Off-Topic III: The Revengening!

[Psychosplodge]

Wikipedia articles condensed into two lines

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[eldargal]

Some are quite good, though there have been a couple which were really sexist.

[Psychosplodge]

I was shown it yesterday...
I lolled.

[Wolfshade]

I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips,
Straining upon the start. The game's afoot;
Follow your spirit: and upon this charge,
Cry — God for Harry! England and Saint George!

[Psychosplodge]

And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green?
And was the holy lamb of god
On England's pleasant pastures seen?
And did the countenance divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here
Among those dark satanic mills?

Bring me my bow of burning gold!
Bring me my arrows of desire!
Bring me my spear: o clouds unfold!
Bring me my chariots of fire!
I will not cease from metal fight;
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land.

[Wolfshade]

Typical English village views:

[Mr Mystery]

And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green?
And was the holy lamb of god
On England's pleasant pastures seen?
And did the countenance divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here
Among those dark satanic mills?

On the face of it, it does seem rather unlikely.

[Wolfshade]

On the face of it, it does seem rather unlikely.

Obviously never been to Yorkshire....

[Psychosplodge]

Typical English village views:

later that day

Obviously never been to Yorkshire....

Clearly...

[Mr Mystery]

Why are English patriotic songs mostly about stuff that didn't actually happen.

I mean, in Scotland, all ours are about kicking English heads in.

It's a funny old world

And moving away from mindless jingoism, lest we wind up with our own UKIP MEP.....

Those new stick pixies are rather wonderful eh?