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[@WeSkeem]

FDR is the new Jason Todd of the channel. I feel it in the air.

[@jaydenparker5576]

@Jameson Berry I L O V E C O M P E T I T I O N

[@dagkyco8152]

Give my big schtick a suckles

[@YoYo-ts5bt]

I don’t know if that’s possible

[@iamunwanted701]

Rough riding down to Cuba like ... WHATS UP BITCHES 😂

[@mrschizo2837]

Now where would we mount the stuffed head of a Jason Todd?

[@ConanCana]

The "and you still be roasted" bar is a reference to an interview. He was called out for being drunk and he responded with "I might be drunk, but tomorrow I will be sober and you will still be ugly."

[@jacklovejoy5290]

It wasn't an interview, it was a comment at a party

[@zdalling7217]

"Madame, I may be drunk; but, you are ugly. And tomorrow I'll be sober."

[@BlackDumble]

Roosevelts "big stick" joke is also a reference to one of his quotes.

[@jeffreychapple5705]

I also believe that he had a conversation with Lady Astor in where she supposedly said, "Mr. Churchill, if you were my husband, I would poison your tea." Apparently he responded with, "If you were my wife, Lady Astor, I would drink it." Epic.

[@sheller153]

Kinda reminds me of the Rothfuss quote; “Just pity him, my boy. Tomorrow we will be on our way but he will have to keep his own disagreeable company until the day he dies.”

[@admiraldoge2232]

"we pause all. the. time. *So GeT UsEd To It* " I loved that voice right then

[@brandonwhitehead8992]

A man of true culture!

[@Ethan-oe8vn]

Yaaassss

[@jacob_90s]

EpicLloyd is freakishly good at playing these characters.

[@kylejohnson5585]

I think Teddy Roosevelt was epic Lloyds destiny

[@wolfhurricane897]

He was born for it.

[@captin3149]

Props to the makeup and wardrobe people too.

[@amadoucisse9143]

I agree, but wasn't it dan bull and nice peter? Or is this sarcasm. Idk coredct me if I'm stupid.

[@amadoucisse9143]

Oh nvm it was epic lloyd and dan bull remembered it incorrectly.

[@zippolight2002]

A nice easter egg in this battle is that during the last back-and-forth when it goes black and white. When Teddy is talking and the lighting strikes you can see a silhouette of man'd horses in the background (guessing a nod to the Rough Riders) , and when Churchill raps they're paratroopers (a nod to the 1st Airborne).

[@ryanj1292]

You're absolutely correct with all if that. They explain it in the behind the scenes

[@PacificEmperor]

Teddy's cousin was FDR. Literally the president during WWII.

[@dj-estaxxz1723]

Teddy is Franklin D Roosevelt

[@ThePhantom03]

Dj- Estaxxz no Frank was the prez during ww2 and teddy wad prez during the Great Recession they’re 5th cousins

[@codyturner9741]

@@ThePhantom03 not the great deppression but the rest is right. Teddy was president before world war 1

[@Big_Pants_]

Dj- Estaxxz bruh

[@Big_Pants_]

ThePhantom03 bruh

[@M.ruth96]

The "you're an over grown boyscout" is making fun of Roosevelt creating the boyscouts and claimed to be the first member

[@ivantsaichovsky9482]

The BSA was created 1910, and not by Teddy. He was, however, an ardent supporter, and held many offices in the organization, including Vice President of the foundation, and the only person to be named Chief Scout Citizen. In fact, his contributions were so great, thousands of scouts would go to his grave in Oyster Bay, NY because he was once the committeeman of Troop 39.

[@michaelpolinsky4611]

Not to mention he was a huge outdoorsman and love nature and exploration

[@georgessaabsaade]

@@ivantsaichovsky9482 and i think because the scout movement was established by British military man (Lord Baden Powell) that i think it's a great line. And the scout movement was established in 1908.

[@Dunkndosentz]

The “tubes” were underground bomb shelters in WWII used by the British. They were just long, well, tubes underground, most prominently known for their role in the Blitz, where they saved a TON of lives Edit: Not trying to be an asshole, just trying to be informative bc you didn’t know.

[@ATinyWaffle]

They weren't made for the bombings. That's just what they call the subway system. "The tube"

[@shayden4296]

They weren't bomb shelter themselves, tube is a name for british subway, they were used to shelter from bombings.

