i love the british

[amezri]

helbling linked to a compilation of humourous/admirable quotes from Londoners. My favorites:

All these explosions are rather scary.
Don't suppose the French are that sore at losing the Olympics, are they?

When the bombs went off in the tubes everyone just went out and huffed because it was inconvenient. Within minutes people were making jokes about, "I knew the french were bad losers, but.."
It's the Great British spirit of, "Oh well, fuck it, shall we go the pub?"
Were people running around like chickens with their heads cut off? No. People were concerned and trying to help or thinking of a solution. Or even, "Great, how do I get to work NOW?"
We've had a tragedy and it's awful, but we personally can't do anything about it.
Fancy a pint?
Yeah, alright.
We rock, plain and simple.

People have been trying to blow up bits of London for decades. Centuries, in fact. This one's nothing special. It's no different to any of the others. London's reaction to it is typified by my friend Jeff, who was actually *running* to catch the bus that was blown up.
"I went to Euston: went to the tube and there was a loud bang. and we were sent out! Then we were sent out of the station so I half ran to Tavistock Place to catch a bus to Victoria. And then it went bang, so I thought "b****r that"."

Oh, London, how I love you.

Meanwhile, the US has raised its terror alert to orange, so everyone in the US can begin to panic and freak out or whatever it is the government thinks we should be doing right now. Also, the news coverage? Getting sort of ridiculous. Is the BBC even covering it with as much enthusiasm? Geez.

In movies-we-don't-need news, Paramount Pictures will finance and distribute an untitled feature about the rescue of two Port Authority police officers from the rubble of the World Trade Center, says Variety. Oliver Stone will direct the film and Nicolas Cage will star. There's another coming from Columbia pictures as well. Ugh. I hate Hollywood. Often.

Work now, right? Yeah, thought so.

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[assassin-chick.livejournal.com]

*giggle* These are my picks:
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"Speaking on behalf of the people of Essex, we are standing by you the peoples of Londonia in these trying times. Mainly because Suffolk won't swap places with us."
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Gosh.
Probably not going up to Angel today then.
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Gotta love the Brits...

[sendai.livejournal.com]

Mind if I +?

[amezri.livejournal.com]

Don't mind at all. Will add you back when I get home from work.

[ozw.livejournal.com]

I love how NYC is always Orange, and they can't go to Red unless there's actually an attack here, so when shit like this happens we just go to like, Really Really Orange. Heh. Fucking retarded country.

I love Londoners.