Now West Coast do you get it? Given half a chance the Brits will willingly confess to cock ups ad infinitum. We are more than willing to take the piss out of ourselves. We recognise that we are all mortal and that the only way of dealing with it is to have a bit of fun at our own expense.
Doesn't take away any of the achievements that we have tucked under our belt - including painting most of the world red at some time or other, coping with WWI on our own for 90% of the time and coping with WW2 on our own for the first couple of years when everyone, including you guys, had written us off, and kicking our South American bretheren out of the illegal take over of the Falkland Islands over a huge distance. Yes, we probably couldn't have done it without your help and for that we, and the rest of the Western World, will be eternally grateful. Thank you.
But......fer ****'s sake lighten up. One of your invincible 'can't get anything wrong' bomber crews screwed up. Enjoy! Fortunately this time didn't involve any 'blue on blue' type letters to NOK.