Are you a Royalist?

[windymiller]

Originally Posted by Estreeter

And

Australia
New Zealand
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
New Guinea
Jamaica
Barbados
Solomon Islands
Saint Vincent
Saint Lucia
Antigua
Belize
Canada
India
The Bahamas



Probably more I can't remember

As I recall, Australia had a referendum some years back on whether to replace the British monarch as their head of state. However, instead of an elected leader, what was proposed as an alternative to HRH was some faceless appointed official whom virtually no one had heard of. I cant remember his exact title, he's some sort of governor who presently represents the crown in Oz.

It's my understanding that if the Aussies had been offered an elected head of state the vote would have been an overwhelming yes. As it was, they felt the alternative was so unpalatable they had no option but to vote it down. In other words, the referendum was rigged.

[billybunter]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18385397

[mizlaplan]

Originally Posted by Inglorious

Last week Gary Barlow wrote a song for the jubilee, this after organising the worlds worst concert. This week he gets an OBE.

Well, we got a holiday for the 'lets kiss the queens arse' day, hopefully another one will be coming along soon

Sorry but I have to point out a typo in your post, Ing
You typed OBE (Order of the British Empire)
I think you meant to type OBN (Order of the Brown Nose)

[billybunter]

Originally Posted by fleetwood77

Prince Charles haters will be glad to know there's no air on the moon.

He has a spacesuit fleets. Not made by NASA but made on Saville Row

[Jason-X]

Originally Posted by Estreeter

And

Australia
New Zealand
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
New Guinea
Jamaica
Barbados
Solomon Islands
Saint Vincent
Saint Lucia
Antigua
Belize
Canada
India
The Bahamas



Probably more I can't remember

Oh damn!...She must have one helluva an ego!

[Mal Hombre]

Originally Posted by billybunter

He has a spacesuit fleets. Not made by NASA but made on Saville Row

He's royal,He doesnt need oxygen...

[squigg58]

Originally Posted by billybunter

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18385397

Well, if it finally makes the muppets at the BBC realise that dumbing everything down is an insult to the intelligence, the entire Jubilee celebrations will have been well worth it!

I was round at a friend's house and she was watching the river pageant ... and who did the BBC have reporting? Fearne Cotton-wool-for-brains who just squealed inane comments at all and sundry! They might as well have had a goldfish reporting!

As Victoria Coren said about TV coverage these days, "They just make it as though everyone's so stupid, and they're not making it for themselves; they're making it for some imaginary idiot!"

[billybunter]

What was the cost? I read somewhere it was 32million quid. I thought Dave and Nick were skint the "Windsors" should have at least paid half. But they are struggling these days to heat their palaces my heart bleeds...

[mizlaplan]

I think it was the golf commentator Peter Alliss who said something profound about the art of commentating.
It was something along the lines of sometimes the visuals are enough, they don't need someone to narrate the bl**dy obvious.
I could have happily watched 99% of the river pageant with no commentary at all. A few pertinent comments would have been fine.
The BBC coverage was so f***ing patronising.
Hope their new Salford HQ gets vandalised.

[billybunter]

They ran out of things to say about rain.