Eddie Izzard on Europe, WW2 and loss of Empire.


	Eddie Izzard on Europe, WW2 and loss of Empire.
ratcatcher2
4-22-2009 10:45 AM
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4-22-2009 11:00 AM
ratcatcher2
Eddie on EU

Eddie: army

Eddie: Stonehenge

Eddie: Giraffe
4-22-2009 3:48 PM
brightlight4
And Gibraltar ..........?????
4-23-2009 4:57 PM
carrerinyes
You gotta love him.
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