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[–] goatinspace@feddit.org 38 points 1 year ago (1 child) ( ͡° ͜つ ͡°)╭∩╮ UK permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] obinice@lemmy.world -41 points 1 year ago (3 children) Feck you too, I guess. If that's how you want to behave. I could understand you being unhappy with our government, but just blanket swearing at all 68 million of us is a dick move. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] communism@lemmy.ml 26 points 1 year ago (2 children) Are you the UK? No, you're someone who lives there. The UK is a state. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] VintageGenious@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago (1 child) Dude identifes as a country permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Honytawk@feddit.nl 8 points 1 year ago New gender just dropped permalink fedilink source parent [–] ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) Let’s not even get into the legitimacy of a state calling itself “The UK of GB and NI” when they’d have a tough time proving NI is entirely onboard permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] crapwittyname@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) A lot of GB isn't either, to be fair. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago It should be renamed to, London plus all surrounding bits of land that we don't care about. It's a bit of a mouthful but it would be a more accurate name permalink fedilink source parent [–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 point 1 year ago* That’s just every country, isn’t it? Seems like most of Spain has separatist movements; Provence and Brittany and Burgundy retain their sub-national identities; probably some in Tobago want to split from Trinidad. If Northern Ireland joined Eire no doubt the Loyalists would start clamouring to reverse that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] crapwittyname@feddit.uk 10 points 1 year ago* "brevity is the soul of wit" ~Shakespeare "Um actually, wit is actually a subjective phenomenon, with everyone having a different idea of what it actually means. How could such a construct actually possess a 'soul'? And that's not even getting started on the assertion that souls actually exist in any real way". ~Obinice permalink fedilink source parent [–] NotJohnSmith@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago I could be wrong but I don't think s/he was being serious permalink fedilink source parent
[+] obinice@lemmy.world -41 points 1 year ago (3 children) Feck you too, I guess. If that's how you want to behave. I could understand you being unhappy with our government, but just blanket swearing at all 68 million of us is a dick move. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] communism@lemmy.ml 26 points 1 year ago (2 children) Are you the UK? No, you're someone who lives there. The UK is a state. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] VintageGenious@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago (1 child) Dude identifes as a country permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Honytawk@feddit.nl 8 points 1 year ago New gender just dropped permalink fedilink source parent [–] ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) Let’s not even get into the legitimacy of a state calling itself “The UK of GB and NI” when they’d have a tough time proving NI is entirely onboard permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] crapwittyname@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) A lot of GB isn't either, to be fair. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago It should be renamed to, London plus all surrounding bits of land that we don't care about. It's a bit of a mouthful but it would be a more accurate name permalink fedilink source parent [–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 point 1 year ago* That’s just every country, isn’t it? Seems like most of Spain has separatist movements; Provence and Brittany and Burgundy retain their sub-national identities; probably some in Tobago want to split from Trinidad. If Northern Ireland joined Eire no doubt the Loyalists would start clamouring to reverse that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] crapwittyname@feddit.uk 10 points 1 year ago* "brevity is the soul of wit" ~Shakespeare "Um actually, wit is actually a subjective phenomenon, with everyone having a different idea of what it actually means. How could such a construct actually possess a 'soul'? And that's not even getting started on the assertion that souls actually exist in any real way". ~Obinice permalink fedilink source parent [–] NotJohnSmith@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago I could be wrong but I don't think s/he was being serious permalink fedilink source parent
[–] communism@lemmy.ml 26 points 1 year ago (2 children) Are you the UK? No, you're someone who lives there. The UK is a state. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] VintageGenious@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago (1 child) Dude identifes as a country permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Honytawk@feddit.nl 8 points 1 year ago New gender just dropped permalink fedilink source parent [–] ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) Let’s not even get into the legitimacy of a state calling itself “The UK of GB and NI” when they’d have a tough time proving NI is entirely onboard permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] crapwittyname@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) A lot of GB isn't either, to be fair. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago It should be renamed to, London plus all surrounding bits of land that we don't care about. It's a bit of a mouthful but it would be a more accurate name permalink fedilink source parent [–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 point 1 year ago* That’s just every country, isn’t it? Seems like most of Spain has separatist movements; Provence and Brittany and Burgundy retain their sub-national identities; probably some in Tobago want to split from Trinidad. If Northern Ireland joined Eire no doubt the Loyalists would start clamouring to reverse that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] VintageGenious@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago (1 child) Dude identifes as a country permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Honytawk@feddit.nl 8 points 1 year ago New gender just dropped permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) Let’s not even get into the legitimacy of a state calling itself “The UK of GB and NI” when they’d have a tough time proving NI is entirely onboard permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] crapwittyname@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) A lot of GB isn't either, to be fair. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago It should be renamed to, London plus all surrounding bits of land that we don't care about. It's a bit of a mouthful but it would be a more accurate name permalink fedilink source parent [–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 point 1 year ago* That’s just every country, isn’t it? Seems like most of Spain has separatist movements; Provence and Brittany and Burgundy retain their sub-national identities; probably some in Tobago want to split from Trinidad. If Northern Ireland joined Eire no doubt the Loyalists would start clamouring to reverse that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] crapwittyname@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) A lot of GB isn't either, to be fair. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago It should be renamed to, London plus all surrounding bits of land that we don't care about. It's a bit of a mouthful but it would be a more accurate name permalink fedilink source parent
[–] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago It should be renamed to, London plus all surrounding bits of land that we don't care about. It's a bit of a mouthful but it would be a more accurate name permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 point 1 year ago* That’s just every country, isn’t it? Seems like most of Spain has separatist movements; Provence and Brittany and Burgundy retain their sub-national identities; probably some in Tobago want to split from Trinidad. If Northern Ireland joined Eire no doubt the Loyalists would start clamouring to reverse that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] crapwittyname@feddit.uk 10 points 1 year ago* "brevity is the soul of wit" ~Shakespeare "Um actually, wit is actually a subjective phenomenon, with everyone having a different idea of what it actually means. How could such a construct actually possess a 'soul'? And that's not even getting started on the assertion that souls actually exist in any real way". ~Obinice permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NotJohnSmith@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago I could be wrong but I don't think s/he was being serious permalink fedilink source parent