Oi there, listener! On this episode of Baconsale, we’ve decided to continue the course of Commonwealth pop culture by discussing jolly old England. This, of course, means Joel, Kent & Zack will be doing some truly awful accents and making some fairly harsh judgements. As we venture forth with a stiff upper lip, we’ll be conquering such categories as Best Chocolate/Candy, Craziest Monarch Story, Favorite Fictional English Character, Most Influential Television Series, Who Should Get Knighthood, and things we feel are Royally Overrated. We hope you enjoy this very American take on a small portion of Great Britain.
Pip pip! Cheerio! And all that rot. Now press play to discover Zack’s love for British bears, guvnor!
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Loved the episode! Hated some opinions! I’m 87% English and the 13% remainder is around the British Isles, I lived in Scotland in my late teens / early twenties for two years, and I created a holiday on July 3 where my family celebrates all things English as part of our heritage (think Cinco de Mayo for white people).
I played and along and made some comments.
Chocolate Candy: Bounty Bar!!! Think of a Mounds bar but so much better.
Best Accent: Rex Harrison. As Henry Higgins he taught the English how to Speak.
Best Film: Green Street Hooligans? but Love Actually is the superior choice.
Craziest Monarch Story: The Madness of King George. It’s in the title.
Fictional Character: Joel, calling a Scot “English” be fightin words, Sir. Try that in a Pub in Glasgow and see if you make it our unscathed. Bond is half Scottish, half Swiss according to the author. The reader’s interpretation is secondary to author’s intention and subsequent adaptations (see Albus Dumbledore).
Band: No Coldplay? Really?
Hipster English Show: Blackadder
Most Influential: Monty Python’s Flying Circus. Monty Python laid the groundwork for SNL. Think of all the classic pop culture from both Monty Python and SNL. TV existed before the 2000s gentlemen. Be better.
Overrated: How dare you Joel (You’re a bad person, you’re the opposite of Batman). There is only one way to eat fish and chips, in a brown bag that is almost translucent from the grease, salt and vinegar! ENGLISH AREN’T KNOW FOR THEIR FOOD? Trifle, Beef Wellington, Full English Breakfast, Bangers and Mash, Spotted Dick!!!
Very English: Downton Abbey. So English that it is a bit much.
Wait, They’re English? Damien Lewis. Seeing his as MAJ Winters in Band of Brothers, it blew my mind first time I heard his accent on the DVD extras.
We like to declare our independence from you: The Duke and Dutchess of Essex (Harry and Megan). Please send them back or at least to Canada. Good Call.
Who Should get the Knighthood: Kate Beckinsale. Seriously? Not a single mention?
Cheers Lads!
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