S1 E17: Scottish Independence, Twitter & Bagpipes: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Season 1, Episode 17, September 14th, 2014. With the 2014 vote for Scottish independence impending, John Oliver explains the compelling arguments on both sides, plus he touches on corporate Twitter accounts, how the NFL handled the Ray Rice situation, why Peru should help out with the ISIS problem, and a scathing investor's report on Olive Garden. All equally important.
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[@mikethompson148]

I can’t believe Business Daddy let you post this for free.

[@melodyc6922]

business daddy is feeding us this week

[@Viviorkogaming]

If enough poor people cry about, they will make it happen.

[@TyTheNerfGuy]

😊​@@melodyc6922

[@jeffdroog]

He had to give a lot of hand jobs

[@alibyrne1482]

I saw an interview that he bought all the old episodes from HBO. He's business daddy now

[@flyingsquid2.094]

I love it when Business Daddy throws us poors crumbs

[@mhick3333]

maybe an alliance with sinn fein ?

[@flyingsquid2.094]

@@mhick3333 I dont look at the motivation i just assume big corporation business daddy has my best interests in mind and that the crumbs is all he can afford :D

[@taram9866]

Yasss!

[@forgiveman]

Great to see old chapters uploaded in full. There are a lot of jokes people haven't seen ever.

[@hakasims]

And some of us had to watch three porn ads per episode on a website of pirated content when we tried to binge watch the entire show back in 2018

[@jeffdroog]

I feel bad for all of those people who have paid for HBO for years,only to have some asshole get this for free...Its kind of insulting.

[@hakasims]

@@jeffdroog your logic is flawed to say the least. I doubt there’s a single person who has been paying for HBO for 11 years exclusively because of this show. And by the same logic you must hate the idea of student loan forgiveness which makes me wonder why you’re into this show.

[@jeffdroog]

@hakasims No,your logic is flawed lol I didn't say that was my opinion,I said I'm sure there are people who do feel that way.I guarantee there are people who paid for HBO only watch this.Ive literally paid for Netflix for 3 years so my son can watch the only 2 shows on there he likes.

[@hakasims]

@@jeffdroog you said “some asshole” and “insulting” so you must see how that doesn’t read as “totally not my opinion but for sure someone else’s”. You being the one suddenly voicing that point of view isn’t helping the perception. People will pay for anything to shut their kids up, but HBO isn’t suitable for that purpose. You do you, but the fact this logic remains flawed for at least two reasons I’ve listed doesn’t change.

[@glass-yuzu]

What a sad outcome it ended up being; Everything we dreaded happening because of us leaving the UK ended up happening to us anyway just because of Brexit. Now we're alone in the water with only England to cling to, and that's not a great prospect...

[@wta1518]

Hey, that's not fair! You also have England Lite AKA Wales! And the ticking time bomb sometimes referred to as Northern Ireland.

[@saladin435]

😭 I want Scotland to be independent so much. I think the world would be better.

[@philjohnson1744]

That DiGornio joke had great delivery

[@pennybutnotthecoin]

Nice, dude

[@Jcewazhere]

The referendum on Scottish independence held on 18 September 2014 saw Scotland vote to remain part of the United Kingdom (UK), with 55% voting against the proposal for Scotland to become an independent country and 45% voting in favor.

[@TP_Rockstar]

And one of the big arguments for staying together was the possibility they might have to leave the EU. Luckily they didn't have to....until England once again made a decision on their behalf.

[@ocarstens6045]

@@TP_Rockstarit’s absolutely infuriating!!!

[@Satsujinki1973]

​@@TP_Rockstarthey shoulda held a second one to leave the UK and stay in the EU

[@fourk_]

@@Satsujinki1973 Supreme Court didn't allow it

[@veggigoddess]

That Scottish mother could have easily been Kristen Wiig doing a parody! I really thought it was for a second

[@juliusbossman7280]

Bet Scotland is regretting staying

[@SC-dm1ct]

They could always vote again.

[@HisameArtwork]

@@SC-dm1ct if uk let's them.

[@Sneaker3719]

@@SC-dm1ct They literally can't. That is a huge point in the independence movement.

[@chromicapop4595]

On what economic grounds Julius😮

[@503leafy]

@@SC-dm1ct No they can't. The UK Supreme court as already ruled that Scottish Parliament did not have the power to legislate for a second referendum.

