There has been talk about establishing a citizenship test in Australia, and the BBC website has published a mock citizenship test in advance of the actual one that will be implemented soon in the UK. Give it a go, it's good fun!
The government is launching the citizenship test for foreigners who want to become British. If you want the passport, then you'll have to read Life in the UK, a special book, and sit a 45-minute test on society, history and culture. But do you know what it is to be British? The following very unofficial questions are based on information in the official book - let's see how well you do... more
Woo hoo! Just watched the thrilling English Premier League match between Manchester United and Everton at Goodison Park. It was nerve-wrecking, especially after Man U fell behind 0-2 early in the second half and Chelsea was leading Bolton 2-1.
I was watching the game live on FOX Sports and reading the Guardian minute-by-minute commentary (highly recommended - detailed, entertaining and witty), unable to take my eyes off the screens for the whole 90 minutes (was about 94 minutes actually, with extra time for injury added).
For Man U to come back from 0-2 down to win 4-2 speaks volumes for their tenacity and never-say-die attitude. Their win brought them one huge step closing to winning the Premiership, as they are now five points ahead of Chelsea after the Blues' draw with Bolton.
There were lots of jokes and puns bandied about as usual. Phil Neville, the former Man U defender who now plays for Everton and is the younger brother of United captain (injured at the moment) Gary, was called Phil "Sleeper Cell" Neville by one of the Guardian's commentators after he scored an own goal, while a FOX Sports commentator said Man U were going "where Eagles dared" when Chris Eagles, a late substitution for Solskjaer, scored their fourth goal in the 92th minute.
Anyway, I've been thinking about the song Come On Your Reds, which was sang by the team in 1994. Come On You Reds Busby Babes they always made me cry Thinkin' 'bout the teams of years gone by Charlton, Edwards, Law and Georgie Best We're United, you can keep the rest
Schmeichel, Parker, Pallister Irwin, Bruce, Sharpe and Ince Hughes, McClair, Keane and Cantona Robson, Kanchelskis and Giggs
Come on you reds, come on you reds Just keep your bottle and use your heads For ninety minutes we'll let them know Who's Man United, here we go
Come on you reds, come on you reds Just keep your bottle and use your heads For ninety minutes we'll let them know Who's Man United, here we go
Glory Glory Man United Glory Glory Man United
We'll maintain the status quo We're Man United, here we go
So Old Trafford let us hear you loud Cheer us on and we will do you proud Fifty thousand voices sing our song Keep us at the top where we belong
So here's to Alex Ferguson He'll take us all the way We're on the road to glory now Winning at home and away
Come on you reds, come on you reds Just keep your bottle and use your heads For ninety minutes we'll let them know Who's Man United, here we go
Come on you reds, come on you reds Just keep your bottle and use your heads For ninety minutes we'll let them know Who's Man United, here we go
Glory Glory Man United Glory Glory Man United
We'll maintain the status quo We're Man United, here we go
Come on you reds , come on you reds The team that's able to defend their net We won the Doubles we'll let you know We're Man United, here we go
Come on you reds, come on you reds Just keep your bottle and use your heads For ninety minutes we'll let them know Who's Man United, here we go Man United, here we go Man United, here we go
Also, with the team trailing 0-1 at the end of the first half, Fergie must have given them the hairdryer treatment, possibly something like this:
One by one, they were all becoming shades. Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age. - Dubliners by James Joyce
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