[@bizzapandare1209]

Blitzkrieg wasn't in Britain tho. It was a plan for fast war, to gain France in less than 6 weeks.

[@CallistoTheWarriorQueen]

Interestingly Jerry Springer was born in the London underground station of Highgate whilst the station was being used as a bomb shelter.

[@shayden4296]

@@bizzapandare1209 There's a difference between blitzkrieg and blitz. Blitzkrieg was type of warfare we all know about, blitz was a type of bombing campaign. Look it up.

[@ginobilicredefan]

The "I love competition" line works both as Teddy being a competitive, sporty person and with his trust-busting reforms that broke up monopolies and brought competition back to the market

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

Bully was also a term heavily used by the Americans during his time too, so it’s not purely just British slang.

[@ravenzyblack]

It was also the name of the political party Roosevelt was a part of. The Bull Moose party. The first truly “Independent” Party, he lost.

[@ntfoperative9432]

It was also just Teddy’s favorite word

[@scvboy1]

9:59 That's a WW2 reference. Nazi Germany, Italy, Hungry, and Bulgaria were part of the Axis powers. Hence "Axis of darkness". 12:04 The UK was actually getting bombed heavily by Germany in 1940 14:19 His cousin was Franklin D. Roosevelt who was the US president at the time of WW2. Even before the US entered the war he was instrumental in getting deals done to help send the UK supplies when they was fighting Germany alone.

[@ahedjehad8514]

i think the axis of power was Nazi-Germany, Italy and Japan...

[@JoaoVitor-is4zb]

@@ahedjehad8514 The Axis powers were Nazi-Germany, Italy, Japan, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Slovakia, Thailand and Manchukuo.

[@Morgan_Black]

Idk where you got that from but the UK never fought Germany alone.

[@jacksonmiller7232]

@@Morgan_Black They would've got fucking destroyed if they tried.

[@bobjones1950]

@@Morgan_Black Unless we include the colonies,during the darkest hour(after the fall of France before the German invasion of USSR) they were fighting the Germans alone.

[@terrellkirkman2078]

"TR will give WC the full duce" is a double entendre. WC is old Britt slang for a toilet, or "water closet". Roosevelt's basically saying he's sh**ing on Churchill.

[@gavinrock6]

I always thought it was wash closet

[@anthonyelzey8427]

It may be old Brit slang, but WC is still used for Water Closet in many places, including Sicily, Azores, Greece, and Slovakia (i only list these places because i had been to all of them since 2016, so I know it's relevant).

[@Kiss_My_Aspergers]

"Waßer closet" is the name for bathrooms in German, so it's not so much slang as that it's just shortened.

[@fenrirmcp521]

Do Ivan the Terrible vs Alexander the Great next

[@lucaszito1550]

That is the best one

[@danielcooper3332]

I agree he should definitely react to that one.

[@LordTommy21]

If he reacted to that it would be like 9383 mins long

[@fenrirmcp521]

@@LordTommy21 and you would watch every minute of it too lmao

[@bobjones1950]

I think it would be better if he reacts to pop culture stuff since he's more familiar with the material and does explain them well. For real history I prefer Mr.Terry

[@moomoomachines7193]

Everyone pester him about Blackbeard vs Al Capone

[@bearrowe7902]

11:03 "I might be battling you even though im toasted, but tomorrow i'll be sober and you'll still be roasted" is a play on verse to a famous quote when Lady Astor of Parliment accused him of being "Disgustingly Drunk", for which is reply was "My Dear, you are ugly, but tomorrow i shall be sober and you will still be ugly". Fantastic verse

[@gramps3351]

"I don't think its very fair for a british bulldog to melee with a teddy bear!" Thats also a nice lil' reference to the fact that the Churchill insurance company has a bulldog as there mascot!

[@mustardyboi4187]

That and Churchill was known as the "British Bulldog"

[@lennard500]

And is played by Dan Bull

[@skechyassmofo]

Yeah not a reference to the insurance company...

[@jaydenparker5576]

To Skeem, or not to Skeem Is it even a question?

[@maxastro]

Fun fact: "WC" is an abbreviation for "water closet", meaning bathroom. So "TR will give WC the full deuce" is literally a play on that. :P

[@ProfVonSpeelman]

Was looking to see if someone else here caught that. Glad you did.

