# Ask the person who lives in a tiny country

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 8, 2012, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-who-lives-in-a-tiny-country/612240 "2012-02-08T22:50:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![spankthecrumpet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a87d85/32.png) [@spankthecrumpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spankthecrumpet)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-who-lives-in-a-tiny-country/612240/61 "2012-02-17T23:06:40Z")

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> [@GreenElf](#):
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> Well then, did the Manxmen like having the Who in town for the Isle of Wight? Hold on a second. Isle of Wight is somewhere else. Never mind.

Oh, I see you are LOL

Next time i’ll read a bit more comprehensively :smack:

There have been music festivals at the nunnery though. How does that do to link you and Askance togehter? Nothing like woodstock , much more “folky”.

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**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-who-lives-in-a-tiny-country/612240/62 "2012-02-17T23:36:25Z")

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I do vaguely recall some connection between Pete Townshend and the Isle of Man. It was in one his song’s lyrics? Do you really go by “Manxmen” or “Manxwomen”? That doesn’t sound as good as “Manxians” or “Manxites” or even “Manxies”.

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**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-who-lives-in-a-tiny-country/612240/63 "2012-02-17T23:53:24Z")

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“Happy Jack” is the song. “He lived on the sand on the Isle of Man.”

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**Author:** ![spankthecrumpet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a87d85/32.png) [@spankthecrumpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spankthecrumpet)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-who-lives-in-a-tiny-country/612240/64 "2012-02-18T00:09:41Z")

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> [@GreenElf](#):
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> “Happy Jack” is the song. “He lived on the sand on the Isle of Man.”

I always thought that said “Island there” but looks like you’re right.

Anyway I wouldn’t personally look for much deep meaning in songs like “Happy Jack” 😉

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