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05 Apr 20 - 01:14 PM (#4044155) Subject: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Bonzo3legs We look forward to watching our wonderful Queen's speech at 8pm this evening. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-npMLdtpOns |
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05 Apr 20 - 01:34 PM (#4044157) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Dave the Gnome Is it the queen of the speech that is wonderful? And who is this "we"? You need to clarify these things |
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05 Apr 20 - 01:40 PM (#4044160) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Iains Roger on that. You do! |
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05 Apr 20 - 01:42 PM (#4044162) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Dave the Gnome Queen or the speech |
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05 Apr 20 - 01:51 PM (#4044168) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Bonzo3legs Interesting |
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05 Apr 20 - 01:56 PM (#4044169) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Raggytash Are you really naïve enough to think she gives a flying **** about you. Really!!!! |
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05 Apr 20 - 02:17 PM (#4044174) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Steve Shaw I might just go and bang me dustbin lid outside at eight, or maybe put some Beethoven on. I see that Han The Cock is threatening to lock us all in our houses now. Of course, if you're in high places you can drive off to your second home, "to check it out", family included, more than once, and stay over, or go to see your mother on Mothering Sunday. The rest of us can just be collectively punished because some tabloids made a Big Thing of a few people sunbathing (mostly miles away from other people from what I could see) in a park in London. I don't have to do that because I have a garden, a luxury denied to millions of Londoners, so who am I to judge. Hey ho. The sea at Widemouth was beautiful today. I walked to it from my house. But aren't flat-dwellers sunbathing in a park so disgusting... |
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05 Apr 20 - 02:28 PM (#4044176) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: punkfolkrocker I had to miss seeing my mum on her 88th birthday.. Hope she has another next year... .. and me and the mrs as well....... Oh yes.. the queen.. ..our real anthem from the silver jubilee.. up to now.. and beyond... "God save the queen The fascist regime They made you a moron A potential H bomb God save the queen She's not a human being and There's no future And 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 Oh 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…" |
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05 Apr 20 - 02:38 PM (#4044181) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Steve Shaw Due to Mrs Steve ironing and me mistiming the cooking, I'm delighted to announce that at precisely eight o'clock we'll be sitting in t'kitchen scoffing a hearty beef-in-Guinness stew I've made, accompanied by mashed spuds and some greens. And a bottle of red*. I'll raise a glass to the heroes of the NHS and the care sector. The queer old dean can go boil her privileged head. *Are Tories jealous cos there's no such thing as blue wine? |
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05 Apr 20 - 02:44 PM (#4044183) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: punkfolkrocker .. and blue blood.. is really very red...!!! |
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05 Apr 20 - 02:50 PM (#4044184) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Iains Actually there is The wine is filtered through a pulp of red grape skins which contain a natural pigment, anthocyanin, and gives the wine its electric blue color. |
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05 Apr 20 - 03:07 PM (#4044185) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: punkfolkrocker .. even I knew that, and I'm from a council estate... But the toffs will not find tinting their blood as blue so easy... |
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05 Apr 20 - 03:23 PM (#4044187) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Donuel pfr is on a roll. |
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05 Apr 20 - 03:47 PM (#4044193) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Donuel I can not tell if this was the real Queen or CGI Queen or both. |
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05 Apr 20 - 04:33 PM (#4044205) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: The Sandman Presumably the Queen of Sweden |
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05 Apr 20 - 04:42 PM (#4044206) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: JHW There's not much to do so applauding at 8 on Thursday was something to look forward to. I listened to our Queen, Sunday 5th at 8, giving I thought a well considered speech thanking all those working on everyone else's behalf and encouraging us that it will be over. I'll admit its a long time since I heard a Christmas Day speech, been out at freinds or walking. Glad I heard this one. |
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05 Apr 20 - 04:44 PM (#4044208) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Steve Shaw Queen of Sweden? Sweden? Abba? Dancing Queen??? |