[@Twoswordsdrizzt]

I've never seen a better slip in of Team America than that. I was literally hearing it in my head and then, BOOM, smash cut to the song, which was within seconds of where I was at mentally.

[@Don_Kedich]

The "go hide in your tube line" was a reference to when the city of London took refuge in tunnels during Hitler's bombing of London campaign.

[@anthonykartalyan9895]

The Skeem family art is looking really cool in the back there. Jason Todd looked cool with his Bat Family, wonder whatever happened to him...

[@Yokaiiisama]

At least he's with them now

[@artsysabs]

"America ended the war" Even as an American and I've been trying to learn more history lately, cant forget about all the million of Russians who fought against the Germans who invaded their country. Not to mention Russia had the highest death toll

[@Yokaiiisama]

Communism meant equal death share is all (I think it's been long enough to make this joke).

[@ericlanglois9194]

You are mostly correct, the European war was fought and won by the Russians and their puppets. The Pacific war however was mostly the Americans and since the Japanese were the last Axis power to surrender, it's still accurate to say "America ended the war" even if it's a bit misleading :)

[@artsysabs]

@@ericlanglois9194 well yeah but I just find it disrespectful when people act like america did everything :P

[@iskrenstoyanov5260]

@@artsysabs It's a relief to finally find an American who doesn't claim their country did all the shit .

[@dylanr4665]

@@iskrenstoyanov5260 Anybody who has common sense or is a history nerd, even received a remotely good education, knows that the US didn't do everything. We were merely a sleeping giant until they brought us into the war. Still didn't do "everything" though.

[@SvenneMEan1337]

The first video reaction of this that I've seen where the reactor caught the "Let's face it" joke.

[@thehighscalls]

Battle of Gallipoli, it was one of the worst british casualties due to the fact it was a beach landing but heavily defended. And forced to retreat, from what I could remember how much casualties was 500k+ british and commonwealth forces lost from a single battle. "Axis of Darkness" is the WW2 Axis powers references. And boy scout stuff, probably due to the forest stuff.

[@SuperLegolover23]

“Actually” the Boy Scouts was started in 1910 and was founded by Robert Baden Powell. (I was in scouts) The line is a insult referencing to when people say “oh you’re such a Boy Scout” aka, a goody two shoes and shit. Superman gets called a “big blue boy scout” all the time by Batman.

[@성이름-c1m6f]

Actually, Japan was NOT willing to surrender before they got nuked. They just rejected Potsdam Declaration.

[@shalekendar6759]

Not to mention the fact that the first atomic bomb was dropped *after* Germany surrendered.

[@antoniorecio1562]

What about the Soviets destroying half the Japanese army in less than a month. They were willing to surrender. But America didn't wanted japan to be partitioned like Germany. That's why they droped the bombs

[@salazarslytherin8580]

The sovits did nothing to end the war not even 20 years earlier japan kicked their ass and we really didn’t attack there army as much as their navy so while japan was getting there army better equipped Russia just got out of a big war so if it was just Russia VS japan japan would have won quickly it was that the US unfounded 2 cities and they couldn’t deal with both so they gave up to the US

[@ADerpyReality]

They also attacked a shitload of places not just pearl harbor but that's the only one that matters.

[@PresidentDennis]

@@salazarslytherin8580 Japan beat Russia 40 years before the bombs were dropped. But shortly before WW2 Russia beat Japan so bad over a border dispure near Manchuria that Japan was so afraid of provoking Russia they wouldn’t shoot down Allied ships carrying supplies to Russia through their own seas. Russia was a much more industrialized country than they were before WW1 and even more so by the end of WW2. They would have annihilated Japan in any 1v1 war and the fact that the Soviets entered the war against them opening another front and destroying half their remaining ground army and their most elite battalions so quickly was a big factor in helping end the war even quicker. And it did push the US to dropping the bombs when they did knowing they had an agreement in place with Russia to enter the war 3 months after Germany’s surrender. But the US didn’t want Russia getting into Japan like they did with Germany and half of Europe so they dropped the bombs trying to get Japan to the negotiating table even quicker while showing off the US’ capabilities to the Soviets with the power of the bomb

[@xaviercolon9124]

The pausing the video fan art. I have no words

[@TY_Logic]

"we pause on this channel, all... the... time..." yeah, but you don't do it for the dramatic effect like almost everyone else.

