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#Not reeling: London Bridge attack brings out defiant British humour | |
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Often, during times of upsetting national news, British social media finds some bleak humour or common theme to rally around. The hours after Saturday night’s attack on London Bridge and Borough Market have been no exception. | Often, during times of upsetting national news, British social media finds some bleak humour or common theme to rally around. The hours after Saturday night’s attack on London Bridge and Borough Market have been no exception. |
Woman on CNN talking about London's streets being eerily quiet. Mate, it's Sunday. They're not cowering in fear, they're having a lie in. | Woman on CNN talking about London's streets being eerily quiet. Mate, it's Sunday. They're not cowering in fear, they're having a lie in. |
"London should not be cowed" mate the Chicken Cottage by Borough station is already open stop worrying | "London should not be cowed" mate the Chicken Cottage by Borough station is already open stop worrying |
The nation is not for reeling | The nation is not for reeling |
One headline in particular provoked British ire, from the New York Times, which stated that “Terrorist attacks in the heart of London leave 6 dead in a nation still reeling” | One headline in particular provoked British ire, from the New York Times, which stated that “Terrorist attacks in the heart of London leave 6 dead in a nation still reeling” |
This sort of hyped-up headline does the terrorists' job for them. UK isn't "reeling" @nytimes pic.twitter.com/KKesMHHIFY | This sort of hyped-up headline does the terrorists' job for them. UK isn't "reeling" @nytimes pic.twitter.com/KKesMHHIFY |
For a start, the word ‘reeling’ has a very different and meaning distinctive to the British Isles, with the ‘reel’ being a common folk dance in both Scotland and Ireland. | For a start, the word ‘reeling’ has a very different and meaning distinctive to the British Isles, with the ‘reel’ being a common folk dance in both Scotland and Ireland. |
Yes NYT, we are still reeling. #eightsomereel #keepcalmcarryon pic.twitter.com/DpXIUsk80l | Yes NYT, we are still reeling. #eightsomereel #keepcalmcarryon pic.twitter.com/DpXIUsk80l |
If London is reeling it means there must be an Irish dance festival in Trafalgar square again ;) 💃 | If London is reeling it means there must be an Irish dance festival in Trafalgar square again ;) 💃 |
Reeling: a form of dancing. We dance on, unbowed and with customary sangfroid. | Reeling: a form of dancing. We dance on, unbowed and with customary sangfroid. |
Other social media users just showed the New York Times that they were getting on with their day, and that London, targeted many times by terrorists over the years, was keeping calm and carrying on. | Other social media users just showed the New York Times that they were getting on with their day, and that London, targeted many times by terrorists over the years, was keeping calm and carrying on. |
View of London from the South. No one in this beautiful old city is #reeling. pic.twitter.com/DMFJTHnEtT | View of London from the South. No one in this beautiful old city is #reeling. pic.twitter.com/DMFJTHnEtT |
been for a bike ride, now preparing Sunday lunch #reeling wheeling and peeling | been for a bike ride, now preparing Sunday lunch #reeling wheeling and peeling |
Going to IKEA for meatballs and maybe a rug. #reeling | Going to IKEA for meatballs and maybe a rug. #reeling |
Update... pic.twitter.com/Ju4wuCs2oo | Update... pic.twitter.com/Ju4wuCs2oo |
As one person put it | As one person put it |
Nothing makes Brits more resolutely determined to 'get on with things' than hysterical commentators trying to suggest we're reeling. | Nothing makes Brits more resolutely determined to 'get on with things' than hysterical commentators trying to suggest we're reeling. |
Here’s what actually makes the British reel | Here’s what actually makes the British reel |
As with the #BritishThreatLevels hashtag after the Manchester Arena bombing, social media conversation soon moved on to what really does make the British reel | As with the #BritishThreatLevels hashtag after the Manchester Arena bombing, social media conversation soon moved on to what really does make the British reel |