[@johnchessant3012]

S1 E17 (aired September 14, 2014)

[@nebulan]

Additional context, Brexit was 2016. Cuz that would have changed this story. (Thank you btw)

[@EricPulley]

It's really sad to see that Gaza and Ukraine are still in the same mess but watching John Oliver definitely helps us all get through the pain and suffering with his brilliant humor and exceptional wisdom. #John Oliver/John Stewart 2024

[@estel-randir]

Hard to think J.K. Rowling could have gone any further downhill, but here we are.

[@thegoodpimps]

Harry Potter is so elitist. Wizards and Muggles…basically saying if you didn’t attend the same private school as me you’re subhuman

[@forzaacmilan36]

@@thegoodpimpsEhmm I think that’s the point. The ppl calling ppl muggles are the bad guys

[@thegoodpimps]

@@forzaacmilan36 Don’t all the wizards call them muggles? it really hit me as an incredibly elitist classist book, but that’s probably all British Literature.

[@SquallLionhart409]

@@forzaacmilan36 They're all bad guys then.

[@forzaacmilan36]

@@SquallLionhart409 tbh I got it confused with “mud bloods” I totally forgot that the PC term was muggles.

[@arp711]

I've watched this episode probably a dozen times, and I still laugh myself silly over the "sheep and threats" line every time 🐑

[@piedpiper1172]

“Why do they hate us?” 😂

[@Forrealnow09]

Love that he dropped a season of full episodes. He’s going to break the internet when he releases the rest 😅

[@user-lc4qe4gr7k]

Nessie WOULD VOTE to LEAVE. She's fed up with English tourists.

[@GSBarlev]

She told me so herself when I visited Inverness in 2014-snagged a selfie with her and everything. Fine lady.

[@notCynicalReally]

Thank you business daddy, this is very kind

[@outeremissary4438]

Ten years later and that Twitter advertising bit... oof. Really has only gotten worse on social media!!

[@nickb7906]

That "Hospitaliano" line just killed me!

[@dr.victorvs]

Hahaha you thought Cameron was bad.

[@kindredspirit9703]

Scotland should've left tbh, but hindsight is 20/20

[@GSBarlev]

They *would* have left, if: 1. Teens (who would have been of voting age at the time of independence) had been allowed to vote 2. The election hadn't been manipulated by firms using BetterTogetger as a trial run for Brexit and Trump.

[@Richard-ow3cj]

This is my favorite show you've done...so far. I have faith in you to top it before you retire. I also have to salute your writing cadre and everyone else that brings me so much enjoyment.

[@Luna04567]

My dad has beef with olive garden for the forks they use. The three prong forks apparently aren’t meant for eating pasta

[@ElementalofAir]

He needs to eat a whole flying Dutchman dish to prove his devotion

[@Wildfire201X_LIVE]

It’s crazy knowing i was 11 when these episodes came out

[@jexxer]

It's been ten years, and I still question if that was proper haggis. The reason being that it's actually illegal to sell lung meat for food meant for human consumption in the United States. Lungs that he puts _extra emphasis_ on being in the dish. Is that black market haggis, John? Did you defy USDA regulations for a bit?* Tell us the truth! *I would honestly respect you if you did. That's dedication.

[@Justsomeguyyuyu]

NFL: Called out for ignoring domestic abuse for decades Also NFL: We call on our fans to take domestic abuse seriously Us: And you too right? NFL: … Us: And you too. Right?

[@EthnHDmlle]

Classic episode

[@Susanmugen]

My friend in Scotland, George Rooney (dolka) went back and forth on this one for months. He died at 50 of heart failure

[@MeepsNcheese]

I'm sorry for your loss

[@zdelrod829]

Olive Garden may have mushy and barely edible food, but their breadsticks are top tier.

[@TheWolfGuardians]

This was the first main story i ever saw. Nice to finally see the episode it comes from.

[@plugnplaystation]

27:26 Well that aged like milk... it's funny how fast things can change in just 10 years

[@justjustinin207]

Remember when the worst thing about Twitter was DiGiorno posting something as tasteless as their pizza? The good old days.

[@bobbyrobinette5772]

Include the original air date in the description please!

[@jayrordame4525]

As a previous employee of Olive Garden I will say I actually like their food. And the "Pots" they showed as boiling the pasta are not the pots that Olive Garden would use, rather they use larger commercial boilers, and salting those would severely damage the boiler, it's not just a pot that you can replace for a few dollars, it's a multi thousand dollar machine, and salting the water would destroy those machines quickly.

