Theodore Roosevelt vs Winston Churchill Epic Rap Battles of History Reaction 

Well, there was a woman who yelled at Churchill. "Go home you drunk man!" His reply was simple and a complete roast; "Ma'am I'm drunk, but tomorrow I'll be sober and you'll still be ugly"

"TR will give WC the full deuce" WC is short for watercloset-- or toilet. Some great wordsmithing right there.

If I remember correctly, I believe the speech teddy gave after being shot was about 45 min- 1 hour longish. When Teddy was president, he heard some of his cavalry units were complaining about having to ride 25 miles a day for training. Teddy roosevelt, being a rough rider at heart, jumped on his horse as soon as possible and rode 100 miles in a single day to show his men how actual men go about bussiness.

the "what's up b**ches" is a reference to teddy Roosevelt being a character they use for their announcements.

Roosevelt's dad died when Teddy was just out of college, and then his mother died...the same day as his first wife, who died giving birth. Dude lost a lot of family.

The "Change your poster to 'keep calm and kiss my cousin's ass'" line was a really slick, cause the U.S. and Britian are often considered cousin's, but FDR was also Teddy's cousin and president when Churchill was in power.

The Theodore stick line refers to T.R idea/diplomacy of "Speak Softly and Carry a big stick"

This is my headcanon now: Teddy gets shot in the chest. Teddy to shooter: You should have gone for the head. (snaps fingers and goes on to deliver speach)

Teddy was a bad mofo. He won. Churchill had an underrated line with "Rhyme Minister", tho.

Yup, England isn't much bigger than Ohio. I know this as a Brit now living in Ohio, haha.

Something no one has pointed out that some people and maybe even Rich might not know is that when he says "I should stuff you in a pram just so you can throw your toys out" is reference to a British saying of "Throw one's toys out of the pram" which is like a baby throwing a tantrum for not getting it's way and throwing it's toys out of the pram, which is a way the British call baby strollers. Also the Teddy Bear line came from the fact the iconic toy was named after Roosevelt who's nickname was "Teddy"...a nickname which he absolutely HATED.

Theodore Roosevelt was truly the most American man you could ever think of. His life story is so full of adventures and accomplishments and to think that he was born with severe asthma and a walking disability. He was certainly someone who took life a step further. A man who built himself through fitness, education, and ambition. Went to Ivy League school, served as a police commissioner for New York City, led the most badass military unit during the Spanish-American War; The Rough Riders, a multi-racial cavalry unit. Became the youngest President to be elected into office, invited Booker T Washington to the White House to advise him on to build and support black communities across the country, founded the National Parks and preservation of animals (if it wasn’t for him, the Buffalo would’ve gone extinct long ago). This was a man who was BIGGER than life, if people walked up to you and told you he wrestled a bear, you honestly wouldn’t doubt it. He truly was a man who embodied the American spirit and he is by far my second favorite president, after Abraham Lincoln.

I think you missed a line in it (one of my favorite ones) "Oh shit, World War too soon"

Doc Rich: "We need another world war" 2020: "That's not a bad idea"

Captortn got it earlier- WC is also “watercloset,” slang for “toilet” across the pond. Also saying he’d give WC a deuce (poop), but he also holds up two (deuce) fingers in a reverse peace sign, basically the British middle finger.

The toasted/roasted line he actually said kinda. At a press conference he was asked if he was drunk during the speech he had given right before and he said "tomorrow I'll be sober and you'll still be ugly"

there is a old saying i know: "pain is just weakness leaving the body". TR had no weaknesses. :P

Since you just saw Dan Bull as Churchill you should react to Dan Bull "Civilization" Rap.

“Thank god for Pearl Harbor “ Oh shit son - that was savage lol 😂

After the next one there’s still like four you haven’t watched. Another bonus battle and a few from season 6

These are amazing, and in my opinion I do believe Theodore Roosevelt took it. I think you should react to Disraps for hire on Epic LLoyd's channel. There are two seasons. People submit in the comments about bullies and other stuff and LLoyd makes a disrap for them. You have to read the comment that shows up in the video to get what the disrap is about. In my opinion they are really good. Or Princess rap battles are pretty good as well. Love your reactions. Keep up the good work!

