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Isphera
4th March 2008, 10:43 PM
Following two bad renditions of the American and Canadian National Anthem's (performed by me and Bloo respectively), I am asking what you think is the best national anthem.

Being the American trapped in a British body, I will say the Star Spangled Banner. And being american, it is only fitting I put the video of the rendition at Super Bowl 42.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7e8keJNMzg

Hutch
4th March 2008, 10:52 PM
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bc47Wcso3hU

This shits all over Anthems.

But I still love the Australian one as it proves that we are young and free.

Chazlene
4th March 2008, 10:57 PM
No contest (and everyone's going to post this):

God save the Queen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwziS2aE6Ww

Rule Britannia:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m97xHboTSi8

Land of Hope and Glory (Takes a while to get going):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oONWgcvPutE

And...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z2M_hpoPwk

Bloo
4th March 2008, 11:02 PM
Ankh Morpork:

To be sung to Rule Britannia's tune...

"When dragons belch and hippos flee
My thoughts, Ankh-Morpork, are of thee
Let others boast of martial dash
For we have boldly fought with cash
We own all your helmets, we own all your shoes
We own all your generals - touch us and you'll lose.
Morporkia! Morporkia!
Morporkia owns the day!
We can rule you wholesale
Touch us and you'll pay.

We bankrupt all invaders, we sell them souvenirs
We ner ner ner ner ner, hner ner hner by the ears
Er hner we ner ner ner ner ner
Ner ner her ner ner ner hner the ner
Er ner ner hner ner, nher hner ner ner (etc.)
Ner hner ner, your gleaming swords
We mortgaged to the hilt
Morporkia! Morporkia!
Hner ner ner ner ner ner
We can rule you wholesale
Credit where it's due."

Target
4th March 2008, 11:19 PM
Tbh u can't beat British national anthem as its song by the most nations coz we rule!!!!


Al Murray got it all right!!!


End of this post tbh

Ow yer and Oric not to upset you but the superbowl really is shite 3seconds football and 3mins adverts, takes nearly 4hours to play 1hours football, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz and they even forced a slave to sing the anthem, how mean :D

ez64
4th March 2008, 11:45 PM
All murray owns

and so does the disc world

long live ankh morpork

read pretty much every book.

FaTaL
5th March 2008, 10:21 PM
God save the queen by far the best!

spawnofebil
5th March 2008, 10:27 PM
The Chinese national anthem, obviously. Nothing can compare in terms of patriotic fervour.

FaTaL
5th March 2008, 10:28 PM
no, that doesn't matter, god save our queen still owns.

Chazlene
5th March 2008, 11:17 PM
You like the Chinese National Anthem Spawn? You seem embarrassingly more English than the rest of us...

Hutch
5th March 2008, 11:55 PM
Weren't we going to write/choose an ATK anthem (Un Breaking Benjamin related)

Bloo
6th March 2008, 05:13 PM
I'll write an ATK rhyme..

There once was a lad called Chalex4, who's sperm count was rather poor... (okay okay... this is going to be censored...)

Isphera
6th March 2008, 06:20 PM
Weren't we going to write/choose an ATK anthem (Un Breaking Benjamin related)

When did we either:
a) Firmly discuss this
b) Realize I wasn't part of those discussions
c) Propose something to make me unpopular.

Go back to digging.

VoX
6th March 2008, 07:20 PM
What about trying to make a national anthem with the Punk-o-Matic flash game?

(It's on Newgrounds.)

If you want Chalex I can get the .swf file so you could put it on our arcade.

Hutch
6th March 2008, 10:28 PM
When did we either:
a) Firmly discuss this
b) Realize I wasn't part of those discussions
c) Propose something to make me unpopular.

Go back to digging.

If you were on the first ATK hike with Chaz, Spawn and I, you would have been part of the discussion.

Chalex4
6th March 2008, 10:43 PM
If you want Chalex I can get the .swf file so you could put it on our arcade.

Sorry, the arcade won't keep the submitted scores unless the .swf file is specifically made for the arcade addon.

Isphera
6th March 2008, 10:49 PM
If you were on the first ATK hike with Chaz, Spawn and I, you would have been part of the discussion.

So how the fuck are the rest of us supposed to know this?

Bloo
7th March 2008, 08:52 PM
There once was a lad called Chalex Four, who's sperm count was rather poor,

he tried ever trick possible, and a few more that were impossible, to raise up the numbers, from sexy music while he slumbers,

to freezing his prick, against an ice cold brick, But it all went wrong, and he lost his dong,

to a stray pack of badgers, who bit him right in the nadgers..
...and now he's called Chalexandra Four!

Chazlene
7th March 2008, 08:57 PM
Came up with this in about 2 seconds, might be a little shitty:

There once was a young chap named Bloo,
Who wore an incredibly large shoe,
The other was small,
which caused him to fall,
Into a large pile of dog poo.

Bloo
7th March 2008, 08:58 PM
*makes a rhyme thread*