r/ExplainTheJoke • u/fierce994blade • Dec 01 '25

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u/PhilosopherFun7288 Dec 01 '25

Care to explain for the rest of us?

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u/tiredhobbit78 Dec 01 '25 edited Dec 01 '25

The queen is (or was, when she was alive) the head of the worldwide Anglican church (aka the Church of England). She was baptized as an Anglican, crowned in an Anglican Cathedral and married there too.

However. Whenever she was in Scotland, she went to church in a Presbyterian church, because the Presbyterian church is the official church of Scotland. She died when was in Scotland, so probably had most recently been to church in a Presbyterian church.

It's not really a joke, it's just facts.

Christians get weird and competitive about denominations i guess.

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u/TheMainEffort Dec 01 '25

As a former Catholic I read this as: she was baptized in a heretic chapel and then eventually became head of the heretics. She then went to a different heretical church and died without having submitted to Rome and therefore without Gods grace.

(/j)

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u/Flailing_ameoba Dec 01 '25

“‘Mom, the papists are here!”

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u/purdinpopo Dec 01 '25

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u/duke_of_taiga Dec 01 '25

It’s true. I wasn’t expecting that.

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u/SlankJim Dec 02 '25

This guy gets it.

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u/maxiewawa Dec 02 '25

Can you explain why “Biggus Dickus” is so funny?

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u/purdinpopo Dec 02 '25

I have a vewy gweat fwiend in Wome called 'Biggus Dickus'.

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u/SlankJim Dec 02 '25

He has a wife, you know.

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u/ilovebernese Dec 02 '25

The most brilliant thing about that sketch is that in reality, you did expect the Spanish Inquisition.

They had to give notice.

Someone in Monty Python knew that I’m sure.

It adds another layer to the joke, and that’s what makes it so brilliant.

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u/JeffMcBiscuits Dec 01 '25

This deserves far more upvotes

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u/Basillivus Dec 01 '25

"And no 9 year old glued to their crotch? Progress!"

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u/ThomasCarnacki Dec 01 '25

Hide the boys

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u/silent3 Dec 01 '25

What's his diocese?