Anyone like the "World War Too Soon", as a reference to "World War Two".

Two things for you to check out: princess rap battles Dan bull (churchill in this battle and played in erb before, but makes some great raps himself)

9:45 "WC" is also a French abbreviation for Water Closet (bathroom). So, "give WC the full deuce", leads into "Whatever *shit* you throw at me...". That's some really nice word play. Also - The Deuce is an English insult gesture akin to the middle finger that English bowmen would flash at the French. Extra double nice wordplay! This ERB is so very good.

9:11 that hand motion that Lloyd does when he says "deuce" ; in some parts of the UK that is basically "Up yours" .

This one is a tight match, but I give it to TR for the 'pear harbor' line as well as the fact he took a bullet to the chest and STILL gave his speech.

WC is also an abbreviation for Water Closet(bathroom in England) which ties in to dropping a deuce

I honestly think Teddy took this one. Winston's biggest punch(IMO) was that family bar and I think Teddy flipped that hard in his second verse

Jump onto Dan Bull songs. Dan Bull is playing Churchill in this battle and played Jack the Ripper in another battle. You have also reacted to his Kill shot dissing spree like months ago. Dan Bull is 🔥. He does raps about video games. I listen to dan bull and I don't evenreally play video games but the raps are so creative well written. Check out his song "Civilation" hands down a classic that will stand the tesy if time.

TR's glasses case is what saved him when he got shot in the chest.

"TR will give WC the full deuce" this line plays on the British "deuce" which is their version of the middle finger (as you see Teddy giving it to Churchill) but it also plays on WC being what you will often see on a restroom door in the UK they call it a "Water Closet" or W.C. for short and "deuce" being a euphemism for defecation.

In terms of physical state, the UK is probably the size of a state however In terms of population, The UK is way bigger than a single state, almost 70 million people in the UK

finally im so glad you did this one its by far ERBs greatest work!!

WC is also short for "Water Closet" which is British terminology for bathroom.

I'm so glad you're learning a lot from history thanks to Erb so far Rich, public school doesn't do anything when it comes to learning, living life does. Remember, life is like school, you learn something new everyday.

6:29 anyone else feel like that joke went over his head

Finally. I was waiting for this

ERB has been wanting to do Theodore Roosevelt for a while now and now they have. President Theodore Roosevelt was a champion boxer while a student at Harvard University and a jujitsu martial artist before becoming a politician whereas Winston Churchill was a prime minister of Great Britain

When Teddy Roosevelt said about the big stick he was referring to the USS Iowa also known as the big stick

I have been waiting for this one

Two seconds into the vid he’s already into it😆 truth be told this is one the sickest beats they’ve ever had.

This is my favorite rap from them. Teddy absolutely got it 👏 Also from what I read the speech he delivered after being shot was 90 minutes long, then yep, strolling to the hospital 🤣

Teddy Roosevelt's second verse is my favorite one in the entire ERB series

Definitely one of my favorite ERB battles

Hey when you get close to finishing up erb do you think you can check out Epiclloyds Dis Raps For Hire series? It's very good and would love to see your reaction to it

You have like 5 erb videos left to react to not including behind the scenes, dont miss em. 💯💯

there is also the fact that WC can refer to a water closet which was the name of the restroom used at one point.

Water Closet (or WC for short) is british slang for a toilet. So when he says he TR will give WC the full deuce it's also a double entendre.

The “WC” also refers to the letters on British public restrooms (for “water closet”)

potential recommendations (assuming you haven't seen them): 10 second songs and homestar runner. homestar is a classic and by itself would more than fill the hole left by erb, the cartoons actually predate youtube and they still come out occasionally (plus they're mostly under 3 minutes so you could do a couple at a time).

