Category Archives: The Brit List

The Brit List: 15 Cockney Rhyming Slang Terms

By Brigid Brown | Posted on October 9th, 2012

"I'm taking the twist out on the town tonight." (Susan Cohan)

It’s not 100 percent known how cockney rhyming slang — the replacement of a common word with a rhyming phrase — came about, but it’s typically thought that the tricky word play was a type of code amongst groups of people in 19th ...

The Brit List: The Fifteen Greatest Actors Who Were Almost James Bond

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on October 1st, 2012

Over the 50 years since James Bond first stalked that bloody circle at the beginning of Dr No, many, many actors have been considered for the role. Some have been dismissed by producers, some have ruled themselves out due to concerns ...

The Brit List: Five British Desserts With Disgusting Names

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on September 28th, 2012

Let’s start with the classic, the one everyone knows:

1: Spotted Dick

Happy Birthday Liam Gallagher: An Oasis Top 5

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on September 21st, 2012

Say what you like about the boutique magpie retro of Oasis’s recording career, but you can’t deny that in Liam Gallagher they boasted one of the best singers the UK has produced since… always. A snarling mongrel mix of ...

The Brit List: Five Underrated Pink Floyd Songs

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on September 6th, 2012

Is it appropriate to wish Roger Waters a happy birthday? He never seemed like the type to enjoy those kind of well-meant, banal good wishes.

The Brit List: Five Great Mark Ronson Collaborations

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on September 4th, 2012

The Brit List: 15 Cool Uses for a London Double Decker Bus

By Brigid Brown | Posted on August 27th, 2012

You can’t beat riding on top of the London double decker bus. That made us think, what other cool uses are there for the iconic red bus?

The Brit List: 10 Stinging British Insults

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on August 27th, 2012

I should start with a confession. When compiling this list, I assumed it would be a gadabout stone-skim along the top of the English language, each new bounce a perfectly formed (but firmly NSFW) gem.

The Brit List: 10 Famous British Moustaches

By Brigid Brown | Posted on August 17th, 2012

Tom Weston-Jones and Kevin Ryan have some work to do. (Photo/BBCA) I moustache you a question, why do moustaches always give us a giggle? Possibly it’s because they do look ticklish!