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Spotted Dick And 20 Other British Foods With Stupid Names

British food doesn't just taste bad, it has bad names too. Like spotted dick. Which sounds not only unappetizing, but also dangerous. Kind of like the other 20 dishes on our list of British foods with stupid names.

You Can No Longer Steal The Sign In Shitterton

Much like Fucking, Austria, the people of Shitterton, England were getting so sick of their town sign being stolen that they came up with a way to make sure it would never happen again.

London 2012 Olympic Mascots Unveiled… And They Suck

The London 2012 Summer Olympic mascots were unveiled today, and they already have a spot in the top 5 worst Olympic mascots of all time.

What To Eat In England

If you plan to visit England, you're probably more interested in the sights than the food... and for good reason. But you've gotta eat sometime. So here's a list of some of the foods you can muster up the strength to swallow in England...

The One Thing We Wish We Knew Before Visiting London

If there’s one thing we wish we knew before going to London, it’s this: don’t expect a foreign experience.

It’s More Than A Store… It’s More Than A Museum… It’s Harrods

Harrods is London encapsulated in a department store: it’s gaudy, it’s braggadocios, and everything is wayyyyy too expensive.  But it’s the one store you have to visit in London just to say you actually found your way out (perhaps with a T-shirt that reads: “I Survived Harrods And All I Got Was This $200 T-Shirt”).

Buckingham Palace

For some reason, people love looking at big houses.  Maybe it’s because we’re curious as to how the wealthy live.  Maybe it’s because we aspire to live like royalty one day.  Maybe it’s because we’re on a mission to find out who gives out the best Halloween candy.  No matter what your motivation, Buckingham Palace [...]

Tate Modern And Millennium Bridge

The Millennium Bridge is a pedestrian-only suspension bridge that crosses the River Thames, linking St. Paul’s Cathedral to the north and Tate Modern to the south.

The National Gallery In London

The National Gallery is another one of London’s free museums boasting an embarrassment of riches.  The museum is home to 2,300 paintings, which is relatively small in comparison to the collections of most major museums, but this place packs a heavyweight punch.  World famous works from artists such as Rembrandt, da Vinci, Cézanne, Von Gogh, [...]

A Tour Of The British Museum

Here’s the great thing about museums in London: most of them are free. That’s a big relief in a city where everything is expensive. So I can’t legitimately say “you get your money’s worth” in The British Museum, but you know what I mean.