loppylugs 8,210 Posted December 25, 2017 Report Share Posted December 25, 2017 I wonder if she watches it herself to try to remember what she said? Maybe she's too busy washing dishes after all the turkey. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,631 Posted December 25, 2017 Report Share Posted December 25, 2017 She'll have a servant watch it for her ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,362 Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 The Queen can move in any direction, in case you didn't know. 6 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 5,772 Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 Can we all stand please for Queen & country. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 5,772 Posted August 26, 2020 Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 On 9/9/2015 at 3:25 PM, FLY2 said: Roll on Saturday for the Last Night of the Proms You'll not be singing Rule Britannia or Land of Hope & Glory & God Save the Queen at this years Proms (might please some on here?) it's to patriotic, snowflakes. https://news.sky.com/story/bbc-proms-organisers-confirm-patriotic-songs-will-stay-after-report-they-could-be-dropped-12055942 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 4,555 Posted August 26, 2020 Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 Perhaps it might be more acceptable if they had a steel band with Harry Belafonte singing ‘O Island in the Sun’. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 5,772 Posted August 26, 2020 Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 Time for the BBC to drop the first B why do they hate Britain, our flag & our heritage so much, K'in hate lefties Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 4,509 Posted August 26, 2020 Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 Excuse me Yes- what do you want? I’d like to buy a car And you are? Mr Brew No you’re not Pardon You’re not Mr, that’s a gender specific salutation and not allowed Oh OK I’m Jim No you’re not, keep up this patriarchal, non-gender fluidity attitude and we’ll have you Oh sorry, can I have that one in Black? You’re really pushing now aren’t you? OK a white one NO you can’t, white is the colour of Caucasian imperialistic aggression and the oppression of minorities A blue one? No Why Making a choice means you’re discriminating – you’ll get what you’re given. Sorry, are you joking? JOKING! Are you mad? Don’t you know jokes are hate crimes now? Good lord really? Right that’s it I’m calling the police. You can’t mention religion in a public place. Have you any idea how many that might offend?... 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 5,772 Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 Been watching the excellent coverage of the Queen & Co laying wreaths @ the Cleopatra in Whitehall on BBC, where’s Harry & Andrew? And strangely not a mask in sight? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 8,793 Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 Harry and Andrew? On a fizzer, probably! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
albert smith 773 Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 Harry & Andrew were they missed? The occasion was minimal but just as emotive as was the Beebs offering last night some of the tributes were very moving. One item will stick in my mind when this poem was read out. Written by a Canadian Pilot Officer shortly before he was killed in the Battle of Britain I photographed it some years ago at Fenny Bentley, Fighter Command HQ, I have posted it before but I think it's worth repeating> 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart.C 312 Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 Re Missing persons, total numbers were limited due to Covid restrictions, there were very few Ambassadors, the ones that were there represented several of the missing ones. No masks but everyone had a mark to stand on to ensure distancing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,325 Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 Tomorrow night out tv is starting to show a series on the life and times of Queen Elizabeth. It should be interesting. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 5,772 Posted June 9 Report Share Posted June 9 Why not erase all history best not tell them about notes & coins. Oxford college removes picture of the Queen as she ‘represents colonialism’. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 14,360 Posted June 9 Report Share Posted June 9 Wasn't me or anyone else alive today in this country... who 'Colonised'' places or 'Enslaved' people...........tell these people and countries to ''Get off our backs'' 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 8,793 Posted June 9 Report Share Posted June 9 What's next? Rewrite history, a la the late and unlamented USSR, leaving out the bits you want to forget or don't want others to know about? Won't stop me singing Rule Britannia. In fact, I'll sing it more loudly! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 4,509 Posted June 9 Report Share Posted June 9 Typical student nonsense but there's really nothing new. In the 60's we would protest about anything and everything that smacked of authority, whether we understood it or not. Rebellion is something of a rite of passage for the young. Back then we were far more left leaning than those in the 80's and 90's who seemed quite happy to leave things alone, however the reasons for that belong in the politics thread. Now the pendulum has swung again and students are spoilt for choice. There is a small but vociferous coterie who have an enormous amount of influence and a smorgasbord of causes to jump up and down about. Islamophobia, homophobia, racism, imperialism, capitalism... the list goes on, the more controversial the better. The sad part is the amount of pandering those who should know better pay them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart.C 312 Posted June 9 Report Share Posted June 9 If this was few hundred, or maybe less, years ago, there'd be a few people in Oxford with their heads missing. And if all the terrible Colonialism hadn't happened, then Oxford and many other colleges and Unis would probably not exist today. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 5,804 Posted June 9 Report Share Posted June 9 Quick response to the last few posts, from a left-leaning, radical, anti-imperialist, anti-nazi, pro tolerance, pro diversity, anti oppression, pro democracy but mostly.. anti-idiocy campaigner... Two points are often missed out when assorted factions rail against statues, symbols, images, words and assorted 'isms'. 1. Degree. I.E. how much does the offending entity really have the power and impact its detractors allege? 2. Intent. To what extent is, for e.g., the portrait of Madge intended to glorify colonialism, as opposed to for e.g.,simply representing British unity, state, values, etc.. blahh blahh. Mencken again. 'Solutions to complex problems being clear, simple and wrong.' As I recall.. we had a portrait of Madge in our Parish Council offices throughout the all Labour 'Reign off Terror' in which I participated. . It offended none of us. OTOH, the local (now closed) Conservative Club...had a portrait of Madge, which didn't bother me in the least.. and a portrait of the 'Blessed Margaret' draped in the Union Flag, complete with blue rinse and doing her damnedest to usurp the image and authority of Madge..and which I found deeply offensive..as well as ridiculous. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 5,804 Posted June 9 Report Share Posted June 9 19 minutes ago, Stuart.C said: If this was few hundred, or maybe less, years ago, there'd be a few people in Oxford with their heads missing. And if all the terrible Colonialism hadn't happened, then Oxford and many other colleges and Unis would probably not exist today. First sentence correct. Second sentence probably not.. as Oxford, Cambridge and a few others pre-date British Colonialism by some margin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_universities_in_the_United_Kingdom_by_date_of_foundation#Ancient_universities Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 4,555 Posted June 9 Report Share Posted June 9 It’s a fad the ‘woke’ generation are going through along with toppling statues. It would be better, if these people really have a social conscience, to concentrate on the present, not the past. Slavery is rife, more than ever it was; throughout the world and in this country. Nothing much is said or done about that. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 5,772 Posted June 10 Report Share Posted June 10 God Save The Queen 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 4,509 Posted June 10 Report Share Posted June 10 23 hours ago, philmayfield said: Nothing much is said or done about that. It takes far more organisation and commitment to change the present day situation, homelessness, poverty, slavery etc than it does to get p***ed, pull down a statue then all go home thinking what clever, caring sharing people we are.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 4,555 Posted June 10 Report Share Posted June 10 Exposing modern slavery in this country might risk pointing a finger at those minority groups who indulge in it. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woody 420 Posted June 10 Report Share Posted June 10 High time it was drilled into these students that history cannot be rewritten, what happened was in the past and cannot be changed. They are at university to be educated not cause disruption and annoy people. Any of them who cause damage to property should be thrown out on their ear. No argument is going to be sold to the masses by the actions of a bunch of louts. To want to remove the Queens portrait is an absolute disgrace and they should be given a very clear message of who is in charge and it is not them. If they don't like it well hard luck. They are little more than children and are supposed to be the future leaders. God help us, I am glad my time will have come before that happens as they do the best impression of the oozlum bird I have seen. Many of them are absolutely clueless and have no idea of what is not acceptable. 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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