[@hasantrab]

love when he tried to remember jack the ripper he did his secret handshake 17:25

[@ObmanaGaming]

Just want to point out that Japan was nowhere near willing to surrender when we bombed them. They made it a point that they wouldn't give up as it would be dishonorable. That's why we went to extremes and nuked them. If anyone is curious, I wrote an essay on why nuking Japan was a necessary evil that I could link in the replies.

[@Mark-ny7us]

I know this comment is 1 month old, but i would like to read your essay, if you want to share it? :)

[@SeanSmith-lv7wl]

@@Mark-ny7us same

[@RossPitSharkHunter]

Well... I'm certainly curious.

[@ObmanaGaming]

Oh yeah. I suppose I could find it. Though it references articles I no longer have in my possession.

[@ObmanaGaming]

The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki sparked a worldwide controversy when the bombs were dropped on August 6, 1945 and August 9, 1945, respectively. To this day, these bombings are still very controversial in the world, with arguments both for and against the use of these bombs being made very commonly. Although, based on the facts of the situation, the bombing was an easily justifiable step to ending the war with Japan. With possible alternatives being obsolete in comparison, this action by the United States government was a very crucial moment in this war for the United States. One large argument which strongly justified the acts of the U.S. government in dropping these two bombs is the fact that it may have saved countless American lives. As it is stated in the provided text, "The Japanese saw suicide as an honorable alternative to surrender." (Argument #1 For). This means that the Japanese soldiers would've kept fighting and killing Americans, even at the cost of their own lives. Another argument which justifies these bombings was that the Japanese were given fair warning. A statement in the text claims, "Japanese civilians were warned in advance through millions of leaflets dropped on Japanese cities by U.S. warplanes." (Argument #5 For). This shows that although the Japanese citizens and government were warned of these bombings beforehand, they still chose not to surrender. This choice was the decision of the Japanese government, and should be treated as such. Although there are some alternatives to the bombings that are listed in the text, none of them would've worked out nearly as well for either side than the bombings did. The listed alternatives included: "A demonstration of the bomb... Wait for the Russians... Continue conventional bombing..." (Argument #4 Against). A demonstration of the bomb could've likely ended very negatively. This is because it would have to be arranged through a back channel, such as through America's ally, the Russians. The problem with this option is the fact that with Joseph Stalin in charge in Russia, there's a decent chance that they would've misused the bomb. This would also waste American resources in building the extra bomb for demonstration. Also, they likely would not have surrendered after the demonstration, due to the fact that they did not even surrender after the bombing of Hiroshima. Why waiting for the Russians would've been a worse idea than the bombings is because it would have resulted in the casualties and fatalities of allied Russian soldiers, as well as American soldiers because of the increase in the length of the war and the increase in battles that would've been fought. Continuing the conventional bombings would've been even worse than dropping the atomic bombs, because as a Japanese professor who served in the war stated, "If the military had its way, we would have fought until all 80 million Japanese were dead. Only the atomic bomb saved me." (Argument #2 For). This shows that the dropping of the atomic bombs actually saved the lives of Japanese soldiers, rather than causing excess amounts of death. Although the bombings were very brutal, they were completely necessary to end the war with Japan. On August 15, 1945- just six days after the bombing of Nagasaki- the Japanese unconditionally surrendered to the Americans, effectively ending the war. Not only did these bombings save the lives of allied soldiers, they also saved the lives of many Japanese soldiers. At the end of it all, the war did end due to these bombings. A war which could've lingered for years longer. As ironic as it may be, these bombings protected the lives of many, and were completely justified.

[@oscargalindo4927]

17:24 Actual physical representation of my last two brain cells during lecture.

[@samualsantoro3937]

The line where Winston Churchill said "I should stuff you in a bram just you you can throw your toys out" was a reference to Canadain history when Theodore Roosevelt made Canada destroy a new jet the Canadians created called the Avro Arrow, and it's blue prints so that Canada couldn't overpower the USA due to the Avro Arrow being the best fighter jet of it's time.

