• Iheartcheese
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    3 months ago

    How long before we start threatening England?

    • Flying Squid
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      3 months ago

      As a born-and-raised American who recently got UK citizenship, I would like to say: you filthy Yankee colonials try it and we’ll show you what we did to the bloody Bosh at the Battle of the Somme, what what!

      • palordrolap@fedia.io
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        3 months ago

        Squid, you’re welcome here in the UK, but … er … don’t do that.

        Flashbacks of the time I, a northerner, tried to do a “Landan” accent that time I visited London. In retrospect I’m lucky all I got was a “what are you doing?”

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          3 months ago

          I mean the whole point was me being an ignorant American…

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            3 months ago

            Ah. I see. Being stupid on purpose, in parody or otherwise, sometimes doesn’t go over all that well either.

            I have made that mistake before, and will probably make it again at some point.

            • Flying Squid
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              3 months ago

              A large number of standup comedians and sitcoms would suggest otherwise.

      • Valmond
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        3 months ago

        Time to reign in that troublesome colony of yours!

    • Olap
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      3 months ago

      The long game, get England back for 1812!