The Queen RIP

[Mr B]

RIP Queen Elizabeth II. There will never be another person like her and she will be sorely missed.

No one is irreplaceable, As the saying goes 'The King is dead, long live the King' or Queen in this case.

[Major_Tom]

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I appreciate your sentiment. Thank you.
But no military person would kneel for this!
We would stand rigidly, immovably to attention, with heads bowed, as a final mark of respect to 'the boss'.

Not 'my boss' I'm afraid.

I expect Martin swore an oath of allegiance to the Queen when he entered military service, hence the affectionate title of 'the boss'.

You don't have to get all fawny over HRH, but that you're allowed to express a counter opinion without repercussions is due to the history which has got the country to this stage. She wasn't just a person or an institution, she represented part of our unique history itself. It is not without consequence to forget or belittle one's history.

[Mr B]

I appreciate your sentiment. Thank you.
But no military person would kneel for this!
We would stand rigidly, immovably to attention, with heads bowed, as a final mark of respect to 'the boss'.

Not 'my boss' I'm afraid.

I expect Martin swore an oath of allegiance to the Queen when he entered military service, hence the affectionate title of 'the boss'.

You don't have to get all fawny over HRH, but that you're allowed to express a counter opinion without repercussions is due to the history which has got the country to this stage. She wasn't just a person or an institution, she represented part of our unique history itself. It is not without consequence to forget or belittle one's history.

No offence intended, but as John Lydon wrote recently " I've got no animosity against anyone of the Royal family. Never did. It's the institution of it that bothers me and the assumption that I'm to pay for it"

As I said no offence was intended but I believe both sides of the coin should be represented.

[Bug]

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I appreciate your sentiment. Thank you.
But no military person would kneel for this!
We would stand rigidly, immovably to attention, with heads bowed, as a final mark of respect to 'the boss'.

Not 'my boss' I'm afraid.

Well we had to maintain standards!

[Mr B]

I appreciate your sentiment. Thank you.
But no military person would kneel for this!
We would stand rigidly, immovably to attention, with heads bowed, as a final mark of respect to 'the boss'.

Not 'my boss' I'm afraid.

Well we had to maintain standards!

And yet they still let you in!

[Major_Tom]

No offence intended, but as John Lydon wrote recently " I've got no animosity against anyone of the Royal family. Never did. It's the institution of it that bothers me and the assumption that I'm to pay for it"

As I said no offence was intended but I believe both sides of the coin should be represented.

John Lyndon

I understand about the £, I'm so poor I can't afford to both run my car every day and eat. However I have no doubt that if the royal family didn't exist.. I would still be piss poor it would just disappear somewhere else, some off shore tax haven, some island paradise. I have nothing in principle against earning cash and capitalism, but these legal loopholes that allow folk to steal and print money, so long as you have the cash to fund it without breaking the law, that's a true injustice and also done with our money. But it's more acceptable for some reason.

The royals are a big gilded target, golden carriages, the castles, the bear fur hats.. but why not eh? At least you can see where the money goes It's basically the fee for the upkeep of a museum of British history. Plus I never quite have the impression that being Royalty is that great a privilege. Seems like a burden as much as a luxury. No anonymity, no privacy.. I'd hate it. Rather be poor. Most days anyway.

Plus, if it wasnt them... it would be a president, or another head of state.. probably someone truly sinister..

[Peter-S]

No offence intended, but as John Lydon wrote recently " I've got no animosity against anyone of the Royal family. Never did. It's the institution of it that bothers me and the assumption that I'm to pay for it"

I have to smile at Mr Lydon, I suspect that he didn't do too badly from his association with the Queen. Filthy lucre and all that.

[Fordoholic Nick]

No offence intended, but as John Lydon wrote recently " I've got no animosity against anyone of the Royal family. Never did. It's the institution of it that bothers me and the assumption that I'm to pay for it"

I have to smile at Mr Lydon, I suspect that he didn't do too badly from his association with the Queen. Filthy lucre and all that.

