Did you enjoy the Royal Wedding?

[Number_6]

Didn't get to watch it. I was asleep and don't have a working television on my boat anyway. My WiFi is currently through the library, or where ever else I can get a connection. Wouldn't have minded getting to see it, but missing it wasn't too big a deal for me either. I'm happy for them, though and I wish them well. The local library here in Warren, RI had a tea party to celebrate. I found that amusing, but have to say, the tea was excellent and I greatly enjoyed having scones with marmelade.

 

[Mammymouse]

Oh what a family.................

The Queen and Prince "can't open my mouth without putting my foot in it" Philip have four kids. All four kids get married. Marriage one (their only daughter) : the princess ends up getting divorced and remarrying, she then gats involved in a scandal when her dogs are in a public park and attack a passer-by. Marriage two (the eldest son) his beautiful princess ends up being murdered or being killed in a car accident (pick whichever ending you think is true) - thats after they've seperated and had two rather dashing princes. Marriage three : the second eldest prince marries a money grabbing witch of a woman (later photographed having some man s__________g her toes while sun bathing) and they produce two daughters who have as much dress sense as the Ugly Sisters. And finally Marriage four : the youngest prince who whimps out of army training because he can't hack the physical exercise (but at least he's still married)

Now if Disney could produce an animated film about this lot..........

Oh yes, I enjoyed the day off work and watched brief highlights of some prince getting married on the evening news

So what you are saying is that despite that they have riches beyond what most of us could imagine, they have the same problems as those not as fortunate?

 

[Monty]

While true, I hardly see the news saturated with bad news like they did with this wedding nonsense. I mean seriously, I look on Yahoo and they have an article about a frowning child at the wedding.

There's like what, 300+ dead from the storms in the South, and we have an article about a frowning child at a wedding between some Silver Spoon and a chick?

Like I said, it wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't plastered all over the place, taking the spot of real news. People get married every day, what's so special about them? :shrug:

Given thaty the estimates of viewership range around 1/3 of the population of the world, somebody out there thinks they're special. :animwink:

 

[draybook]

Given thaty the estimates of viewership range around 1/3 of the population of the world, somebody out there thinks they're special. :animwink:

Well, given that the only channels not showing something about the wedding seemed to be premium pay channels, that wouldn't be hard to claim.

 

[CAPTAIN HOOK]

So what you are saying is that despite that they have riches beyond what most of us could imagine, they have the same problems as those not as fortunate?

Precisely - take away their royalty status (in the words of Monty Python "I didn't vote for them") and they're the most disfunctional family ever

 

[wdwmagic]

I thought it was wonderful. They seem a great couple and I thought they handled the day superbly. A real credit to Britain.

 

[Banksy]

That hardly means I care. It means I'm annoyed that two kids get so much media coverage when there's more pressing issues out there.

I understand, but it is part of our history Just like America had the presidential history.:king:

 

[draybook]

I understand, but it is part of our history Just like America had the presidential history.:king:

Yeah but the presidential stuff is political. I would consider the Royal Wedding mostly non-political, although I see the connection with her becoming a duchess. However, even our presidential stuff doesn't get coverage like this.

Please don't think I'm anti-Euro or something, I hate when fluffy stuff like this gets this much media time here in the State.

 

[CAPTAIN HOOK]

Please don't think I'm anti-Euro or something, I hate when fluffy stuff like this gets this much media time here in the State.

Your TV not have an "off" switch

 

[draybook]

Your TV not have an "off" switch

Yes. Should I have to turn my tv off when I pay my cable bill just like millions of other people?


:hammer:

 

[Monty]

Yes. Should I have to turn my tv off when I pay my cable bill just like millions of other people?


:hammer:

If you can't find anything you want to watch? Yes.

 

[CAPTAIN HOOK]

If you can't find anything you want to watch? Yes.

:sohappy:

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

I enjoyed the day off, the pageantry was always magnificent and the fact that it wound up the soap dodgers was the icing on the cake.

 

[LeafsFanNL]

Draybrook is expressing his opinion, which is grounded in the fact that a Royal Wedding should not important in a Republic formed to get rid of royalty.

As someone who took an oath to protect the Queen as part of my enlistment in the reserves of the CAF in the 1980's, I sort of understand Draybrook. I don't bother with the hall of presidents or the American adventure, and have this secret desire to march some redcoats through Liberty Square

 

[Banksy]

Yeah but the presidential stuff is political. I would consider the Royal Wedding mostly non-political, although I see the connection with her becoming a duchess. However, even our presidential stuff doesn't get coverage like this.

Please don't think I'm anti-Euro or something, I hate when fluffy stuff like this gets this much media time here in the State.

im not saying your anti-euro, i am just saying it is history to our country just like your presidential history is to you.

 

[dave&di]

America celebrates many holidays every year, where all the country celebrates, has parades and parties, American flags are flown, national anthems sung. The UK does not have these, apart from Christmas & New Year. For the 1st time in many many years we have let our hair down and celebrated being British. The Union Jack is not flown from posts daily like the stars and strips in USA, so for one day we waved them with a smile on our faces

 

[mkt]

The royal wedding made me glad to live in a third world caribbean hellhole where people don't wear ridiculous hats like these.

 

[Monty]

The royal wedding made me glad to live in a third world caribbean hellhole where people don't wear ridiculous hats like these.

But... I immediately saw the "Hidden Mickey":

The Canadian commentators even made a Disney-related comment when she stepped out of her car in it! :lol:

 

[draybook]

Draybrook is expressing his opinion, which is grounded in the fact that a Royal Wedding should not important in a Republic formed to get rid of royalty.

As someone who took an oath to protect the Queen as part of my enlistment in the reserves of the CAF in the 1980's, I sort of understand Draybrook. I don't bother with the hall of presidents or the American adventure, and have this secret desire to march some redcoats through Liberty Square

Actually, that isn't my opinion. It has nothing to do with being important in any given country. This is about a wedding getting more press(at least here) than a major disaster in Japan, and the 300+ that died in the recent rash of tornadoes.

I just don't get it, and that's ok, some people don't get my likes either. I just don't understand why some wedding between a guy who's like what, 33rd in line for the crown and some chick is that important. I don't care where they're from, it's just a wedding. Just like they were making articles about the little girl frowning, or Kate's sister, or the lady with the ridiculous hat. Out of four main headlines on Yahoo on that mroning, these four took up all four spots. Is some rediculous hat really that important?

And what does service have to do with anything? I did my three years in the US Army, but I have respect for every country. I also don't care if any of our political people are getting married. There's more pressing issues at hand than a wedding. Just think of how many homeless people could have had a nice meal with the money spent on that wedding.

It's their right to have a big beautiful wedding, and that's cool, I just think it was a bit much and wasteful.

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

Just think of how many homeless people could have had a nice meal with the money spent on that wedding.

It's their right to have a big beautiful wedding, and that's cool, I just think it was a bit much and wasteful.

You could extend that argument to all state occasions, like the recent multi million pound visit of the head peado that the tax payer has now to pick up.

However unlike that the wedding is definitely in the black in terms of economic value if the figures are to be believed.