@TheMogul:disqus Fair enough! But to jump onto your other conversational thread instead, don't be so down on yourself; the Scottish did invent the scotch egg, the finest food known to man, and Irn Bru, the finest drink known to man. If you could only be good at football you'd have it made!

@TheMogul:disqus Shane MacGowan was born in England and, apart from about four or so years in Ireland as a young child, grew up there too. Obviously he's more closely associated with Ireland (and I doubt johnnyb had this in mind when he brought him up) but technically speaking…

@TheMogul:disqus Shane MacGowan was born in England and, apart from about four or so years in Ireland as a young child, grew up there too. Obviously he's more closely associated with Ireland (and I doubt johnnyb had this in mind when he brought him up) but technically speaking…

They wouldn't be able to use him these days without a joke about it not being the first time Smithers has had his hand inside someone.

They wouldn't be able to use him these days without a joke about it not being the first time Smithers has had his hand inside someone.

I hope Andrew Ross never comes across this comment section.

I hope Andrew Ross never comes across this comment section.

LISA NEEDS BRACES

LISA NEEDS BRACES

Perhaps they should switch to using Parliament's "If It Don't Fit (Don't Force It)"?

Perhaps they should switch to using Parliament's "If It Don't Fit (Don't Force It)"?

An enterprising, more musically gifted and Republican fellow than myself would be wise to record a bunch of uplifting, anthemic yet lyrically vague songs, so that whenever Bruce Springsteen or Twisted Sister or the Dwarves or whoever says the Republicans can't use their music, they could turn around and say "Hey guys,…

An enterprising, more musically gifted and Republican fellow than myself would be wise to record a bunch of uplifting, anthemic yet lyrically vague songs, so that whenever Bruce Springsteen or Twisted Sister or the Dwarves or whoever says the Republicans can't use their music, they could turn around and say "Hey guys,…

Mine reads 'DWS LVR'.

Mine reads 'DWS LVR'.

Technically speaking, the show is considered British, since it aired on a British channel and was produced by a British production company. I know it seems dumb to call a show British when none of its writers, cast or setting are, but… yeah. It is kinda dumb.

Technically speaking, the show is considered British, since it aired on a British channel and was produced by a British production company. I know it seems dumb to call a show British when none of its writers, cast or setting are, but… yeah. It is kinda dumb.

And you know he's an astute, informed political commentator, considering how he managed to accidentally tell a Northern Irish crowd to support the IRA.

And you know he's an astute, informed political commentator, considering how he managed to accidentally tell a Northern Irish crowd to support the IRA.

The second series of Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle is well worth a watch too, although some episodes are patchier than others - there's an astounding episode about London, and then (as I recall) a pretty dull one on democracy, not helped by a large portion of it being re-adapted from some old stand-up of his but with…