Royalty

Just doing the Queen conversation in my team meeting with my colleagues in Zimbabwe.

Firstly, apparently the vibe there is that the Queen was nice enough as a person and culturally Zimbabweans don't like to speak ill of the dead until they are buried but...

Imagine if just once she had flown to Kenya, ZImbabwe, India or South Africa, and just said "I'm sorry"
no need for anything else, just a genuine apology

just think of all the catholic churches in the world and associated buildings thats quite a real estate portfolio. i bet you'd could knock down westminster cathedral and put up some pretty sweet luxury flats on that spot.
the pope this week has asked for all banks with catholic church money to return it to the vatican bank. not sure of the reasons but that would be a pretty meaty bank account once it's all settled.

Is this the new "displaced Prince" scam email?

Tbh I think that a statue would be fair enough. It would be nice to have something to remember her by (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_things_named_after_Elizabeth_II)

She's got plenty named after her. I hope they'll be fine to leave it as is.

Snap.

To be fair, most of them are shite. Germany and France are fine enough, Italy have a pretty decent one. But beyond that I can't think of any that aren't utterly dull.

they built her a whole railway line and now she's not even going to use it, an £18.9bn monument to the elites, it's a disgrace

Everything built in this country for the next decade is going to be called Lizzie summat-or-other.

Can we have a memorial to The Queue?

If Twitter is anything to go by it's the Pallbearers who are in line to be getting a statue made of them. Hopefully something like this nightmare fuel from Durham.

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Oh, is it not Liz Truss’ line?
Am sure I read it was her idea

It took me a while to work out what I was reading. This is on the youtube...

T’was a night so dark, with a moon so pale
My Lord setting out, seeking maidens fair
I mount my noble steed, ready to depart, I ride in solitude, searching near and far
I slash through the bog swiftly with my sword, on a mission to seek out and save my lord
Lo a carriage of damsels passes me
Unaware of the duty I must oversee

Whilst riding anon, some gamblers come to me
They wish to roll the dice for coin and some mead
I dismount my steed, greet them with a warm smile
But they were naught but rogues who wished to take what was mine

The damsels gaze entranced, so fixed on me
So caught by my spell their carriage hits a tree
God punished them well for their lustful sin
Alas behold my lord caught in a fix therein!

You godless scoundrels, may you go to hell
For relieving a great nobleman of his wealth!
Relieved of my rings and crown, alas!
What else will be stolen from these noble hands?

My lord accosted by bloodthirsty rogues
His visage surrounded by blades and stones
I must make it to the scene, change my dear lord’s fate
These rogues shall now meet their end quickly with my blade

Their blades at my neck!
Alas this is the end!
These rogues in my domicile I can’t comprehend!
God send an Angel forth, please help me to take flight
But instead oh fortune, I see my gallant knight!

My blade at the ready and shield in hand
These miscreants shall now learn the law of the land
They behold me with fear, in awe of my might
And so peace is restored by my lord and his knight

My bloody blade made short work of those loathsome rogues
Now away to gallivant with maidens I must go
If you wish to galliavant, just follow mine lead
See those damsels over there, stranded by the trees

My knight found the maidens, verily it is so
Before I crossed those rogues that was my mission ergo
Behold, behold, damsels fair
The lord cometh with his knight
To show you his might

Those poor damsels they moveth not an inch, they were truly in a fix
The lord and his noble knight, saw an advantage betwixt
One maiden was handsomest of all, oh her figure pleased me so
She said my thanks oh dear knight, would you escort us back home?

With a carriage filled with damsels we ride throughout the land
Her father will permit me to seek her hand

It’s clearly a rich, cultural seam to mine

Had me at “ This is most likely a rhetorical question.”

^ Read the small print before applying comical mods ;-)

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Diana has come out of hiding.

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Coronation on a Saturday? What a knob.

https://www.spellingmistakescostlives.com/single-post/2013/03/06/mohamed-al-batman

Up with this sort of thing!

When you can’t stroll up the Royal Mile without being called a pedo, or wander around somewhere as innocuous as York without some rando flinging eggs at you, then your fruity little ‘monarchy’ project is in trouble.

What a terrible shot, they zing all round Charlie, no hits.

Nice piece on last week tonight this week.