BS: God and The Queen

Subject: BS: God and The Queen
From: Rapparee
Date: 25 Jan 07 - 03:25 PM

"(Bleep) save our Gracious Queen...."

From the Associated Press:

So much for God and country, at least during some in-flight showings of the Oscar-nominated movie "The Queen." All mentions of God are bleeped out of a version of the film distributed to Delta and some other airlines.

Jeff Klein, president of Jaguar Distribution, the Studio City, Calif., company that supplied the movie to the airlines earlier this month, said it was a mistake, committed by an overzealous and inexperienced employee who had been told to edit out all profanities and blasphemies.

"A reference to God is not taboo in any culture that I know of," Klein said. "We excise foul language, excessive violence and nudity."

Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen
From: Amos
Date: 25 Jan 07 - 03:28 PM

God-awful idea, innit?

God only knows what they could have been thinking of.


A

Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen
From: Naemanson
Date: 25 Jan 07 - 05:52 PM

Well, I'll be (bleep)-damed!

Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen
From: GUEST,Chongo Chimp
Date: 25 Jan 07 - 06:59 PM

Idiots! Next they'll be bleepin' the word "Kong" out of movies...

Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 25 Jan 07 - 07:13 PM

Good job we don't sing all the verses..... some of them are postive calls to arms!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen
From: bobad
Date: 25 Jan 07 - 07:14 PM

It's a damn good thing IMO - it should be "Non Denominational Supreme Being Save Our Gracious Queen."

Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 25 Jan 07 - 08:22 PM

"overzealous and inexperienced" - and inadequately supervised. No excuse whatsoever.

What sensible airline would have anything to do with such an incompetant organisation?

Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 25 Jan 07 - 08:23 PM

Didn't they even notice there were a number of animals in that film that were stark naked?

Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 25 Jan 07 - 09:09 PM

"A reference to God is not taboo in any culture that I know of,"

Actually it is. Several religions have "the-real-name-of-god-that-is-never-spoken-or-written" with an accompanying set of "euphemisms" that are traditionally used, unless I've been misled by the looney toones sectsists who've told me that.

In most cases, I've found that none of the speakers knew what the "blasphemous" name was, since nobody ever told them, but ... ...

John

Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen
From: Rapparee
Date: 25 Jan 07 - 09:16 PM

I can't resist:

(Bleep) save our gracious Queen
    Long live our noble Queen,
    (Bleep) save the Queen:
    Send her victorious,
    Happy and glorious,
    Long to reign over us:
    (Bleep) save the Queen.

    O (bleep), our (bleep), arise,
    Scatter thine enemies,
    And make them fall:
    Confound their politics,
    Frustrate their knavish tricks,
    On thee our hopes we fix:
    (Bleep) save us all.

    Thy choicest gifts in store,
    On her be pleased to pour;
    Long may she reign:
    May she defend our laws,
    And ever give us cause
    To sing with heart and voice
    (Bleep) save the Queen.

You'll notice I didn't use that version with the Scots in it.

Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 26 Jan 07 - 06:50 AM

first time I'm aware that I've seen the full anthem & we had it as our National Anthem for decades!!

Good gracious, the best ever goooooogle ads - one for The Ten commandments (download a copy), t' other for, would ya believe it! Gracious Goods Canisters.

Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen
From: JennyO
Date: 26 Jan 07 - 09:57 AM

Now one of the Goggle ads says "Sex Pistols Ringtone". Sometimes I really have to wonder how they work those things out!

Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 26 Jan 07 - 08:48 PM

That's not the full song.. there are at least 2 other verses.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 26 Jan 07 - 08:52 PM

Here's what Waki wiki gives...

