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Mongrel Nation - Brown cow

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Mongrel Nation - Brown cow

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.

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

4 Hacker News mentions · 2014–2026

Topics

  • Language & linguistics
  • Stand-up & sketch comedy

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