Jubilee Weekend

[red devil]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> > > But I'm open to suggestions.

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> > Jordan's tits?..

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> But they're fake at least the Queen's are for

> real.

Fake or not, anything that has the potential to suffocate Gareth Gates gets my vote...

[Salsaboy]

Still thinking about Pippa's arse. mmmmm

[Annette Curtain]

I'm keen to look at the list for the potential head of state

(in our new/fantasy republic that is)

Nette(?)

[Santerme]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> > > Why bring out the WWII war planes? What has

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> > > got to go with anything?

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> > > Is it any better than North Korea parading

> > their

> > > tanks and rocket launchers through the

> streets

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> > > Pyongyang?

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> > Seriously?

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> Yeah. Semi-serious anyway. What is the point of a

> display of our former military prowess? What has

> that got to do with the Queen's Jubilee?

I just saw it as bringing living history to the people.....

Plus, it is the only part of the RAF that is still serviceable......

[????]

I'm pretty nuetral on it all but to be honest I'm mainly glad it's all over so we can escape the rather posed and tedious 'republican' moaning of the last few days

[woodrot]

Royal heads impaled on stakes on the Mall should see an end to most of the bleating of late

[????]

and.......... up he pops

[woodrot]

I am a big fan of old style Royalty. The Czar for example - he had the good grace & foresight to assemble his extended family together to enable an easy execution. Our lot should take a leaf out of his book.

[Loz]

You're right - the Czar would have had your head swinging from a bridge by now.

[the-e-dealer]

Execution is too much of a Monarchy type Punishment. In a republic we are all citizens including Queeny and entitled to our lives. They'd probably want to move away but if not I suggest we give them a house to live in.

[Loz]

You do realise that, even if Liz had the crown removed tomorrow and had all the crown estate taken from her, she would still be stinking rich. She owns Balmoral Castle personally for a start.

[the-e-dealer]

Depends what the maximum property owning limit is in the Republic.

[Loz]

Ohhh, it's a *Socialist* republic. You didn't specify that. That's sure to increase the flagging popularity of the republican movement... :))

[woodrot]

Proceeds of crime act 2002

This allows for the confiscation of assets that have have accrued via the machinations of a criminal act. The Empire was a criminal organisation, involved in genocide and theft on a global scale

This act should be enforced to ensure the royals do not benefit from the actions of the original Evil Empire.

[the-e-dealer]

But by your rules we would have to return everything gained through Slavery and Piracy. We would be Skint!

[paul1313]

this is the queens real surname Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, yes there German and changed their name in the early 1900s because of the conflict with Germany,,,well i dont no how you say god save the queen in German ,,but im sure she does,,

[????]

No shit!!!!!*

*sarcastic

Given that the Hanovers came over in the late 1700s I expect that's a stronger 'english' heritage than most people who would think they were 100% English...

[Marmora Man]

This thread is getting more bizarre by the minute. I'm signing off.

[Loz]

Actually, that's not true. George V changed the family surname from Wettin to Windsor in 1917. The dynasty was called House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and that was changed to House of Windsor at the same time.

Elizabeth II's real surname is, and always has been, Windsor. Though she should really be Mountbatten-Windsor by marriage, she decided to keep 'Windsor'.

Anyway, I always find that comment (and it's hardly new) more than a teensie bit racist. It's a bit like asking a black person born in Britain, "where are you *really* from". Or assuming someone whose grandparents were Chinese would speak Cantonese.

[paul1313]

i dont think its racist,,im just making a point of why change there name ??? ,,, not unless they wanted to join equity and someone was already using Saxe-Coburg and Gotha which i dout,,,thats all

[????]

They changed it during WW1 to something more 'english' as a result of anti-German feeling in the country

[bonniebird]

God Save The Queen! I like her :))

[Loz]

paul1313 Wrote:

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> i dont think its racist,,im just making a point of why change there name ??? ,,, not unless they

> wanted to join equity and someone was already using Saxe-Coburg and Gotha which i dout,,,thats

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"well i dont no how you say god save the queen in German ,,but im sure she does". Hmmm.

And why did they change? Well, as I said, they changed it in 1917. What was the big news story that year?

[Jah Lush]

Quids has got your answer.

[DulwichFox]

Whilst on the subject of Racism let us take a look at The Union Jack.

Symbol of Empire and Imperialism. Of Oppression and adopted by ultra right wing extreem groups of Racists.

It is outdated and has no place in this day and age..

In 1606, the first Union Jack flag was created by merging the English flag

(the red cross of Saint George)

with the Scottish flag

(the diagonal white cross of Saint Andrew on a blue background).

Then, in 1801, the addition of Ireland to the United Kingdom added the Irish flag to the flag

(the red Saint Patrick's cross).

And with Scotland on the verge of Independence, the flag may soon have to go..

Fox.