4
Not in this land alone,
But be God's mercies known,
From shore to shore!
Lord make the nations see,
That men should brothers be,
And form one family,
The wide world o'er.
5
From every latent foe,
From the assassins blow,
God save the Queen!
O'er her thine arm extend,
For Britain's sake defend,
Our mother, prince, and friend,
God save the Queen!
6
Lord grant that Marshal Wade
May by thy mighty aid
Victory bring.
May he sedition hush,
And like a torrent rush,
Rebellious Scots to crush.
God save the Queen!
Verse 6 was a reaction to Sir John Cope's defeat by the Jacobites at the Battle of Prestonpans with a prayer for the success of Wade's army then assembling at Newcastle.

The Jacobite forces bypassed his force and reached Derby, but then retreated and when their garrison at Carlisle surrendered to a second government army led by King George's son the Duke of Cumberland another verse was added, according to Fitzroy Maclean:[4] The verse he quotes appears to have a line missing.

7
George is magnanimous,
Subjects unanimous;
Peace to us bring:
His fame is glorious,
Reign meritorious,
God save the King!
Another verse added during the 1745 Rising and sung at theatres, went as follows:[2][3]

8
From France and Pretender
Great Britain defend her,
Foes let them fall;
From foreign slavery,
Priests and their knavery,
And Popish Reverie,
God save us all.

Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 26 Jan 07 - 11:10 PM

Now one of the Goggle ads says "Sex Pistols Ringtone". Sometimes I really have to wonder how they work those things out!

"God Save the Queen" was one of the "Sex Pistols" better known songs, Jenny. Not to the same tune...


"God Save The Queen"

God save the queen
The fascist regime
They made you a moron
Potential H-bomb

God save the queen
She ain't no human being
There is no future
In England's dreaming

Don't be told what you want
Don't be told what you need
There's no future, no future,
No future for you

God save the queen
We mean it man
We love our queen
God saves

God save the queen
'Cause tourists are money
And our figurehead
Is not what she seems

Oh God save history
God save your mad parade
Oh Lord God have mercy
All crimes are paid

When there's no future
How can there be sin
We're the flowers in the dustbin
We're the poison in your human machine
We're the future, you're future

God save the queen
We mean it man
We love our queen
God saves

God save the queen
We mean it man
And there is no future
In England's dreaming

No future, no future,
No future for you
No future, no future,
No future for me

No future, no future,
No future for you
No future, no future
For you

Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen
From: Rapparee
Date: 26 Jan 07 - 11:24 PM

The version of "Bleep Save The Queen" I posted was from the website about Canadian symbols. I don't think the Canadians ever fought the Scots, except perhaps in bar brawls.

Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 27 Jan 07 - 06:07 AM

The title of the film 'The Madness of King George III', was changed for American audiences to, 'The Madness of King George'. To stop them going round looking for, 'The Madness of King George I', and 'The Madness of King George II' !

Giok

Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 27 Jan 07 - 06:45 AM

George is magnanimous,
Subjects unanimous;
Peace to us bring:
His fame is glorious,
Reign meritorious,
God save the King!

That actually sounds like it might have been knocked up by a Jacobite. With the full verse perhaps being something like

George is magnanimous,
Subjects unanimous;
Peace to us bring:
His fame is glorious,
Reign meritorious,
Highly precarious -
God save the King!

Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen
From: GUEST,Allen in OZ
Date: 27 Jan 07 - 05:18 PM

It seems strange to be writing about " God Save the Queen" when most of us believe in neither.

Best wishes

AD 1943

Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen
From: bubblyrat
Date: 27 Jan 07 - 05:32 PM

"Oh ! Bleep -I"m coming" doesn"t really work,somehow.

Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen
From: Rapparee
Date: 27 Jan 07 - 06:10 PM

Neither does Tiny Tim's "Bleep save us, every one!"

Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 28 Jan 07 - 05:14 AM

I keep thinking how non-threatening the wrath of bleep sounds.
G ¦¬]

Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 28 Jan 07 - 06:07 AM

10CC would have trouble... 'Art for art's sake, money for bleeps sake'.

Bleepmanchester, Bleepmanstone and Bleepalming wouldn't be too happy either.



LTS

Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen
From: bubblyrat
Date: 28 Jan 07 - 08:36 AM

Nor would the author of "Waiting For Bleepot "