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British Exceptionalism

Britain Declares Itself Exceptional, Promises to Explain Why Later 🇬🇧☕ What’s the deal with British exceptionalism? — Jerry Seinfeld Britain this week reaffirmed its long-standing status as an exceptional nation, despite being unable to locate the paperwork explaining what, exactly, that exception currently covers. Officials assured the public that the explanation is forthcoming, possibly after tea, possibly after the next general election, or possibly after everyone agrees to stop asking…

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Britain Reassures Itself Everything Is Fine

Britain Reassures Itself Everything Is Fine After Man on Radio Says “We’ve Been Through Worse” But He Can’t Remember When Britain once again achieved emotional stability this week after a man called Graham phoned into a local radio station and calmly explained that everything happening right now is “nothing compared to the seventies.” The nation immediately relaxed, put the kettle on, and decided not to worry about anything until at…

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Invasion by American Marching Bands

London’s New Year’s Parade Braces for Invasion by American Marching Bands Britain Welcomes Cultural Exchange, Immediately Regrets the Volume Source: KIRO 7 News London’s New Year’s Day Parade has survived wars, weather, municipal budgets, and decades of men in blazers who clap slightly too early. This year, however, it faced its most destabilising force yet: multiple American high-school marching bands arriving with confidence, choreography, and instruments that appear to have been designed by the…