“Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noon day sun”. Not sure where I heard that quote but it’s always stuck with me.
Ah, I love the UK
> “The sun never sets!”
> Always cloudy & gray
<3
Damn, did it hit 20c?
The Britain’s empire?
Is that W before Britain? What does it mean?
The logo is for a toy brand, Britains, formerly W. Britains in the era of this advert.
Thanks! Never been to Britain, so no chance of knowing this nuance…
I don’t get it
It’s an old saying. The Empire had colonies all over the world so at any point in time it was day for at least one colony. Therefore the sun never set on The Empire as a whole.
The joke is making fun of that old saying, pretending it means there is no night for the British isles and all the sun is causing the temperature of the isles to increase.
I hope that’s enough explanation to remove any humor from the joke.
Seeing as you seem knowledgeable what’s up with the ‘ring the bells’ bit?
In a boxing match they ring a bell to signal the end of the round. He’s saying he can’t take the heat anymore. He’s lost the fight. “Ring the bell already. I’m done. I can’t take it anymore”.
An explained joke might lose its funny in the moment
But you also ensure future jokes riffing on similar ideas will land better. ;)
Poorly timed as the sun finally set on the British empire for the first time in over a century just a few months ago
When?
A. Few. Months. Ago.
But when though? This says it would be a few millenia until it happens (not the best source, I know), and the British government still has yet to ratify the Chagos Islands deal that happend in May as of today.
The sun never sets? Is that why y’all got them olde timey kaniggets?
