khannie@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoOld memes I found on my phone part 1lemmy.worldimagemessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1248arrow-down18
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minus-squarekronisk @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-21 month agoI’d love to understand this joke, could someone explain?
minus-squareSmoothLiquidation@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 month agoDublin is in Ireland, not Great Britain. There was a whole kerfuffle about it.
minus-squareGeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 month 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-up4arrow-down1·1 month agoThe original post said “name a place in Britain”
minus-squareGeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month 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 month agoMainline, Scotland. What is Trainspotting? I’ll take plot-lines in two words for $500 Alex.
minus-squarekronisk @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month 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.
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.