Land of Hope and . . . What’s the Other Thing?

Last night, listening to NPR’s news quiz, “Wait Wait Don’t Tell me,” I learned that Britain’s new PM, Gordon Brown, has suggested that the country needs a new slogan to set it on its feet and send it hurtling into the 21st Century.

The old slogan is “Land of Hope and Glory,” which is, as Peter Sagal pointed out, is a Wishbone Ash album.

They can’t have “E Pluribus Unum”— that one’s taken.

The public is invited to send in their own slogans. They have to be five words or less.

Slogans submitted so far include:

“Thieving bastards since 1170.”

“Courage. Reason. Humanity. Democracy. Monarchy.”

“Once Mighty Empire, Slightly Used.”

“Drinking Continues Until Morale Improves.”

“Sorry, It’s All Our Fault.”

“The Land that Orthodonture Forgot”

Do ya’ll have any snappy slogans for Britain, or for that matter any other country?