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05 Apr 20 - 04:50 PM (#4044209) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: The Sandman Bonzo is is so insular, he forgets this is an international forum and that there are several queens There remain, as of 2016, twelve (12) sovereign monarchies in Europe. Seven are kingdoms: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Spain, the Netherlands and Belgium |
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05 Apr 20 - 05:22 PM (#4044213) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Bonzo3legs Jolly jolly good Sandman. |
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05 Apr 20 - 11:07 PM (#4044251) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: EBarnacle In the opening post was that the Royal We? |
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06 Apr 20 - 12:10 AM (#4044255) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Stilly River Sage Did she have anything helpful to say? |
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06 Apr 20 - 12:45 AM (#4044258) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Joe Offer Hey, she beats the hell outa Trump....or Johnson. |
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06 Apr 20 - 01:33 AM (#4044261) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: punkfolkrocker She didn't mention anything about better pay and working conditions, or job security, for surviving essential public sector workers after all this is ever over... Her speech was just a big build up to quoting a corny old patriotic Vera Lynn song... |
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06 Apr 20 - 01:40 AM (#4044262) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Backwoodsman At least she can string a properly-structured sentence together, unlike the Orange-Utan (sic) infesting The White House, or the blond buffoon occupying 10, Downing Street for the time being. |
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06 Apr 20 - 02:29 AM (#4044267) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: The Sandman She is good at making speeches, and perhaps would do better than johnson if she was in charge,how did she produce such useless cildren[exception Anne] i blame the duke of edinburgh another useless tosser |
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06 Apr 20 - 02:48 AM (#4044272) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Senoufou It's strange, I used to idolise the Royal Family, and watched all the weddings/funerals etc on TV with enthusiasm. But for some reason I've lost all interest in them and have come to the conclusion that they're an anachronism. I think after Her Maj has gone, the whole thing should be dismantled. I did watch her speech, but couldn't see the point in it. I got the impression that she was only doing it because her advisers had told her the people expected it. It's a bit rich (pun intended) for someone ridiculously wealthy who has led a life of endless privilege and luxury to be sitting there 'encouraging' the rest of us. Nah. |
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06 Apr 20 - 03:00 AM (#4044275) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Jim Carroll I'm with Sen - I didn't see the point in it either, but I didn't find it as offensive as I thought I might and I didn't switch it off in the middle (mind you, I was doing the crossword at the time time) I do have to say that I admire her ability to speak as well as she does at her age - wonder what she's on and where you can get it (if it's not just from a lifetime of pampering, of course!) Jim |
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06 Apr 20 - 03:05 AM (#4044278) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: The Sandman if it gives consolation to some, i cannot see the harm in it, she is doing her job, [making speeches] quite well, which is more than some of the politicians are. the fact she is very wealthy is hardly relevant is it?would you rather she told us to riot or to do ourselves in |
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06 Apr 20 - 03:22 AM (#4044288) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: The Sandman Ithink she is better at making that sort of speech than Charles Haughey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-bSKsVDr_M |
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06 Apr 20 - 03:24 AM (#4044289) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Senoufou No, but if they're all so very wealthy they could transfer much of their money over to the NHS or the Homeless charities etc at this time. But of course to be fair, they may well have done so already, but don't want to announce it. |
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06 Apr 20 - 03:28 AM (#4044291) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Jim Carroll "Charles Haughey" Who was an alcoholic crook The bumbling ramblings of the present lot are hardly Churchilian (or Norman Shelley-ish, if you believe the legends) Try not to be dafter than you are Bozo Jim |
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06 Apr 20 - 03:32 AM (#4044294) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Backwoodsman I’m with Sen. Although the thought of ‘President Johnson’ fills me with dismay. |
