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18 minutes ago, Bruce Spanner said:

I have a few books, a fridge full of really good beer and an internet and News blackout, starting a 12 tonight and lasting for 72hrs.

 

I’m not exposing myself to this nonsense for fear of becoming a ‘lone wolf’.

This is definitely the way to approach it. I'll be praying for all of those stuck in jurisdictions and situations where they have to put up a facade.

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I'm going to 3 gatherings this weekend, a BBQ at a friends house for the neighbours tomorrow, a bonfire and BBQ Saturday night and cream tea (jam first) Sunday afternoon by the boating lake listening to the local brass band. I think it will be a most enjoyable few days.

 

I hope you all enjoy your events and have a smashing time.

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54 minutes ago, MegadriveMan said:

So glad that my boss let me work today and tomorrow and have the days back in lieu.

 

The annoying thing is we'll have to go through all this bollocks again in a few weeks when she croaks it.


At least I’ll be able to raise a glass to that one.

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1 hour ago, MegadriveMan said:

So glad that my boss let me work today and tomorrow and have the days back in lieu.

 

The annoying thing is we'll have to go through all this bollocks again in a few weeks when she croaks it.


Did much the same thing. Been off for a week, came back today and it’s been very quiet. More of the same for tomorrow and Monday.

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It's genuinely amazing what a low bar people set for them. You get these dickheads talking about how they've met a royal once and it's be like: 'Yeah I was at the Chelsea flower show and the Queen was there 10 years ago and she said aren't you flowers very yellow and I was like speechless, but that's the kind of woman she is."

 

There's ads doing the rounds of Charles and that hussy in an episode of EastEnders and they look absolutely fucking baffled, like if an Alien turned up at the Krazy House kind of baffled. We're just fucking aliens to them. Even today on that balcony, it's blatantly obvious she can't be arsed with it, or us.

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I remember reading a thing about the language people use to describe their pets, and it often being a narcissistic form of self-praise. It reflects what they'd like to think of themselves. My dog's so smart, cat is fearless etc.

 

I think that's how middle England regards the Queen. Rather than seeing a mundane figurehead, they instead imbue her with all the qualities they'd like to feel they embody. For a generation or two that has benefitted from a rise in living standards, low house prices when they jumped on the ladder and guaranteed pensions, it just feeds into the feeling of exceptionalism. The Queen works hard. She's not merely fortunate. She works hard. Duty. Tough job. Stoic.

 

Even if you pull the curtain back, some people won't want to see. The fantasy is far more comforting.

 

I hope anyone going to an event enjoys themselves though, it's been a shit couple of years.

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