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[–] FlyingSquid 16 points 5 days ago (3 children)

As a born-and-raised American who recently got UK citizenship, I would like to say: you filthy Yankee colonials try it and we'll show you what we did to the bloody Bosh at the Battle of the Somme, what what!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Squid, you're welcome here in the UK, but ... er ... don't do that.

Flashbacks of the time I, a northerner, tried to do a "Landan" accent that time I visited London. In retrospect I'm lucky all I got was a "what are you doing?"

[–] FlyingSquid 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I mean the whole point was me being an ignorant American...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Ah. I see. Being stupid on purpose, in parody or otherwise, sometimes doesn't go over all that well either.

I have made that mistake before, and will probably make it again at some point.

[–] FlyingSquid 1 points 4 days ago

A large number of standup comedians and sitcoms would suggest otherwise.

[–] MrNesser 6 points 5 days ago

It's nice that you tried

[–] Valmond 3 points 5 days ago

Time to reign in that troublesome colony of yours!