faraway saint Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, Hendo said: Making sure your kids get a decent nights sleep is kind of important. Taking them out in the middle of the night to gawp at a dead queen is fecking mental. This kid could be looked after and loved better than any kid in the country for all you know. What harm has this done, exactly, to this kid? Away for a wee rest, you're about to explod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 I have a cunning plan comrades! Anyone remember the international man of mystery Mr Benn? Obviously not @bazil85 or @W6er as there parents may not even had their first snog never mind a shag. Anyway I digress. This legend Mr Benn was first written in the tremendous year of 1967. What a year! I was born. 1967 is known as the year of the “Summer of Love, hippies and hallucinogenic drugs. Many were suspicious of the government, rejected consumerist values, and generally opposed the Vietnam War. A few were interested in politics; others were concerned more with art (music, painting, poetry in particular) or spiritual and meditative practices.” cut & pasted from Wikipedia ! For those younger readers and those even older than me (yes I’m looking at you @Wilbur, @antrin @faraway saintand many other of the grumpy old cnuts on here who find all sorts of shite to complain about let me remind you about Mr Benn. A thirteen episode classic. Not as good as Faulty Towers but perfect escapism for youngsters like me back in ‘71 and ‘72. “Mr Benn is an ordinary fellow, living an ordinary life in an ordinary suburban house, at Number 52, Festive Road. One day, Mr Benn receives an invitation to a fancy dress party, and so, donning his bowler hat, he sets off to find a costume to wear. Unable to find a suitable outfit in the usual shops, he turns down a small lane and finds a shop filled with strange and unusual costumes. Inside, Mr Benn asks the fez-wearing shopkeeper if he can try on a suit of red armour; he then enters the changing room, puts on the outfit, and walks through another door... and suddenly finds himself transported back to medieval times. It is the first of many amazing and extraordinary adventures for Mr Benn…” Wikipedia. “Mr Benn’s adventures originally began in 1967 with the book ‘Mr Benn – Red Knight’, which was written and illustrated by David McKee. After it was published, the BBC commissioned McKee to create a series of adventures for television, and so thirteen fifteen-minute episodes were made; each episode was written and illustrated by McKee, and narrated by the warm and friendly tones of Ray Brooks. Using the magic costume shop, Mr Benn could become anyone - a spaceman, a balloonist, a wizard, or a cowboy, to name but a few - and each story saw him helping people and solving problems using just his wits and intelligence.” https://www.clivebanks.co.uk/Mr Benn Intro.htm Now I’ve had specialist escape and evasion training in my career along with secret methods of infiltration. You might saying I’m taking shite, but only one of us knows the truth. 🤫 And I’ve never broken down under interrogation. I know I have the skill set to get into Westminster Hall where the Queen is lying in state by dress up in one of the uniforms supplied by the moustachioed, fez-wearing shopkeeper. Some of the greatest deceptions in history have taken place totally in the public gaze. Wish me luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 39 minutes ago, bazil85 said: So… you credit a wally with a meme more than the world’s top expert in crowd psychology? Aye… that adds up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 18 minutes ago, Hendo said: Making sure your kids get a decent nights sleep is kind of important. Taking them out in the middle of the night to gawp at a dead queen is fecking mental. Now this is a misinterpretation of how it is presented. They NEVER gawp at a dead queen. It is always.. …paying respects… … to the Queen's coffin. (Never her corpse)… … which is always “lying in state”… (never mouldering). It’s car-crash tourism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 9 minutes ago, SuperSaints1877 said: I have a cunning plan comrades! Anyone remember the international man of mystery Mr Benn? Obviously not @bazil85 or @W6er as there parents may not even had their first snog never mind a shag. Anyway I digress. This legend Mr Benn was first written in the tremendous year of 1967. What a year! I was born. 1967 is known as the year of the “Summer of Love, hippies and hallucinogenic drugs. Many were suspicious of the government, rejected consumerist values, and generally opposed the Vietnam War. A few were interested in politics; others were concerned more with art (music, painting, poetry in particular) or spiritual and meditative practices.” cut & pasted from Wikipedia ! For those younger readers and those even older than me (yes I’m looking at you @Wilbur, @antrin @faraway saintand many other of the grumpy old cnuts on here who find all sorts of shite to complain about let me remind you about Mr Benn. A thirteen episode classic. Not as good as Faulty Towers but perfect escapism for youngsters like me back in ‘71 and ‘72. “Mr Benn is an ordinary fellow, living an ordinary life in an ordinary suburban house, at Number 52, Festive Road. One day, Mr Benn receives an invitation to a fancy dress party, and so, donning his bowler hat, he sets off to find a costume to wear. Unable to find a suitable outfit in the usual shops, he turns down a small lane and finds a shop filled with strange and unusual costumes. Inside, Mr Benn asks the fez-wearing shopkeeper if he can try on a suit of red armour; he then enters the changing room, puts on the outfit, and walks through another door... and suddenly finds himself transported back to medieval times. It is the first of many amazing and extraordinary adventures for Mr Benn…” Wikipedia. “Mr Benn’s adventures originally began in 1967 with the book ‘Mr Benn – Red Knight’, which was written and illustrated by David McKee. After it was published, the BBC commissioned McKee to create a series of adventures for television, and so thirteen fifteen-minute episodes were made; each episode was written and illustrated by McKee, and narrated by the warm and friendly tones of Ray Brooks. Using the magic costume shop, Mr Benn could become anyone - a spaceman, a balloonist, a wizard, or a cowboy, to name but a few - and each story saw him helping people and solving problems using just his wits and intelligence.” https://www.clivebanks.co.uk/Mr Benn Intro.htm Now I’ve had specialist escape and evasion training in my career along with secret methods of infiltration. You might saying I’m taking shite, but only one of us knows the truth. 