Renton

Should have saved his feet and queued in his palanquin. He is royalty himself, iirc.

Someone's absolutely desperate for a knighthood.

Leasehold as well. You don't even get to own a piece of England.

As iirc you are employed in this field, are their actually bankers who are so good at their jobs that they are head hunted by top banks? What type of skillset would that be, someone amazing at maths, or perhaps just a consummate bull shitter? I think bonuses should always just be extras, so people aren't incentivised to take reckless levels of risk. 200% seems insane enough to me. Ours is capped at 15%.

My favourite Q. We need to bloody cheer up and be more like this.

Chronologically maybe but you don't know Fish. Was bald at 15 for starters.

Do it Monty Hall style, get a representative pleb to choose a coffin, open a tramp coffin, and ask them if they wants to change their choice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem [For those that haven't heard of this and are interested in maths and probability, this is a genuinely fascinating problem].

And this.

I think sometimes people set up a false dichotomy up for themselves. There is nothing wrong with having tribal loyalties (I think it is hardwired into humans) but have a more global sense of belonging. There was never a contradiction for me in considering myself all of Northumbrian (and NUFC), British, and fiercely European. Call me a citizen of the Milky Way too if you like, it's true, and I will fight thos Andomedan bastards if the need arises. My issue with this cult (and it is a cult) is the deference associated with it. Some of these people must realy lack self-respect. I genuinely do not consider Charles to be my better in any way, shape, or form, and never will. I'm rambling a bit here but point is, the monarchy can get fucked for me.

I agree tbf. Russia destabilising will have a negative global impact in the short term at least, but what can you do when they're the author of their own demise. Imagine a country having territory from St Petersberg to Vladivostok wanting even more territory, it's mad.

Maybe. I don't see the allure of belonging to such a large heterogeneous group though. Why not narrow it down a bit and actually get some pleasure from your tribal loyalties. That's what football* is for. * Other sports, bands etc, may be applicable.

Ian Dunt uncharacteristically talking utter shit on R5 here. He's always (surprisingly) been some what of a lukewarm royalist but this is disappointing, him joining this charade. And he didn't say fucking or cunt once.

Thing is, people are using this as some kind of evidence there is strong support for the monarchy. But even if a million queue, that's still less than 2% of the population, leaving 98% of people not being interviewed or represented by the BBC et al. I think the large majority of that 98% are either completely ambivalent or bemused by what is happening. I'm not sure this current lunacy will help the monarchy in the future though.

Some of it is weird self flagellation. One woman interviewed said she was glad she had sore feet as it was a sign of respect to the Queen.

Isn't Russia being strong much more scary? Listen to these muderous bastards.

See, I thought this queue would peter out after the first wave of lunatics had passed. Apparently in Edinburgh you could just walk in off the street near the end. But, no. It's going to get even more crazy as we hit the weekend and the deadline to see big box draped in flag approaches.

P{ray for @Meenzer and his park running.

Yeah, there's no rhyme and reason to it. When somebody else goes out to buy something, I always add "if you can get it". Never happened pre-Brexit that I recall. Oh, and my prescriptions are totally fucked up, can never get everything I'm prescribed. Fortunately nothing too serious.

One of Monty python's best. And aye "somewhere in the bathroom" is deffo a euphemism. Electric tooth brush is it?

My bowels are so explosive and produce gases that could be deployed in Ukraine so I accept I have to use the toilet under the stairs, which has no window so is pitch black when unlit. EVERY time one of the little shits turns out the light when I'm in there. As this is one of the few things they are happily complicit together doing, I can never attribute blame specifically to one of them, which is their get out clause. One day my time will come though.

Naah, according to your tweeter thread he'll be in disgrace because he's not dill danding.

We should have has a sweepstake for this. In all seriousness, hope he is okay, but it's difficult to understand how this is allowed to happen in this day and age.

Holy fuck just seen the hands, had to actually open the tweet on my browser to see them. Not recommended.

Alreet Big Rob! A kna where the door fucking is but Brexit gammons like ye shut it, you stupid forelock tugging kernt.

This has surpassed all expectations of craziness. The thing is, in my real life, almost nobody I know is really bothered. Some of my daughter's friends' parents were a bit upset nut then they are properly active in the CofE so I can sort of understand it, like a catholic when the pope dies. One of my mates travelled to Edinburgh to see the funeral cortege and sent me a slow motion video of it. He has had the piss ripped out of him on my WhatsApp group, taken it okay tbf. Think his family may have military connections (although he certainly doesn't personally). And that's it. School (de facto CofE) and even the kid's brownies and guides not been affected. I think the large silent majority are just sick of it and want to get on. Also suspect there may be a backlash once this period ends.