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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2018 5:39:30 GMT -5
With so much crap going on the world, it was nice to have something positive to watch for once. I'm British, proud of it, and I love the Royal Family. It's not them who decides to spend tax payer's money on weddings, it's the government. People are always quick to slag off the Royals, but in the past few years they have all started paying tax themselves, which is unprecedented. Also, bad guy™, the Stuarts are long gone mate. Long gone. They were replaced by the German Royal Family, the Hanover's, who became the Saxe-Coburg's, who are now the Windsors. Ehh. Who cares, they don't use their last names anyways. Well, yes and no. That's where it all gets complicated. The Queen is Elizabeth Windsor, Charles is Wales, William should be Cambridge, but kept Wales, Harry should be Sussex, but is also keeping Wales. When Charles becomes King, he'll become Charles Windsor. It's all a bit complicated, as I said.
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Post by jason1980s on May 20, 2018 15:25:03 GMT -5
I just came in to post I can not stand the smarmy looking guy from suits. During the wedding he made "headlines" for giving some kind of goofy look and apparently took away from the happiness of the festivities with such a look. I don't know his name, didn't bother to remember it from the article but he's been in a lot of movies and TV shows, almost ALWAYS playing the same type of smarmy looking/acting character. He ruins movies for me, I either turn the channel or walk away. Just today, he was on the Blood Work movie with Clint Eastwood and I wind up just walking away from the TV until another character is one. Congratulations to Meghan (I just recently found out she was an actress) but hopefully people can see just how low this guy really is and the lack of range of talent he really has.
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2018 15:34:17 GMT -5
If anybody in America watched this, they need to be checked out mentally.
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2018 16:08:16 GMT -5
If anybody in America watched this, they need to be checked out mentally. Can't people just watch what they want without being judged? You don't like it, fine, good for you. But some people enjoy this sort of thing, and they have every right to watch it.
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Post by Tim of thee on May 20, 2018 20:06:23 GMT -5
If anybody in America watched this, they need to be checked out mentally. If you don't mind me asking, what do you like to watch?
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Post by bad guy™ on May 20, 2018 20:10:26 GMT -5
If anybody in America watched this, they need to be checked out mentally. It's not like it was a completely British affair. An American just became a Princess. An American is in line (though it'll never happen) to become Queen of England. That's a pretty cool thing when you consider American history. Plus, perhaps people are into fashion. Maybe American fashion lovers wanted to see her dress. Or perhaps anyone who wanted to watch it just wanted to see a happy couple get married, and see the life of luxury. Or maybe, just maybe, an American just wants to be entertained since nothing else was on the television all day on any major channel because this dominated the airwaves, and it's not something you get to see any day. Not trying to start anything, but that was a bit of a crass comment to make. Let people enjoy what they want, ya know? Different strokes.
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Post by Lego Customs! on May 21, 2018 16:48:28 GMT -5
Down with the monarchy! Bunch of free-loadng parasites.
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Post by Escape The Rules on May 22, 2018 15:54:17 GMT -5
Good luck to them but I couldn't give two sh*ts.
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Post by theicwguy on May 23, 2018 3:56:25 GMT -5
I just came in to post I can not stand the smarmy looking guy from suits. During the wedding he made "headlines" for giving some kind of goofy look and apparently took away from the happiness of the festivities with such a look. I don't know his name, didn't bother to remember it from the article but he's been in a lot of movies and TV shows, almost ALWAYS playing the same type of smarmy looking/acting character. He ruins movies for me, I either turn the channel or walk away. Just today, he was on the Blood Work movie with Clint Eastwood and I wind up just walking away from the TV until another character is one. Congratulations to Meghan (I just recently found out she was an actress) but hopefully people can see just how low this guy really is and the lack of range of talent he really has. Hahaha pretty irrelevant but I enjoyed your rant. Also I noticed near the end you managed to link it to the wedding.
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Post by King Richius on May 23, 2018 4:09:26 GMT -5
Ehh. Who cares, they don't use their last names anyways. Well, yes and no. That's where it all gets complicated. The Queen is Elizabeth Windsor, Charles is Wales, William should be Cambridge, but kept Wales, Harry should be Sussex, but is also keeping Wales. When Charles becomes King, he'll become Charles Windsor. It's all a bit complicated, as I said. You mean he chose to remain William Wales instead of being William Cambridge. Sorry but I think the latter is a much better name. William Wales sounds like a character from "Finding Nemo". And don't even get me started on Harry Wales. The jokes write themselves.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2018 4:16:51 GMT -5
Well, yes and no. That's where it all gets complicated. The Queen is Elizabeth Windsor, Charles is Wales, William should be Cambridge, but kept Wales, Harry should be Sussex, but is also keeping Wales. When Charles becomes King, he'll become Charles Windsor. It's all a bit complicated, as I said. You mean he chose to remain William Wales instead of being William Cambridge. Sorry but I think the latter is a much better name. William Wales sounds like a character from "Finding Nemo". And don't even get me started on Harry Wales. The jokes write themselves. It's to do with their Mother. Even though she and Charlie Boy were divorced, she remained the Princess of Wales until her death, so it's a tribute to their Mother.
