It turns out that understanding the British public is not rocket science. The British appreciate honesty and they also have a bonkers, off-the-wall sense of humour like me. Votes: 1
I went to a British Council event a while back and there were lots of German professors of literature. About half of them were convinced I had a German sense of humour and the other half were sure it was British. They are probably still arguing about it now. Votes: 1
The British have turned their sense of humour into a national virtue. It is odd, because through much of history, humour has been considered cheap, and laughter something for the lower orders. But British aristocrats didn't care a damn about what people thought of them, so they made humour acceptable. Votes: 1
A British villain never loses their sense of humour. Votes: 0
Like the British Constitution, she owes her success in practice to her inconsistencies in principle. Votes: 6 Thomas Hardy
Humour is a great vehicle for getting a message across. If you get too serious, you could die of starch. Votes: 6 Cyndi Lauper
Sense is never common. Votes: 3 Robert A. Heinlein