God for Harry, England and a packet of crisps

Interesting analysis by the BBC’s Mohammed Hanif of Musharraf’s meandering televised speech last week.

The London Times op-ed editor asks for a new motto for Britain, in six words or less. Some of the replies so far (there are serious ones too, but sod that for a packet of crisps) (I think I just inadvertently coined my own entry):

• “Sorry, is this the queue?”
• “Full service will soon resume.”
• “Yeah, but no, but, yeah.”
• “No, please, after you, honestly.”
• “That’s really most awfully kind.”
• “At least we’re not French.”
• “At least we’re not American.”
• “Americans who missed the boat.”
• “Yer’ve got to larf, aintcha?”
• “Hanging on in quiet desperation.”
• “Britain: it sucks a bit.”
• “Once mighty empire, slightly used.”
• “Mind the gap.”
• “Is Princess Di still dead?”
• “Bond. James Bond.”
• “Fancy a cup of tea?”
• “Come for the Weather, Stay for the Dentistry (and the cooking).”
• “Lie back and think of England.”
• “The game is afoot, Watson!”
• “Don’t mention the war.”
• “I have a cunning plan.”

The last 4 I just made up.

Update: checking back a day later, I find only one new one worth mentioning: “An island in a teacup.”
And I have two more of my own:

“Mrs Peel – we’re needed.”
“Ying tong iddle i po.”