This battle is reeeaaaally epic if you know the histories and speeches and legends surrounding these two guys. Theodore is definitely a badass, but Churchill, despite being perpetually drunk and always talking with a cigar in his mouth, gave some absolutely chilling speeches. Two lines here 'I'll battle you on the beaches' and 'I'll fight you to the end and I will never surrender' are references to his famous speeches, where in Britain's darkest days on the verges of invasion from Germany when Churchill was elected in emergency, he had a do-or-die moment to reignite some passion in the demotivated British, and his steeled resolve and stating without hesitation that Britain would fight Germany to the end and never surrender, and that they'll fight them in the air, they'll fight them on the beaches , was just the kind of passionate anger from a leader Britain needed to spark that patriotism. While it's true the war may have ended differently if Pearl Harbor never happened, Churchill was quite the unshakable bulldog.

Do Oversimplied. They are essentially really fun humorous condensed history lessons

Theodore Roosevelt was shot in the chest and survived and continued to speak for another 2 hours before he went to the hospital and the doctors just kept it in

For those who dont already know....the guy playing Churchill was also Jack the ripper. Just in case Jeopardy calls! =)

WC is also the abbreviation for "wash closet" which refers to the toilet. Full deuce (a slang for a big shit). Then Winston counters "whatever shit you throw at me, I'll just return to sender" to refer (rather broadly) to presidential mudslinging, but I am unsure if Teddy Roosevelt experienced that.

I would really love to see you react to the Salad Fingers series, there's about 11 episodes but it's worth checking out!

Princess Rap battle! A necessity. Almost all as savage as the worst ERB's. Only 9 were made so won't take long. Don't worry, hardly all princesses.

To give you an idea of how large the USA is, the four great lakes combined size is bigger than the UK is. Combined they're 94,250 square miles, whereas the UK is 93,628 square miles. We have rivers even longer than that. The USA IS HUGE.

If I recall correctly Roosevelt also said at the start of the speech that he had planned a longer speech but because of getting shot he was giving them the short version that lasted for over an hour before heading to the hospital

There's more to the line "TR will give WC the full deuce" -- WC in England is also short for "Water Closet" and I bet you can guess which room in the house THAT is! I wonder if Winston ever got teased for his initials or if outhouses were more common where / when he grew up.

Dude, I have just started watching your channel, but you should check out Flash in the Pan Hip-Hop Conflicts of Nowadays by these guys. The Ronald McDonald vs Burger King one has lines they didn't use in the actual video, and the Big Bird vs Larry Bird battle is probably one of my favorites battles that they do.

A side note on TR will give WC the full deuce. WC is in Europe and the UK is an abbreviation for Water Closet (aka the bathroom).

WC is also short for Water Closet which is an era-specific term for bathroom.

Hell yeah! Good shit

When Teddy survived the assassination attempt, he had a book in his breast pocket. I believe it was a pocket Bible, but could be wrong there. I also believe he started the following speech with the quote, "A bullet can't stop the Bull Moose."

1:47 is acutally a nod to long time ERB fans, where they used a black and white picture of theodore Roosevelt moving his mouth up and down to talk to us on channel updates and such like that and it they opened it the same every time "WHAT'S UP BITCHES!" so that line is a nod to all ERB fans

An addition to this video, 0:26 Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 and in the end of the video “you can’t stop the Bull Moose” Bull Moose is TW’s political party nickname

2 things I'd "low-key" love to see your reactions too, are EpicLloyd's Dis Raps for Hire, and the Death Battle's on screwattack! Really hoping here!

That miserable country still owned like half the world at some point

Finally someone caught the TR/WC line. Only reactor I've seen so far.

I cant believe you missed that "thank god for pearl harbor" line. That shit was funny as hell!

this is the most clear cut tie out of all the ERB's, this begs for a rematch

Another facet of the "TR will give WC the full deuce" is that the British call the bathroom the "Water Closet", or "WC" for short.

WC is also an abbreviation for 'Water Closet', a British term for a bathroom.

I know this is late, but you should definitely check out biographics on any of these people in epic rap battles he's done videos for almost everyone. Simon Whistler is the narrator. awesome videos and even more amazing research done to make them.

