Mongrel Nation - Brown cow

jasonkanerichardson · 494K views · 2007 · 2:43

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Language & linguisticsStand-up & sketch comedycomedy

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN uses it as a joke reference in threads about the history of the English language.

What it is

A comedy segment where Eddie Izzard travels to Friesland to try speaking Old English, claiming English originated in Holland and buying a cow to prove it.

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