[@crapcat19]

that's a good explanation on how to avoid damaging kitchen equipment. but they still have awful food. maybe they can figure out how every other italian restaurant that doesn't serve food in cardboard containers manages to do it without having to buy new pots every week.

[@tee_es_bee]

Thank you for releasing the entire first season from a current HBO subscriber! 🧡💛🧡

[@pipinstine4462]

Do they still not season their pasta?

[@trueseattleite6958]

Lol, a citizen who left England is trying to convince Scotland not to leave England 😂

[@katarzynazdrojewska4233]

"Variously willing countries" XD chef's kiss~~

[@DopeyDetector]

Horribly unfunny

[@jakeadams5601]

My favorite episode of them all!

[@eggman37]

Thank you daddy john. Would love to hear you talk about this again

[@danderedere]

The nostalgia I felt when he said the hashtag was exactly 140 characters so they couldn't add anything. I miss those times, ngl. It truly has gone from a kinda shitty cocktail party to a complete garbage pile.

[@justjustinin207]

There’s no way it’s only been 10 years since Cameron was PM.

[@elaineb7065]

😢

[@AG-iu9lv]

Love the takedown of Sodium Garden 😂

[@joaoborges6851]

Back when twitter was still twitter

[@steveparten9313]

It's always gonna be Twitter

[@joaoborges6851]

@@steveparten9313 indeed that man as no clue

[@Dubp89]

Damn Ray Rice!

[@pishposh4506]

John had a little too much fun doing Scottish accents in this one

[@user-oy4tt4xm8d]

15:15 David Cameron looks like Larry Bird🤔

[@jentxt23]

He does😂

[@mhick3333]

Originally scotland was in the french dominated trading block but when it joined the UK that they became dependent on England

[@jaymiller5669]

Darden Restaurants is huge

[@veggigoddess]

I didn't realize that there was ever a time for people didn't know what a selfie was, since selfies have been a thing.

[@MackRangerPower]

Hospitaliano should not have ruined me like it did

[@user-je1sp3tn4x]

I wish I had seen this when it first aired grimace is in fact and I swear this is true a taste bud

[@user-je1sp3tn4x]

Holy s*** John you did amazing Scottish accent

[@coalblooded]

Not gonna lie, for a brief second there I was thinking, "Ope, better not leave that meat unattended on the desk right in front of that horse!" I'm pretty sure they're vegans anyway, but still, it was my first dog-owner's reflex.

[@nebulan]

This is like what 4 prime ministers ago?

[@user-lc4qe4gr7k]

This is from TEN YEARS ago.

[@barethor5869]

It's kinda funny that be thinks those are wooden swords.

[@PandaAchievement]

So what I've gathered from this episodes is that the UK is only making nice because Scotland doesn't want to keep holding onto their nuclear weapons. Like a friend who just keeps leaving their drug car in your garage and telling you it'll be fine.

[@marcel_max]

He has a great Scottish accent, I love it.

[@420feend]

Its so crazy to see life back then. Pre Trump, BLM, covid, biden etc.

[@nickh.isalldamgenocntrol4444]

i don't have twitter or X but i wonder if the hashtags are working lmao.

[@youkofoxy]

In hindsight, with would be better for Scotland to leave. But hey, at least from that whole situation and Brexit I learned a good piece of advice: If are together, try to stay together, if not possible, go separate ways. If are not together, think real hard about the term before getting together.

[@cliftonmann8713]

Is this whole process designed to make it harder to the newest LWT episode. Drop dead HBO.

[@radiobob1908]

I thought some of the organ meats used in haggis were illegal to serve in the US. Was that law made after this taping, or is John eating counterfeit haggis? (Or, most likely, I don't know what I'm talking about)

[@thegoodpimps]

Why would they be illegal?! They’re incredibly healthy

[@radiobob1908]

@@thegoodpimps I don't know. I could be wrong. The US has a wide variety of ridiculous laws, and I straight up didn't question it. If I had to guess, I would say that some lawmakers thought sheep lungs were icky, and decided to ban them instead of doing their homework. (But again, I probably just don't know what I'm talking about)

[@thegoodpimps]

@@radiobob1908 My wife born in Africa, when I went there to meet her family, they fed me a local delicacy… sheep lungs, kidneys, liver, spleen, heart, and… testicles. 😱Surprisingly tasty, looked up online, all superfoods hahaha

[@kandi81]

​@@thegoodpimps Haggis in its traditional form is illegal here in the US because it uses sheep lungs which is deemed not for human consumption by our government. You could potentially use other organs but it wouldn't be a traditional haggis.

