Happy 90th birthday ma`am

[Mad Doug Biker]

I have nothing against them (seeing as I don't know them personally), and at one point was... Err, a Royalist (I know I know!!), but, then, time passed, things happened and now, quite honestly, if I could abolish the Monarchy tomorrow, then I would - There is absolutely no need for it.

That said, although I was at one point proud to have a Monarchy (Yes yes I get it!), I could never get the whole fawning reverence thing which we have seen so much over the last few days, and as far as I can tell, the BBC are the worst at it by a country mile!


So Happy Birthday Liz, but I wont be celebrating and I hope major things happen to the Monarchy when you die, sorry.

 

[Markymark]

You're right. I was quoting the Wetherspoons price in East Ham. I suspect you're quite familiar with it

East Ham is where I go for my Indian spices.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

There are some real sad individuals on here, I can only suggest they piss off and live in a dictatorship/ communist block country and see how they like it

Very true, it's a shame we don't hang draw and quarter traitors anymore.

 

[Racing roadkill]

East Ham is where I go for my Indian spices.

It's where I end up when I've been nicked for being rowdy / climbing on statues etc.

 

[Markymark]

It's where I end up when I've been nicked for being rowdy / climbing on statues etc.

The Bobby Moore statue?

 

[Pale Rider]

The Bobby Moore statue?

Come on, I'm no Hammer, but he was a bit more mobile than that.

 

[colly]

There are some real sad individuals on here, I can only suggest they piss off and live in a dictatorship/ communist block country and see how they like it

There are other alternatives.

 

[winjim]

If the alternative to the Monarchy is yet another elected politician then thank God for them. The Queen is the perfect head of state, apolitical and no power whatsoever.

She has the power, she just chooses most of the time not to exercise it. But I agree that the thought of a President Blair or President Cameron is too horrible for words.

I reckon we should all have a turn. Every month, by lottery, we pick someone off the electoral register to be monarch. They get to live in the palace for a month and do all the ceremonial stuff like cutting ribbons on hospital wings, meeting foreign dignitaries and such. And they meet the PM once a week and tell him what they think. It would be truly democratic. OK, you'd get the occasional nobber but they'd only be doing it for a month which isn't long enough to do any real damage, and then there'd be someone nice again.

Or it should just be Judi Dench. Everybody loves Judi Dench.

 

[colly]

As Dud said.........if 42,465,274 people died...........I'd be queen.

 

[colly]

I bet you are just waiting for me to look in.

Edit: 65 is the next one. (bus pass time )

 

[colly]

Admit it, you've missed me.

Can't keep away despite the court order.