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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink17•9 months agoAny time a country has an adjective in its name that adjective is always wrong.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink15•9 months agoI think we can give Northern Ireland a pass though
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink7•9 months agoYou mean the United Kingdom? I always loved that name. Neither United nor a Kingdom. Regular attempts to secede and proudly an empire.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•9 months agoWe have a king and are a union of 4 countries. What do you mean?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•9 months agoIt’s mostly a joke but the reasoning is in the comment.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•9 months agoThe Great bit refers to it being the largest of the islands that make up the British Isles. GB is a land mass, not a country.
minus-squarelittleblue✨linkfedilink1•9 months agoIt was in reference to an Eddie Izzard bit. Simmer, youngin.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•9 months agoExcept for the Federal Republic of Germany. It’s much too federal, actually.
Any time a country has an adjective in its name that adjective is always wrong.
I think we can give Northern Ireland a pass though
It’s pronounced “Norn Ir’n”, thanks. 🤘🏽
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You mean the United Kingdom? I always loved that name. Neither United nor a Kingdom. Regular attempts to secede and proudly an empire.
We have a king and are a union of 4 countries. What do you mean?
4? What, are you counting Wales?
It’s mostly a joke but the reasoning is in the comment.
The Great bit refers to it being the largest of the islands that make up the British Isles. GB is a land mass, not a country.
It was in reference to an Eddie Izzard bit. Simmer, youngin.
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Except for the Federal Republic of Germany. It’s much too federal, actually.