Royalty

I wonder what the chances are of the old bird carking it over night? That would be very amusing.

At least we (as a nation) could set her adrift in her burning barge.

But then that cunt Chas would be in charge.

You mean to say you wouldn't trust a man who called his dog Pooh?

I wouldn't trust a man who said he wanted to be his mistresses lady product.

At least we (as a nation) could set her adrift in her burning barge.

No THAT would be a spectacle I'd turn up to see- a Viking funeral barge, blazing as it floated down the Thames.

Instead I'm taking the Mrs to work for quarter to bastard 7 at Imperial Wharf, then doing 4 hours on the bike in the pissing rain.

She needs to die on or after Tuesday otherwise we might not get another bank holiday.

^^ But we would get a day off for the funeral, I think.

Hasn't Pisti yentzed her?

Not yet.

Can someone .gif her some wayfarers and disco lights/lazers?

paging spotter

needs Brian May playing horrible screechy guitar up on that house behind her

and Jessie J frigging herself with a Corgi. or something

The rumours are true - Jessie J's missus is a dog...

who is jessie j?

Some singer doris.

Can someone .gif her some wayfarers and disco lights/lazers?

paging spotter

So, anyone going to watch the boats today?

Only if i can't get out of it.

You're a stowaway?

So, anyone going to watch the boats today?
I've got to go over to Chelsea in the morning so might hang around on the river for a while. Hope I don't get stuck up there!

The floater is going to take hours to progress along the river.

hoping the crap will be flushed away by the pissing rain

The only problem with it raining now is that it's highly unlikely to be raining tomorrow.

^ and who says republicans are miserable ;)

I'd just like to say I'm astounded this thread has seen so much action and feeling.

I'm not particularly pro or anti the Royal Family*. I'm a bit dubious of any of the arguments either for or against what the cost benefit of the Royal Family is - they always seem to be put forward by militants of one camp or the other (although I thought this was interesting)

My main issue is with the insane amount of power held by the PM, who as Gordon Brown has shown doesn't even need to be elected.

On that point in particular I would welcome GA2G's views.

• that said the size of the "expanded" Royal Family and the hangers on do erk me a bit. How many of them do you need to look after? Monarch + spouse, 1st in-line + spouse, 2nd in-line (no spouse), x1 backup(?). The rest do not need publicly paid security etc. and with the increase in life expectancy there will be even more of them!