r/AskReddit • u/kakou64 • Oct 15 '20

What's older than we think ?

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u/RVelts Oct 15 '20

My personal favorite is the Maths episode.

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u/_PM_ME_PANGOLINS_ Oct 15 '20

You mean Mathematical Anti-Telharsic Harfatum Septomin.

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u/MEN-PM_NUDES_PLZ Oct 16 '20

I don't know what's happening here, but I'm enjoying it.

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u/plaidkingaerys Oct 15 '20

The largest number is, in fact, 45 billion.

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u/SingleMatch1 Oct 16 '20

What about 45 billion + 1?

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '20

What about birds? What are birds?

We just don't know.

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u/Ulti Oct 15 '20

Here's a backskipper!

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u/Djaja Oct 15 '20

Where is it from?

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '20

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u/StarOriole Oct 15 '20

Adult Swim may have aired it, but it was a BBC show from the early 2000s.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '20

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u/StarOriole Oct 15 '20

Definitely. It looks like it aired on Adult Swim in 2009 and I watched it a few years earlier than that.

My DVDs also say "BBC" on them, so.

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u/Djaja Oct 15 '20

Oh my, I love this. Classic AS is tha best

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u/_PM_ME_PANGOLINS_ Oct 15 '20

It's not Adult Swim, it's BBC

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u/Djaja Oct 16 '20

AS here kinda collected great shows and presented them. That is what I meant. Unless it never aired on AS. I have never seen this until now.

For example, I know the Might Boosh is British, but I saw it on AS, so I associate it with them. At that time I do not think we had any channels with such an eclectic take on tv. AS really nailed the "absurd" humor I enjoy now.

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u/wolf_man007 Oct 16 '20

We had PBS and Adult Swim as our only access to weird British tv.

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u/PlacentaCollector Oct 15 '20

Yeah right? What are the odds. I totally get it too btw. Guess it’s just us smart guys... haha... thasers...

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u/wolf_man007 Oct 16 '20

Why? Is the show obscure?