You don’t see the love until something bad happens (everyone in the UK wants Hollande to stop talking about Brexit, for example). But they were singing La Marseillaise at Habs games too. People talk tough about their neighbours, but if there was a terrorist attack on Quebec City, people from Chilliwack to Gander would…

Those cheekbones! Add in my other goddess in GA and that show was too beautiful to last.

People in the UK don’t really hate the French. British people think of the French as English Canadians do French Canadians - yeah, they’re weird and speak French and stuff, but we go there for cheap cigarettes and wine and if anyone attacks them (like the November attacks), we’ve got their backs and will sing La…

Old John of Gaunt really got around... So many bastards...

They didn’t consider themselves French but Norman. They only paid nominal lip service as homage to the king of France. They had different laws and a different culture. I don’t think they can truly be considered French, at that point in time.

If this is indeed the ring worn by Saint Joan of Arc, it is a holy relic. It is simony to purchase or sell a saint’s relic and a serious sin in the Catholic Church. And yes, since Joan of Arc is a Catholic saint Catholic rules apply.

Fun historical fact: Cardinal Henry Beaufort was the grandson of King Edward III and was born a *gasp* bastard. His father, John of Gaunt eventually married his longtime paramour Katherine Swynford (sister-in-law to Chaucer) which was a huge scandal at the time. I love 700 year old gossip!

The most recent owner wasn’t named in the provenance on the auction site but the English family who had it until about a century ago were the Cavendish-Bentincks. One of them gave it away to her artist boyfriend and it passed through a few more hands since then.

I just want to know who had it! It seems kind of amazing that it’s been kept even through the English Reformation and Henry VIII’s military and cultural campaign(s) against the French.

I really wasn’t paying enough attention to notice because I’m not a huge fan of SBC. Although I was amused by the bit in one of the trailers I saw the other day where the guy playing SBC’s brother described some woman as being the head of the biggest criminal enterprise in the world and SBC’s response is ‘She runs…

That’s why it’s terrible. He sounds more like he’s copying a Leeds accent.

Funnily enough, the pun title is just for the US. Here it’s being released just called ‘Grimsby’. I get that they thought the US audience wouldn’t know anything about Grimsby, but not sure how the extended title helps in any way.

Eh, it’s probably because the whole premise/humour of the movie revolves around (outdated) stereotypes about a town in northern England that a tiny handful of Americans have even heard of. They probably wouldn’t find it very amusing (and judging by the reviews it’s had here in the UK, neither did we).

I imagine it’s a faux Lincolnshire accent since Grimsby isn’t in Yorkshire/

I don’t care if it sucks nor how hard. If Mark Strong’s in it, I’m watching it.

I’ll wait for it to hit cable, but I’ll definitely watch.

Dog potato almost as makes me almost as sad as these damn devil bows

Because if it’s around, I’ll eat it. I share a KIND bar sometimes with my assistant, and that’s great because then you have half of the calories.

Grimsby is a town? i thought it was the brothers last name. Of course whenever i hear about europe or just england i can’t believe they aren’t making this shit up.

OT but I am so fucking sick of seeing this idiot’s dumbass face all over my Facebook newsfeed. I long for the simple days of being sick of the Kardashians.

Not only does it look really dumb, I’m also really put off by the faux-Yorkshire accent. You can hear a recording of someone from Grimsby here.