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for disallowing outside bleep tests in PE in january britian , manchester ( home of the rainiest town in brytain)

Oh, quit your bitchin' and suck it up you wuss.

It's raining?

Oh dear.... you poor, delicate thing.




C'mon back and complain when you get sent outside to play broomball at -40 like we do here.


:rolleyes:

Aww come on, that fresh air is good for you :p

manchester ( home of the rainiest town in brytain)

Eskdalemuir, Dumfries and Galloway: the wettest place in the UK with 281 mm so far in August (220% of monthly average)

well thats ok, because Dumfries and Galloway arent in Britain

well thats ok, because Dumfries and Galloway arent in Britain

Since when is SCOTLAND (!?!) not part of Great Britain?? The island of Great Britain (with its outlying islands) consisting of the countries of England, Scotland, and Wales.

http://www.gbstay.co.uk/counties/maps/Dumfries%20and%20Galloway.jpg

http://www.see-scotland.com/regions/images/map_dumfries.gif

http://www.intermagnet.org/countrys/uk.gif

Only nerds hate PE.

No - not really

At my school, once you get into the 6th form, games is optional. Less than half actually choose to do it, because nobody can be a-ed to go out and actually run around in the cold.

Since when is SCOTLAND (!?!) not part of Great Britain?? The island of Great Britain (with its outlying islands) consisting of the countries of England, Scotland, and Wales.

http://www.gbstay.co.uk/counties/maps/Dumfries%20and%20Galloway.jpg

http://www.see-scotland.com/regions/images/map_dumfries.gif

http://www.intermagnet.org/countrys/uk.gif

oh, its in Great Britain alright, but the original poster said Britain, which is just England and Wales

how about playing hockey in the pouring rain in a tshirt and stupid little pe skirt while the teacher walks round in about 7 layers with a cup of coffee...if we have to freeze our tits off she should have to as well

Why would you want to get out of the bleep test? It's a pissing contest without the mess!

for disallowing outside bleep tests in PE in january britian , manchester ( home of the rainiest town in brytain)
Stop acting like a southerner, your an insult to Mancunians everywhere.

:p

</jk>

But no, there is no law against it. And I can think of worse things you could do.

Try living in shithole Wisconsin. We got 10 inches of snow, then it rained, then it dropped to 15 below with wind chill and all the rain froze. There's currently a 3 inch layer of ice over the snow. I don't even want to leave my house.

oh, its in Great Britain alright, but the original poster said Britain, which is just England and Wales

No...no...no

Matey look, I am a Geography Student - I know this stuff.

Great Britain is an island lying off the western coast of Europe, comprising the main territory of the United Kingdom.

Great Britain is also used as a political term describing the combination of England, Scotland, and Wales, the three nations which together include all the island's territory.

Great Britain is also widely used as a synonym for the country properly known as the United Kingdom. This usage, found most often in American English, is technically inaccurate as the United Kingdom includes Northern Ireland in addition to the countries of Great Britain.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or, inaccurately, as Britain or Great Britain.

The UK was formed by a series of Acts of Union which united the formerly distinct nations of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland under a single government in London. The greater part of Ireland left the United Kingdom (then called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) in 1922, and is today the Republic of Ireland, whilst the north-eastern portion of the island, Northern Ireland, remains part of the United Kingdom.

Ok - a short history lesson...

Scotland is a country and former independent kingdom of northwest Europe, and one of the four nations comprising the United Kingdom. Scotland occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

Scotland took part in a personal union with England in 1603, when the Scottish King James VI also became James I of England. This union was formalised on 1 May 1707 by the Act of Union 1707. The Scottish Parliament was abolished on March 26, 1707. The union merged both kingdoms, creating the Kingdom of Great Britain, with a new single Parliament sitting in Westminster, London, but some aspects of Scotland's institutions, notably the country's legal system, remained separate. The new state eventually became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In 1999, almost 300 years after its dissolution, the people of Scotland chose to reconvene the nation's parliament, as re-established by the UK Government under the Scotland Act 1998. The new devolved Scottish Parliament has been given powers to govern the country on certain purely domestic matters and has limited tax raising capability.