After these, you should definitely react to Epiclloyd's Diss Raps for Hire. They are hilarious.

Out of all the rap battles I've seen from them, this is one of, like, 3 that I really do want to see a rematch to help decide the winner... But I know my boy TR will kick his ass (I actually share a birthday with him)

"WC" is also a British abbreviation for "water closet" aka the bathroom here in the US.

You should check out the Princess Rap Battles, some of them actually have some fire lines, you like these so I'm almost positive you'd like those too.

Also note that when Teddy said "TR will give WC the full deuce!", WC was also a British term for "Water Closet", or toilet room. Deuce means "peace" here but in the UK, I believe two fingers up meant "F--k you".

I can see someone giving this to either one based on whom they liked better in this rap battle and real life... To us we gave it to Roosevelt but it was a very good battle and both sides landed well.

Thanks for the shout out.

WC is also an acronym for water closet, which is a bathroom

Princess Rap Battles. Very good, and brutal.

I highly recommend the Princess Rap Battles by Whitney Avalon. There may be not so much, but they're great!

the story goes that an MP woman criticized churchill for being "disgustingly drunk". he responded "my dear, you are ugly. what's more, you are disgustlying ugly. but tomorrow i shall be sober, and you will still be ugly"

I love season five. LOVE IT

There was a deeper double meaning in TR giving WC the full deuce. WC is the initials for what some Brits call the wash closet (bathroom) and giving it the full deuce... Well...

When you're done with ERB have you, thought about reacting to Dan Bulls raps? I love his civilization rap, highly recommended.

WC also an abbreviation for water closet, a toilet, WC obviously Winston Churchill too

If you're still interested in history stuff after finishing erb I suggest Bill Wurtz History of Japan and History of the Entire World I guess. The Sam'Onella channel is also hilarious

Dis-Raps for hire by Epic Lloyd. It's in the same vein as these videos. Its quality stuff

also, TR's response to being born with asthma and being small and frail? bulk up and become ludicrously fit so asthma couldnt bother him. after brokering peace after the ruso-japanese war, he invited a sumo to the white house. after seeing the sumo and learning the basic rules of the sport, he asks the sumo to wrestle him in the oval office.... "there is nothing quite as invigorating as being thrown about the room by a 400 pound japanese man". TR was a beast

Well it wasn't his chest that just absorbed the bullet, he had his long speech and his glasses case in his front pocket, both of which helped slow down the bullet which still got stuck in his chest cavity. Roosevelt was a pro hunter, so after he got shot he coughed into his hand to see that there wasn't blood, which meant he didnt get hit in the lung. After he saw that he was fine, that's when he decided to continue his 85 minute speech. Even though the bullet got slowed down, he still took it like a man, which is still extremely admirable

Personally, I would like to see you react to death battles

you think the 1 bullet makes roosevelt a badass? take a closer look at bismarck, the iron chancellor^^ When Bismarck was close to the Russian Embassy, Cohen-Blind took aim and fired twice from behind; Bismarck spun around and grabbed his attacker, who was able to fire three more shots before soldiers from the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Guards rushed up and took him into custody. Bismarck continued on his way home. Later that night, he allowed the King's physician, Gustav von Lauer, to examine him. Lauer noted that the first three bullets had only grazed Bismarck's body and the last two had ricocheted off the ribs and had caused no major injuries.

Rich needs to check out Ten Second Songs if he hasn’t done so already

You could check out the Death Battle series

Also WC like Water Closet, how they call bathrooms in England.

"TR will give WC the full deuce" - WC in the UK is short for "waste closet" (toilet) > And of course Churchill's initials... - Full deuce, two fingers ( the peace sign [deuces]) is "V for victory" > As well as "dropping a deuce" in the waste closet.... This is why Churchill responds with "Whatever shit you throw at me..." and "I will battle to the end and I will never surrender" is a historical line by Churchill... "Walk softly over here and give my big stick a suckle" - Famous Roosevelt quote/ slogan... "I speak softly, but I carry a big stick"