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[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Calling Charlie the king of England sounds the same as saying Biden is the president of Utah

[–] Squorlple@lemmy.world 50 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Me wrist-deep trying to find the King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms (Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Solomon Islands, and Tuvalu)’s prostate

[–] Sunfoil@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Field Marshal Charles III, King of the United Kingdom and the 14 realms, Lord of Mann, Master of the Arts, defender of the faith, Admiral of the Fleet, is what his friends call him.

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

Well actually they call him Old Sausage-Fingers but not to his face

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Thank you

King of Britain is ok too tho

[–] Evia@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Eh, we don't really use Britain. UK is more inclusive

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

You say "we" but there are an awful, awful lot of people in NI who would disagree with you

[–] d00ery@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

If UK is short for The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, wouldn't UK be inclusive of NI?

As someone who is a UK national I did have to google this as I never remember the differences between GB / UK.

Ahh, on rereading perhaps you're talking about NI people who don't want to be part of the UK!

[–] Evia@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Well certainly but the Brits tend to ignore that part of the UK - it's a little uncomfortable so we just pretend that NI doesn't exist

[–] optissima@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So I should call it Britain so colonies are reminded they're conquered by a foreign parasite.

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Sweet joke, have you got any from after the 19th century?

[–] optissima@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Are you suggesting Scotland isn't a joke? Because I have a Glenrothes to tell you about