khannie@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoOld memes I found on my phone part 1lemmy.worldimagemessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1283arrow-down17
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minus-squarekronisk @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·edit-21 year agoI’d love to understand this joke, could someone explain?
minus-squareSmoothLiquidation@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·1 year agoDublin is in Ireland, not Great Britain. There was a whole kerfuffle about it.
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-21 year ago‘Twas only a spot of Troubles
minus-squareGeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoNot to be that guy. But Great Britain refers to mainline England, Scotland, Wales. The term you’re looking for is the United Kingdom.
minus-squareSmoothLiquidation@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoThe original post said “name a place in Britain”
minus-squareGeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoBritain is the geographical location. The United Kingdom is the country. Hence the full name of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
minus-squareVandals_handle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoMainline, Scotland. What is Trainspotting? I’ll take plot-lines in two words for $500 Alex.
minus-squarekronisk @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoOh, of course…but why the car? Because there’s a car bomb, IRA-style?
I’d love to understand this joke, could someone explain?
Dublin is in Ireland, not Great Britain. There was a whole kerfuffle about it.
And car bombs were involved.
‘Twas only a spot of Troubles
Not to be that guy. But Great Britain refers to mainline England, Scotland, Wales. The term you’re looking for is the United Kingdom.
The original post said “name a place in Britain”
Britain is the geographical location. The United Kingdom is the country.
Hence the full name of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Mainline, Scotland. What is Trainspotting? I’ll take plot-lines in two words for $500 Alex.
Oh, of course…but why the car? Because there’s a car bomb, IRA-style?
Yep.