[@thegoodpimps]

@@kandi81 Ah wow okay, good to know. America is so prudish when it comes to food. sheep lungs are packed with nutrients.

[@jiresamatar1116]

You missed to add that the lion that is paired with what is at 23:04 [IT IS NOT EVEN A THING] on the coat of arms of Britain looks away from it with ABSOLUTE DISGUST! 🤣

[@jiresamatar1116]

There's NOTHING worse than being at WAR with your mother tongue. [SNP = ScOttish Nasty Party.] :)

[@theminer49erz]

Lol "cat bronchitis"

[@ceozhang1985]

btw recently John Oliver said he had changed his mind about Scottish Independence. He's now supporting it

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

Hagias is delicious. I don't think there's a lot of organ meat in it. I'm not really sure but it's meat and barley mainly. And it's good. I've been to Scotland and I heard the stories. I was reluctant to try it but it's absolutely delicious.

[@DopeyDetector]

Please tell us all about it on your podcast on the Who Gives a Shit Channel

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

@@DopeyDetector I don't care what you care about. At least I'm making a comment and commenting something in the comments section. What are you doing? It's just cancer. Say a thing. Have a personality. Be better.

[@markosan3366]

Boris Trash Soonak: You think Cameron is bad😂

[@OrjanGrahn]

Oliver Garden and Scotland exists 10 years later ?

[@mcfishyfirst253]

7 days late in America is reading the feature in any part of the USA don’t hate the game hate the fame

[@farishanafiah8461]

26:22 Elon Musk would like to have a word on that one.

[@CynthiaMcG]

Just seeing how 10 years of covering the news has been stressful to the point of grey hair is sobering.

[@trevortiernan8510]

We got selfie #17 for free!

[@clarkhuffman7039]

Scotland should join BRICS and use the Yuan.

[@zumabbar]

what's he eating at the end??

[@mikemcmullen5006]

In 2024 it cost $6 to get a large Alfredo sauce cup with 8 bread sticks from olive garden to go. This is an amazing deal, fuck all their other food, the Alfredo bread sticks is the best meal there period. Their actual food is kinda shit.

[@DopeyDetector]

Please don't reproduce

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

Even if Scotland had left as a Welshman I guarantee we would not get to be a part of the new flag, and we have a Dragon on ours but apparently cant compete with England's flag which looks like a first aid kit

[@kaiumeda6341]

11:55

[@Trainfan1055Janathan]

Is it weird that I think the Scottish accent sounds cute?

[@TheTexas1994]

Honestly the corporation Twitter fuckups are one of the only enjoyable things about Twitter

[@DopeyDetector]

Please learn English.

[@matrixphijr]

I remember how shitty the treatment of Ray Rice was.

[@leokeatonn]

Verryyyy weird seeing him cut to a clip of Barack Obama when he refers to the President. I sometimes forget Obama was president before trump XD

[@kr1stinabee]

i sometimes forget anything was before trump. time just broke around 2017-2018

[@RevokFarthis]

For the last few years I forgot we even have a president. I was so used to hearing about Trump every day, that the relative silence had me convinced there was no longer anybody in charge of this dumpster fire.

[@NoelEmmanPader]

#WeUnderstandThatAsCorporateEntitiesOurPresenceInCertainDiscussionsIsNotAlwaysRequiredSoWeWillStriveToLimitOurActivitiesToJustSellingYouShit

[@Satsujinki1973]

I can't believe John was shitting on Rowling before she revealed just how shitty she was. It's like he knew before everyone else. Also cut to 10 years later and we find out Grimace is a taste buds!

[@wigglemd]

I am from England but had to move to Aberdeen when I Was 16 to go to college. I have Traveled The World But never met a more Racist people than the scots

[@mhick3333]

6 days ago ? with obama ? Glad to see the rerun though.

[@DopeyDetector]

Durrrrr it was posted 6 days ago, dopey. Do you understand how the internet works?

