The London Bridge Has Fallen - The Legacy of Queen Elizabeth II

[shadow_operative2.0 15973]

Jesus fuck, all of them. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15973]

Zooming in on the coffin cam is a nice touch. 

[DaysOff 7947]

What's wrong with Derka?

[shadow_operative2.0 15973]

That’s fucking stupid even by your standards. 

[WhatTheBuck 28779]

7 minutes ago, DaysOff said:

What's wrong with Derka?

What isn’t?

[WhatTheBuck 28779]

That really is a bitchin’ scepter.

[WhatTheBuck 28779]

That’s great sound of the procession marching under the archway (or whatever) to the parade grounds. Good acoustics in there. 

[WhatTheBuck 28779]

Drum horses? Horse-mounted timpanis? That’s cool. I’ve never seen that before.

I assume they dismount and remove them before playing them?

Edited September 19, 2022 by WhatTheBuck

[WhatTheBuck 28779]

Props to the Brits. Look at how many of the people lining the procession/parade route are holding their phones sideways while shooting video. Take note, Americans. We’re the land of Hollywood. We’re supposed to know better. 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

Big Ben. Parliament. 

[WhatTheBuck 28779]

The marching bassoon. That’s something you don’t often see. No idea what this piece of music is but it’s loooooooong. 

[WhatTheBuck 28779]

BBC has been back to adding commentary since the end of the funeral, since the start of the procession. I think they’re starting to run out of material. Like in the 4th quarter of a blowout. I just heard the guy say “London is, of course, the city of the Queen’s birth.”

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

The whole "everyone in England hates the Monarchy" thing seems to be getting blown up by the massive outpouring of people.

[Kringelbert Fishtybuns 943]

So was that the actual Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch on top of her casket or just a model?  

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

I wonder what a CBS royal family correspondent makes a year. I mean todays gotta be the pinnacle of his career right?

[BigDHornfan 6547]

Was that Jackie Stewart?

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

19 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

I wonder what a CBS royal family correspondent makes a year. I mean todays gotta be the pinnacle of his career right?

15 stone.

[RPM 26320]

10 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

15 stone.

I think you mean a couple of quid.

[Deej 76768]

31 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

I wonder what a CBS royal family correspondent makes a year. I mean todays gotta be the pinnacle of his career right?

'bout tree-fiddy. 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

8 minutes ago, RPM said:

I think you mean a couple of quid.

The metric system confuses me.

[tokamak 6427]

1 hour ago, Cheeseweasel said:

The whole "everyone in England hates the Monarchy" thing seems to be getting blown up by the massive outpouring of people.

They all liked Liz. 'Bout 15 people gonna show up for Charles's funeral.

[Armybrat 40839]

17 minutes ago, Deej said:

'bout tree-fiddy quid

Fify.

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4 minutes ago, tokamak said:

They all liked Liz. 'Bout 15 people gonna show up for Charles's funeral.

My funeral won’t be as big as the Queen’s, but there’ll be a shitlosd of people, mostly enemies, there to make sure I’m actually dead.

And probably not as much security.  

[atomheartbevo 89659]

Seeing people get out of step is like fucking nails on a chalkboard to me.

[Sandman 3403]

Tony Bair looks old as fuck.

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10 minutes ago, Sandman said:

Tony Bair looks old as fuck.

Scottish people don’t age as well as the Japanese.

On a side note, a Roman legion from 2,000 years ago would not be out of place in this procession. 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

18 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

My funeral won’t be as big as the Queen’s, but there’ll be a shitlosd of people, mostly enemies, there to make sure I’m actually dead.

And probably not as much security.  

Dad, why are you drinking so much water and beer? 

@atomheartbevo died and I'm storing my piss.

[Stella Link 534]

The Queen is going out in style.  Like the Jag hearse.....

[CooterBrown 18008]

'bout tree-fiddy. 

So, tree-oh-sixy in Pound Sterling.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

25 minutes ago, CooterBrown said:

So, tree-oh-sixy in Pound Sterling.

Plus half a farthing. 

[YGIFS 19450]

2 hours ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

I wonder what a CBS royal family correspondent makes a year. I mean todays gotta be the pinnacle of his career right?