[@MichaelJW72]

Samual Santoro uh Teddy Roosevelt died well before the development of jet fighters.

[@MrTerminator3010]

Fun fact about the Boy Scouts, they were actually a thing in Britian 2 years before they were established in the U.S. The story (as I had been told when I was a scout) was that Robert Baden-Powell was lost in Britian, and a scout had helped him find his way without accepting a reward, even though he was offered one. Moved by this, Baden-Powell learned all that he could about the organization, in order to bring the idea of the Boy Scouts to America in 1910.

[@300IQPrower]

Oh hell yes, thank you so much for releasing this ahead of schedule because this is easily my favorite alongside ZvT. The acting is probably the closest they’ve ever been to perfext, still not sure it isn’t the real TR. In this churchill is played by Dan Bull, who yes was Jack. Dan does his isn music (largely video game raps) and i HIGHLY recommend it. Among his most recent work my favorites are his Skeleton rap, Electro Swing Outer Worlds rap, and Frostpunk collab with Stupendium (who is an absolute god of wordsmithing and i recommend literally everything he’s EVER made) Roosevelt was the one who said “speak softly and carry a big stick” and one of my favorite quotes ever (it’s also a weapon in Outer Worlds, melee weapon with a massive boost to intimidation lol) And once an old lady referred to Churchill as a “drunk old man” to which he replied “madam, in the morning I’ll be sober but you’ll still be ugly.” Oh also WC can mean watercloset, a british toilet, and deuce...yeah, a shit joke but a very clever shit joke.

[@Thewarlo]

Lol “ this is why I don’t read the comments like I used to, you guys are the worst” 🤣😂🤣 Jason Todd is pleased

[@tdarkfrigategaming7999]

I enjoy your content, and I enjoy your videos, thank you for making the content you make, thank you for the music, and the reactions. Personally they make my day when I listen and or watch your content! So thank you!!!

[@syyneater]

Obligatory thumbs up for your “we pause here” statement (clearly I’ve only gotten to this part of the video), I’d give you a bunch more for the we pause artwork!

[@loreleiierendi5752]

The boy scouts were around when Teddy was president. He did not start them.

[@plazmaxgamer4951]

Is mayonnaise an instrument

[@sepheroth101]

horseradish isn't an instrument either

[@cameronbowshlagger2722]

Does it make sound? Yes. Mayonnaise can be an instrument.

[@xdarkfuturex7922]

@@cameronbowshlagger2722 Most controversial debates of our time

[@ianhitachi]

back in ur cave patrick

[@deniseschilling9522]

@@ianhitachi it's a rock

[@luckygrl02141]

Japan wasn't about to surrender in the last year of the war, which is another reason, other than revenge, that the US bombed them. Japan ignored the ultimatum given and refused to surrender or sign the Potsdam Declaration.They were even given a warning via leaflets, which actually didn't have Hiroshima as a targeted city on them. And since Japan still gave no indication of surrendering after the first nuke, another bomb was dropped. After that is when they gave in.

[@andrewhoward6946]

If you want to do a Dan Bull reaction, and dont already have a favorite game to watch a song about, the one he did about Civilization is pretty epic outside of the connection to the game. It's basically "All of human history" the song!

[@Pskpsi]

Paused the video on a whim after you mentioned 100k subs cuz I remembered the pinned ERB comment on your Joker vs Pennywise reaction and went to take a look at the video. That was the video that got me to subscribe back in November and it's honestly been incredible to see just the visual transformation of your setup since then. I'm sure you worked your ass off to get to that point, and the improvements to your studio I'm sure are hella expensive, so the way you've siezed that momentum is beyond inspiring!

[@teppec]

When did the clocks roll back an hour?

[@rubberman302]

you mean daylight savings time? it was origionaly suggested by ben franklin, but was not implemented until i bleive it was ww2.

[@teppec]

@@rubberman302 the joke is less funny when you have to explain it. He normally posts videos at 11est. Tonight it was 10.

[@freddykabuffke461]

About the bullet line: He said that Teddy will "lose the bout", and"If a bullet to the chest won't stop you, my words will". I think, you missed that. It wasn't a compliment. He just used the bullet refference to say, that he will have more... impact.

