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James Acaster On The Absurdity Of The British Empire
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- A long time ago, but not long enough ago
that it's not still very relevant
(audience laughs)
everyone in Britain got in a big old boat,
and we set sail and we robbed,
and this will sound far-fetched,
everyone in the world.
(audience laughs)
Do you remember that?
What a spree that was?
Do you remember the great heist?
What a spree.
(audience laughs)
And we got all this swag didn't we?
And we took it back to old blighty
and we hid it, this is the clever part,
we hid it in a museum.
(audience laughs)
Last place anyone looks.
Now it's the modern day,
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