Comment on Name me country which has better food than England

• wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  When a new speaker of the house is selected, why must the first act they do is to physically feign terror and be dragged to the front of the house of commons by their colleagues?

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  • Banrik@fedia.io ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Stupid traditions mainly, answer for like 70% of things

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  • ohulancutash@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Because the Speaker ultimately gatekeeps what is debated, and many Soeakers lost their heads when Kings decided the Commons was getting a bit too full of itself.

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  • stsquad@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’s a nod to history and the speaker who had to defy the king.

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  • decolo@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Is this for real??

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• StillAlive@piefed.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  What is the process to choose annual sacrifices for the royal family?

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  • Banrik@fedia.io ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Depends which one, they're like a pantheon with their own prefered flavours.

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• ThisOne@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Okay and crisps are potatos yes? And the white stuff is actually cream cheese?

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• FluidBeef@quokk.au ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Quavers are banging! Dunno if I’d make a sandwich of them though.

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