# Does the apparent upsurge of UK related threads have anything to do with a certain...
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-apparent-upsurge-of-uk-related-threads-have-anything-to-do-with-a-certain/308942
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [June 19, 2005, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-apparent-upsurge-of-uk-related-threads-have-anything-to-do-with-a-certain/308942 "2005-06-19T20:26:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2005, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-apparent-upsurge-of-uk-related-threads-have-anything-to-do-with-a-certain/308942/21 "2005-06-20T21:35:25Z")
> [@irishgirl](#):
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> It’s scone, not a schone!
And the real citizenry test being how you pronounce it.
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### Author:  [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2005, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-apparent-upsurge-of-uk-related-threads-have-anything-to-do-with-a-certain/308942/22 "2005-06-20T21:51:01Z")
> [@Pushkin](#):
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> And the real citizenry test being how you pronounce it.
…and the advanced test is knowing when to pronounce it which way.
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### Author:  [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2005, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-apparent-upsurge-of-uk-related-threads-have-anything-to-do-with-a-certain/308942/23 "2005-06-20T22:57:15Z")
Mmmmm… scone…
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### Author:  [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2005, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-apparent-upsurge-of-uk-related-threads-have-anything-to-do-with-a-certain/308942/24 "2005-06-20T23:13:53Z")
scone where?
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### Author:  [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2005, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-apparent-upsurge-of-uk-related-threads-have-anything-to-do-with-a-certain/308942/25 "2005-06-20T23:18:16Z")
scone to find a better pun
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### Author:  [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2005, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-apparent-upsurge-of-uk-related-threads-have-anything-to-do-with-a-certain/308942/26 "2005-06-21T00:16:28Z")
Nah, it’s not gone anywhere - it’s still in Perthshire, just to add to the confusion.
🙂
> **[The Heart Of Scotland’s History – Scone Palace](https://www.scone-palace.net/palace/index.cfm)**
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### Author:  [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2005, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-apparent-upsurge-of-uk-related-threads-have-anything-to-do-with-a-certain/308942/27 "2005-06-21T08:03:38Z")
> [@betenoir](#):
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> I am in fact obsessed with Britain. And I’m delighted at the plethora of anglophilic threads. I try to make a point of posting to any thread to do with England. England and kinky sex, mostly those two.
You’re quite unlikely to find both in the same place though, as sex in other places than a bed requires the purchase of a special licence (application forms for which which can be obtained at any Post Office counter - it’s best to apply at least five weeks in advance, in case of administrative delays or queries) and sex in any position other than missionary is strictly forbidden by the Sexual Positions Act(1941).
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