• Cocopanda@futurology.today
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    3 hours ago

    So are the Non-ORK Americans Frodo and Sam? Because some of us are not down with this fascist state. We’re not going anywhere.

  • jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de
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    19 hours ago

    The UK has this weird idea that they are the biggest friendly-rival of everyone in western Europe when everyone seems to see them more like the old-grumpy but mostly harmless neighbour.

    • PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPM
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      19 hours ago

      “We got you good, Jerry, back in the day, when the Sopwith Camels were whizzing overhead…”

      “Ja ja, lassen Sie uns ins Bett bekommen.”

    • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club
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      14 hours ago

      After the Napoleonic Wars, where the UK finally crushed France and became the most powerful empire in Europe, they asked for nothing on the European mainland for themselves.

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        11 hours ago

        See, when Top Gear did a challenge with some French TV presenters and Clarkson kept muttering “don’t talk about Agincourt” that was at least funny

  • Cassa@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    18 hours ago

    But uhm. Died side by side in both world wars; at this point it’s gotta be clear 😁 (wouldn’t it be more germany/poland F.ex?

    • iopq@lemmy.world
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      3 hours ago

      No they didn’t, the French bent over in ww2 and the UK did fuck all

      • Cassa@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        2 hours ago

        Waiit whaaat???

        This is noncredible defence, not “I have no clue whatsoever what I’m talking about defence”

      • M0oP0o@mander.xyz
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        3 hours ago

        Found the american. Or at the very least someone so ill informed of history they may as well be.