Queen Elizabeth II

Pruitt3 · Post by **Pruitt3** » Thu Sep 08, 2022 4:31 pm

Rex wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 2:29 pm

I guess there's the answer. Bunch a weirdos

Ever see the crowd at a Trump rally?

They're pretty devoted as well.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu Sep 08, 2022 4:47 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 4:16 pm
Jerloma wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 3:43 pm Her job was essentially to be the normalizing face of British imperialism and colonization, so while her calming demeanor was great for them, not so much for like a long list of other countries.
Didn't Britain give up just about every one of its colonies during her reign?

I don't actually know, Steve. I read something to that effect once and it stuck with me but I could theoretically be in over my head here.

Post by **brian** » Thu Sep 08, 2022 5:01 pm

Pruitt3 · Post by **Pruitt3** » Thu Sep 08, 2022 5:56 pm

Fantastic stuff.

But you know, the monarchy represents so much of what is good in the world.

/s

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Thu Sep 08, 2022 6:46 pm

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Thu Sep 08, 2022 6:49 pm

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Fri Sep 09, 2022 6:00 am

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Fri Sep 09, 2022 6:12 am

They’ll do anything to help out Liverpool

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Sep 09, 2022 7:30 am

tennbengal wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 4:18 pm

Holy shit, that it is pure genius.

I can't wait to see Prince Charle's ugly mug on Canadian plastic bills.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Fri Sep 09, 2022 8:53 am

And apparently next weekend will be off as well for the funeral. I get wanting to show respect to the Queen and all, but a lot of travelling fans, both domestic and international, have already committed money to this weekend, so that really sucks for them. And the schedule for this season, already compressed due to winter WC, will be even more compressed.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Sep 09, 2022 9:16 am

They should go with Boxing Day double-headers!

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Fri Sep 09, 2022 9:39 am

rass wrote: ↑Fri Sep 09, 2022 9:16 am They should go with Boxing Day double-headers!

60 minute games?

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Fri Sep 09, 2022 12:31 pm

degenerasian wrote: ↑Fri Sep 09, 2022 9:39 am
rass wrote: ↑Fri Sep 09, 2022 9:16 am They should go with Boxing Day double-headers!
60 minute games?

Shoot they could play 3 or 4 games a day 2 or 3 days in a row..I mean that works for the U-13 Northern VA Cup...and you know how important the parents and coaches thing that tournament is.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Sep 09, 2022 12:40 pm

We all sure do!

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Sep 09, 2022 1:46 pm

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Sep 09, 2022 3:10 pm

Pruitt3 · Post by **Pruitt3** » Fri Sep 09, 2022 9:35 pm

Haven't checked the veracity of this, but my brother-in-law is usually an unimpeachable source of trivia...

The Queen’s reign saw:
6 Popes
14 US Presidents
59 different starting Quarterbacks for the Cleveland Browns

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Sat Sep 10, 2022 11:01 am

"Her friend"????

Pruitt3 · Post by **Pruitt3** » Sat Sep 10, 2022 11:48 am

The Sybian wrote: ↑Fri Sep 09, 2022 7:30 am
tennbengal wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 4:18 pm
Holy shit, that it is pure genius.

I can't wait to see Prince Charle's ugly mug on Canadian plastic bills.

The queen is only on the $20 bill (and our coins of course).

If I were a betting man, I'd wager a few toonies that there will be a Canadian on the next round of 20s.

Post by **brian** » Sat Sep 10, 2022 12:21 pm

Pruitt3 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 11:48 am
The Sybian wrote: ↑Fri Sep 09, 2022 7:30 am
tennbengal wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 4:18 pm
Holy shit, that it is pure genius.

I can't wait to see Prince Charle's ugly mug on Canadian plastic bills.
The queen is only on the $20 bill (and our coins of course).

If I were a betting man, I'd wager a few toonies that there will be a Canadian on the next round of 20s.

I vote Gord Downie. Or Gordie Howe.

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Sat Sep 10, 2022 5:25 pm

Pruitt3 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 09, 2022 9:35 pm Haven't checked the veracity of this, but my brother-in-law is usually an unimpeachable source of trivia...

