G-d Save the Brits
';AFP reports:
Britons are losing their grip on reality, according to a poll out Monday which showed that nearly a quarter think Winston Churchill was a myth while the majority reckon Sherlock Holmes was real.
The survey found that 47 percent thought the 12th century English king Richard the Lionheart was a myth.
And 23 percent thought World War II prime minister Churchill was made up. The same percentage thought Crimean War nurse Florence Nightingale did not actually exist.
Three percent thought Charles Dickens, one of Britain’s most famous writers, is a work of fiction himself.
Indian political leader Mahatma Gandhi and Battle of Waterloo victor the Duke of Wellington also appeared in the top 10 of people thought to be myths.
Meanwhile, 58 percent thought Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictional detective Holmes actually existed; 33 percent thought the same of W. E. Johns’ fictional pilot and adventurer Biggles.
Of course I didn’t need these poll results to know Britons are losing their grip on reality.
Sphere: Related Content
An Australian immigrant to Israel, Aussie Dave has been blogging since early 2003.
They are not that well made anyhow.
February 4th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
Yet they’re all Middle East experts.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:54 am
Shame Gairy St Clair lost his control with reality as he was beaten by Brit Amir Khan eh?
February 5th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
It actually true that Mahatma Gandhi, as he is being presented in the west, is indeed a myth.
February 5th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
The percentages suggest that the number of people asked in this “poll” was 11.
February 5th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Can you explain how you drew that conclusion?
The last line of the article states:
“UKTV Gold television surveyed 3,000 people”
March 13th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
You’ll probably find that the poeple tested were located in the bum-hole areas of the UK where a large number of Non-UK citizens live and dont care about the countries history.
Yes we have issues with a very large multicultural population but we’re still willing accept human beings - unlike the excons down under….mate!
March 13th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
Yeh, Bob.
Enjoy those no-go areas.