The Queen's Jubilee

[MrGongGong]

So are you really suggesting that charlie is better than president Attenborough ?

I guess you mean it's better the idiots you know ?
Surely we can do better than that ...............?

we also have a coalition government imposed "against our will" so not much different really

[scottycelt]

So are you really suggesting that charlie is better than president Attenborough ?

I guess you mean it's better the idiots you know ?
Surely we can do better than that ...............?

we also have a coalition government imposed "against our will" so not much different really

President Attenborough .... I'm sure he'd be mightily flattered, if also a bit bemused.

You might do well to differentiate between 'your' will and 'our' will ... a single letter but a huge difference in the great scheme of things ....

[MrGongGong]

President Attenborough .... I'm sure he'd be mightily flattered, if also a bit bemused.

You might do well to differentiate between 'your' will and 'our' will ... a single letter but a huge difference in the great scheme of things ....

So please do remind me how the present bunch were elected by a majority vote ?
hummmmmmm

and is this REALLY how we would like the rest of the world to see us ?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ninety-gaffes-in-ninety-years-2290148.html

[scottycelt]

So please do remind me how the present bunch were elected by a majority vote ?
hummmmmmm

Yes, the Conservatives and their current Coalition partners, the Lib Dems, were in a clear majority in terms of both votes and seats ... didn't you know?

What might you have considered more democratically acceptable to you under the circumstances at the time ... ?

[MrGongGong]

Yes, the Conservatives and their current Coalition partners, the Lib Dems, were in a clear majority in terms of both votes and seats ... didn't you know?

Really ?

CON36.1%
LAB29.0%
LD23.0%
OTHERS 11.9%

Humm I guess maths is not your strong point then

Clear majority ?

you can't have it both ways you know ...... either you think that we should elect people to represent us or not
none of which makes the royals any more than load of dull buffoons which I guess most people are happy with

[Flosshilde]

and is this REALLY how we would like the rest of the world to see us ?
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...s-2290148.html

Actually I think quite a lot of them are rather funny -

78. "It looks like a tart's bedroom." On seeing plans for the Duke and then Duchess of York's house at Sunninghill Park

or show a degree of self-knowledge -

63. "Tolerance is the one essential ingredient ... You can take it from me that the Queen has the quality of tolerance in abundance." Advice for a successful marriage in 1997.

[scottycelt]

Really ?

CON36.1%
LAB29.0%
LD23.0%
OTHERS 11.9%

Humm I guess maths is not your strong point then

Clear majority ?

you can't have it both ways you know ...... either you think that we should elect people to represent us or not
none of which makes the royals any more than load of dull buffoons which I guess most people are happy with

Er, well I readily admit Maths was never my strong point, that's for sure ... but, even on your own figures ... well, I make that a 59.1% majority against 40.9% ... so, as Columbo might very gently respond, 'sumfin' bothers me here, ma'am ... '

[John Wright]

The man is a genius; alternative comedy decades before Jack Dee!

12. "A few years ago, everybody was saying we must have more leisure, everyone's working too much. Now that everybody's got more leisure time they are complaining they are unemployed. People don't seem to make up their minds what they want." 1981 recession.

17. "There's a lot of your family in tonight." After glancing at business chief Atul Patel's name badge during a 2009 Buckingham Palace reception for 400 influential British Indians to meet the Royal couple.

18. "If it has four legs and it is not a chair, if it has got two wings and it flies but is not an aeroplane and if it swims and it is not a submarine, the Cantonese will eat it." Said to a World Wildlife Fund meeting in 1986.

22. "I would like to go to Russia very much – although the bastards murdered half my family." In 1967, asked if he would like to visit the Soviet Union

60. "Well, you didn't design your beard too well, did you? You really must try better with your beard." To a young fashion designer at a Buckingham Palace in 2009.

[Beef Oven]

The man is a genius; alternative comedy decades before Jack Dee!

12. "A few years ago, everybody was saying we must have more leisure, everyone's working too much. Now that everybody's got more leisure time they are complaining they are unemployed. People don't seem to make up their minds what they want." 1981 recession.

17. "There's a lot of your family in tonight." After glancing at business chief Atul Patel's name badge during a 2009 Buckingham Palace reception for 400 influential British Indians to meet the Royal couple.

18. "If it has four legs and it is not a chair, if it has got two wings and it flies but is not an aeroplane and if it swims and it is not a submarine, the Cantonese will eat it." Said to a World Wildlife Fund meeting in 1986.

22. "I would like to go to Russia very much – although the bastards murdered half my family." In 1967, asked if he would like to visit the Soviet Union

60. "Well, you didn't design your beard too well, did you? You really must try better with your beard." To a young fashion designer at a Buckingham Palace in 2009.

PRICELESS!!!!!

[MrGongGong]

Er, well I readily admit Maths was never my strong point, that's for sure ... but, even on your own figures ... well, I make that a 59.1% majority against 40.9% ... so, as Columbo might very gently respond, 'sumfin' bothers me here, ma'am ... '

I must have missed the bit on the paper that said Conservative/Lib coalition ..............
also you are ignoring how many people didn't vote
so it's hardy a clear majority is it ?
given that no one was asked to vote for what we have ..............

it's a rather expensive comedy act don't you think to pay all that for the DofE?
i'm sure there are other offensive bigots who would do it for much less ...........

[JohnSkelton]

"If it has four legs and it is not a chair, if it has got two wings and it flies but is not an aeroplane and if it swims and it is not a submarine, the Cantonese will eat it." Said to a World Wildlife Fund meeting in 1986.

Whereas he'd just shoot it.

Who is Jack Dee?

[Beef Oven]

Whereas he'd just shoot it.

Who is Jack Dee?

Simon's son.

[ahinton]

The more people like something the better it is ......... hummmmmm so that's a bit of a bugger for the Havergal Brian society then ....... and good news for Mr Cowell

Oh, but it could be worse; imagine if the latter were a member of the former...

[ahinton]

So are you really suggesting that charlie is better than president Attenborough ?

I guess you mean it's better the idiots you know ?
Surely we can do better than that ...............?

we also have a coalition government imposed "against our will" so not much different really

But surely every democratically elected government in Britain is imposed "against the will" of those who didn't vote for it and at least some of those who abstained from voting at all?

[amateur51]

But surely every democratically elected government in Britain is imposed "against the will" of those who didn't vote for it and at least some of those who abstained from voting at all?

Your point being ...