Lets bash Britain

[Tee Kay]

I could have sworn those little channel islands were part of the UK. TIL, I guess.

Technically they are part of the ex-Duchy of Normandy.

 

[cardgame]

'British isles' and 'British Islands' mean the same thing, how can they be different things? come on.

 

[W|M]

British Isles is a geographical term, while British Islands is a legal term.

 

[Tee Kay]

>English is easy to learn

 

[cardgame]

isle means island :\

 

[bhsup]

It's from Wiki, so you have editing powers if you want to replace the image.

 

[bhavv]

I'm sure that Ireland is a part of the geographical location named the British Isles, so slagging them off in this thread is technically correct!

Demn catholic extremists!

 

[Kyriakos]

More importantly, Father Ted was a hit on British tv


Link to video.

 

[warpus]

I saw an episode of Father Ted in New Zealand one day and thought it was hilarious. I also thought it was some obscure Kiwi show that nobody outside of New Zealand knows about. I missed the title and all, so I didn't really know what the hell I had watched until a couple years later.

 

[Kyriakos]

Father Ted was awesome

 

[caketastydelish]

 

[Borachio]

Link to video.

 

[GinandTonic]

Where, or what, is this place "Brittan"? And how do we know Ireland isn't part of it?

But I'm all in favour of bashing it. Wherever it might be.

Auto correct is being very wird...

 

[Peck of Arabia]

How on earth did you find a Father Ted YouTube clip that could be watched in the UK, Mr B?

 

[Virote_Considon]

I could have sworn those little channel islands were part of the UK. TIL, I guess.

Nope, they're crown lands full of wealthy, wealthy people. And banks.

 

[Chukchi Husky]

More importantly, Father Ted was a hit on British tv

I saw an episode of Father Ted in New Zealand one day and thought it was hilarious. I also thought it was some obscure Kiwi show that nobody outside of New Zealand knows about. I missed the title and all, so I didn't really know what the hell I had watched until a couple years later.

Father Ted was awesome

Father Ted was nearly banned in the US for being offensive to the Irish.

 

[ParkCungHee]

As far as I read it, he means that almost everyone thinks abortions should not be performed under any circumstances.

No, it's "It is not true that almost everyone thinks abortions should not be performed under any circumstances."

That was a weirdly arranged sentence.

 

[Flying Pig]

Ah yes, you're right.

 

[Borachio]

How on earth did you find a Father Ted YouTube clip that could be watched in the UK, Mr B?

I don't know. But I apparently did!

I've really mixed feelings on youtube country-specific copyright matters. I'd have thought being able to watch the odd clip here or there would encourage people to buy the DVDs rather than deprive the producer of funds. But there you go. Having watched all the Father Ted episodes as they came out on TV, I've no burning need to watch them again. Funny as they were.

 

[Mise]

The Irish often use a different name for the British Isles, in the same way that the French have a different name for the English Channel ("La Manche"). They typically use variations on "The British and Irish Isles". The Irish government officially does not use "The British Isles" at all.