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Post by mb3 on Oct 21, 2019 20:13:53 GMT -6
I think Iβm not paying enough attention because I donβt know why Britney is in this thread but itβs absolutely cracking me up. Apparently we are uneducated and think the Queen was elected queen? Or... something. I donβt know if Iβm smart enough to follow. Iβm watching The West Wing and feel like I should be able to make a snappy joke here but I canβt.
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Post by mb3 on Oct 21, 2019 20:15:07 GMT -6
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Post by jorkzy on Oct 21, 2019 20:15:12 GMT -6
I live in a commonwealth country and learned nothing about the BRF in school. But we did learn about the Russian revolution and something about Bolsheviks so maybe all was not lost. Looks like you just became American. Welcome. Thanks! I still donβt understand the tea thing though.
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Post by mb3 on Oct 21, 2019 20:16:06 GMT -6
I live in a commonwealth country and learned nothing about the BRF in school. But we did learn about the Russian revolution and something about Bolsheviks so maybe all was not lost. Ah yes, the Russian revolution. Aka how some fancy tiaras and Crown Jewels ended up in new families. Full circle.
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Post by ArielMermaid on Oct 21, 2019 20:17:04 GMT -6
Looks like you just became American. Welcome. Thanks! I still donβt understand the tea thing though. Google the Boston Tea Party. Some good old American fuckery.
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Post by imapenguin on Oct 21, 2019 20:17:06 GMT -6
Looks like you just became American. Welcome. Thanks! I still donβt understand the tea thing though. This is a sad commentary on the education system in Canada.
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Post by mb3 on Oct 21, 2019 20:17:21 GMT -6
Looks like you just became American. Welcome. Thanks! I still donβt understand the tea thing though. Boston Harbor: the worldβs largest tea kettle.
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Post by snowyowl on Oct 21, 2019 20:17:38 GMT -6
Looks like you just became American. Welcome. Thanks! I still donβt understand the tea thing though. In that case, you are probably a Russian spy. Pretending you only know a little about the Bolsheviks!
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Post by jorkzy on Oct 21, 2019 20:21:05 GMT -6
Thanks! I still donβt understand the tea thing though. This is a sad commentary on the education system in Canada. Lol
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Post by August Blooms on Oct 21, 2019 20:21:08 GMT -6
Thanks! I still donβt understand the tea thing though. Google the Boston Tea Party. Some good old American fuckery. You guys were mad about taxes right? Doesnβt seem like a good reason to dump all that tea.
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Post by jorkzy on Oct 21, 2019 20:22:21 GMT -6
Thanks! I still donβt understand the tea thing though. In that case, you are probably a Russian spy. Pretending you only know a little about the Bolsheviks! I will put it on my resume and apply at the White House!
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Post by PandaWatch on Oct 21, 2019 20:24:40 GMT -6
In that case, you are probably a Russian spy. Pretending you only know a little about the Bolsheviks! I will put it on my resume and apply at the White House! I hear a chief of staff job might be opening up soon, if youβre interested.
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Post by enchanted on Oct 21, 2019 21:01:33 GMT -6
We learned about that one dick who raised taxes so we had to dump all his tea in the bay and start a war. Fucking George. I didnβt even have to google that, so it looks like I did retain some things from high school history. Or Hamilton.
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Post by enchanted on Oct 21, 2019 21:02:37 GMT -6
In that case, you are probably a Russian spy. Pretending you only know a little about the Bolsheviks! I will put it on my resume and apply at the White House! Actual LOL.
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Post by ripper on Oct 21, 2019 21:02:53 GMT -6
I know zero about the Boston tea party and can never remember if it is literally about tea or not. Too many jokes, not enough facts. Canβt remember.