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06 Apr 20 - 03:59 AM (#4044302) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: DMcG I have never had any real interest in the Royal Family - neither enough to bother to watch this speech - though I did read the text later - nor to be one of those that demands the Royal Family be disbanded. For me, they are truly irrelevant: neither good, nor bad. Having said that, I agree The Sandman at 03:05 AM: if it gives consolation to some, i cannot see the harm in it. |
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06 Apr 20 - 08:42 AM (#4044377) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Donuel She naturally has a speech writer. The writer was clever enough to make clear that the citizens should remain RESOLUTE. Yes YOU should be determined, adamant and single-minded - BUT NOT THE GOVERNMENT. Your job is to be; firm unswerving unwavering undaunted fixed set intent insistent steadfast staunch stalwart earnest deliberate unfaltering unhesitating unflinching persevering persistent pertinacious indefatigable tenacious bulldog strong-minded strong-willed unshakeable steely dedicated committed constant stubborn dogged obstinate obdurate inflexible relentless intransigent implacable unyielding unbending immovable unrelenting spirited brave bold courageous plucky stout stouthearted indomitable strenuous vigorous gritty stiff rock-ribbed gutsy spunky perseverant and indurate... So that the government may remain half hearted and of two minds. |
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06 Apr 20 - 09:22 AM (#4044389) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: John MacKenzie She inherited a job which she didn't want, many years ago. She has done it to the best of her ability, and always does what she's told. Do try to remember that she has no power, and is a constitutional monarch, merely a figurehead. Remember that had it not been for her, we may have had a President Thatcher, or Blair, and that even now we may have had a President Boris. At present in hospital, not suffering from Scrofula. Remember the old adage, don't shoot the messenger ! |
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06 Apr 20 - 10:43 AM (#4044407) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: The Sandman dear old bo3legsnzo and his apostrophes, reminiscent of a penge greengrocer |
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06 Apr 20 - 10:52 AM (#4044411) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Charmion Her Maj looks at the camera with the steadiest gaze in broadcast history, and news readers the world over should stand in awe of her measured delivery and crystalline diction. As Giok says, she's doing her duty, as usual. Setting a good example of stoic calm and giving good advice. No, she's not "relatable" and I could never imagine having a beer with her in the back yard, but then she's not a politician, is she? |
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06 Apr 20 - 10:53 AM (#4044412) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Bonzo3legs ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' |
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06 Apr 20 - 11:28 AM (#4044421) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: The Sandman Charmion, she has experience, for a lot of people she offers consolation, i think her and Corbyn would make a good team |
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06 Apr 20 - 11:35 AM (#4044423) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Mrrzy Nice list, Donuel. |
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06 Apr 20 - 12:30 PM (#4044438) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: WalkaboutsVerse Jesus criticised monarchism; my poem, from WalkaboutsVerse, "AFTER PSALM 118:9 AND MATTHEW 4:8-10" |
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06 Apr 20 - 12:34 PM (#4044439) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Eric the Viking Didn't listen. Not interested. I wouldn't stop anyone else, but the whole lot of them are of no consequence to me as I am to them. |
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06 Apr 20 - 12:53 PM (#4044446) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: punkfolkrocker The eventual end of the crisis offers a great unexpected opportunity to positively reset the world.. But.. NO.. all the old shit will just fall back in place, even further entrenched for the future... Royalty will flourish ever more, as vitally needed for tory ruling-order propaganda purposes... |
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06 Apr 20 - 01:14 PM (#4044453) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Bonzo3legs Excellent!!! |
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06 Apr 20 - 01:24 PM (#4044454) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: punkfolkrocker ..imagining bonz's living room walls and shelves festooned with overpriced mail order royal souvenir bric-a-brac tat.. ..errmmm sorry.. highly desirable and cherishable, guaranteed to delight, investment quality, and future family heirloom grade, limited edition royal collectibles... [empire made..] |
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06 Apr 20 - 02:59 PM (#4044477) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Bonzo3legs Wrong I'm afraid, you would see a limited edition print of The Faces !!!!! |
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06 Apr 20 - 03:22 PM (#4044481) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: punkfolkrocker Bonz - that's your redeeming quality, plausible evidence we two are more alike, than we care to admit... |
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06 Apr 20 - 03:23 PM (#4044482) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Bonzo3legs I knew it!! |
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07 Apr 20 - 08:54 AM (#4044641) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Nigel Parsons From: WalkaboutsVerse Date: 06 Apr 20 - 12:30 PM Jesus criticised monarchism; my poem, from WalkaboutsVerse, "AFTER PSALM 118:9 AND MATTHEW 4:8-10" What?? I see nothing about monarchies in Matthew 4 8-10, and the psalms (in theory) pre-date Christ. |
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07 Apr 20 - 03:37 PM (#4044693) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: JHW 'Did she have anything helpful to say?' Thanks and encouragement in tough times. |
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07 Apr 20 - 11:19 PM (#4044742) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: McGrath of Harlow I liked what John Crace wrote about it in The Guardian: "But one thing was notable by its absence. Although it’s her job to be apolitical, there was no mention of the government’s efforts or requests to follow official advice. Her Maj still hasn’t forgotten how she was used, and made a fool of, by Boris Johnson over the prorogation and pointless Queen’s speech. In Boris, she doesn’t trust. But then who does? The subtext was unmistakeable. If the country was to survive, it would do so through the collective resolve of its people, not through a government that had been slow to react and was still making promises it did not know it would be able to keep. And with that she faded out after little less than four minutes. Throughout, her face remained more or less expressionless – inscrutability to hide the pain – but she had done what was required. Simply by being there, she had shown she cared. She had provided the clear moral leadership that many politicians have failed to provide. For some people nothing she could have said would have been enough, while others would have taken comfort. Most people probably wouldn’t have cared much either way. But it was a necessary rite of passage. And a tough gig when underneath you’re just as scared – if not more so, given her age – as everyone else. There’s no disguising it: the Queen’s a class act." |
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08 Apr 20 - 08:57 PM (#4044757) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Steve Shaw Class act? Moral leadership? Do me a favour. Here we have one of the richest people in the world taking tens of millions per annum for decades from the poor bloody taxpayer in order to keep her extended family of disreputable hangers-on in clover. And let's face it. She didn't write that speech, and she was well-trained. |
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08 Apr 20 - 11:28 PM (#4044774) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: McGrath of Harlow I've no idea whether she wrote that or not, and nor do you, Steve. In either case that's not relevant to whether John Crace was accurate in applying the term "class act" to her. I think it's spot on, with its deliberate ambiguity. |
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09 Apr 20 - 02:44 AM (#4044785) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: The Sandman mind you, she would probably do better than raab, the man who did not know how important dover was as a port |
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09 Apr 20 - 03:07 AM (#4044792) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Eric the Viking Punk F R.......I t would be a wonderful opportunity for change except, we are a nation disarmed, ( only criminals, police and military have armaments) We are also tied by this latest legislation to keep us in our homes, no public or private gatherings etc. Controlled access to essential supplies. There are too many forelock tuggers to openly revolt, too many disinterested ordinary citizens. We are under the yoke of the rich and (they think) the elite, until they become powerless, nothing will change. We even have the thought police checking up on us peasants instead of removing the " rubbish" off the streets and from society. The legal profession and judges, part of the same powerful elite, maintain the status quo. |
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09 Apr 20 - 03:45 AM (#4044796) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Bonzo3legs Jolly good. |
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10 Apr 20 - 01:18 AM (#4044985) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Hrothgar I am an Australian republican (note the small "r"). For the information of those in other lands, we have the Queen as our head of state. We hope to change this one day, and I expect the best opportunity will come after Her Majesty dies. However, I must say that the bits of her speech I saw on news clips were most impressive, and I cannot imagine the likes of Boris Johnson coming close to her ability to actually show that she actually cares about what is going on. She gave the impression that the speech was her duty, and she is going to do her duty. Try to imagine, if you will, the American head of state even coming close. |
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18 Apr 20 - 07:33 PM (#4046918) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: keberoxu Cancelled celebrations: no birthday, and no Trooping the Colours. |
