Hey guys This made me smile :o)
> > Only in Britain... can a pizza get to your house faster than an > ambulance. > > Only in Britain... do supermarkets make sick people walk all the way > to the back of the shop to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front. > > Only in Britain... do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, > and a DIET coke. > > Only in Britain... do banks leave both doors open and chain the pens > to the counters. > > Only in Britain... do we leave cars worth thousands of pounds on the > drive and lock our junk and cheap lawn mower in the garage. > > Only in Britain... do we use answering machines to screen calls and > then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place. > > Only in Britain... are there disabled parking places in front of a > skating rink. > > NOT TO MENTION... > > 3 Brits die each year testing if a 9v battery works on their tongue. > > 142 Brits were injured in 1999 by not removing all pins from new > shirts. > > 58 Brits are injured each year by using sharp knives instead of screwdrivers. > > 31 Brits have died since 1996 by watering their Christmas tree while > the fairy lights were plugged in. > > 19 Brits have died in the last 3 years believing that Christmas decorations were chocolate. > > British Hospitals reported 4 broken arms last year after cracker > pulling accidents. > > 101 people since 1999 have had broken parts of plastic toys pulled out > of the soles of their feet. > > 18 Brits had serious burns in 2000 trying on a new jumper with a lit cigarette in their mouth. > > A massive 543 Brits were admitted to A&E in the last two years after opening bottles of beer with their teeth. > > 5 Brits were injured last year in accidents involving out of control > Scalextric cars. > > and finally......... > > In 2000 eight Brits cracked their skull whilst throwing up into the toilet.
