PossilYM Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 3 hours ago, Fullerene said: Why do they call them mourners? Some of them are simply curious. What about the people who have visited Lenin's tomb? Were they all mourning his death? Probably the entire spectrum from Ludge types to downright nosy bazzas. Wasn't Mao into Long Walks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Kinnear Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 12 hours ago, sophia said: The event organisers claimed that 33,000 attended but the establishment put the number at closer to 75,000 I once went to Bob Marleys mausoleum in Jamaica and the folk taking us round were off their tits on ganj, maybe the establishment counters for auld lizzies visitors had the same problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 3 hours ago, Merkie84 said: I visited Chairman Maos Mausoleum when in Beijing. Mostly out of morbid curiosity. ( My friend who is a history teacher with a specialism in communist history is keen to see all of the “frozen five”) Just out of curiousity who are the Frozen Five? Lenin and Mao you've named. Is it a couple of the Kims and someone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 4 minutes ago, tamthebam said: Just out of curiousity who are the Frozen Five? Lenin and Mao you've named. Is it a couple of the Kims and someone else? Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merkie84 Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 (edited) Ho Chi Minh, Lenin, Stalin, one of the Kim’s and Mao. Edited September 15, 2022 by Merkie84 Wrong info 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62900500 What better way to pay your respects than to watch a stream of Ma'am's coffin lying in state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Mark Connolly said: Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven You either have kids of a certain age or you’re OFTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 It's taken me almost a week, but I've just had a thought - I happen to know that D&G council were frantically scrabbling around looking for condolence books for Brenda's imminent departure, last Wednesday afternoon; when non-royal-watchers like myself didn't have the slightest scooby that it was about to happen. So how did they know? It can't be a coincidence surely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFC. Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 17 hours ago, Clown Job said: Really not that many people What a turnout from "the silent majority" That's independence well and truly buried now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunfermline Don Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 40 minutes ago, DAFC. said: What a turnout from "the silent majority" That's independence well and truly buried now. Does that take into account the lady that went through 7 times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 And all the people from NW England/Midlands who travelled to Edinburgh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John MacLean Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 One of the things that has struck me over the last few days is the lack of racial diversity in the crowds. Look at London today. One of the world's most racially diverse cities yet there is scarcely a non-white face to be seen in those lining the route to Westminster Abbey. Make no mistake, what we've seen since last Thursday has been a display of white priviledge and the servile attitude towards it from those who probably feel most threatened by racial diversity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Kinnear Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 (edited) Oh for f**k sake, I wonder if the cream buns have been practising this in training. Edited September 14, 2022 by Harry Kinnear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 Apparently, councils were told to look out their condolence books several weeks ago. HM's health and concomitant (now there's an appropriate word) lack of public appearances recently having been noted by those ITK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Quitely Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 3 hours ago, DAFC. said: What a turnout from "the silent majority" That's independence well and truly buried now. I think you'll find IKEA's opening at Straiton knocked it into a cocked hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 5 hours ago, Granny Danger said: You either have kids of a certain age or you’re OFTW. You're the one who knew what he was talking about, elderly man with adult children. Alright, I'll let it go. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 59 minutes ago, Harry Kinnear said: Oh for f**k sake, I wonder if the cream buns have been practising this in training. They sing it at every game anyway (the old version that is)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Frank Quitely said: I think you'll find IKEA's opening at Straiton knocked it into a cocked hat. I remember when the opening of a new Krispy Kreme donut shop saw bigger crowds than Liz got, thousands queuing round the block for a feckin’ donut - polis’ called in to sort out donut themed disorder. Traffic chaos, the works. Edited September 14, 2022 by pozbaird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 A capella... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 6 minutes ago, pozbaird said: I remember when the opening of a new Krispy Kreme donut shop saw bigger crowds than Liz got, thousands queuing round the block for a feckin’ donut - polis’ called in to sort out donut themed disorder. Traffic chaos, the works. I can imagine the dispatcher asking for somebody to deal with a riot at the doughnut shop - and fifty police cars turn up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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