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Land of chips and lager 

Land of chips and lagar is the the title of a popular version of the song "Land of Hope and Glory" adapted to suit Cockneys way of life in the United Kingdom. The song first appeared publicly in the TV Series "Spitting Image"

The lyrics of the popular Cockney song:

"Land of chips and lager,
'Ere we go, 'ere we go,
Three Tandoori and chips, then
Hire a crap video,
Oggy, Oggy, Oggy!
Oi! You staring at me?
You're going to get your,
Fucking head kicked in.

You're going to get your,
Fucking head kicked in."
A bunch of Cockney Yobs are at the "Last Night of the Proms" music concert, and as soon as "Land of Hope and Glory" start playing, the yobs start singing along using their version of the words, starting with "Land of chips and lager..." etc
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Land of Cokayne 

An imaginary land of idleness, luxury, ease and plenty.

Where physical comforts and pleasures are always immediately at hand and where the harshness of medieval peasant life does not exist.
Like Atlantis and El Dorado, the land of Cokayne was a fictional utopia, a place where, in a parody of paradise, idleness and gluttony were the principal occupations. In Specimens of Early English Poets (1790), George Ellis printed a 13th century French poem called "The Land of Cokaigne" where

the houses were made of barley sugar and cakes, the streets were paved with pastry, and the shops supplied goods for nothing.

According to Herman Pleij,Dreaming of Cokaigne: Medieval Fantasies of the Perfect Life (2001):

roasted pigs wander about with knives in their backs to make carving easy, where grilled geese fly directly into one's mouth, where cooked fish jump out of the water and land at one's feet. The weather is always mild, the wine flows freely, sex is readily available, and all people enjoy eternal youth.

Cokaigne was a "medieval peasant’s dream, offering relief from backbreaking labor and the daily struggle for meager food."

The Brothers Grimm collected and retold the fairy tale in Das Märchen vom Schlaraffenland (The Tale About the Land of Cokayne).

In the 1820s, the name Cokaigne came to be applied jocularly to London, as the land of Cockneys, and thus "Cokaigne", though the two are not linguistically connected otherwise. The composer Edward Elgar used the title "Cokaigne" for his concert overture and suite evoking the people of London, Cokaigne (In London Town) (1901)
Land of Cokayne by Heike Makatsch October 21, 2009

Land of da TRILL

Port Arthur, TX is the original land of the Trill. Popularized by U.G.K
"Yo, you see that real ass nigga over there?"

"yeah, I heard his from P.A.T, Land of da TRILL."

"I wish he was my dad.."
Land of da TRILL by Port Arthur dude September 13, 2013

Land of the lustrous 

Depression. Just simple and pure Depression.
"I love Land of the lustrous, it's such a great work"

"Yeah, i'm depressed as well"

Land of Fruits and Nuts

Derogatory, stereotypical; used in present day to refer to California. The fruit represents homosexuals, nuts to crazy people, hippies. Sometimes directly refers to San Francisco and its liberal mentality.
"California: The Land of Fruits and Nuts."

land of the stupids 

A phrase used to describe working with or spending time with idiots.
Oh great...it's Monday...off to the Land of the Stupids.
land of the stupids by irishtrish February 1, 2010

Land of Entrapment

The US state of New Mexico. A play on the state's official nickname, "Land of Enchantment". The reference is really to the state's high poverty rate and relative lack of economic opportunity, which renders many people unable to get up enough money to leave, even if they want to.
I'd like to move to LA or Seattle, but here in Carlsbad, I can only get a part-time dishwashing job. So I guess I'm stuck here in the Land of Entrapment.