🤫 And I’ve never broken down under interrogation. I know I have the skill set to get into Westminster Hall where the Queen is lying in state by dress up in one of the uniforms supplied by the moustachioed, fez-wearing shopkeeper. Some of the greatest deceptions in history have taken place totally in the public gaze. Wish me luck. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazil85 Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 35 minutes ago, antrin said: So… you credit a wally with a meme more than the world’s top expert in crowd psychology? Aye… that adds up. Well… that went right over your head didn’t it? 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 49 minutes ago, antrin said: Good luck! Might have agreed, if I could be bothered reading it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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faraway saint Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 It seems there are plenty of people, for many reasons, who are wanting to see the Queen before she is laid to rest................... So many, in fact, that the queue has been paused as it's exceeded the expected numbers. https://uk.yahoo.com/news/queue-see-queen-lying-state-072800062.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 27 minutes ago, faraway saint said: It seems there are plenty of people, for many reasons, who are wanting to see the Queen before she is laid to rest................... So many, in fact, that the queue has been paused as it's exceeded the expected numbers. https://uk.yahoo.com/news/queue-see-queen-lying-state-072800062.html They don’t see her, though. They see a box. It might be empty, some suggest. We may never know. Schrodinger’s casket… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 Bbc soundtrack (about Korea) over bbc recent footage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rascal Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 10 minutes ago, antrin said: Bbc soundtrack (about Korea) over bbc recent footage. Off with his head! (or fire heavy weaponry at his midrift) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rascal Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 The National Anthem of Wales was played during the visit today by King Charles. Did I miss Flower of Scotland being sung in Edinburgh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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shull Posted September 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 Some boy the Dougie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 David Beckham, what a man, queued for 13 hours to pay his respects. 👏👏👏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenziebud Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 25 minutes ago, faraway saint said: David Beckham, what a man, queued for 13 hours to pay his respects. 👏👏👏 Always thought everything Beckham does is calculated ? For me he's a grade one @rse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 12 minutes ago, lenziebud said: Always thought everything Beckham does is calculated ? For me he's a grade one @rse. All about opinions. A superb football player who's been a gentleman since retirement. There's a lot worse than David Beckham going around. Oh, he's a hunk into the bargain. 🥰🥰🥰 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 6 hours ago, antrin said: Bbc soundtrack (about Korea) over bbc recent footage. Brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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munoz Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 12 hours ago, antrin said: Now this is a misinterpretation of how it is presented. They NEVER gawp at a dead queen. It is always.. …paying respects… … to the Queen's coffin. (Never her corpse)… … which is always “lying in state”… (never mouldering). It’s car-crash tourism. Just like Diana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyond our ken Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 9 hours ago, faraway saint said: It seems there are plenty of people, for many reasons, who are wanting to see the Queen before she is laid to rest................... So many, in fact, that the queue has been paused as it's exceeded the expected numbers. https://uk.yahoo.com/news/queue-see-queen-lying-state-072800062.html Or was it a move to limit numbers as they prepared for her children's vigil this evening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyond our ken Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 13 hours ago, faraway saint said: This kid could be looked after and loved better than any kid in the country for all you know. What harm has this done, exactly, to this kid? Away for a wee rest, you're about to explod. I think you will find he was never a policeman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munoz Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 Its all a bad dream. Count to ten and everything will be normal again. After we foot the bill of the new nonsense. Food banks shutting, people homeless? F off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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