British are rude

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Allanv
i wish they would get jobs like the rest of us, but anyway i dont see from the 2 links provided where we were rude?

why would they have to. if i had as much money as they did i wouldnt work either. come to think of it i don't have a fraction they do and i don't work!

 

[yllus]

Originally posted by: Roguestar
Obligatory pitchfork-waving commence!

*waves pitchfork enthusiastically* Bring back Baywatch!

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: IamBusby

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper

Originally posted by: Howard
They must be proud of such a useless figurehead.

Hardly. I can't wait until we dispose of the morons, although I doubt it'll happen in my lifetime. I can't think of anyone that I know or have met that thinks they're worthwhile.

Fact is they bring in more money to the UK than they spend. If we got rid of them then the UK would lose money on tourism so where's the loss in keeping them?

I belelive it.

my wife wants to go just to see the palace heh. Of course my daughter was thrilled to see a real Queen on TV.

me? I just want to go and drink beer and eat.

 

[sdifox]

How about we keep our Queen and you keep your GWB? I mean, we are well ahead on the brains department

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: sdifox
How about we keep our Queen and you keep your GWB? I mean, we are well ahead on the brains department

How about they keep the Queen seeing as people are so fascinated with her. Stick her in a zoo or something.

 

[RichUK]

:disgust:

I?m proud to have a monarch and I?m proud to be English! The royals are part of our heritage, they?re the reminiscence of our once great empire. Have some respect.

Some of the replies in this thread are a ****** joke!

Who gives a fvck about American history, anyway.

:roll:

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: RichUK
I?m proud to have a monarch and I?m proud to be English! The royals are part of our heritage, they?re the reminiscence of our once great empire. Have some respect.

The empire days are long gone and we don't need a monarchy to remember them. Respect is earned.

Who gives a fvck about American history, anyway.

I didn't think that was being discussed?

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper

Originally posted by: RichUK
I?m proud to have a monarch and I?m proud to be English! The royals are part of our heritage, they?re the reminiscence of our once great empire. Have some respect.

The empire days are long gone and we don't need a monarchy to remember them. Respect is earned.

Who gives a fvck about American history, anyway.

I didn't think that was being discussed?

You?re not English, move along.

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: RichUK
You?re not English, move along.

No, I'm Welsh and just as much a part of the UK as you.

 

[Platypus]

I got the feeling that most Britons don't care for the royal family... I was visiting the UK a few years ago when the Queen Mother passed away.. on my walk back to the tube station from seeing a show at the theatre someone had scrawled 'QUEEN MUM HA HA' in chalk on the sidewalk

 

[mundane]

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper

Originally posted by: RichUK
You?re not English, move along.

No, I'm Welsh and just as much a part of the UK as you.

Brings to mind a quote regarding British imperialism from a Scott:

Some people hate the English. I don't. They're just wankers. We, on the other hand, are colonized by wankers. Can't even find a decent culture to get colonized by. We're ruled by effete assholes. It's a shite state of affairs to be in, Tommy, and all the fresh air in the world won't make any ****** difference!

 

[PELarson]

Originally posted by: Howard
They must be proud of such a useless figurehead.

Nope just under two more years and he is out of there!

 

[imported_Lothar]

Originally posted by: Lonyo

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states

Apart from the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II is also Queen of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, and Saint Kitts and Nevis

She's the head of state and also Commander-in-Chief of those countries.
She can dissolve those countries parliament as she pleases...

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper

Originally posted by: sdifox
How about we keep our Queen and you keep your GWB? I mean, we are well ahead on the brains department

How about they keep the Queen seeing as people are so fascinated with her. Stick her in a zoo or something.

It's called Buckingham Palace.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper

Originally posted by: sandorski
hehe. I wouldn't take one British rags headlines as the word of the British. British Newspapers have a reputation of being outlandish.

Especially when it's a bloody typo in an online article.

It's not like they put "Queen visits Captain Clusterfvck, confuses him with finger puzzle".

Now that would have been funny! :laugh:

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: Lothar

Originally posted by: Lonyo

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states

Apart from the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II is also Queen of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, and Saint Kitts and Nevis

She's the head of state and also Commander-in-Chief of those countries.
She can dissolve those countries parliament as she pleases...

Rarely done (can't remember ever). Normally it is handled by the local rep (Governor General). So when the Canadian Government feels like an election, the PM would go to the GG and ask her to dissolve the parliament.

 

[imported_Lothar]

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: Lothar

Originally posted by: Lonyo

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states

Apart from the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II is also Queen of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, and Saint Kitts and Nevis

She's the head of state and also Commander-in-Chief of those countries.
She can dissolve those countries parliament as she pleases...

Rarely done (can't remember ever). Normally it is handled by the local rep (Governor General). So when the Canadian Government feels like an election, the PM would go to the GG and ask her to dissolve the parliament.

She appoints the GG...Which can of course refuse an election, or do anything on her behalf.

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: Lothar

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: Lothar

Originally posted by: Lonyo

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states

Apart from the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II is also Queen of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, and Saint Kitts and Nevis

She's the head of state and also Commander-in-Chief of those countries.
She can dissolve those countries parliament as she pleases...

Rarely done (can't remember ever). Normally it is handled by the local rep (Governor General). So when the Canadian Government feels like an election, the PM would go to the GG and ask her to dissolve the parliament.

She appoints the GG...Which can of course refuse an election, or do anything on her behalf.

You missed the Rarely done part. Which implies she can do it

 

[foghorn67]

If the British oust the monarchy, I demand that all British PM's have a fancy accent.

 

[Chaotic42]

Uhhh... hello? If the British get rid of the monarchy we'll never get a sequel to King Ralph. Let's think before we post, people.