'bout tree-quiddy

Is anyone from 'Ted Lasso' there?  I think that would be a nice gesture considering they've been very gracious hosts to the production team/cast.  

[Kennythetiger 9381]

I don’t think you get to choose whether or not you’re going to go to the queen’s funeral. 

[crash_davis 23108]

1 hour ago, Stella Link said:

The Queen is going out in style.  Like the Jag hearse.....

I'm surprised the hearse didn't need a detour through a repair shop. 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

5 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

I'm surprised the hearse didn't need a detour through a repair shop. 

*gift shop

It is a museum after all. 

[Stella Link 534]

25 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

I'm surprised the hearse didn't need a detour through a repair shop. 

My thoughts too...LOL!!!!!

[Kringelbert Fishtybuns 943]

Hopefully it at least had an Aiwa stereo system

 

[PRONG HORN 3146]

46 minutes ago, Kringelbert Fishtybuns said:

Hopefully it at least had an Aiwa stereo system

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[UpperWestside 6163]

I had a British couple this morning at work and I told them that we were watching the funeral this morning. I mentioned that the connection with their queen seemed to be almost a part of their national identity. They thought that was an accurate way to put it because they have only known her as their head of state.
 

They also said they think Charles is not long for the throne and they want William instead. I don’t follow much of the royal family, but when you have so many tourists from the UK regularly you get an education so to speak. 

[PRONG HORN 3146]

19 minutes ago, UpperWestside said:

They also said they think Charles is not long for the throne and they want William instead. I don’t follow much of the royal family, but when you have so many tourists from the UK regularly you get an education so to speak. 

 

They wanted Diana after Charles.  They'll settle for William.  

 

[YGIFS 19450]

Seems like a nice guy.  While the entire House bloodline is tragic comedy of genealogical errors of entitlement and buffoonery...I do have some modicum of empathy for William, Henry, and their own children.  

While there's always been a fascination with them, and they are scrutinized, and harassed...the entitlement by blood comes with the shouldering part of all the negative that bloodline has done to the world.  But damn, these guys and their kids can't turn on a television set, or open a paper, or look at social media without seeing their private lives aired for all the world to see.  No other generation of royals has had to live in a 24-hour news cycle, around the globe, that focuses on your fuck-ups nearly every single day. It started with the stalking of their mother, but their children will live completely bombarded every hour of every day with something about their family.  No other generation had to withstand that. As we see in other parts of the world, subjugation of peoples and empire building are harder to hide with smart phones everywhere.

I have less empathy for the people that marry into this family because they knew what this was going in.  Except the lady married to Harry.  From the outside, I would have thought, "they've been trying to redeem themselves for colonialism and apartheid for a long time now.  And every black British guy I've heard from says its far more tolerant than the U.s."  But then Harry gets married and like, "Nope, turns out the House is still chalk full of racist assholes."  Your family has to be pretty shitty for you give up that lifestyle.  But love is more powerful than hatred.  Except right now.  In most of the world.  Hatred is totally having a moment right now.   

[gsoda3 3257]

Scottish people don’t age as well as the Japanese.

QE2 was half Scottish.

[Sawbonz 27551]

 

 

[atomheartbevo 89659]

15 hours ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Dad, why are you drinking so much water and beer? 

@atomheartbevo died and I'm storing my piss.

Judge me by the enemies I’ve made and the trophies I’ve collected in Vietnam.  
- Mister Rogers

 

[tx 3 putt 76934]

 

Edited October 2, 2022 by tx 3 putt

[Texzilla58 4735]

Charles has waited forever to be king. He should go completely Henry VIII and bed any broad he feels like, eat and drink to excess, start his own church, close highways to drive fast, have folks beheaded.

[WhatTheBuck 28779]

Whenever a senior Royal dies, John Oliver will be there to give it the disrespect it deserves.

 

[Nicole44 22059]

 

[Brisketexan 105123]

 

You probably think it’s a coincidence. WAKE UP, SHEEPLE. He knew too much, and they had to take him out.

[Nicole44 22059]

3 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

You probably think it’s a coincidence. WAKE UP, SHEEPLE. He knew too much, and they had to take him out.

Probably made some comment about KC3 ears or tampon keychain. Or budget cuts?