Eddie Izzard - Do you have a flag?

neologismo · 1.6M views · 2006-09-25 · 0:51

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Overview

A one-minute Eddie Izzard comedy clip about how the British Empire claimed countries by planting flags. It riffs on the absurd rule of 'no flag, no country'.

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Mostly posted as a joke in threads about flags, empires and colonial trading companies.

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Stand-up & sketch comedy

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bryanrasmussen · 2022-05 · Joke / meme
I suppose Eddie Izzard would have had to drastically change his routine if McDonalds had shown up in India first [VIDEO]
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airhead969 · 2021-03 · Reference
> We are the counterculture. Isn't that a tad bit arrogant to stick a flag in all of it? See also: [VIDEO] Youtube is "lame as fuck." Release everywhere to not be arbitrarily silenced because anything good is controversial, by definition. Why abuse the word "counterculture" so many times? It comes across like you're trying too hard. Good luck and I hope you find an audience rather than make at obscurity for the point of staying in obscurity.
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Sharlin · 2019-04 · Joke / meme
I wouldn't be surprised if they would, if only there still were nonsovereign territories (in the sense of "having a flag" [1]) around for taking. [1] [VIDEO]
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