The Queen’s reign saw:
6 Popes
14 US Presidents
59 different starting Quarterbacks for the Cleveland Browns

And I have a pint of milk that's seen 2 Monarchs and 2 Prime Ministers

Pruitt3 · Post by **Pruitt3** » Sat Sep 10, 2022 6:24 pm

Baloney wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 5:25 pm
Pruitt3 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 09, 2022 9:35 pm Haven't checked the veracity of this, but my brother-in-law is usually an unimpeachable source of trivia...

The Queen’s reign saw:
6 Popes
14 US Presidents
59 different starting Quarterbacks for the Cleveland Browns

And I have a pint of milk that's seen 2 Monarchs and 2 Prime Ministers

And is still safe to drink!

Hilarious!

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Tue Sep 13, 2022 8:14 am

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Tue Sep 13, 2022 3:31 pm

Listening to Chapo Trap House go full Fire Joe Morgan over this article from John Kass is perfect.

https://johnkassnews.com/my-mother-and-the-queen/

It starts at 1:01:15...

Pruitt3 · Post by **Pruitt3** » Tue Sep 13, 2022 5:03 pm

Monday is a statutory holiday in Canada for federal government employees, OR anyone working at a company regulated by the federal government.

For the funeral of course.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Sat Sep 17, 2022 2:10 pm

This is his first tweet in a few years that made me laugh out loud. So something good came out of all this.

Tom 1860 · Post by **Tom 1860** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:59 am

I am not a fan of the Royal family, but I do think the Queen was great. The rest of the adults (other than Princess Anne) appear to proper cunts or at least suffering from cuntitus. I would be more than happy to be living in a republic from Tuesday morning.

Oddly enough, the French and the Septics love the British Royal family (I am basing this upon the amount of media and paper media coverage/consumption of it). You fuckers had your chance, fucked it all up, and need to get your own...

It is easy enough to do, we've had Germans and Greeks leading the way for over 70 years!

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 11:35 am

Good post, Tom. I think the fascination with the British royals in some quarters of America is the same impulse that leads to the rise of strongman figures like Trump. Despite claims of love for democracy and a republic, many people seem to crave an authority figure person over top of them.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 6:24 am

sancarlos wrote: ↑Sun Sep 18, 2022 11:35 am Good post, Tom. I think the fascination with the British royals in some quarters of America is the same impulse that leads to the rise of strongman figures like Trump. Despite claims of love for democracy and a republic, many people seem to crave an authority figure person over top of them.

I think the fascination with the Royal Family in the US is the same type of impulse that led to the rise of horrors like the Kardashians.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 6:41 am

So we don't have a thread like "Things that still make you feel young" but this might be the first post. I went on wikipedia just now to see people invited to the funeral and they listed the extended family. One of them is some lesser royal by the name of Lady Davina, whose name I didn't recognize. I hover over, and see she was born in 1977, and my first thought was "I should look her up on google images to see if she's hot".

Rules dictate. Not bad. Reminiscent of January Jones:

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 7:06 am

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 6:41 am So we don't have a thread like "Things that still make you feel young" but this might be the first post. I went on wikipedia just now to see people invited to the funeral and they listed the extended family. One of them is some lesser royal by the name of Lady Davina, whose name I didn't recognize. I hover over, and see she was born in 1977, and my first thought was "I should look her up on google images to see if she's hot".

Rules dictate. Not bad. Reminiscent of January Jones:

More like someone wearing a rubber January Jones mask.

ETA: Looking at more pics of her, she looks A LOT like the mother of a girl in my son's class.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 7:43 am

The Sybian wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 6:24 am
sancarlos wrote: ↑Sun Sep 18, 2022 11:35 am Good post, Tom. I think the fascination with the British royals in some quarters of America is the same impulse that leads to the rise of strongman figures like Trump. Despite claims of love for democracy and a republic, many people seem to crave an authority figure person over top of them.
I think the fascination with the Royal Family in the US is the same type of impulse that led to the rise of horrors like the Kardashians.

