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Origin of Bob's your Uncle

"Bob's your Uncle" is a way of saying "you're all set" or "you've got it made." It's a catch phrase dating back to 1887, when British Prime Minister Robert Cecil (a.k.a. Lord Salisbury) decided to appoint a certain Arthur Balfour to the prestigious and sensitive post of Chief Secretary for Ireland.

Not lost on the British public was the fact that Lord Salisbury just happened to be better known to Arthur Balfour as "Uncle Bob." In the resulting furor over what was seen as an act of blatant nepotism, "Bob's your uncle" became a popular sarcastic comment applied to any situation where the outcome was preordained by favoritism. As the scandal faded in public memory, the phrase lost its edge and became just a synonym for "no problem."



English food has traditionally been based on beef, lamb, pork, chicken and fish and generally served with potatoes and one other vegetable. The most common and typical foods eaten in England include the sandwich, fish and chips, pies like the cornish pasty, trifle and roasts dinners. Some of our main dishes have strange names like Bubble & Squeak, Spotted Dick and Toad-in-the-Hole.

What may appear strange to our overseas visitors is that not all our puddings are sweet puddings, some are eaten during the the starter or main course like Yorkshire Pudding and Black Pudding.

The staple foods of England are meat, fish, potatoes, flour, butter and eggs. Many of our dishes are based on these foods.



1762: The sandwich was invented in England.
We have a town named Sandwich in the south of England. John Montagu, the Earl of Sandwich invented a small meal that could be eaten with one hand while he continued his nonstop gambling.

1902: Marmite was invented in England.
Marmite is dark brown-colored savory spread made from the yeast that is a by-product of the brewing industry. It has a very strong, slightly salty flavor. It is definitely a love-it-or-hate-it type of food.

Mincemeat was invented in England as a way of preserving meat without salting or smoking it.

HP Sauce was invented in England at the end of the 19th century by Mr FG Garton, a Nottingham grocer. He was down on his luck and couldn't pay his bills, so when Edwin Samson Moore, owner of the Midland Vinegar Company, offered to cancel his debt with the company and pay him £150 for the recipe, plus the use of the name HP, Garton jumped at the chance.

Moore had been looking around for some time for a sauce to manufacture and market. He liked both the taste and the name of Garton's HP Sauce, which had an appropriately patriotic ring to it. The HP stood for Houses of Parliament, as it was rumoured that the sauce had been seen gracing the tables of one of the dining rooms there.

Worcestershire Sauce (Worcester Sauce)
1837 John Lea and William Perrins of Worcester, England started manufacturing Worcester Sauce (Worcestershire).

Worcester sauce was originally an Indian recipe, brought back to Britain by Lord Marcus Sandys, ex-Governor of Bengal. He asked two chemists, John Lea and William Perrins, to make up a batch of sauce from his recipe.



History of the making of the UK
In 1485, Scotland was separate from England. Wales and Ireland were under some English control buy were not fully part of the kingdom.The four countries were united by 1750. In 1485:

* England was ruled by the King of England
* Scotland was ruled by the King of Scotland
* Wales, a principality, ruled by the Prince of Wales (eldest son of the English King). Wales had its own culture and language.
* Ireland - small parts were controlled by the English Kings but in many places the English control was weak.

In 1750:

* England was ruled by the King of England
* Scotland ruled by the King of England. English Kings were also Kings of Scotland.
* Wales, remained a principality but more clearly under English control. English language and customs were more fashionable, but the Welsh language and culture was still strong.
* Ireland - ruled by the Kings of England. English Kings were also Kings of Ireland.



London is widely recognised as one of the gay capitals of the world. The city offers fabulous shopping, clubs and bars to suit all tastes, and cosmopolitan cuisine to make your mouth water. And don't miss the fabulous EuroPride London parade and festival, which takes place every summer.



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British Gay Joke

Two homosexuals go to the zoo. They get to the gorilla cage and this
huge Silverback is sitting there with a massive hard on. One of the
gay men turns to the other and exclaims, "Look at the size of that -
it's like a baby's arm holding a toffee apple. I'd love to get my
hands on that."

The other chap agrees but before he can point out the danger his mate
has rammed his arm through the bars of the cage and grabbed the
gorilla's enormous bell-end. The gorilla grabs the gay man's arm and
pulls him towards the cage. He keeps pulling and pulling and
eventually the poor bloke shoots through the bars with a loud gay
scream.

The gorilla then turns him round and gives him the hardest rogering
he's ever had. His friend runs for help and after about an hour they
finally get the gorilla sedated with a dart and the gay chap is
dragged, bruised and bleeding, from the cage.

He's rushed to hospital and they undertake 4 hours of surgery on his
ring piece. When he eventually comes round his friend is sitting at
his bedside.

"Oooh Barry - I'm so glad you've woken up - I was absolutely terrified
- tell me does it hurt?"

"HURT," says his friend, "HURT! - I'll say it hurts - 2 days since it
happened and he hasn't phoned, no flowers......"


The following questions will help you decide whether or not you are
gay:

1. It is your bedtime. What do you do with your pillow?
a) Sleep on it.
b) Bite it.

2. You have been offered two positions at a fudge factory? Which do
you take?
a) Producer.
b) Packer.

3. If you were a ferret, what would be your favourite food?
a) Grubs and beetles.
b) Chutney.

4. You are a jockey. What is your preferred steed?
a) A horse.
b) A sausage.

5. Imagine you are attacked by an aggressive piece of chocolate.
Would you:
a) Melt it.
b) Stab it.

6. You are a butcher's boy. How do you deliver your meat?
a) Proudly at the front door.
b) Furtively up the back passage.

7. Your garden is on a slope. How do you perform the weeding?
a) Downhill.
b) Uphill.

8. Imagine a shirt is in your way. How would you move it?
a) Manfully discard it from your path.
b) Lift it.

9. As a keen sportsman, how do you like javelins?
a) Thrown by old boilers like Fatima Whitbread.
b) Made of spam.

10. You want to learn a musical instrument. What do you decide to
play?
a) Piano.
b) Pink oboe.

11. How do you prefer your starfish?
a) Deepfried with chips.
b) Pink and lubricated.

Award yourself a point for each a) and nothing for each b). How did
you do?

11 - You're a red-blooded bloke and no mistake. Good work fella!
6-10 - Watch out! Although you appear normal you may find yourself
gazing longingly at Dale Winton.
1- 5 - Oh dear. It is unlikely a normal bloke would want to be your
friend.
0 - You're going straight to hell!




Bill worked in a pickle factory. He had been employed there for a
number of years when he came home one day to confess to his mate that
he had a terrible compulsion. He had an urge to stick his penis in the
pickle slicer. His mate suggested that he should see a therapist to
talk about it, but Bill indicated that he'd be too embarrassed. He
vowed to overcome the compulsion on his own.

One day a few weeks later Bill came home absolutely ashen. His mate
could see at once that something was seriously wrong. "What's wrong,
Bill?" he asked.

"Do you remember that I told you how I had this tremendous urge to put
my penis in the pickle slicer?"

"Oh, Bill, you didn't."

"Yes, I did."

"My God, Bill, what happened?"

"I got fired."

"No, Bill. I mean, what happened with the pickle slicer?"

"Oh... he got fired too."