People pronouncing it scone, when it is actually pronounced scone. #ThingsThatLeaveBritainReeling | People pronouncing it scone, when it is actually pronounced scone. #ThingsThatLeaveBritainReeling |
Knowing you're walking in the wrong direction & having to tut & check your watch/phone before changing course #ThingsThatLeaveBritainReeling | Knowing you're walking in the wrong direction & having to tut & check your watch/phone before changing course #ThingsThatLeaveBritainReeling |
Toasters that aren't big enough to fit in the whole slice of toast. What is the point? #ThingsThatLeaveBritainReeling pic.twitter.com/qj8OsaI2B1 | Toasters that aren't big enough to fit in the whole slice of toast. What is the point? #ThingsThatLeaveBritainReeling pic.twitter.com/qj8OsaI2B1 |
The price hike over this little chap 🐸 #ThingsThatLeaveBritainReeling pic.twitter.com/e8hpH8wffW | The price hike over this little chap 🐸 #ThingsThatLeaveBritainReeling pic.twitter.com/e8hpH8wffW |
Not catching someone's name and having to spend the next three decades avoiding introducing them to anyone #ThingsThatLeaveBritainReeling | Not catching someone's name and having to spend the next three decades avoiding introducing them to anyone #ThingsThatLeaveBritainReeling |
Bake Off being sold to C4 #ThingsThatLeaveBritainReeling | Bake Off being sold to C4 #ThingsThatLeaveBritainReeling |
When people make tea in the microwave #ThingsThatLeaveBritainReeling pic.twitter.com/M8006Sq8mr | When people make tea in the microwave #ThingsThatLeaveBritainReeling pic.twitter.com/M8006Sq8mr |
The real no go zones of London | The real no go zones of London |
A common trope in overseas commentary of Britain from the right has been that there are so-called “no go zones” in cities, due to apparent radicalisation of the local community. Twitter spent some time today discussing the real no go zones of London. | A common trope in overseas commentary of Britain from the right has been that there are so-called “no go zones” in cities, due to apparent radicalisation of the local community. Twitter spent some time today discussing the real no go zones of London. |
Love this. Only time Borough Market is a no-gone zone is Thursday evening after work, when you can't move for the suits spilling out of pubs https://t.co/BuqHBfJScl | Love this. Only time Borough Market is a no-gone zone is Thursday evening after work, when you can't move for the suits spilling out of pubs https://t.co/BuqHBfJScl |
Actual places Londoners are reluctant to enter:Covent Garden street performer hellMadam TussaudsBreakfast club queueChanging at Bank | Actual places Londoners are reluctant to enter:Covent Garden street performer hellMadam TussaudsBreakfast club queueChanging at Bank |
Angus Steakhouse Leicester Square | Angus Steakhouse Leicester Square |
Ripley's Believe it or NotClapham High Street after 9pm on a SaturdayPrimack Oxford Street | Ripley's Believe it or NotClapham High Street after 9pm on a SaturdayPrimack Oxford Street |
And finally there were those just laughing about some of the consequences of the attack not quite having the intended effect. | And finally there were those just laughing about some of the consequences of the attack not quite having the intended effect. |
Trying to bring about Sharia by causing a lock-in at the Vauxhall Tavern. Uh-huh. | Trying to bring about Sharia by causing a lock-in at the Vauxhall Tavern. Uh-huh. |
A pint of London Pride | A pint of London Pride |
Meanwhile, a man who was pictured holding tightly to a half-full pint glass of beer as he fled the London Bridge attack has become an unlikely hero. | Meanwhile, a man who was pictured holding tightly to a half-full pint glass of beer as he fled the London Bridge attack has become an unlikely hero. |
People fleeing #LondonBridge but the bloke on the right isn't spilling a drop. God Bless the Brits! pic.twitter.com/ceeaH0XxeX | People fleeing #LondonBridge but the bloke on the right isn't spilling a drop. God Bless the Brits! pic.twitter.com/ceeaH0XxeX |
His actions prompted a twinge of pride in Londoners, who identified with the desire to hang on to a pint at all costs. | His actions prompted a twinge of pride in Londoners, who identified with the desire to hang on to a pint at all costs. |
It's London bridge ffs he's paid £5.50 for that pint | It's London bridge ffs he's paid £5.50 for that pint |