Despite controlling one-third of the world's landmass and one-quarter of its population at its peak in the late 19th century, one really has to wonder if the English are even civilized in the first place. As Indian historian and MP Dr. Shashi Tharoor stated in a 2015 speech at Oxford
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Request Line: I Beg Your Pardon
INT. DINGY BASEMENT - DAY MARC TRESTMAN'S WINDOWLESS VAN sits in an overstuffed lounge chair, napping gently. MARC TRESTMAN'S WINDOWLESS VAN: [sits up with a start] Oh shit! I forgot! Request Line is on! He takes out a radio set and fiddles with the dials, joining the radio show in progress. NFL GENERAL COUNSEL