sidcow Posted September 9, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted September 9, 2022 54 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: Are we expecting the body to make the train journey down the East coast mainline with people throwing flowers from bridges and so on? I read about that, sounds odd. I expect they'll teleport it as usual and make the doppelganger lie down in the train. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Incredible speech. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted September 9, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted September 9, 2022 47 minutes ago, villa4europe said: I take it they won't have her lie in state and let the public see her dead body or any of that nonsense again like a few yanks That sounds like a dangerously Catholic suggestion to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 9 minutes ago, bickster said: Wast called Wrens Nest way before Sir Christopher Wren was born iirc Abraham Darby was born on Wren's Nest Hill in 1670 something or other, Sir Christopher Wren was only just getting started rebuilding London by then. It's named after the bird Kin ell, you've just ruined my attempt at humour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 1 hour ago, mjmooney said: Well, that's a novelty. What sort of plaster was used? Mrs. Malaprop lives and thank goodness for that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted September 9, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted September 9, 2022 (edited) 44 minutes ago, Xela said: Bring back Bet and Alec Plus Rita luring Alan Bradley to his demise under a tram in Blackpool! Eddie , Stan and Hilda A pack of my cigars please Rita Bettys hot pots Betterbuys supermarket Young Sally Seddon then later ‘ROSIE SOPHIE WASH YER HANDS GIRLS Sniff sniff sniff, what’s dat smell Cassie Kelvin !!! been smokin it round ma place (This may be EastEnders) Edited September 9, 2022 by Follyfoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 1 hour ago, OutByEaster? said: Are we expecting the body to make the train journey down the East coast mainline with people throwing flowers from bridges and so on? I read about that, sounds odd. If they're not on strike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 4 minutes ago, Follyfoot said: Eddie , Stan and Hilda A pack of my cigars please Rita Bettys hot pots Betterbuys supermarket Young Sally Seddon then later ‘ROSIE SOPHIE WASH YER HANDS GIRLS Cassie, Kelvin !!! been smokin it round ma place (This may be EastEnders) PARKLIFE! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingsombrero Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 11 minutes ago, Kuwabatake Sanjuro said: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM3000 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 They are playing a video of people talking about the Queen on BBC with the backing anthem of the Champions League. Very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted September 9, 2022 Moderator Share Posted September 9, 2022 9 minutes ago, Talldarkandransome said: Kin ell, you've just ruined my attempt at humour Why do you think I asked you if you were serious or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 15 minutes ago, Kuwabatake Sanjuro said: Incredible speech. He's going to be mightily pissed off when the king can't save his mom from being charged with lying in Parliament 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panto_Villan Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, UpTheVilla26 said: Why do people cry over the death of someone they've never met? Honestly, I can't get my head around it. Let's all go to Buckingham Palace, spend £20 on some flowers & stand in the rain crying about a woman we never met but had a life far easier and privileged than any of us can begin to imagine. Humans are weird. Because of empathy? It's the same reason why people feel sad / cry about the death of entirely fictional characters in films or tv shows. It's one of the reasons why humans are capable of building advanced societies. EDIT - I realise now this is an OLD post by the standards of this thread. I wholeheartedly apologise for necroing a post from the distant past, I just hadn't opened the thread for the last seven hours so I'd missed about 700 pages of posts. Edited September 9, 2022 by Panto_Villan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 8 hours ago, a m ole said: Football wasn’t cancelled when my Nan passed away. Not when my dad died. But then again, he died in July. But judging by some of our performances since it seems our players have been in mourning over him since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 9, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted September 9, 2022 1 hour ago, OutByEaster? said: Are we expecting the body to make the train journey down the East coast mainline with people throwing flowers from bridges and so on? I read about that, sounds odd. Quote A briefing sent out to media by Buckingham Palace concerns only press attendance at Edinburgh Airport, from where the coffin is expected to be flown to London by the RAF, and does not refer to Edinburgh Waverley Station. British Transport Police also confirmed that they were not in negotiations regarding policing a potential rail journey. Under long-term plans for the Queen’s death in Scotland, it was widely known that the intention was for the Royal Train to carry her back to London via the East Coast Main Line – which would have meant a ‘progress’ at a slow speed through Yorkshire stations Northallerton, York and Doncaster, where wellwishers could have gathered and flowers were expected to be left on the tracks. Although there has been no official reason given for the change of plan, it is likely to relate to the security challenges and costs of policing the entire route from Edinburgh to London. There would have also been major disruption to scheduled services. Transport journalists have been told by government sources that safety was a paramount concern and that the Royal Train plans were amended several years ago, prior to the pandemic. Yorkshire Post 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Follyfoot said: All the lights go out and a single bell starts to ring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, a m ole said: I’ll just be wanking all Saturday and Sunday instead of watching the football, hope you think of me. So basically how you generally spend your weekends anyway? Edited September 9, 2022 by stewiek2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 12 minutes ago, bickster said: Why do you think I asked you if you were serious or not? I didnt look that deeply into it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Xela Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 13 minutes ago, AndyM3000 said: They are playing a video of people talking about the Queen on BBC with the backing anthem of the Champions League. Very good. Great bit of music. Crazy to think it was first used in 1727 at King George II's coronation! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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