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02 July 2006 Blog Home : July 2006 : Permalink

Slogans 4 EU

The Englishman links to a Torygraph article about the latest whiz or wheeze from Brussels - a new EU slogan and (apparently a new flag). The Englishman himself nicks an idea from Tim W as a suggestion but I think there are probably some better options, ones that will be understood even by people not versed in Latin.

Here are a few that I can think of:

• All your VAT are belong to us
• Forward from the edge of the precipice
• We have no lead in our organs
• RegEUlations 'R' us
• Audits? we don't need no stinking audits!
• EUseless
• 
  

Perhaps commenters can come up with others

As for flags - the Gates of Vienna has the perfect one:

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