Democracy and Monarchy

[Flosshilde]

Absolutely brilliant! I thought satire was well & truly dead when they gave Armando Ianucci the OBE (or was ti the MBE), but I see the RF doesn't need anyone to satirise them when they can do it so well themselves!

[Flosshilde]

It must make family gatherings quite bizarre, with people bobbing about all over the place. Or if someone of higher rank is present the lower ranks get ignored - if HMQ is present, for example, nobody bobs to PC?

[Serial_Apologist]

It must make family gatherings quite bizarre, with people bobbing about all over the place. Or if someone of higher rank is present the lower ranks get ignored - if HMQ is present, for example, nobody bobs to PC?

But I imagine the Royal Family to be strong on roughage.

[Dave2002]

It's all a load of rubbish.

That "greeting" stuff scales as O(n^2) for pairwise meetings. Heaven help us if there are more factors.

How about a table:



Barking, isn't it! Just imagine if you were presented with such a table, and a list of personages designated 1,2,3 ... etc at every new venue you visited.

[vinteuil]

... seems Brian's doing all right -

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18645331

[MrGongGong]

I guess that the rabid monarchists are more than happy with this one as well ?

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukp...1341455583523A

It honours men and women who have held public office or who have contributed in a significant way to national life.

yeah , right ...................

at least some people have the right idea
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukp...1341455583523A

When I read this the other day, even I did a bit of a double take

so in the same spirit (and that of "Dr" Paisley) i've decided to award my son the title "Supreme Ruler of the Universe"

[gradus]

Mr Salmond currently thinks the Queen should be Head of State in an independent Scotland, I wonder why?

[mangerton]

so in the same spirit (and that of "Dr" Paisley) i've decided to award my son the title "Supreme Ruler of the Universe"

Sorry, Mr GG, I gave that title to my daughter miss mangerton last week. Did you not know? It was in all the papers.

This William/Knight of the Thistle nonsense has been done for political reasons. It's supposed to indicate to us Scots that the royal family is committed to us and loves us really, honest injun.

The facts that queenie can only spare one week a year for official engagements in Scotland, and even after sixty years still can't get her title correct, say it all for me.

Two related points of correction/clarification: St Giles' is more correctly known as "The High Kirk of Edinburgh". There hasn't been a bishop there since the 17th century.

Also, "Knights of the Thistle" are in no way connected to any Glasgow football team.

[teamsaint]

Sorry, Mr GG, I gave that title to my daughter miss mangerton last week. Did you not know? It was in all the papers.

This William/Knight of the Thistle nonsense has been done for political reasons. It's supposed to indicate to us Scots that the royal family is committed to us and loves us really, honest injun.

The facts that queenie can only spare one week a year for official engagements in Scotland, and even after sixty years still can't get her title correct, say it all for me.

Two related points of correction/clarification: St Giles' is more correctly known as "The High Kirk of Edinburgh". There hasn't been a bishop there since the 17th century.

Also, "Knights of the Thistle" are in no way connected to any Glasgow football team.

shame about the football
As for the rest of it, what a bunch of egotistical useless insecure ******s they are.