Fresh Tweets From the Bird App, the Queen is Dead Edition (September 12, 2022)

Queen Elizabeth II lived a long life. There’s no denying that a ninety-six-year existence is impressive. A lot can be accomplished and experienced in that amount of time: marriage, parenthood, wars, imperialism, etc. But a ninety-six-year life also leads to a different sort of prolificness – the ability to be trending on Twitter for a …
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‘Arrived At Balmoral’ Tweets For Those Closely Following The Queen Elizabeth News

If you’re online right now, you know that Queen Elizabeth II has died at age 96. There were several things that signaled her death would be announced before the news officially came in. The BBC website changed to black, BBC on-air presenters changed into black attire, and BBC One cancelled regular programming until 6pm. Many …
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Best Twitter Reactions to Today’s News About The Health of Queen Elizabeth II

It is question as old and drawn out as a dying empire: is the United Kingdom OK? At the best of times, the answer to this is a solid no. A country that is home to the smack barm pey wet is not a place that is good at feeling normal, and the news that …
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Best Twitter Reactions to Today’s News About Queen Elizabeth II

It is question as old and drawn out as a dying empire: is the United Kingdom OK? At the best of times, the answer to this is a solid no. A country that is home to the smack barm pey wet is not a place that is good at feeling normal, and the news that …
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Twitter Reacts to Today’s News About Queen Elizabeth II

It is question as old and drawn out as a dying empire: is the United Kingdom OK? At the best of times, the answer to this is a solid no. A country that is home to the smack barm pey wet is not a place that is good at feeling normal, and the news that …
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Roasty British Memes For Your Tea-Time Enjoyment

Every now and then we need to enjoy a little humor at someone else’s expense. Sometimes it’s a specific person, like Kim Kardashian. Sometimes it’s a group of people, like influencers or YouTube personalities. And sometimes the mockery is just a wee bit more geographical. Today is one of those days, and the victims are …
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UK Memes That Are Undeniably British

I must start this off by saying that I am not a person of the British persuasion. While many Gen-Z Americans get their knowledge of British culture from Harry Potter or Doctor Who, I got mine from a far more embarrassing source: Season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. Before then, I had no idea …
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Bloody Brilliant British Images

British people get a lot of slack from Americans online. They get roasted for their teeth, food, and accents in ways that nearly always come off as hacky. Like we get it, Brits put peas and beans on foods that are largely incomprehensible to the Yankee mind and stomach, but can we let it rest?  …
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Roasty British Memes For Your Tea-Time Scrolling

Every now and then we need to enjoy a little humor at someone else’s expense. Sometimes it’s a specific person, like Kim Kardashian. Sometimes it’s a group of people, like influencers or YouTube personalities. And sometimes the mockery is just a wee bit more geographical. Today is one of those days, and the victims are …
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Existence of ‘Poundland’ Delights Americans, Inspires Immature Thread of Unintentional Double Entendres

Dollar Tree. Dollar General. Family Dollar. 99 Cents and Up. Discount stores here in the United States are not very inspired in the name department. And they really don’t have to be. They serve their purpose: to provide inexpensive necessities to people who really, really need them. Over in the UK, we’d wager people feel …
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