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# NEW IMAGE CHALLENGE - NOW ONLINE


United Kingdom Of France. France and Britain held secret talks in the 1950s with a view to becoming a single, unified nation. How would this barmy scheme have affected life and popular culture in both countries?

Background story.
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# cnut
that is all
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# I think that picture has already won!
woo
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# I was thinking the same thing :)
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# congratulations Fraser
can we have another compo now?
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# zut alors!!
compo nouveau!
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# Merde
*clicks*
(I helped save b3ta! P3te "the Meat", Wed 17 Jan 2007, 19:58, archived)
# You've won the compo with that
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# This
(I helped save b3ta! The Coast Of Yemen, Wed 17 Jan 2007, 20:00, archived)
# that
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# the other
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# the otter
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# the other
(Cunty Mints was in a taxi full of pubes on, Wed 17 Jan 2007, 20:01, archived)
# the larch
(I helped save b3ta! Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus, Wed 17 Jan 2007, 20:01, archived)
# The... LARCH.
(I helped save b3ta! wastedindustry yes indeed sir, Wed 17 Jan 2007, 20:03, archived)
# The FIR!
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# You are missing the point.
(I helped save b3ta! wastedindustry yes indeed sir, Wed 17 Jan 2007, 20:06, archived)
# Sounds about right.
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# You never watched
the great Monty Python?
(I helped save b3ta! wastedindustry yes indeed sir, Wed 17 Jan 2007, 20:10, archived)
# I have,
and in the longer version of the song, "The Fir" follows "The Larch".
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# HA!
(imnotplayinganymore Like a rock. Like a planet., Wed 17 Jan 2007, 20:12, archived)
# Yes
but the song was after the original sketch.

The thing that made it funny was the continual repetition of The Larch, you see.
(I helped save b3ta! wastedindustry yes indeed sir, Wed 17 Jan 2007, 20:12, archived)
# Number 2...
the LARCH!
(I helped save b3ta! Damien's Hearse, Wed 17 Jan 2007, 20:13, archived)
# I saw the weather reporter version of the sketch,
before the Barber's one, or the pet shop one, so that's the one that sticks with me.
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# that's totally different though.
they're on about the "how to identify trees" bit

I think.
(imnotplayinganymore Like a rock. Like a planet., Wed 17 Jan 2007, 20:18, archived)
# Yes.
(I helped save b3ta! wastedindustry yes indeed sir, Wed 17 Jan 2007, 20:21, archived)
# I think they were referring to a different sketch.
Number 2....


the LARCH!

Can't quite remember what the point of it was, but it was all teh funneh.
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# vocational guidance counsellorrrrrrrrrr
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# The mighty scots pine!
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# the Dawn Redwood!
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# swinging from tree to tree
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# with ma best girly by ma side
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# and we would sing ,, sing .. sing!!
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# Papa don't preach I'm in trouble deep
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# ^all of the above^
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# ca
c'est le meilleur compo idee du monde sur le site b3ta.com

maintenant je vais faire le jardin

/voltaire blog
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# Oh this is going to be great
for those of us who don't speak french.
(imnotplayinganymore Like a rock. Like a planet., Wed 17 Jan 2007, 20:01, archived)
# Pardon?
^
see what i did there? eh? eh?
(I helped save b3ta! M3Essential and The Essentials. LIVE!, Wed 17 Jan 2007, 20:02, archived)
# non
explique-moi
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#
tres amusant
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# no. I don't understand
at all.

not even a little bit.
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# Mais oui
(I helped save b3ta! The Coast Of Yemen, Wed 17 Jan 2007, 20:03, archived)
# Sprachen Sie Deutsch?
Wasn't it Germany that wanted us all to be one country around 1950ish?

(I helped save b3ta! drbroon abloooobloobloo, Wed 17 Jan 2007, 20:08, archived)
# No it was France, hence the compo
;)
(I helped save b3ta! The Coast Of Yemen, Wed 17 Jan 2007, 20:09, archived)
# Zut alors!
*spangs*
(I helped save b3ta! drbroon abloooobloobloo, Wed 17 Jan 2007, 20:13, archived)
# No
That was 1939
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# oh yeh
silly me
(I helped save b3ta! drbroon abloooobloobloo, Wed 17 Jan 2007, 20:15, archived)
# cue dozens of completely white Union flag jokes
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# roll tape!
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[challenge entry] there, hopefully being the first it will avoid some repetition

Disclaimer, this image is ironic.
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# HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA WINNAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!










Disclaimer: this reply is ironic
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#
Excellent work sir

*clicks*
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# Yup.
The first thing that crossed my mind was Lacrosse hooligans.
God knows how I'd shop that though.
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# HAHAHAHA!
I love this idea. Do it, please, for the sake of mankind.
(I helped save b3ta! SugarSpunSister Yeah, whatever, Wed 17 Jan 2007, 20:07, archived)
# I honestly have no idea where to even start.
I might have a go tomorrow...
(I helped save b3ta! wastedindustry yes indeed sir, Wed 17 Jan 2007, 20:08, archived)
# get football hooligans, insert lacrosse instrument into raised fists
Simple.
(I helped save b3ta! SugarSpunSister Yeah, whatever, Wed 17 Jan 2007, 20:18, archived)
# we'd still be shit at cricket
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