mizfit Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Serious question here.....when she does snuff it, is the country effectively going to be closed down until after the funeral? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 The only one I remember was about her horrible arse. Is that right? Guy on the radio yesterday who painted her portrait said that she sat for up to half an hour at a time while he was doing it. So, take that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Serious question here.....when she does snuff it, is the country effectively going to be closed down until after the funeral? I was thinking about this last night, can't be long now surely, not that I'm wanting her to snuff it or anything (!!!!) but it can't be long now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergie's no1 fan Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 I was thinking about this last night, can't be long now surely, not that I'm wanting her to snuff it or anything (!!!!) but it can't be long now. I dunno modern medicine kept her maw going till she was 103 or something? With even more advances in modern medicine we could be waiting a while. Hell, Scotland might be Independent by then . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 I dunno modern medicine kept her maw going till she was 103 or something? With even more advances in modern medicine we could be waiting a while. Hell, Scotland might be Independent by then . Realistically she'll be deed in the next 10 year, I really dunno what to expect when it happens but it will be pretty mental I imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergie's no1 fan Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Realistically she'll be deed in the next 10 year, I really dunno what to expect when it happens but it will be pretty mental I imagine. As long as we get a couple of days off to 'mourn' I'll be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 As long as we get a couple of days off to 'mourn' I'll be happy. The odd unexpected day off is really the only good thing about the royals. Fucking hope she doesn't die/have her funeral on the weekend. Considering we will be paying for that the same way we've paid for everything else the parasitic old boot has had for the last 90 years that would be seriously inconsiderate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTG Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Realistically she'll be deed in the next 10 year, I really dunno what to expect when it happens but it will be pretty mental I imagine. They'll cancel the fitba. I hope she pegs out in the summer when the weather is decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Realistically she'll be deed in the next 10 year, I really dunno what to expect when it happens but it will be pretty mental I imagine. Prince Charles will have MI6 clean up the evidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milton75 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Oh shut up Antlion. Absolutely nobody is interested in being drawn into debating you and your tedious tripe. Someone whose politics hasn't developed since his school days. I am, ta. Please don't tell lies. Also, by the look of this thread, I'm not alone. Please don't tell excessive lies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkoRaj Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Ftq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killienick Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 How long do lizard people actually live? If they are like tortoises then we could be waiting a while yet for the state sponsored holiday when she pops off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 They'll cancel the fitba. I hope she pegs out in the summer when the weather is decent. IIRC they binned a Celtic game against the old liquidated Rangers when Diana (Queen of Hearts) was murdered killed, I was fucking raging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 IIRC they binned a Celtic game against the old liquidated Rangers when Diana (Queen of Hearts) was murdered killed, I was fucking raging.^^ wanted to show his respects at the minutes silence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 The fact that monarchists seem unable to make a case for the system other than claiming it's old and isn't going anywhere That isn't what monarchists claim. Our constitutional monarchy has delivered a stable, mature and successful democracy for almost 1/3rd of a millennium. It has, of course, imperfections and also has a sell-by date as the political/religious/inheritance aspects of it become less relevant but it works and has done for many generations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milton75 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 That isn't what monarchists claim. Our constitutional monarchy has delivered a stable, mature and successful democracy for almost 1/3rd of a millennium. It has, of course, imperfections and also has a sell-by date as the political/religious/inheritance aspects of it become less relevant but it works and has done for many generations. Would our democracy have demonstrably been less stable without the royals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antlion Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 That isn't what monarchists claim. Our constitutional monarchy has delivered a stable, mature and successful democracy for almost 1/3rd of a millennium. It has, of course, imperfections and also has a sell-by date as the political/religious/inheritance aspects of it become less relevant but it works and has done for many generations. And of course they're wrong. But even if they were right, and the relatively-recent phenomena of constitutional monarchy has produced a stable democracy, the fawning sycophancy would not be excused by it. The rest of your post, incidentally, is just a reworded version of "it's old". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Would our democracy have demonstrably been less stable without the royals? Definitely. Every country in the world that doesn't have a constitutional monarchy is in a state of continual upheaval, anarchy and economic ruin. You just need to look at Germany.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunning1874 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 That isn't what monarchists claim. Our constitutional monarchy has delivered a stable, mature and successful democracy for almost 1/3rd of a millennium. It has, of course, imperfections and also has a sell-by date as the political/religious/inheritance aspects of it become less relevant but it works and has done for many generations. Aye, that was a fantastic, well functioning and mature democracy we had in the 1700s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antlion Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Aye, that was a fantastic, well functioning and mature democracy we had in the 1700s. And the 1800s. Look at Queen Victoria's political machinations (and those of her forebears and children). At every turn, the royals (and, to be honest, the British government) has fought tooth and nail against reforms demanded by the people. I seem to recall a woman throwing herself under a king's horse to get their attention! The royals have always been conservative, and primarily interested in protecting their own interests, influence and privileges. The aura of deference around them is designed to ensure that we don't question that. Monarchists can try and rewrite history to make the monarchy the noble and altruistic protectors (or even deliverers!) of the wonderfully democratic British state all they want, but it fools no one who has ever cracked the spine of a history book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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