[@qberrygamz5008]

Yah but skeem was talking about how that's the type of thing u don't want brought up I think he got the line

[@strikurr7861]

Who tf disliked. Like fr that salty that skeem is blowing up. Have a good day skeem!

[@greghannigan7788]

They should do. Emperor Palpatine versus Emperor Augustus

[@jamesriemer6160]

I like palptine to fight xehanort

[@Windjammer19]

Or Emporer Palp vs. Emperor Hirohito

[@TsundeReaper989]

Emperor Palpatine versus The Emperor of Mankind.

[@ghostflame9211]

Emperor palpatine vs kuzko

[@qberrygamz5008]

@@TsundeReaper989 emperor of mankind wins in a heart beat

[@thedingo23]

WC is dan bull a fellow music artist I really recommend you watch his channel especially his civilisation rap or his overwatch 21 heroes rap He’s good trust me

[@laszlopados3350]

Hear ye, hear ye! I absolutely second that. We need (more) Skeem Ban Bull appreciation.

[@jamesnorthcote3718]

Personally love his rap roasts, Dan is excellent in general though

[@stumilesyt]

His watchdogs rap is also insanely good, his ERB performances don't quite do him justice

[@thatsmuggamer]

How about Robocopyright

[@Valkrss]

Just discovering this channel, moment he said he didn't know Dan bull I had to check comments to make sure someone already informed him. His "dear x" series is great. I csnt think of anything by him I particularly dislike tbh.

[@dukefangking1277]

I've recently joined this channel for your erb reactions, they are really good. I love how in depth your breakdowns of the bars are. Hope you keep up all the awesome stuff.

[@MrStrikecentral]

Roosevelt won this hands down. I think this ERB has the best beat by far!

[@ragingrhino101]

This is a very even battle when you know all the references, tho this means if references from the other nationality is missed, then that person usually thinks their guy won. You definitely knew more details for Roosevelt than Churchill

[@chewyn6696]

I love this channel, keep up the great reactions. Love how you break down the bars!

[@alek2913]

Loved the Breakdown, I also was very happy that you knew the "What's up Bitches" Reference.

[@teppec]

to be clear, Japan wasn't going to surrender, just with draw from the mainland. Estimates at the time were 80 million deaths to invade Japan, mostly Japanese civilian casualties.

[@matthewsantos655]

To be truly clear, the Japanese were going to surrender. Japan was extremely afraid of the USSR invading the Japanese mainland and didn't want communism and were going to surrender to the US regardless of the bombs. It was definitely going to cost lives, but 80 million is a stretch given that the whole Japanese population was only 71 million in 1945...

[@teppec]

@@matthewsantos655 Sorry, meant 8 million not 80, but still, that's a lot of life loss. I had forgotten about revisionist thoughts on a potential Russian invasion of the Japanese mainland. Here's a good article with some various theories on why Japan surrendered. www.atomicheritage.org/history/debate-over-japanese-surrender

[@terrefeing9880]

The "so you best go hide in your tube" is basically just an reference to the German Bombers who bombed London. But that's not really a diss cause the Britians hided in those tubes like they had did that everyday. They where down there laughing and knitting while the German Bombers Destroyed they're homes... Sorry for writing mistakes, I'm from Germany...

[@GENERALGRIEVOUS627]

If you do come around to reactions to Dan Bull, id personally recommend his Civilization 5 and GTA 5 rap videos. 2 of his best IMO.

[@NathanButNett]

I probably rewinded “fuck it we’re nuking japan” 40 times and i still die laughing 😂

[@arch5220]

This comment is so that We Skeem and his family can eat

[@kanaisiaa8644]

You’re honestly one of my favorite you tubers and musicians currently and I’m so glad you’re getting a lot of the subs that you deserve. You were only at about 10k when I subbed and you’ve only skyrocketed since. Keep it up man! Love the content!

[@sepheroth101]

hmm i see that i can hit thumbs up, but i'll reserve my judgement until the end. you must earn it _ *UPDATE* ok. you earned it. and i love the Fakers plug

[@JJDeAth96]

The best go hide in a tube line is a reference to Churchills famous underground bunker which is still open as a tourist attraction to this day

[@JourneywiththeJoyners]

Skeem when could we see Eastern philosophers vs Western philosophers breakdown? Love the music too man awesome !!!! Jason Todd approved!! Algorithm time!

