Frightfully sorry

Wow, it's been a long time since I last posted. Frightfully sorry!

If there's one thing we Brits are good at, it is apologizing. For example, when I was being interviewed for my current job, I found out that I was to replace another British emigre, who had decided to move to marketing.

Anyway, during the interview, my boss-to-be asked me if I apologized a lot. I really wasn't expecting this question, and said that I didn't think so. He went on to explain that the previous department member apologized all the time, and it drove him nuts.

Idlegrass. What brought that to mind was a report from Morning Edition, September 26th 2007, that was forwarded to me.

As you may know, the U.S., France and many other countries have well known national mottos. US currency is emblazoned with "In God We Trust". France embraces "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity." After reports that Britain's Prime Minister was looking into something similar, BBC Web site readers offered suggestions:

• "Mustn't grumble;"
• "With honor, with justice, with chips;"
• "God save the baked bean;"

and my personal favorite:

"We came, we saw, we conquered, then we gave it back. Frightfully sorry."

I hope that you found this to be funny! If not, well, sorry!

Oh, by the way. This guy deserves to be sorry!