<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[the feminist librarian]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://thefeministlibrarian.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Anna Clutterbuck-Cook]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://thefeministlibrarian.com/author/feministlib/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Wee Britain in&nbsp;Boston?]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p></br>Some of you may recall <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0515249/">the plot arc</a> of <span style="font-style:italic;">Arrested Development</span> in which Michael (Jason Bateman) is involved in international intrigue, crossing into the settlement of Wee Britain and, for a short while, dating a mysterious young woman named Rita (played by Charlize Theron).  Well, it was the first thing that came to mind when I walked passed this sign on my way to the Arnold Arboretum today:</p>
<p><a href="https://thefeministlibrarian.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/a41c2-weebrit_1.jpg"><img src="https://thefeministlibrarian.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/a41c2-weebrit_1.jpg?w=225" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113955057989179698" border="0" /></a><br />Honestly: do they all wear uniforms? (or maybe robes, and carry broomsticks?) . . . or maybe it&#8217;s more along the (in)famous Summerhill free school model, and they run around like wild savages and set their own bedtimes at democratic community meetings (more my style).</p>
<p>A little further up the road, while speculating about the nature of British schoolchildren, I happened to stumble across this peculiar architectural specimen:</p>
<p><a href="https://thefeministlibrarian.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/62113-weebrit_2.jpg"><img src="https://thefeministlibrarian.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/62113-weebrit_2.jpg?w=225" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113955792428587330" border="0" /></a><br />If it weren&#8217;t for the half-dozen American flags liberally sprouting from the battlements, I might be tempted to suggest this was the school in question . . . what purpose do you think the giant golden crown serve?  Anyone?</p>
<p>Happy Monday!</p>
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