If you've ever known a Brit, you've probably been jealous of their sense of humor.
British humor is full of sarcasm, insults, self-deprecation, taboo subjects, puns, innuendo, and wit. And there's a Twitter account that perfectly captures all of it.
With 245K followers, No Context Brits is a fun online project that -- just like the Brits themselves -- mocks just about everything.
But it's not meant to shock or offend anyone. On the contrary. It offers laughter as a form of medicine for those moments when life knocks you down and tries to keep you down.
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The creator of No Context Brits told Bored Panda they have run "a few successful Twitter accounts specializing in British humor and thought one that encapsulated a combination of all of them would go down well, especially considering the current mood of the country, which isn’t particularly great at the best of times."
So far, the account has gained 245K followers in just under 2 months, attracting attention from countless well-known names and companies as well.
The person running this operation describes the content on the account as "British humor at its best."
"[It's] ironic, witty, sarcastic, and self-deprecating with lots of puns and innuendos thrown in for good measure," they said.
"The ability to laugh at ourselves is what sets us apart from the rest of the world and this account celebrates that fact."
Don't mess with the icon, the red phone box is a symbol of the country.
Ricky Gervais, the legendary English actor, comedian, director, producer, and writer, who is best known for co-creating the British television mockumentary sitcom The Office, says that Americans are more "down the line" than their friends across the ocean. "They don't hide their hopes and fears," Gervais wrote. "They applaud ambition and openly reward success."
He believes Brits are more comfortable with life's losers. "We embrace the underdog until it's no longer the underdog. We like to bring authority down a peg or two. Just for the hell of it."
"Americans say, 'have a nice day' whether they mean it or not. Brits are terrified to say this. We tell ourselves it’s because we don’t want to sound insincere but I think it might be for the opposite reason. We don’t want to celebrate anything too soon. Failure and disappointment lurk around every corner. This is due to our upbringing. Americans are brought up to believe they can be the next president of the United States. Brits are told, "It won’t happen for you.'"
And it's really visible on No Context Brits. If you pay attention, the account will show you the cultural background of an entire country through humor. And that's quite something.
I thought it was the other way around. English have a mowing fetish and Scots are wild and free. 😂😂😂
This happened near where I am. Interesting side note, this is not the first time a bird covered in curry or tumeric has been found in our area.
That's a very interesting side note!! Where are they going that they wind up covered in curry or turmeric?
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Wouldn’t they have noticed the color coming off on their gloves as they handled the bird? I mean, enlarge the picture and take a good look at the fingers of her glove. You can actually see the discoloration.
Or also, I was thinking, wouldn't the curry smell be crazy overwhelming?
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That poor bird is utterly saturated, how on earth did that happen? Was it left to marinate for too long?
Lol. I believe they said a restaurant had a large vat for waste food out the back (presumably to be collected by a company that turns waste food into biogas or something) and the seagull fell in while trying to eat.
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I really really really want to hear the seagulls side of the story.
After the convenience store ran out of small bags of Doritos, the seagull stepped up his game and stole a large bag of Cheetos. He dove in head first. He later realized not even seawater could wash out the orange Cheetos stains.
I don't remember the mystical phoenix rising up again to steal my ice cream. Again.
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thats enough stealing for one day, mr/s seagull
This is actually pretty sad. The Herring gull was covered in curry products that restaurants are dumping outside of their business which is dangerous. The water in some areas of Bradford, Leeds, Leicester etc is tinged yellow because the restaurant owners won't dispose of the product safely. It's disgusting and wrong.
That is the ugliest Rappy I've ever seen...where can I get one?!
Hahaha this is so funny. Has anyone seen the tik tok sensation of using turmeric to get rid of fleas on cats? Apparently it works but it dies the cats yellow. I'm sorry I'm a genuine animal lover and even helped a fly that was caught upside down in puddle yesterday but this make me giggle. I do hope it doesn't harm them now I've said this!
I was just shopping for dog treats yesterday and several of the upmarket organic ones have turmeric in so presumably its good for dogs, I have no idea about cats. (Note - I don't normally go for upmarket dog treats but the supermarket didnt deliver the frankfurters and i needed something soft enough to hide pills in and here by today lol)
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'Tectonic plates try to cheat at Coin Pusher games. But to no avail'
It is definitely 'Eddie Stobart'. This is photoshopped; the left side is poorly filled in. How can I tell? Because this is my level of photoshop competency.
work from home means more sleep in the morning, who would complain but covid? :D
Rode on a lot of buses. Bus drivers always acknowledge other bus drivers, even drivers of other municipal vehicles. When travelling a bus, I think how would I salute another bus driver. I would probably use a variety of hand salutes, probably depending on the individual I was saluting to. Obviously, certain hand salutes are inappropriate.
The longer i look at it, I feel like Jensen Ackles {Dean Winchester to be exact} was morphed into Dwayne Johnson......
Woah that took me way too long to realize none of them are even in the picture!
I read this to my son on a car trip and he started crying because he was a bit tired.
That's how I straighten my hair. Well not exactly, my hubby does it, not Sharon Osbourne.
judging by he decor in the rest of the room, Greggs is exactly what they were looking for
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As a brit who has not lived in his homeland for some years this has made me miss that miserable place more than I can tell you.
"If you've ever known a Brit, you've probably been jealous of their sense of humor." I don't understand how hard it is for BO to recognize and censor offensive stereotyping against some populations but not against others.
Best one had to be the "longest interview", absolute gold right there!
As a brit who has not lived in his homeland for some years this has made me miss that miserable place more than I can tell you.
"If you've ever known a Brit, you've probably been jealous of their sense of humor." I don't understand how hard it is for BO to recognize and censor offensive stereotyping against some populations but not against others.
Best one had to be the "longest interview", absolute gold right there!
