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The Brits are pissed at Obama.

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As he headed back home from Washington, Gordon Brown must have rummaged through his party bag with disappointment.

Because all he got was a set of DVDs. Barack Obama, the leader of the world's richest country, gave the Prime Minister a box set of 25 classic American films - a gift about as exciting as a pair of socks.

Mr Brown is not thought to be a film buff, and his reaction to the box set is unknown. But it didn't really compare to the thoughtful presents he had brought along with him.

The Prime Minister gave Mr Obama an ornamental pen holder made from the timbers of the Victorian anti-slave ship HMS Gannet.

The unique present delighted Mr Obama because oak from the Gannet's sister ship, HMS Resolute, was carved to make a desk that has sat in the Oval Office in the White House since 1880.

Mr Brown also handed over a framed commission for HMS Resolute and a first edition of the seven-volume biography of Churchill by Sir Martin Gilbert.

In addition, Mr Brown and his wife showered gifts on the Obama children giving Sasha and Malia an outfit each from Topshop and six children's books by British authors which are shortly to be published in America.

In return, the Obamas gave the Browns two models of the presidential helicopter, Marine One, to take home to sons Fraser and John.

The Prime Minister has not had the best of luck when receiving gifts from U.S. presidents.

He was given a fur-trimmed brown leather bomber jacket by George W. Bush during his first trip to America in the summer of 2007.

Commentators gleefully pointed out that the garment was hardly in keeping with Mr Brown's usual sober attire of business suit and tie.

Downing Street yesterday refused to state which movies were in the box set.

But the Mail has learned it included classics such as Star Wars, The Godfather and Citizen Kane and was produced by the American Film Institute as a 'special request' for the White House last month.

Perhaps pertinently, given Britain is floundering in an economic slump, the DVD collection was thought to feature the movie of John Steinbeck's Great Depression novel, 'The Grapes Of Wrath'.

The gift also included the Oscar-winning boxing biopic 'Raging Bull' starring Robert Di Nero and Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller Psycho - maybe a comment on the PM's notorious short fuse?

And he will hope that at a General Election the British public do not shun his imploration for another term in office by thinking at the ballot box of the famous line from another of the movies, Casblanca: 'Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.'

But following Mr Brown's his recent troubles - the UK entering recession, soaring job losses and home repossessions, Labour struggling in the polls and threats of leadership challenges - he may be pleased at being able to settle down for a quiet night in front of the ultimate feel-good movie: It's A Wonderful Life.

Even if the gift was tacky and in poor taste...perhaps the Brits throwing a sh*tfit about this should go and f*ck themselves. It's not like Obama took a dump in a tubesock and passed it off as a gift.

Also, there's a good chance that the DVDs are Region 1, meaning that they won't play in the UK.

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This seems like the kinda thing that people ***** about who don't have anything better to do.

Besides, I'd rather have the DVD's than all that crap he gave Obama.

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A set of DVD's laughing

That's kind of like giving your girl friend a lube and oil gift card instead of flowers. laughing out loud

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This seems like the kinda thing that people ***** about who don't have anything better to do.

Besides, I'd rather have the DVD's than all that crap he gave Obama.

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I didn't get a blowjob this weekend from some random ugly fat girl.

I'm pissed also.

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I didn't get a blowjob this weekend from some random ugly fat girl.

I'm pissed also.

That's a terrible analogy, and I think I just developed a hernia trying to contemplate what you're trying to say.

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I'd be more pissed at my prime minister pissing away first editions and oak pen holders from historical ships that probably cost me a fortune.

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A set of DVD's That's kind of like giving your girl friend a lube and oil gift card instead of flowers.

And if she wasn't a stupid *****, she'd realize that the oil-change will last her a good 3k+ miles, while the flowers will wilt and be worthless in a week at best.

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And if she wasn't a stupid *****, she'd realize that the oil-change will last her a good 3k+ miles, while the flowers will wilt and be worthless in a week at best.

You still will not get layed. wink

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I have no idea where you are getting this 'Brits are pissed' nonsense from.

It is neither in the article nor in reality, so you are just making things up to fit the criticism you wish to make. The most that actually exists is a snarky article in the Mail- which means bugger all- done as much to ridicule Brown as anything else.

Poor.

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You still will not get layed.

I don't need flowers to get laid.

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I don't need flowers to get laid.

...and my wife would love to have the lube and oil gift card, but you know what I was saying. laughing out loud

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I'd be more pissed at my prime minister pissing away first editions and oak pen holders from historical ships that probably cost me a fortune.

Damn straight.

Besides, Brown should have given Obama some British tea (imported from India and China), packed in those tin thingys you get in the souvenir shop.

Who is making these presents for other world leaders? I mean, someone in Obama's administration misspelled Russian word for 'reset' on a present given to Lavrov.
Double yew tee eff!

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Damn straight.

Besides, Brown should have given Obama some British tea (imported from India and China), packed in those tin thingys you get in the souvenir shop.

That wouldn't be British. That wouldn't be British at all!

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Are we pissed? Because I certainly wasn't informed that I should be.
Why would I (a British citizen) give a solitary **** about what gift Obama gives Brown?
It's an article in the Mail, as such it is not fit enough for toilet paper, let alone reading.

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Originally posted by Shakyamunison
A set of DVD's That's kind of like giving your girl friend a lube and oil gift card instead of flowers.

my girlfriend enjoyed those gifts, thank you very much