As I noted the previous time this was posted, that is a sail, not a flag. They are different things, and I can’t get past that.

No problem with the overall joke, but it is a sail!

This is talking about the UK - where they are a native, breeding species - but the population has declined by more than 60% over the last 30 years. More detail here.

I had a ghettoblaster with tape-to-tape at some point in the '80s and certainly copied a couple of albums that way - but I’ve never really been into music that much, so it wouldn’t have been many.

Prior to that we did have a horrible old mono tape recorder which I used to record some HHGTTG episodes on it’s original radio transmission by standing it beside the radio and begging the family to be quiet. I may even have those tapes somewhere - for sentimental value. They were appalling quality as you would expect.