Quote Originally Posted by Mithradates
What exactly is the function of the commonwealth other than a loose association of English speeking countries that often come together to beat us Brits at every sport we can think of?
The Olympics only takes place once every 4 years. The Commonwealth games allows them to humiliate us while they're waiting for the real games. Some of them go one step further and take up cricket so they can trash us every 2 years instead of 4. The French and Italians have surpassed even that by taking up rugby so they can thrash us yearly.

The Commonwealth of Nations: A forum where you can bash the Brits as much as you like and the Brits have to grin and bear it. I'm surprised the French haven't joined.