[@DC_Prox]

My favourite bit of trivia about this one: when Churchill did the Rushmore line, and we see the Rushmore monument transform into the presidents as a band, the 3 presidents who aren't Roosevelt had already been portrayed by Nice Peter in previous battles... BUT they didn't use footage from those battles to put together the band, instead they chose to dress up three copies of an image of Dante as the presidents. (Dante is one of the more important secondary members of the ERB crew, he played Nicola Tesla in Tesla vs Edison, and he came up with the "naan violence" line in Gandhi vs MLK Jr)

[@AvoiceInYourheadd]

Dan bull is amazing! Please react to his civilization rap. It’s great you’ll love it.

[@zeitgeistofficial8166]

British person here. So the line "go hide in your tube" is a reference to the Blitz, when Britain was bombed for years during WWII. And during these air raids, in London, the Tube (Underground, British Metro) was used as public bomb shelters. Also, the line where Churchil did the "And you'll still be roasted" is a direct reference to a joke that he told at a dinner party where a woman said "Sir, you are drunk" and he replied "And you are ugly. But tomorrow, I'll be sober, and you'll still be ugly" You did get the jist of them, but just some clarifications on what they actually are. Love your stuff man, keep it up!

[@verifiedzae5912]

Sorry im late skeem i was praying to my Jason Todd sh-...Picture

[@BlacSparrow]

The "TR will give WC the full deuce" line is also a reference to a british phrase for bathrooms the "Water Closet". Public restrooms would sometimes have the letters "WC" to denote their presence.

[@johnrock9035]

I'm early but whatever I'll wait....

[@Nox-jx9rz]

In Oyster Bay, New York, Theodore Roosevelt served as a troop committeeman for his local Boy Scout Troop 39 and was the first commissioner of the Nassau County Counci

[@SaintoftheHonest]

The two fingers up was of saying "Jog on" is actually a really interesting story. As Brits know from school, the last time the UK was successfully invaded was in 1066, by William the Conqueror, so every monarch's family tree can be traced back to him if you go far enough. However, it wasn't the last time someone attempted. In the late 1100s, another Frenchman tried to invade with crossbows, declaring that he'd cut the index and middle fingers off every Bowman in England so they couldn't use a Longbow. However, when the frenchman's army was defeated, those two fingers being stuck up was used as a way to say "fuck you" to him instead - as the presence of these two fingers was proof that he hadn't been able to carry out his plan.

[@erminiumf.9526]

The 'I'll fight you on the beaches' and 'I will battle to the end, and I will never surrender' is a reference to a speech Churchill gave.

[@ZombieSlayerTakashi]

The "Teddy's dropping bombs better hide in your tubes" is from how the Brits had an expansive underground network of tunnels to hide from bombings during WW2

[@inanutshell3832]

Just found your channel and loved the fact you do your research before reacting. As someone who is not from US or UK and still can't get all the bars, this helps me a lot. Thanks!

[@Gooberjack]

That "TR will give WC the full deuce!" Was a serious combo. Gave him the British equivalent of the finger, told him he'd wreck him with shit talking, (minor add-on) 2 can also be "deuce", and the one that pulls it all together is that WC not only stands for Winston Churchill, but before we called them bathrooms, they were called "Water Closets", so he literally called Churchill a toilet and threatened to fill him with crap.

[@ForestDweller47]

So, the Churchill line "I'll fight you on the beaches, I'll fight you on on the beach" was a reference to one of Churchill's famous speeches where he was basically saying "We will fight you anywhere you want, and we will win"

[@jeffreykennedy1798]

I actually searched your channel yesterday hoping you did this reaction!!! Awesome stuff

[@christopherdraper3692]

the hide in your tube thing was a reference to the fact that during German bombing raids in London, people took shelter in the London Underground stations. the underground is known locally as "The Tube"

[@RivkahSong]

12:01 This is a reference to The Blitz. In WW2 the germans routinely bombed the hell out of London. The Tube is slang for the London Subway. During the Blitz thousands of people would retreat into the subway tunnels to escape the bombing. It's second meaning is that Roosevelt is dropping verbal "bombs" so Churchill should just run away and hide like he did during the Blitz.

[@stevenyarnell]

"Rough ridin' down to Cuba" is reference to Spanish-American War, and how Theodore and his Rough Riders took part in the conflict.