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Post by ripper on Oct 21, 2019 21:08:46 GMT -6
snowyowl I so much agree that Charlesβ and Willβs popularity is fragile. Good way of putting it. But me, I think that Will especially, is super jealous of H&Mβs charisma and popularity. I canβt make sense of why Charles doesnβt issue a statement, except to think it is a combo of low-key favouritism toward Will (who is very much a younger Charles) + he is old school and doesnβt have the same expectations by the people to engage the press.
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Post by emma on Oct 21, 2019 21:31:11 GMT -6
I went to school in the UK and learnt zero about the current royal family. I think we stopped royals after Victoria
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Post by jaidit on Oct 21, 2019 22:50:46 GMT -6
To compare Wallis and George VIII - two nazi supporters and probably the most racist of the lot - to M and H has me very π§
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2019 22:55:08 GMT -6
My exact face while reading that commentary.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2019 22:58:28 GMT -6
Like, the BRF demonstrably cares about their public perception. This is not us being dumb dumbs.
And, plenty of European countries have abolished their monarchy. The British monarchy is much more vast/powerful of course, but asserting that itβs basically impossible to do away with it is just not true.
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Post by jaidit on Oct 21, 2019 23:34:30 GMT -6
Netherland's King Willem-Alexander, center, and Queen Maxima, left, arrive at the Imperial Palace to attend the proclamation ceremony of Japan's Emperor Naruhito on October 22, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan.
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Post by jaidit on Oct 21, 2019 23:35:16 GMT -6
Mary - looks like a long version of Meghanβs stella dress?
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Post by jaidit on Oct 21, 2019 23:36:04 GMT -6
Letizia
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Post by jaidit on Oct 21, 2019 23:37:24 GMT -6
Victoria
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Post by jaidit on Oct 21, 2019 23:38:15 GMT -6
Also there: Charles, Albert of Monaco, the pope and Sarkozy
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Post by jaidit on Oct 22, 2019 0:17:46 GMT -6
Mathilde
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Post by Taitai on Oct 22, 2019 0:39:28 GMT -6
Victoria The guy on the far left is so good looking. Who is he? ETA - Iβm pretty sure he is Malaysian, but I still canβt figure out who it is.
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Post by Taitai on Oct 22, 2019 0:46:10 GMT -6
Mary - looks like a long version of Meghanβs stella dress? Oooh - Charles is really kitted out with all of medals and his fancy necklace. I LOVE seeing all these royals in their finery and pomp at this event. I hope we see Bhutanβs King and Queen - they are always some of my favorites.
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Post by claudia on Oct 22, 2019 3:58:14 GMT -6
Abolishing the Monarchy is generally called Revolution. And I don't think England is ready to take that on right now, certainly not while the country is staring down the barrel of self-destruction with Brexit. There is no guarantee that Scotland & Northern Ireland are going to stay is Brexit actually happens. But abolishing the Monarchy is tricky without out-and-out revolution -- what do you do about all the money & land that is still head by the Monarchy, which is a source of a good bit of the UK budget. There is much more to the Monarchy in relation to the government than just the Queen.
But either way, being liked is not a factor in being King/Queen. That's not how the system works. Whether the populace likes the monarch is immaterial. THEY ARE NOT ELECTED! It's not a popularity contest and you can't just say let's impeach them. Being liked is neither here nor there. And the fact that people think it is is a sad commentary on the education systems around the world.
Lol at your last sentence though. Why should non-commonwealth countries learn about the workings on the BRF, or any royal family for that matter, beyond their role in historical events? Donβt you want to know about the workings of the system that signs off on all our laws?
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Post by ArielMermaid on Oct 22, 2019 4:22:31 GMT -6
Radio 1βs Teen Heroes of 2019 visited The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at Kensington Palace earlier this month, along with chart-topping superstar Camila Cabello and BBC Radio 1 DJs Clara Amfo and Greg James. Now in its tenth year, Radio 1βs Teen Awards is the biggest teen event in the pop music calendar and shines a light on some of the UKβs most inspirational teens, seeing them crowned Teen Heroes of 2019 in front of an audience of 14-17 year-olds. image sharing sites
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