khannie@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoOld memes I found on my phone part 1lemmy.worldimagemessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1461arrow-down18
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minus-squareSmoothLiquidation@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·2 days agoDublin is in Ireland, not Great Britain. There was a whole kerfuffle about it.
minus-squarenialv7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up28arrow-down1·2 days agoAnd car bombs were involved.
minus-squareMDCCCLV@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoNo, the Irish war of independence was 1916-1920 and was mostly fighting with guns. The car bombs was much later during the troubles and was about northern Ireland.
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-21 day ago‘Twas only a spot of Troubles
minus-squareExecutive Chimp@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoThe Kerfuffles. Plural.
minus-squarekronisk @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 days agoOh, of course…but why the car? Because there’s a car bomb, IRA-style?
minus-squareGeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·2 days 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-up6arrow-down1·2 days agoThe original post said “name a place in Britain”
minus-squareGeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·2 days 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-up2·2 days agoMainline, Scotland. What is Trainspotting? I’ll take plot-lines in two words for $500 Alex.
Dublin is in Ireland, not Great Britain. There was a whole kerfuffle about it.
And car bombs were involved.
No, the Irish war of independence was 1916-1920 and was mostly fighting with guns. The car bombs was much later during the troubles and was about northern Ireland.
‘Twas only a spot of Troubles
The Kerfuffles. Plural.
Oh, of course…but why the car? Because there’s a car bomb, IRA-style?
Yep.
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.