Britainology 19: The City of London feat. Riley Quinn
Did you know that the City of London, the small mini-enclave that dates back to Roman times, is a separate state entity that predates the United Kingdom by hundreds of years? And that its special status makes it basically immune to disclosure rules and financial oversight? Well, sort of. Riley steps in to explain The Land of the Weird Bollards and much more.
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Captain Tom hero WOD
Short videos to share on City of London CGPGrey | City of London: History Version - https://youtu.be/LrObZ_HZZUc CGPGrey | City of London: Government Version - https://youtu.be/z1ROpIKZe-c
this is insanely good
Sorry if this is a dumb question - is the one with Milo's brother already out or upcoming?
It’s upcoming on the $10 tier this month
“Guy who only subscribes to TF for Britainology” it me!
Remember when the guy who subscribes for britainology was ard? was betta yeah
Just thinking about how much Riley would love to be a Lichtensteinian prince
Riley brings up his Fran time at 5 minutes and 45 seconds, which happens to be a respectable Fran time.
Do the Liberty of Savoy next.
Delivery driver hero workouts
Military Hero Workouts, but named after military wives who think they’re also in the military
And shoulders! TGU's are great for shoulders..... Look, being a kettlebell enthusiast while avoiding the crossfit crowd is hard, man.
What i thought before this podcast: "the city of London has extra rights somehow" What i think now: "the city of London is the Kowloon walled city but for international banking"
Love to dress up fancy and do financial crimes
I used to live in high wycombe and they have a very weid ceremony where people in period dress would weigh the Mayor on a massive set of scales at the start and end of their term, and if they weighed more than when they started, they get booed by the crowd for using taxpayers money to indulge themselves. Apparently the crowd aren't allowed to throw rotten fruit at them any more though.
57:40 You don't have to let them give you a CT scan to check, though.
laaaaavved it ! isn’t this ep 19 though ?
Great ep, with them coming up during this episode it might be time for a Britainology about the most cursed “British” people of them all, Irish unionists and their weird organisations
Also has to include Scottish unionists, the Old Firm and, specifically, how fucking weird Rangers fans are
I'm that fan who subscribed to the Patreon and only listens to Britainology. Who's this Riley fella?
This is one of those episodes that makes be question whether Britain is a real place or something made up for fantasy novels
Much like Mordor, it is both.
Old and busted: Making your Tinder date read Cryptonomicon before you deign to see them Þe nieue þotnesse: Making thine al-Khwarizmidic arranged fiancée read the Baroque Cycle before thou acceptest her dowry
Yayyy even more tf this week <3
Oh man, Chuck Grassley Twitter…
Fun fact, my dad knows chuck Grassley.