Last night, with the help of Radio Garden, I learned about the UK territory named the Isles of Scilly, and far be it from me to make any Scilly jokes. I will note, however, that while the Isles are home to a number of seabirds, there are no Scilly geese.
If I were still playing baseball games, I would have a team named the Great Ganilly Scillonians. The island is all of 0.05 square miles, or 34.2 acres, but it makes more sense when you understand there is also a Little Ganilly, which measures 6.7 acres. You should be able to fit a ballpark on 34.2 acres, although I'm not sure about the parking.
At least the Scilly people weren't afraid of what others thought of them, and proudly have remained Scillonians.
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