Americans and their national anthem

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Originally Posted by jon1959

I don't know 'our' national anthem if you're referring to GSTQ. I could just about manage the first verse but after that I'm lost.

God Save the Queen

God save our gracious Queen,
Long live our noble Queen,
God save the Queen!
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us,
God save the Queen!

O lord God arise,
Scatter our enemies,
And make them fall!
Confound their knavish tricks,
Confuse their politics,
On you our hopes we fix,
God save the Queen!

Not in this land alone,
But be God's mercies known,
From shore to shore!
Lord make the nations see,
That men should brothers be,
And form one family,
The wide world ov'er

From every latent foe,
From the assassin's blow,
God save the Queen!
O'er her thine arm extend,
For Britain's sake defend,
Our mother, prince, and friend,
God save the Queen!

Thy choicest gifts in store,
On her be pleased to pour,
Long may she reign!
May she defend our laws,
And ever give us cause,
To sing with heart and voice,
God save the Queen!

source: https://www.lyricsondemand.com/n/nat...hemlyrics.html

It is still a bag of miserable imperialist doggerel set to the most depressing dirge in the history of music, but at least the powers that be have stopped explicitly abusing the Scots in the current version.

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Spot on Jon !

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Originally Posted by Dr Lecter

His spelling is bloody atrocious.

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Little bit pedantic

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Originally Posted by TH63

Basketball.

Now there's a sport I can't get my head around.
Team gets ball, runs down the other end, scores.
Other team gets ball, runs down the other end, scores.

Common sort of score is 120-118

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DUB NATION!

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Originally Posted by TH63

Basketball.

Now there's a sport I can't get my head around.
Team gets ball, runs down the other end, scores.
Other team gets ball, runs down the other end, scores.

Common sort of score is 120-118

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That's how I see it too.

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Originally Posted by BlueWales

So only 12 nations teams in the world play cricket ?

That's 11 more nations than play in the " World Series " which is just one yank leagues winners
playing another yank leagues winners in a play off. Just like American football bullshit " Superbowl ".

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What is your objection to the term Super Bowl?

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Originally Posted by NYCBlue

That's how I see it too.

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I view it as a fast paced football
But with hands
And baskets for goals
And a screamer is a 3-pointer

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Originally Posted by adz-a32

DUB NATION!

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Huh? :shrug:

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Originally Posted by adz-a32

I view it as a fast paced football
But with hands
And baskets for goals
And a screamer is a 3-pointer

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Would you want to watch a football match where the final score was 35-33?

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Originally Posted by Dr Lecter

Adz will let you know in about three years.

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:hehe:

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Originally Posted by NYCBlue

What is your objection to the term Super Bowl?

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It isn't at all Super to most people in the world , only Yanks.

Stupor bowl is more apt. Ads v actual play make it a borefest.

American football is a great game and going to a game live is a great day out, including the barby!!!

In the Orangebowl the home fans made so much noise the opposition couldn't here the quarterback's calls. I wish the CCS was anywhere near that noisy

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Originally Posted by BlueWales

It isn't at all Super to most people in the world , only Yanks.

Stupor bowl is more apt. Ads v actual play make it a borefest.

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So it's not super? Because you don't like it. It's broadcast in over 100 countries all over the world. Is El Classico all that important to you? I couldn't give a toss. But I have no objection to the term. Is the Grand National so ****ing grand?

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Originally Posted by Dr Lecter

Adz will let you know in about three years.

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:hehe: