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Post by Shockprowl on Sept 9, 2015 18:33:46 GMT
Queen Elizabeth the 2nd has become the longest ever reigning monarch this evening.
Congratulations, Your Majesty!
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Post by Benn on Sept 9, 2015 19:46:12 GMT
eh.
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Post by Pinwig on Sept 9, 2015 20:19:44 GMT
See that's because we have fluoride in the water these days. Victoria didn't have these modern benefits.
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 12, 2015 11:28:39 GMT
Wow. Someone who got a job they were never interviewed for and for whom we pay for through no choice held on to that job by virtue of continually not dying each day. Hardly an achievement.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Sept 12, 2015 12:56:51 GMT
Wow. Someone who got a job they were never interviewed for and for whom we pay for through no choice held on to that job by virtue of continually not dying each day. Hardly an achievement. -Ralph I assume she is kept alive by sheer force of will of wanting to deny Charles the throne. When he dies, she can finally pass on. My mum said that Nostradamus said Charles will never be king, so it must be true. |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Sept 12, 2015 13:38:13 GMT
Wow. Someone who got a job they were never interviewed for and for whom we pay for through no choice held on to that job by virtue of continually not dying each day. Hardly an achievement. -Ralph While in an ideal world I would do away with monarchies I still think we can give her a dash of respect for the service she has provided this country. Yes, it is a privileged position, yes she was born into it, but she has been of benefit to this country (even purely in economically cynical sense) so I think we can note the occasion and thank the individual (showing her the same personal respect we should do others) despite disagreeing with the position. |
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 12, 2015 17:44:42 GMT
If the Monarchy choose to de-couple themselves from constitutional affairs and were self-sufficient with not a penny from the public purse then I would have reapect for them. Otherwise not a jot.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 12, 2015 18:14:34 GMT
I think the Queen has worked as hard and done as good a job as the country could have asked her to, given the cards life dealt her. Whatever my views on the institution (not strong either way), I have nothing but admiration for her as a professional who takes her responsibilities seriously. And she has always enjoyed popular support, which legitimises her position in my eyes.
Martin
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Post by blueshift on Sept 8, 2022 17:57:57 GMT
The Queen is dead  |
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 8, 2022 18:14:09 GMT
It's a bit odd.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Sept 8, 2022 21:47:01 GMT
R.I.P.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 9, 2022 17:51:45 GMT
I ask myself how many years Charles has had to prepare to be King?
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Post by Pinwig on Sept 9, 2022 22:33:30 GMT
You bloody would. I honestly thought he was 74.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 9, 2022 22:46:14 GMT
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Post by Shockprowl on Sept 20, 2022 16:00:32 GMT
Quite the send off. The lone bag-pipe player slowly marching off out of sight with the sound gradually fading... that was quite touching actually.
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