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25 Jan 07 - 03:25 PM (#1947922) Subject: BS: God and The Queen From: Rapparee "(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." |
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25 Jan 07 - 03:28 PM (#1947924) Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen From: Amos God-awful idea, innit? God only knows what they could have been thinking of. A |
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25 Jan 07 - 05:52 PM (#1948033) Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen From: Naemanson Well, I'll be (bleep)-damed! |
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25 Jan 07 - 06:59 PM (#1948084) Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen From: GUEST,Chongo Chimp Idiots! Next they'll be bleepin' the word "Kong" out of movies... |
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25 Jan 07 - 07:13 PM (#1948098) Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen From: Liz the Squeak Good job we don't sing all the verses..... some of them are postive calls to arms! LTS |
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25 Jan 07 - 07:14 PM (#1948100) Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen From: bobad It's a damn good thing IMO - it should be "Non Denominational Supreme Being Save Our Gracious Queen." |
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25 Jan 07 - 08:22 PM (#1948171) Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen From: McGrath of Harlow "overzealous and inexperienced" - and inadequately supervised. No excuse whatsoever. What sensible airline would have anything to do with such an incompetant organisation? |
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25 Jan 07 - 08:23 PM (#1948172) Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen From: McGrath of Harlow Didn't they even notice there were a number of animals in that film that were stark naked? |
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25 Jan 07 - 09:09 PM (#1948199) Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen From: JohnInKansas "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 |
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25 Jan 07 - 09:16 PM (#1948203) Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen From: Rapparee 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. |
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26 Jan 07 - 06:50 AM (#1948484) Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen From: Sandra in Sydney 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. |
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26 Jan 07 - 09:57 AM (#1948628) Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen From: JennyO Now one of the Goggle ads says "Sex Pistols Ringtone". Sometimes I really have to wonder how they work those things out! |
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26 Jan 07 - 08:48 PM (#1949268) Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen From: Liz the Squeak That's not the full song.. there are at least 2 other verses. LTS |
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26 Jan 07 - 08:52 PM (#1949270) Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen From: Liz the Squeak 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. |
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26 Jan 07 - 11:10 PM (#1949331) Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen From: Bee-dubya-ell 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 |
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26 Jan 07 - 11:24 PM (#1949337) Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen From: Rapparee 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. |
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27 Jan 07 - 06:07 AM (#1949444) Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen From: John MacKenzie 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 |
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27 Jan 07 - 06:45 AM (#1949465) Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen From: McGrath of Harlow 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! |
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27 Jan 07 - 05:18 PM (#1949950) Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen From: GUEST,Allen in OZ It seems strange to be writing about " God Save the Queen" when most of us believe in neither. Best wishes AD 1943 |
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27 Jan 07 - 05:32 PM (#1949956) Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen From: bubblyrat "Oh ! Bleep -I"m coming" doesn"t really work,somehow. |
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27 Jan 07 - 06:10 PM (#1949969) Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen From: Rapparee Neither does Tiny Tim's "Bleep save us, every one!" |
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28 Jan 07 - 05:14 AM (#1950202) Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen From: John MacKenzie I keep thinking how non-threatening the wrath of bleep sounds. G ¦¬] |
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28 Jan 07 - 06:07 AM (#1950220) Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen From: Liz the Squeak 10CC would have trouble... 'Art for art's sake, money for bleeps sake'. Bleepmanchester, Bleepmanstone and Bleepalming wouldn't be too happy either. LTS |
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28 Jan 07 - 08:36 AM (#1950300) Subject: RE: BS: God and The Queen From: bubblyrat Nor would the author of "Waiting For Bleepot " |