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Post by King Richius on May 23, 2018 4:33:24 GMT -5
You mean he chose to remain William Wales instead of being William Cambridge. Sorry but I think the latter is a much better name. William Wales sounds like a character from "Finding Nemo". And don't even get me started on Harry Wales. The jokes write themselves. It's to do with their Mother. Even though she and Charlie Boy were divorced, she remained the Princess of Wales until her death, so it's a tribute to their Mother. I can understand that. Ignore my 'Murican foolishness.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2018 4:38:26 GMT -5
It's to do with their Mother. Even though she and Charlie Boy were divorced, she remained the Princess of Wales until her death, so it's a tribute to their Mother. I can understand that. Ignore my 'Murican foolishness. Nah man, you're not foolish. Half the people here don't know it either. I'm a Royalist, so I know these things.
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Post by Lego Customs! on May 23, 2018 6:02:16 GMT -5
Their surname is officially Mount batten-Windsor. Charles is the Prince of Wales, not 'Charles Wales'. William is the Duke of Cambridge, not 'William Cambridge' or 'William Wales' 🤨
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Post by Sting on May 23, 2018 6:06:55 GMT -5
Their surname is officially Mount batten-Windsor. Charles is the Prince of Wales, not 'Charles Wales'. William is the Duke of Cambridge, not 'William Cambridge' or 'William Wales' 🤨 I don't care what anyone says, William Wales is one bad ass name lol
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2018 6:15:08 GMT -5
Their surname is officially Mount batten-Windsor. Charles is the Prince of Wales, not 'Charles Wales'. William is the Duke of Cambridge, not 'William Cambridge' or 'William Wales' 🤨 Sorry, but that's wrong. Philip wanted his children to be Mountbatten, but the Queen refused. Their children were officially Windsor, but protocol means that they take the surname of their title. As I said before, William and Harry declined to take Cambridge and Sussex as their names, and have retained Wales.
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Post by GBGav on May 23, 2018 8:53:03 GMT -5
If anybody in America watched this, they need to be checked out mentally. It's not like it was a completely British affair. An American just became a Princess. An American is in line (though it'll never happen) to become Queen of England. That's a pretty cool thing when you consider American history. Plus, perhaps people are into fashion. Maybe American fashion lovers wanted to see her dress. Or perhaps anyone who wanted to watch it just wanted to see a happy couple get married, and see the life of luxury. Or maybe, just maybe, an American just wants to be entertained since nothing else was on the television all day on any major channel because this dominated the airwaves, and it's not something you get to see any day. Not trying to start anything, but that was a bit of a crass comment to make. Let people enjoy what they want, ya know? Different strokes. Meghan will never officially be a princess, and even if Harry becomes King never a Queen either. Though unofficial honorary titles could be given. Diana was never a princess but the people called her that anyway and it was how she was known. The people's princess. I have no doubt that Americans will call her that and it's fine because it is an historic marriage for them so I wouldn't take that away from them. You have to have royal blood to become a prince or princess so Meghan is only a Duchess, like Kate. And she can't be a Queen because we don't have a King/Queen duo dynamic. Queen Liz's husband is still just Prince Phillip and not King.
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Post by Nivro™ on May 23, 2018 11:24:25 GMT -5
The royal family are like the Kardiashians...you cant name them all & they're completely irrelevant yet they keep popping up in the media.
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Post by bad guy™ on May 23, 2018 12:32:38 GMT -5
It's not like it was a completely British affair. An American just became a Princess. An American is in line (though it'll never happen) to become Queen of England. That's a pretty cool thing when you consider American history. Plus, perhaps people are into fashion. Maybe American fashion lovers wanted to see her dress. Or perhaps anyone who wanted to watch it just wanted to see a happy couple get married, and see the life of luxury. Or maybe, just maybe, an American just wants to be entertained since nothing else was on the television all day on any major channel because this dominated the airwaves, and it's not something you get to see any day. Not trying to start anything, but that was a bit of a crass comment to make. Let people enjoy what they want, ya know? Different strokes. Meghan will never officially be a princess, and even if Harry becomes King never a Queen either. Though unofficial honorary titles could be given. Diana was never a princess but the people called her that anyway and it was how she was known. The people's princess. I have no doubt that Americans will call her that and it's fine because it is an historic marriage for them so I wouldn't take that away from them. You have to have royal blood to become a prince or princess so Meghan is only a Duchess, like Kate. And she can't be a Queen because we don't have a King/Queen duo dynamic. Queen Liz's husband is still just Prince Phillip and not King. So then that'd mean the last king/queen combo was back when royalty among Europe married within the family no?
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Post by bad guy™ on May 23, 2018 12:42:25 GMT -5
The royal family are like the Kardiashians...you cant name them all & they're completely irrelevant yet they keep popping up in the media. I wouldn't say the royals are irrelevant. The amount of goodwill and charity work done worldwide by the Queen when she was spry, and more recently William and Harry, is very good. Maybe you look at it as that being expected of them given their status, but they still do it. The Kardashians on the other hand... Plus, don't underestimate the diplomatic power of the Crown. Elizabeth was instrumental in helping fix Europe after World War II. Her work aided Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in making sure the Soviets stayed exactly where they were regarding Europe, and didn't creep westward beyond Germany when countries like France, Spain, Italy, and Portugal were shaky at best. Even the Vatican stepped in a couple of times, mostly because of Italy being their neighbor and seeing the war first hand because God forbid any nation attack the Vatican, they've kickstarted World War III even among non Catholic nations because of the world respect for the Papacy, but still. Sure, all military stuff came from the order of the Prime Minister, but don't discount her in the slightest. Diplomacy is just as powerful as the military when done correctly. Now when she dies, if she dies, it remains to be seen if Charles (or if he abdicates, William) has the same influence, especially since Russia is now a problem again and the United States is...well, we're not making global affairs easy at the moment no matter what side of the aisle you're on, that remains to be seen.
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