[@abelgomez6586]

What the hell is wrong with y’all if he did what he did at home he shouldn’t be punished at work if he did something and she press charges then that’s a whole Nother thing he can go to jail on surface time, but his job is a different thing from familythe NFL should do the same. I feel bad for her, but that is not our issue for us to be nosing around and messing peoples lives up.

[@jesseberg3271]

I remember the Olive Garden sketch, and I am still pissed off ten years later that no one on his staff knew that you don't put salt in pasta water to affect the flavor. You put salt in pasta water to adjust the temperature it boils at. You're going to rinse the pasta when it comes out of the pot anyway, so the salt doesn't affect the taste.

[@DopeyDetector]

Only an Amerikkkan would rinse pasta. Jesus Christ, what a vile culture

[@user-je1sp3tn4x]

Apparently I have turned into what Seth Meyers coins as a jackal I am sorry for that

[@DopeyDetector]

Cool joke. You should do a podcast on the Who Gives a Shit Channel

[@user-je1sp3tn4x]

John I love you so much and I know this is really really old f****** video from whenever you first got started I'm sorry I didn't even know you had a chauffeur about 2 years I was traveling around a lot television a thistle the one you showed at least is it soft as velvet and it is also edible it is sweet like a honeysuckle

[@tuckerbowen4626]

on one hand, yes, JK turned out to be a complete asshole. but on the other, Ron DID end up with the hotter girlfriend.

[@stevedixon9734]

Can you believe how fucking stupid it would be to leave the UK?

[@DragonbIaze052]

This has to be one of the episodes that's aged the worst by far.

[@pennyelaines]

😂😂😂😂💙❤🤍🙌

[@DaDunge]

By what defintion is Scotlad a country, by what definition is the UK not a country? Used to be severla kingdoms? That goes for a bunch of Eurpean countries. Divested government power? Goes for US states. It's just somethign we've let the UK get away with to satisfy their vanity. Scotland will be a country when they declare independence from the Uk until then they are a semiautonomous region of the UK which is a country by any meaningful defintion.

[@alalalala57]

Scotland is a country because its a country. The UK is a union of countries because its a union of countries, which in itself is also a country. Scotland is not a semi-autonomous region because it is, in fact, a country.

[@DaDunge]

@@alalalala57 By what definition? To me it looks like th Uk have simply chosed to define its semi autonomous regions as countries, which is unfair to real countries because the Uk expect their semi autonomous regions to be treated like countries, to be allowed for an example multiple teams in the world cup.

[@alalalala57]

@@DaDunge "th Uk have simply chosed to define" The UK did not "simply choose" to define anything. England, Scotland, and Wales are organically defined as countries due to their history. The Kingdom of Scotland was joined with the Kingdom of England when Scottish King James VI inherited both and established the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. This was one country (with one parliament), or at least James VI tried to rule it as such. In reality however, Scotland and England was two different countries still, with their own ruling elites, socio-political differences, and even laws. This was made worse since the Kingdom of Ireland was also inherited by James VI but retained its own parliament and was still recognized as another country. This would later result in Irish independence and the violent conflict in Northern Ireland all the way to modern times. Since then, the Scottish and Welsh parliaments have been revived due to the nationalistic developments in these places that wish to separate from English control. From this, I think you can tell that they don't see it as "multiple teams". They're separate teams by separate countries. While these countries are not independent states, they are still countries.

[@DaDunge]

@@alalalala57 A lot of places used to be countries, Bavaria used to a separate kingdom. Then they joined Germany and now they are not. Bavaria also has divested powers. Sicily used to be a kingdom and has divested powers. But for some reaosn we believe the UKs BS about it's regions still being countries despite no one ever being able to give me a definition for country which would make Scotland England and Wales countries without making other non country entities countries too. It's just another example of British self importance.

[@DaDunge]

@@alalalala57 actually I can give you irrefutable evidence that Scotland is not a country in a union of countries. A country in a union of countries can leave that union whenever it wants to. Scotland requires London's permission to vote on independence. Hence they are not a country. The UK is a country hence why the UKs combined vote to leave the EU (and actual union of countries) was binding for Scotland despite Scotland voting on avarage remain.

[@Dysiode]

39 minutes ago!!

[@HenryStradford]

Click bait

[@kylewhiteman]

second

[@veggigoddess]

Yet #1 loser😂

[@kylewhiteman]

first

[@veggigoddess]

First loser, yes