, Nuuuuuu, Nuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu *belch*

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Why not try "Mind over Matter".

NuLabour don't mind what voters think, because we don't matter!

- Sid, Cornwall

Yeah that's why they're asking us what we think. Prat.

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The new motto?

'Give us all the money we can't tax out of you'.

How's that?

- Dorothy Quinlan, Angeles City, Republic of the Philippines

..yes

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Brittanicus horribilis.

- Sue Southern, Northants, UK

"I tried to be funny. I failed"

I did a count:
67 negative/nasty
8 can't tell/pointless
5 positive

"We welcome comments from all sides" says the Mail spin team.
Of course you do Mavis, now get those pills down you.

Run · **Posted:** Sat Sep 22, 2007 7:51 am

sven945 wrote:

Call be a cynical, unpatriotic cock (I'd probably agree if you did!) but it can't just be me who thinks the idea of a "British motto" is almost vomit inducing?

Well we already have one:

"Dieu et mon droit"

French for "God and my right"

Eurobloke · **Posted:** Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:35 am

Run wrote:

sven945 wrote:

Call be a cynical, unpatriotic cock (I'd probably agree if you did!) but it can't just be me who thinks the idea of a "British motto" is almost vomit inducing?

Well we already have one:

"Dieu et mon droit"

French for "God and my right"

Err, technically it is the royal motto of QEII

Esqui · **Posted:** Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:52 am

Run wrote:

sven945 wrote:

Call be a cynical, unpatriotic cock (I'd probably agree if you did!) but it can't just be me who thinks the idea of a "British motto" is almost vomit inducing?

Well we already have one:

"Dieu et mon droit"

French for "God and my right"

French? Good Lord, don't tell theMail

Run · **Posted:** Sat Sep 22, 2007 2:39 pm

Eurobloke wrote:

Run wrote:

sven945 wrote:

Call be a cynical, unpatriotic cock (I'd probably agree if you did!) but it can't just be me who thinks the idea of a "British motto" is almost vomit inducing?

Well we already have one:

"Dieu et mon droit"

French for "God and my right"

Err, technically it is the royal motto of QEII

Tell that to wikipedia

Rob · **Posted:** Sat Sep 22, 2007 11:10 pm

something from the Enlightenment for me. tbh you can't beat Liberté, égalité, fraternité but i also like the German - Einigkeit, Recht und Freiheit (unity, justice and freedom)

much as i would love the UK to have a motto like the above, the whole idea to me kinda suggests the idea that the uk doesnt really know where it's goin politically, no-one really seems to have the vision of the future that inspired previous mottos

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