Sigh...Scotland most certainly is part of BOTH Great Britain and the UK

It seems Nadkor has somehow confused (Great) Britain with the history of UK, and thinks (non-Great) Britain refers to only England and Wales. This, of course, is false: when you say Britain, you're referring to Great Britain, i.e. the island (or you could be referring to the UK, or even the Commonwealth of Nations if you're not too sharp). Check your dictionaries if you don't believe us.

Anyway, we used to jog around our school on 1st through 3rd grade in PE classes throughout the winter -- which means down to -25 - -30 degrees Celsius. Not when it was snowing, though.

and thinks (non-Great) Britain refers to only England and Wales. This, of course, is false

Actually...if we want to be INCREDIBLY pedantic...the term Britain actually (in a historical context) refers to Brittany, the peninsula in north-west France, bordering the English Channel on the north and the Bay of Biscay on the south.

The continental region is now known as Brittany and the island as Great Britain (compare the French names Bretagne and Grande Bretagne)

LOL why the hell would you not want to go outside for PE? Our school is so damn afraid of us going outside. >_> . LOL and im in Wisconsin too, but I love the crazy weather :D ...

I just wish I would be able to enjoy it :(

Oh, quit your bitchin' and suck it up you wuss.

It's raining?

Oh dear.... you poor, delicate thing.




C'mon back and complain when you get sent outside to play broomball at -40 like we do here.


:rolleyes:

-50 after windchill here yesterday.

Aww, It's raining.... Try running two miles in freezing rain and slight snow with a T-shirt and shorts. Then you can complain.

Actually...if we want to be INCREDIBLY pedantic...the term Britain actually (in a historical context) refers to Brittany, the peninsula in north-west France, bordering the English Channel on the north and the Bay of Biscay on the south.

The continental region is now known as Brittany and the island as Great Britain (compare the French names Bretagne and Grande Bretagne)The Wikipedia article on Britain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britain) gives a slightly different version of that story, saying that Britain (or Britannia) originally referred to the island, and only later to the area currently known as Brittany in English. But as is often pointed out (for a reason), Wikipedia is hardly the be-all, end-all fountain of knowledge in special fields.

In any case, using just 'Britain' (in modern English) to refer to only the area formerly occupied by the Romans is (I would assume) very rare indeed, and would probably be considered "false" use of the word by many native speakers.

Wikipedia is hardly the be-all, end-all fountain of knowledge in special fields.

I dunno - I've always found it most useful ;)

Oh, quit your bitchin' and suck it up you wuss.

It's raining?

Oh dear.... you poor, delicate thing.




C'mon back and complain when you get sent outside to play broomball at -40 like we do here.


:rolleyes:


That's awesome... broomball.

I grew up in northern Wisconsin and we'd play broomball on my buddy's lake.

One day i decided to burst out running full speed... fell right on my face. cut my chin... i pick up snow and stick it on my chin "Aieeeeeee..."... the snow comes back red.

My pal Justin happened to be in med school at the time. "Justin, how does it look?"

"Not too bad."

So I keep playing.

well this thing (of course) doesn't stop bleeding.

finally i look down at my hands, and they're covered with blood (i've been continuously dabbing at my chin with the backs of my hands .. cut boxer syndrome i guess.

I realized i'd better get it looked at.

my pal lived probably 10 miles from my parents' place and about 15 from the area hospital.

"Sean, could I have something for this? For the ride home?"

He comes back outside with a Kleenex.

LOL

so I wad up the Kleenex and stick it on my chin.. drive home.

Mom: "Thomas Paul..."

Dad: "Okay, Tom, let's go..."

Get to the hospital. Nurse scrubs the cut for what seems like 10 minutes with this sponge. I imagine it would hurt horribly had the area not been numb with anesthetic.

At any rate, that broomball game netted me four stitches... and whenever i think about it i chuckle.