The Queen's Jubilee

[teamsaint]

I think you will find that we are subject to her.

yes, remind me of the words to the so called national anthem...................

[Flosshilde]

The bit about "Long to reign over us", or confounding our enemies' "knavish tricks"?

[teamsaint]

The bit about "Long to reign over us", or confounding our enemies' "knavish tricks"?

or the bit about our Scottish friends...or is that a myth?!

[Ferretfancy]

ULTIMATE HORROR!

I was told today that Rolf Harris is painting a huge backdrop of Windsor Castle for the BAFTA Awards, and lurking somewhere next week is a royal tribute from -- yes! you've guessed it! ALAN TITCHMARSH!

The horror is upon us even before the actual date, when I shall be enjoying the rain in Great Langdale.

[scottycelt]

I didn't say that they can't; I merely pointed out that, if you do capitalise them, you may risk being misinterpreted, as indeed appears to have been the case in this instance!

I wasn't responding particularly to your post but what possible misinterpretation? If I had used 'Royalty' instead of 'royalty' no one would have batted the proverbial eyelid so why should it be any different with 'People' or 'people'?

In fact, when one is referring to a populace 'the People' might appear to be rather more acceptable to many readers than 'the people' which could (and does) mean anything ( indeed one might be tempted to respond .. 'which people?')

Therefore I can only conclude that my use of the capital letter in the aforementioned case was perfectly valid, ahinton!

[scottycelt]

ULTIMATE HORROR!

I was told today that Rolf Harris is painting a huge backdrop of Windsor Castle for the BAFTA Awards, and lurking somewhere next week is a royal tribute from -- yes! you've guessed it! ALAN TITCHMARSH!

The horror is upon us even before the actual date, when I shall be enjoying the rain in Great Langdale.

Hope the sun comes out for you, Ferret ....

[scottycelt]

or the bit about our Scottish friends...or is that a myth?!

Oh don't worry, that's exactly what we get all the time from our English friends ...

[Beef Oven]

If 'growing up' means accepting the status quo, never questioning anything, becoming dull & complacent, then it's something everybody should fight against. Of course, there are some people who were like that from birth, eh, BO?

don't be hard on yerself, you aint that dull - go and have an energising swim, you'll feel better

[amateur51]

Don't you just love the way scotty writes "the People"? I picture him organising the erecting a massive banner of Her Majesty in Trafalgar Square, dwarfing the National Gallery, like those banners of Stalin and Mao, and loud-hailing the People to come gather and fall on bended knee in gratitude for Her Benificence, the police standing aside, smiling...

humming Bruckner adagios the while, and dressed in Partick Thistle kit of the 1950s

[amateur51]

Then perhaps you might have been bitter awff not capitalising the "P" in "people", scotty; that might at least have been a piece of constructive anti-capitalism...

Nicely done, ahinton - with all the finesse of a Norman Hunter tackle

[Nick Armstrong]

The horror is upon us even before the actual date

Quite so ...(despite being mildly benevolent towards the concept of monarchy, jubilees, river pageants etc...)

...because they have ALREADY BLOCKED OFF CONSTITUTION HILL AND THE MALL meaning my cycle ride into work in the morning is diverted from sunny sylvan safety to gridlocked, smoky, dangerous choices between Piccadilly or Buckingham Gate... ... until 13th June

Call me selfish

[amateur51]

Quite so ...(despite being mildly benevolent towards the concept of monarchy, jubilees, river pageants etc...)

...because they have ALREADY BLOCKED OFF CONSTITUTION HILL AND THE MALL meaning my cycle ride into work in the morning is diverted from sunny sylvan safety to gridlocked, smoky, dangerous choices between Piccadilly or Buckingham Gate... ... until 13th June

Call me selfish

Flippin' Ada, Caliban - I bet the cabbies love that too

Is this Jubbly Nonsense or Olympix Nonsense?

Or both?

[scottycelt]

Flippin' Ada, Caliban - I bet the cabbies love that too

Is this Jubbly Nonsense or Olympix Nonsense?

Or both?

God Save the Queen(s)!

[amateur51]

God Save the Queen(s)!

I'll hold him while you find a reputational lawyer, Caliban

I don't have a reputation to defend

[Nick Armstrong]

Flippin' Ada, Caliban - I bet the cabbies love that too

Is this Jubbly Nonsense or Olympix Nonsense?

Or both?

I think it's for the flippin' concert in front of 'Er Nibs's gaff

But the beach volleyball on Horseguards' gives me similar misgivings later in the summer (Phil Edinburgh will be alright though, peering at the participantes through the telescope doubtless mounted in the front bedroom )