Talk:Cultural impact of the Falklands War

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[edit] The Simpsons/Krusty the Clown

I'm removing this reference, as it is simply not substantial enough to merit inclusion. In the episode in question, the Invasion is cited merely to humourously highlight the fact that the episode of the Krusty the Clown Show being screened is a repeat, immediately after Krusty has remarked that viewers will not be able to tell that it is a very old re-run. It could just have easily have been a reference to a US Presidential election, a natural disaster, or any other historical event indicating that the programme was an old one.

This list should only comprise of productions that are substantially concerned with either the Falklands War itself or the direct consequences of it. It should not be a list of every single passing or inconsequential reference that has ever been made to it.

Nick Cooper 10:46, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Words

BBC correspondent Brian Hanrahan on Word of Mouth BBC Radio 4 9 April 2007 exploring the language that arose from the conflict recalls this ancedote:

During the 1982 Falklands Conflict between Britain and Argentina British soldiers were ordered to stop referring to the islander community as "Benny's" (a reference to the fashion of Crossroads character Benny Hawkins). Shortly after this the soldiers began referring to the islanders as "Still" to avoid the restriction ie. "Still Benny's".

Impact of a lot of other words, yomp, exocet etc. discussed in some detail. Fluffy999 22:27, 9 April 2007 (UTC)