khannie@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoOld memes I found on my phone part 1lemmy.worldimagemessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1283arrow-down17
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minus-squarekronisk @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·edit-22 years agoI’d love to understand this joke, could someone explain?
minus-squareSmoothLiquidation@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·2 years agoDublin is in Ireland, not Great Britain. There was a whole kerfuffle about it.
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-22 years ago‘Twas only a spot of Troubles
minus-squareGeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years 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-down1·2 years agoThe original post said “name a place in Britain”
minus-squareGeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years 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-up1·2 years agoMainline, Scotland. What is Trainspotting? I’ll take plot-lines in two words for $500 Alex.
minus-squarekronisk @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years 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.