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Rupika wrote:

its some joke on the internet that Birmingham is such a terrible place or something, like the memes that Ohio is a all powerful being that has the most wackiest stuff in it,

Ansgar wrote:

I’m from the U.K. Can confirm Brummies ought to be feared lmao

I'm also in the UK haha. The only "memes" I've ever seen about fearing Birmingham have been racist though which is why I'm confused.

Things I know about Birmingham:

• People who live there are called "Brummies" for some reason. Presumably to do with the accent.

• "Peaky Blinders" was set there. Therefore, I assume Brummies all look like Cillian Murphy wearing a newsboy cap.

• Tolkien grew up in and around the city. Therefore, I assume the city is full of magic.

Tiralta wrote:

I'm also in the UK haha. The only "memes" I've ever seen about fearing Birmingham have been racist though which is why I'm confused.

It’s associated with the accent and how Birmingham can’t decide whether they’re northern or southern lol.

Regardless, most casual jokes about Brummies, just like any other locality like Scousers, Smoggies, geordies etc, are done out of jest for county allegiances.

Although, the origins of regional nicknames came from defining a culture or trade associated with the people living there such as Mackems which means ‘make-em’ from the proud shipbuilding heritage of the River Wear.

Guys I changed my flag. I like this one much better

I wonder if I should get a flipgrid account

Jazur wrote:

I suggest the west country, it's a rather nice p'ace

I know the Bri'ish are really nice

Nangka wrote:

Hey maybe the guy in the massive pickup truck trying to cut you off shouldn't win the poll.

But they're at the bottom
And so were all the other winners

When God asks to see the best of our creations, will we show Him the Ford F-250? One of the primary vehicles responsible for furthering the world's path to destruction? Or will we offer Him a 77,708-word-Zutara fanfic written over the course of a year on AO3?

Nangka wrote:

When God asks to see the best of our creations, will we show Him the Ford F-250? One of the primary vehicles responsible for furthering the world's path to destruction? Or will we offer Him a 77,708-word-Zutara fanfic written over the course of a year on AO3?

AO3 is one of, if not the biggest completely free, completely ad-free websites. It is a website of the people, for the people, arguing for the freedom of speech and the freedom to be able to make those two characters that were definitely more than friends the whole way through the show and you know it finally kiss. They go up against big organisations and governments to say "people have rights, even if they want to write objectively incorrect Iron Man x Captain America fics".

The Ford F-250 represents everything wrong with the world. Pollution, which is now legally a cause of death in the UK, car-centric design leading to the decline of community, whatever it is that makes people put the size of their truck ahead of the safety of the people around them, since bigger cars are deadlier even at lower speeds.

Vote for freedom, community, and the gays: vote fanfiction.

Nangka wrote:

When God asks to see the best of our creations, will we show Him the Ford F-250? One of the primary vehicles responsible for furthering the world's path to destruction? Or will we offer Him a 77,708-word-Zutara fanfic written over the course of a year on AO3?

Yes
Definitely yes

New Equanimia wrote:

Happy 1st OOC birthday to my nation!

Happy birthday! \o/