The Queen's Jubilee

[teamsaint]

I'm with scotty. What a miserable bunch. I watched the magnificent Windsor pageant yesterday, and on June 3rd will be going to a street party in the village, organised and attended by people who actually know how to have a good time- unlike many here.

And if skulking around with a bottle of Gin is your preferred activity, I suggest you find your nearest branch of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Well Mr Pee...enjoy!

I reckon us republicans are prolly capable of having a good time, at out own expense, without paying homage to our self appointed masters.

Since by definition we wouldn't enjoy the Jubilee events, it seems odd to castigate us for avoiding them, when you seem so worried about us being unable to enjoy things...but I am leaving that tangled bit of logic for now.

Incidentally, that "despots and tyrants " evening that they held went well, so I am told. Keep the arms industry healthy....you know it makes sense...this time next year they'll all be millionaires......Oh !!

(will prolly add some tonic, ice and a slice,share it around, and play some good tunes whilst skulking. Pop round if you want . All welcome here in the peoples republic of south wilts) .

[handsomefortune]

I had a very similar experience. My parents bought a TV set*

it was the Sobell T143 shown here: http://www.thevalvepage.com/tvmanu/sobell/sobell.htm

how thoughtful of telly designers in those days, to incorporate a gin cupboard directly beneath the screen mangerton!

(they presumably had a premonition that telly was shortly to become unwatchable without gin)?

[amateur51]

how thoughtful of telly designers in those days, to incorporate a gin cupboard directly beneath the screen mangerton!

(they presumably had a premonition that telly was shortly to become unwatchable without gin)?

[mangerton]

how thoughtful of telly designers in those days, to incorporate a gin cupboard directly beneath the screen mangerton!

(they presumably had a premonition that telly was shortly to become unwatchable without gin)?

And how right they were!

Actually, many TV sets in those days had decent sized loudspeakers, and floor standing TVs were designed to accommodate them. The TV we had was a table model, and when I dismantled it 10 or so years later I found a quite good 6" * 4" elliptical speaker inside.

[MrGongGong]

It's interesting to note how those who are rabid enthusiasts of the monarchy can't understand how anyone could possibly feel their life was complete without it and therefore make the huge assumption that those who don't think the queen is great are somehow miserable and don't know how to enjoy themselves. It's maybe more than a little worrying to think that ones lack of misery has to come from without rather than within , rather shallow and superficial IMV.
Along similar lines to ..................... (I know it's a favourite but )

[Ferretfancy]

No need to show off Ferret!! We realise that you are Posh!!

Bit of a posh ponce me! Dad was a night watchman for MGM at the time, that's how we got tickets. Of course, I've got a bit posher since then, all part of the post-war social revolution, and I know what to do with a bread roll.

Incidentally, i enjoyed your play Orlando Furioso at the puppet theatre in Taormina! ( slinks obsequiously away )

[Nick Armstrong]

Bit of a posh ponce me! Dad was a night watchman for MGM at the time, that's how we got tickets. Of course, I've got a bit posher since then, all part of the post-war social revolution, and I know what to do with a bread roll.

Incidentally, i enjoyed your play Orlando Furioso at the puppet theatre in Taormina! ( slinks obsequiously away )

[scottycelt]

Royalists are tiresome. Ardent republicans are tiresome.

But in the end the Royalists are more tiresome.

Lordy, this royal family we have is so boring....

Leaving your poor, heavily-beseeched, non-existent Lordy out of this, would you now care to nominate a family, whether royalist or republican, that might conceivably thrill you to utter bits ... ?

[MrGongGong]

Leaving your poor, heavily-beseeched, non-existent Lordy out of this, would you now care to nominate a family, whether royalist or republican, that might conceivably thrill you to utter bits ... ?

So the "Windsors" win on the basis of being the "best of a bad bunch" hummmmmmmmm that barrel really needs a good scrape

[Flosshilde]

I know what to do with a bread roll.

Chuck it at other people, like all the other posh people.

"Journal: 17th June 1956.

On Wednesday evening was the Bullingdon dinner, ... The dinner itself was at the Dorchester Hotel in Woodstock. The food was good, but the behaviour of club members became difficult to handle. ... a point that was made quite fiercely to me by no less a person than the Manager, when he came in to complain about our manners. I think that some bread rolls were being chucked around at the time."

From the diaries of Lord Bath http://www.lordbath.co.uk/69_2.htm

[ahinton]

Chuck it at other people, like all the other posh people.

"Journal: 17th June 1956.

On Wednesday evening was the Bullingdon dinner, ... The dinner itself was at the Dorchester Hotel in Woodstock. The food was good, but the behaviour of club members became difficult to handle. ... a point that was made quite fiercely to me by no less a person than the Manager, when he came in to complain about our manners. I think that some bread rolls were being chucked around at the time."

From the diaries of Lord Bath http://www.lordbath.co.uk/69_2.htm

Sure - but what does any of that really prove other than that a bunch of Bullies didn't behave in a civilised maner on a particular occasion (no surprise there, then!)? No excuses whatsoever, of course, but...

[Flosshilde]

Well, Evelyn Waugh wrote about similar behaviour by members of the 'Bollinger Club' in one of his novels - obviously a thinly-disguised Bullingdon Club. And food fights were so common among the young scamps who would grow up to be fine members of the House of Lords as to be almost unremarkable.

[scottycelt]

I thought you'd enjoy that

To be fair to myself, I usually try to give reasons, provide evidence to support my views whereas you & scotty - well nuff said

Nuff said indeed, amsy ... glad to fully concur!

[Serial_Apologist]

Sure - but what does any of that really prove other than that a bunch of Bullies didn't behave in a civilised maner on a particular occasion (no surprise there, then!)? No excuses whatsoever, of course, but...

... but so long as they come round tomorrow and pay with it from Daddy's money, we won't say anything more about it now, shall we, okaaaaaaaaaaay?

[Mr Pee]

Chuck it at other people, like all the other posh people.

"Journal: 17th June 1956.

On Wednesday evening was the Bullingdon dinner, ... The dinner itself was at the Dorchester Hotel in Woodstock. The food was good, but the behaviour of club members became difficult to handle. ... a point that was made quite fiercely to me by no less a person than the Manager, when he came in to complain about our manners. I think that some bread rolls were being chucked around at the time."

From the diaries of Lord Bath http://www.lordbath.co.uk/69_2.htm

Ooh...throwing a few bread rolls around.....disgraceful. Hanging's too good for them.