**WHO'S THE BEST BRIT WHO EVER LIVED???**

[DelD]

Nice one Tab, I was thinking about adding Alan Turing.

[qcnr]

Enigma
That was actually cracked and copied before the war by the Poles
but didnt let on. Then the Nazis changed the machine slightly just before the war, rendering the Polish copy useless
And unlike Hollywood (U571) claims it wasnt the Janks that got hold of but the RN

My money is on Marconi or Bell (scottish)

[harry hackedoff]

Del, what about you, big man
My point about Shackleton is that he would have regarded himself as a British Subject and, although Irish, deserves consideration for the title.
Much the same way as Billy Conolly is a British Subject. Or me, for that matter. Not that I`m suggesting you vote for either of us. Billy Conolly is shite anyway