[identity profile] flywingedmonkey.livejournal.com 2008-01-18 11:16 am (UTC)(link)
Nope. A welsh guy. Was on QI the other day.
JmC
Is half Welsh

Strange but true

[identity profile] davywavy.livejournal.com 2008-01-18 11:19 am (UTC)(link)
The first Briton to set foot upon the Americas was a member of my family:
Armigel Waad (Wade), the best and most kind of parents, a descendant of an ancient Yorkshire family, Secretary of the Privy Council of Henry VIII. and Edward VI., and a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex, who, proficient in very many of the most important arts, excellently versed in civil jurisprudence, very familiar with many languages. discharged divers most honorable embassies and was the first English explorer of the Indies of America

Re: Strange but true

[identity profile] vulgarcriminal.livejournal.com 2008-01-18 11:22 am (UTC)(link)
Oooh, that's quite good!

Re: Strange but true

[identity profile] davywavy.livejournal.com 2008-01-18 11:24 am (UTC)(link)
As a member of the discoverers family, I hereby ask that the current inhabitants leave the Americans forthwith, and, moreover, leave it in the state we found it.

Re: Strange but true

[identity profile] vulgarcriminal.livejournal.com 2008-01-18 11:24 am (UTC)(link)
Full of brown people and syphilis?

Re: Strange but true

[identity profile] davywavy.livejournal.com 2008-01-18 11:26 am (UTC)(link)
Sounds like a distinct improvement to the current situation.

Re: Strange but true

[identity profile] vulgarcriminal.livejournal.com 2008-01-18 11:27 am (UTC)(link)
Full of brown people and TB?

Re: Strange but true

[identity profile] davywavy.livejournal.com 2008-01-18 11:29 am (UTC)(link)
Now you're just listing the best bits.

Re: Strange but true

[identity profile] vulgarcriminal.livejournal.com 2008-01-18 11:40 am (UTC)(link)
The brown people are pretty good. Delicious Mexican food!

Re: Strange but true

[identity profile] davywavy.livejournal.com 2008-01-18 11:42 am (UTC)(link)
Exactly. Shame about the strip malls and other 'culture', really.

Re: Strange but true

[identity profile] vulgarcriminal.livejournal.com 2008-01-18 11:43 am (UTC)(link)
You know, us 'merikans even have art galleries! And artists!

[identity profile] flywingedmonkey.livejournal.com 2008-01-18 11:28 am (UTC)(link)
Stephen Fry said it.

STEPHEN. FRY.

JmC
The Chuck Norris of the brain world

[identity profile] vulgarcriminal.livejournal.com 2008-01-18 11:28 am (UTC)(link)
*rethinks position on the Welsh*