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cm0002@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 17 hours ago

Ring the bells

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Ring the bells

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cm0002@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 17 hours ago
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  • Lemminary@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    Ah, I love the UK

    > “The sun never sets!”

    > Always cloudy & gray

    <3

  • Deceptichum@quokk.au
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    Damn, did it hit 20c?

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    The Britain’s empire?

  • Count Regal Inkwell@pawb.social
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    I don’t get it

    • Yondoza@sh.itjust.works
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      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.

      • Count Regal Inkwell@pawb.social
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        An explained joke might lose its funny in the moment

        But you also ensure future jokes riffing on similar ideas will land better. ;)

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    Poorly timed as the sun finally set on the British empire for the first time in over a century just a few months ago

    • Lemmisaur@lemmy.zip
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      When?

  • Øπ3ŕ@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    The sun never sets? Is that why y’all got them olde timey kaniggets?

  • Lembot_0004@discuss.online
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    Is that W before Britain? What does it mean?

    • Atom@lemmy.world
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      The logo is for a toy brand, Britains, formerly W. Britains in the era of this advert.

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britains

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        Thanks! Never been to Britain, so no chance of knowing this nuance…

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