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18 Apr 20 - 07:42 PM (#4046923) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Steve Shaw Good. |
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19 Apr 20 - 02:46 AM (#4046948) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Jim Carroll Favourite Liverpool saying "Shit", exclaimed the Queen, and a thousand arseholes strained to obey Or MacColl's introduction to his shortest song, 'Roseberry' Liz and Phil the Greek made passionate love on their wedding night After round one, Liz gasped, "Do poor people do this Phillip ?" "I believe they do, m'dear" "Then it's too damned good for them" Jim |
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20 Apr 20 - 09:01 AM (#4047200) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: JHW Ah yes but only the Queen has a regina. |
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21 Apr 20 - 08:29 AM (#4047377) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: G-Force I can always remember Her Madge's birthday as it's the same as my mother's. Gawd bless'em both. |
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21 Apr 20 - 10:01 AM (#4047397) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Charmion No one can cancel a birthday, however hard they try. Trooping the colours, well, we can give the poor horses a rest for this year. In Canada, the Queen's Birthday is 24 May, marked with gun salutes, the planting of tender annuals, and double-dozens of beer drunk on cottage docks throughout the land. Let us all hope that, by then, gunners, gardeners and beer-drinkers alike will be able to do what they do without fear of infecting anyone with something nasty. |
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21 Apr 20 - 12:20 PM (#4047427) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Charmion's brother Andrew The Trooping of the Colour is done in early June to maximize the numbers of tourists to be fleeced. (It will likely have to be cancelled, too.) Since this is a musical site, I would like to bring to the multitude's attention that the song for the day ought to be that Cavalier standard, "Here's a Health unto His Majesty," which is the origin of the quick marches of the Royal and Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps and a rollicking song--except for all the 'la-las'-- with fun lyrics. |
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21 Apr 20 - 12:30 PM (#4047430) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Jim Carroll AS the quen has two birthdays (real and 'official') ses that mean she is 188? No wonder Charlie's pissed off at being kept waiting so long for a seat Wouldn't eat in that restaurant Jim Carroll |
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21 Apr 20 - 12:38 PM (#4047433) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Backwoodsman On a point of order - there is no such thing as ‘The Trooping of the Colour’. Its correct title is ‘Trooping The Colour’. No preceding ‘The’, and no ‘of’. Carry on, No. 1. |
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21 Apr 20 - 12:52 PM (#4047437) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Bonzo3legs Trooping the Colour will be greatly missed this year. |
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21 Apr 20 - 01:17 PM (#4047443) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Jim Carroll "Trooping the Colour will be greatly missed this year" Jaysus Bozo - if that's all that's on your mind no wonder the UK is permanently on the brink Trooping the colour is no more than a vulgar display of power - in this case, by a figurehead Just re-watching Wolf Hall - a magnificent representation of a king gone viral Jim Carroll |
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21 Apr 20 - 01:50 PM (#4047452) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: punkfolkrocker Eurovision song contest 2020 is a far worse loss to humanity... |
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21 Apr 20 - 02:28 PM (#4047463) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Jim Carroll "is a far worse loss to humanity.." Doubt if you could squeeze a credit card between the two Jim |
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21 Apr 20 - 03:20 PM (#4047473) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Bonzo3legs Jim Carroll, you don't what the fuck you are talking about. |
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21 Apr 20 - 04:07 PM (#4047482) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Steve Shaw He's saying that Eurovision and Trooping the Colour are two cheeks of the same unwashed arse. It's a point of view. |
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21 Apr 20 - 04:14 PM (#4047483) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: Charmion De gustibus non est disputandum. Me, I like the military bands; unlike some Eurovision contestants, they all play together, and in tune. And what genius thought up big piebald horses carrying kettle-drums? |
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21 Apr 20 - 04:21 PM (#4047484) Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty the Queen From: punkfolkrocker The creator's of Russia's entry to this year's aborted contest should be made creative directors of all our royal events... .. then I might take some interest in them... |