I thought royalty in the US are the Kennedys.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 8:24 am

The Sybian wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 6:24 am
sancarlos wrote: ↑Sun Sep 18, 2022 11:35 am Good post, Tom. I think the fascination with the British royals in some quarters of America is the same impulse that leads to the rise of strongman figures like Trump. Despite claims of love for democracy and a republic, many people seem to crave an authority figure person over top of them.
I think the fascination with the Royal Family in the US is the same type of impulse that led to the rise of horrors like the Kardashians.

I would sign off on this, especially in the direction that it's not about MAGA heads. My wife (and almost all of her liberal, suburban mom friends) were very much into the Kardashians and pretty much lifelong followers of the Royals. I can't stand the Kardashian shit, but can also be a big boy and leave the room and watch something else. (Thankfully, I think the Kardashian phase fizzled out 4 or 5 years ago.)

I don't really have some profound thing to say, other than a lot of American women have been brought up on the fantasy of royalty. Just look at Netflix, Hallmark, etc and how many variations they have on some American woman stumbling into some fake Euro country and becoming wrapped up in some castle intrigue.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:02 pm

Tom 1860 · Post by **Tom 1860** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:17 pm

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 8:24 am
The Sybian wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 6:24 am
sancarlos wrote: ↑Sun Sep 18, 2022 11:35 am Good post, Tom. I think the fascination with the British royals in some quarters of America is the same impulse that leads to the rise of strongman figures like Trump. Despite claims of love for democracy and a republic, many people seem to crave an authority figure person over top of them.
I think the fascination with the Royal Family in the US is the same type of impulse that led to the rise of horrors like the Kardashians.
I would sign off on this, especially in the direction that it's not about MAGA heads. My wife (and almost all of her liberal, suburban mom friends) were very much into the Kardashians and pretty much lifelong followers of the Royals. I can't stand the Kardashian shit, but can also be a big boy and leave the room and watch something else. (Thankfully, I think the Kardashian phase fizzled out 4 or 5 years ago.)

I don't really have some profound thing to say, other than a lot of American women have been brought up on the fantasy of royalty. Just look at Netflix, Hallmark, etc and how many variations they have on some American woman stumbling into some fake Euro country and becoming wrapped up in some castle intrigue.

I have to say that Disney has not helped with the whole fantasy of royalty thing.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:18 pm

Tom 1860 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:17 pm

I have to say that Disney has not helped with the whole fantasy of royalty thing.

They were Europe's stories first!

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:54 pm

Tom 1860 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:17 pm
Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 8:24 am
The Sybian wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 6:24 am
sancarlos wrote: ↑Sun Sep 18, 2022 11:35 am Good post, Tom. I think the fascination with the British royals in some quarters of America is the same impulse that leads to the rise of strongman figures like Trump. Despite claims of love for democracy and a republic, many people seem to crave an authority figure person over top of them.
I think the fascination with the Royal Family in the US is the same type of impulse that led to the rise of horrors like the Kardashians.
I would sign off on this, especially in the direction that it's not about MAGA heads. My wife (and almost all of her liberal, suburban mom friends) were very much into the Kardashians and pretty much lifelong followers of the Royals. I can't stand the Kardashian shit, but can also be a big boy and leave the room and watch something else. (Thankfully, I think the Kardashian phase fizzled out 4 or 5 years ago.)

I don't really have some profound thing to say, other than a lot of American women have been brought up on the fantasy of royalty. Just look at Netflix, Hallmark, etc and how many variations they have on some American woman stumbling into some fake Euro country and becoming wrapped up in some castle intrigue.
I have to say that Disney has not helped with the whole fantasy of royalty thing.

Oh yeah, no doubt. Pretty much entirely built around the "prince/princess/castle" model.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 3:16 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:02 pm

What is the actual funniest song you could set this footage to? I have the Here Comes The Boom song in my head.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 3:20 pm

I got Mother by Danzig

Tom 1860 · Post by **Tom 1860** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 3:53 pm

Fade to black

or

Autobahn by Kraftwerk