[@charlesbaker7505]

Churchills last line in his first verse is a reference to when a labour MP said he couldnt be PM because he's always drunk so he said i might be drunk but ill wake up sober and youll still be ugly

[@assassin_5656]

I'm happy i'm the one that requested this :)

[@CassioMathMus]

Your channel is the best for a foreigner to reach the subsumed references in ERBs. Thank You.

[@annies2452]

Roosevelt's "A bullet can't stop the bull moose" line could also be a reference to Dan Bull, the guy who was Winston Churchill and it could also add in the fact that moose's heads are a common decoration among hunters of them, usually on the wall.

[@brandonhalcyon6984]

12:40 i subbed just for this lmfao, you rock

[@Badgerman494]

The roasted toasted line is a reference to the fact that a high born woman within the British aristocracy said "Sir winston churchill, you are drunk!" And he responded with "Indeed I am madam, but tomorrow I shall be sober... and you shall still be ugly,"

[@sycops1]

In that final back and forth the "Give WC the full deuce" in England they call the bathroom a water closet (WC) also Winston Churchill initials.

[@UltimateMayhemVX]

That reminded me of that thing Titus said in his End of the World Tour. "We're America. We're schizophrenic. Don't mess with the Nation that needs medication!"

[@garrettdavis8272]

The search for an unbiased reaction from this guy still continues

[@raelit8130]

Greetings from Spain! I am so late, but I totally love the way you react to ERB, breaking down all the bars and shit. I, honestly, didn't expect to see someone from Anonymous, commenting on rap battles. I am surprised. 😂 Teasing aside, I love watching your vids (this isn't the first one I'm watching) and I am definitely gonna be loyal to your channel. Keep up the fun!

[@thewovenmantis6813]

Fun Fact: The Churchill Quote at 11:05 is actually a subtle reference to a an anecdote about him, in addition to the things you said. The story is about a conversation between Churchill and politician Bessie Braddock, that went something like this: Braddock: Sir, you are drunk. Churchill: And you, Bessie, are ugly. But I shall be sober in the morning, and you will still be ugly.

[@Testerossa]

The bar “I will fight you on the beaches” is a reference to D-Day which is a decisive and many lives were lost. Churchill is trying to say that he will go through any means necessary to win.

[@alphaspursncowboys]

14:40 He established the BSA. Winston Churchill is played by Danbull he creates videogame raps and current internet news raps like censorship

[@Omega_1111]

For reference, it is an actual fact that Winston Churchill was depending on America joining the war. His famous never surrender speach ends in(rough paraphrase, been awhile since I've read it) "...we will fight to the end, until the new world, in all its might and glory, comes to the salvation of the old"

[@McBabe12329]

This is one of my favorite erbs! Thanks for reacting to this.

[@MultiDean1980]

"TR will give WC the full deuce" In addition to what was mentioned, WC is also an initialism for "water closet", which is old school euro-speak for restroom.

[@amicosayshi865]

Churchill called him an overgrown boy scout since he was so into hunting, camping, fitness, ect.

[@TheAdmiralMoses]

The boy scout line was just because Roosevelt really was like an over-grown Boy Scout. He loved nature and I am pretty sure helped the Boy Scouts out a bit too. And the Boy Scouts of America were founded in 1910 by William D Boyce who got the idea while in England from Lord Robert Baden Powell in 1908

[@ericmason283]

Churchill called Roosevelt a boy scout because was all intrested in nature and hunting

[@jacklovejoy5290]

3:00 The competition reference is due to his trust busting, and in doing so increasing competition

[@jacklovejoy5290]

12:14 The Tube is the slang term for the London Underground network, it was used as a series of bomb shelters in WW2

[@jacklovejoy5290]

13:20 It's contentious whether the US bailed out the European theater, the Soviets would have won without American intervention, but then the entirety of Europe would have been under Soviet rule. Japan would have won the war in the pacific though without US intervention.

[@BearlyTim]

Theodore Roosevelt was renowned for saying "Bully!"

[@clintlarvenz2570]

The tube is the subway system in London. The British government used it as a bomb shelter during the blitz and Churchill basically lived down there for months at a time. Also Teddy's cousin was FDR, president of the US during WW2