Queen Elizabeth II | 1926-2022 | Rest in Peace

The whole thing has been a surreal experience due to the sheer length that she has been around, to the point she was timeless. I admit I’m intrigued by the ceremony behind a death of a monarch and what happens after it, and seeing traditions that date almost a millenium at this point play out, especially as someone who liked history when I was younger.

But I’m not one of those people who fawn and follow the Royal Family and have this parasocial relationship. I see no difference between the people that follow them and the people that follow the Kardashians really.

And as with every major news story, it’s funny watching social media as the loud minority of nut jobs on the far left and the far right make fools of themselves.
 
Randy getting the corgis? Surely that's not a good idea the sick feck
 
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BBC highlighting the most important part of this news story. To be fair I bet that none of the victims on 9/11 were royalty.
 
Not happy to see the three cheers for Charles at the proclamation in Edinburgh.
BBC news is just one long propaganda show for the monarchy. You'd think no other option is possible.
 
Vidyoyo said:
Pretty sad really when you think a lot of this mourning is just dressed up point scoring. Politicians, media, businesses... They're all at it.
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"Such a sad day for Britain" (how many social media engagements did I get?)
 
Chairman Steve said:
The whole thing has been a surreal experience due to the sheer length that she has been around, to the point she was timeless. I admit I’m intrigued by the ceremony behind a death of a monarch and what happens after it, and seeing traditions that date almost a millenium at this point play out, especially as someone who liked history when I was younger.

But I’m not one of those people who fawn and follow the Royal Family and have this parasocial relationship. I see no difference between the people that follow them and the people that follow the Kardashians really.

And as with every major news story, it’s funny watching social media as the loud minority of nut jobs on the far left and the far right make fools of themselves.
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Oh it's definitely surreal. To take time out for yourself after someone has died is perfectly acceptable. To force everyone in the country to take time out is a little extreme for me.

Just so I understand, what is the distinct behaviour by the far right and also the far left that you find so foolish?
 
Mr Pigeon said:
Imagine that you live in the countryside - some sort of run down farming village. You spend long hours wanking off cows for milk and throwing chickens around to make pre-made scrambled eggs, only coming home because the sun has come down and your de-jure leige refuses to do anything about the wolves in the forest.

But one morning you wake up and see a giant golden statue perched right in the town square, crushing the only clean well and stopping carriages from getting past. The worst thing about the statue is that it's not even a good statue like one of Holly Peers showing off her norks, it's a giant duck or swan or equally pointless fecking bird.

"Who the feck put that there and why the feck is it there?!" You bellow out in between bites of shoe leather dipped in runny cat shit.

The Count looks down at you from his horse as his men finish painting pink and lime green willies on the statue's base plate. "Spent the wolf fund on it, innit. It'll bring tourists to the town."

You question why your tax money has been spent on something so pointless. Surely if the golden duck statue with pink and like green willies was any use then it would be able to support itself without costing you so much and becoming a hindrance to your daily life by cancelling the weekend football.

In fact, the whole argument about it bringing tourism is a lazy one. How much tourism? It's not quantifiable in any way whatsoever and if the whole point of investing money in a monument in the village is to attract tourists then why this fecking thing? Why not a yearly festival to celebrate the local entertainment, or give a sovereign grant to Cina's mum so she can buy more butter to stop her crevice drying up before the afternoon dockyard rush?

The Count isn't listening to you. He's already been dragged away by a hungry wolf. Everyone in the village has. All that's left is just you, your cows and a giant fecking golden duck that is slowly sinking into the mud.
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Penna said:
When I saw people were leaving sandwiches in plastic bags, the first thing I though was that they'd soon be mouldy, which isn't a good look.
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Also some unfortunate person will need to seperate those mouldy sandwiches from the plastic at some point. If for nothing else that's enough reason not to do it in my book.
 
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