I seen Mr Lydon twice, once with The Pistols and then Public Image Limited "PIL". At the pistols i woke up unconscious on the grass in Finsbury Park with very bad damage to my ankle and at The PIL i lost a shoe and belt Brilliant stuff BUT it really pissed me off when he decided to do that advert for fucking butter.... Kinda went down a notch for me after that...i mean BUTTER for fucks sake !!!!

[Major_Tom]

No offence intended, but as John Lydon wrote recently " I've got no animosity against anyone of the Royal family. Never did. It's the institution of it that bothers me and the assumption that I'm to pay for it"

I have to smile at Mr Lydon, I suspect that he didn't do too badly from his association with the Queen. Filthy lucre and all that.

I seen Mr Lydon twice, once with The Pistols and then Public Image Limited "PIL". At the pistols i woke up unconscious on the grass in Finsbury Park with very bad damage to my ankle and at The PIL i lost a shoe and belt Brilliant stuff BUT it really pissed me off when he decided to do that advert for fucking butter.... Kinda went down a notch for me after that...i mean BUTTER for fucks sake !!!!

Country Life Buttahhh!

I like to think he had a holy experience with Country Life Butter while high on loads of LSD and sought out the company afterwards and demanded to be allowed to promote the product to repay a spiritual debt

[Fordoholic Nick]

I have to smile at Mr Lydon, I suspect that he didn't do too badly from his association with the Queen. Filthy lucre and all that.

I seen Mr Lydon twice, once with The Pistols and then Public Image Limited "PIL". At the pistols i woke up unconscious on the grass in Finsbury Park with very bad damage to my ankle and at The PIL i lost a shoe and belt Brilliant stuff BUT it really pissed me off when he decided to do that advert for fucking butter.... Kinda went down a notch for me after that...i mean BUTTER for fucks sake !!!!

Country Life Buttahhh!

I like to think he had a holy experience with Country Life Butter while high on loads of LSD and sought out the company afterwards and demanded to be allowed to promote the product to repay a spiritual debt

Ahh... Now that makes better sense of it Tom. Punk Rock Rules

https://youtu.be/8hzQsvxtLTM

[Major_Tom]

https://youtu.be/8hzQsvxtLTM

[Mr B]

I guess all of the above would make our John a bit of a hypocrite, however I agree with what he said in that article whether it makes him a hypocrite or not, I think we should be given a choice on the future of the monarchy and that's just my view on it which I feel entitled too, after all I do help fund their lifestyle - whether I want to or not.

P.S I always liked The Clash more than The Pistols

[D366Y]

I guess all of the above would make our John a bit of a hypocrite, however I agree with what he said in that article whether it makes him a hypocrite or not, I think we should be given a choice on the future of the monarchy and that's just my view on it which I feel entitled too, after all I do help fund their lifestyle - whether I want to or not.

P.S I always liked The Clash more than The Pistols

I used to be like that as well, but after I looked into it a bit more it turns out that statistically the royal family make more money for us in tourism than we pay them by quite some margin.
Don't get me wrong it doesn't make me their number one fan but I was surprised by that - now I just wish the bloody government would invest some of it back into the tax payers rather than lining their own pockets!

[Bug]

Not 'my boss' I'm afraid.

Well we had to maintain standards!

And yet they still let you in!

Indeed they did. I asked nicely and swore an oath to 'my boss'.

[Andrew 2.8i]

I asked nicely and swore an oath to 'my boss'.

We swear at my boss because he's an oaf.

Andrew.

[Fordoholic Nick]

We swear at my boss because he's an oaf.

I'd stick to Sheep farming on your Welsh Estate Andrew

[Peter-S]

We swear at my boss because he's an oaf.

I'd stick to Sheep farming on your Welsh Estate Andrew

I have heard that the price of sheep is very reasonable at the moment

[Jasonmarie]

Where does a sheep go to have a drink? The baar.
Sorry always liked that joke

[Andrew 2.8i]

I'd stick to Sheep farming on your Welsh Estate Andrew

I'm here all week!

I have heard that the price of sheep is very reasonable at the moment

You don't even need to buy them a drink at the baaar....

Where does a sheep go to have a drink? The baar.
Sorry always liked that joke

Just pinched it!

Andrew.

[Bug]

i woke up unconscious

That's clever!