“Technically, all national anthems are country music”

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Entry from October 24, 2017

“Technically, all national anthems are country music”

A national anthem is, technically, “country” music. “No matter the musical style, a nation’s national anthem is ‘country music’ Daily Jumble in 1:14, score 1115” was posted on Twitter on May 9, 2012. “Regardless of the style it is performed in, the national anthem is country music” was posted on Twitter on May 22, 2012. “National anthems are country music. #punny” was posted on Twitter on October 31, 2013.

“Technically…all national anthems are country music” was posted on Twitter on May 24, 2014, and on Reddit—Shower Thoughts on July 16, 2016.

Twitter
Jim Wright‏
@Jiffy_Jimmy
No matter the musical style, a nation’s national anthem is “country music” Daily Jumble in 1:14, score 1115
11:13 AM - 9 May 2012

Twitter
Alan S Harrell‏
@ashtexas
Regardless of the style it is performed in, the national anthem is country music.
5:12 PM - 22 May 2012

Twitter
Nerd Puns‏
@NerdPuns
National anthems are country music. #punny
10:17 AM - 31 Oct 2013

Twitter
Cody Ray Milner 🇺🇸‏
@okierepublican
Just realized that all national anthems are country music….
10:47 PM - 26 Dec 2013

Twitter
Ron Reed‏
@rwreed12
Observations…
1. Technically…all national anthems are country music.
2. Irony: The phobic fear of large words… http://fb.me/3vdDNinc7
6:45 AM - 24 May 2014

Reddit—Shower Thoughts
National anthems are country music
submitted August 12, 2014 by domokenshin

Twitter
harry‏
@harryk56
Technically the national anthem is country music
4:13 PM - 7 Apr 2015

Reddit—Shower Thoughts
Technically, all national anthems are country music.
submitted July 16, 2016 by Metasaurus_Rex

Twitter
David Strong‏
@Craprocker
Every national anthem is country music
11:28 AM - 17 Jul 2016

Twitter
Shower Thoughts‏
@TheWeirdWorld
Technically, all national anthems are country music.
11:31 PM - 21 Apr 2017

Reddit—Suddenly I Realized
SIR that technically, all national anthems are country music. (self.SuddenlyIRealized)
submitted August 3, 2017 by Battle4Seattle
I’ll let myself out, thank you.

Reddit—Shower Thoughts
Technically all national anthems are country music.
submitted October 29, 2017 by ItsTheMooseMan

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