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Interesting. I once came across an image of GW on the wall on the way to the loo in a pub in London. My jaw dropped and I stood there pondering it until natur
by mixmastamyk 3y ago
Interesting. I once came across an image of GW on the wall on the way to the loo in a pub in London. My jaw dropped and I stood there pondering it until nature called louder until I gave in.
- TMWNN 3y agoThe British view George Washington as among the greatest Englishmen. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_Tyne_and_Wear#/media/File:John_Washington_plaque.JPG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_Tyne_and_Wear#/med...> The American cause had many English sympathizers, from William Pitt the Elder on down, before, during, and after the Revolution, which contributed to the rapid resumption in good relations (with the War of 1812 being a minor interruption).
- swarnie 3y agoI'm sure we've seen plenty of pictures of Oliver Cromwell in the pub (the pub might even be named after him). If we still celebrate the victor of the 1st British civil war why not the 2nd?
- bitwize 3y ago"Because nothing will make an Englishman shit so quick as the sight of General Washington." --Attributed to Ethan Allen, by way of Abraham Lincoln
- thinkingemote 3y agothat's actually hilarious!
- bitwize 3y agoA variation of Lincoln's Ethan Allen story appears in the 2012 film Lincoln: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRBmwljrHWw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRBmwljrHWw