Ok, I feel I have to ask - is anyone doing anything for the royal wedding? Anyone know of any street parties?
Is anyone having an anti-royal wedding party, dressed as Oliver Cromwell perhaps?
Or are you just going to ignore the whole thing and hope it goes away?
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a remote camping spot to get away from it all
I have been invited but I am playing cricket that day. Shame.
trodge:WooHoo - Bank Holiday!!!
Exactly my thought process. Wish them well and all but couldn't care less about it and am taking advantage of an extended holiday period to go away.
Planning a BBQ at placement (homeless young people) -- none of us are especially royalists but no reason why we can't all celebrate the extra bank holiday together. I'm going to attempt to record it as being a diversity activity on the grounds of celebrating own culture (ie. being British in this case).
copperbird: Planning a BBQ at placement (homeless young people) -- none of us are especially royalists but no reason why we can't all celebrate the extra bank holiday together. I'm going to attempt to record it as being a diversity activity on the grounds of celebrating own culture (ie. being British in this case).
Shirak,
Because we taught the world cricket! - hope that you have access to a TV whilst you're playing so that you can at least be there in spirit!!!
You could always auction your invite on Ebay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was at Trent Bridge earlier in the week and then Grace Road yesterday - got sunburned!
Rupert M: Shirak, Because we taught the world cricket! - hope that you have access to a TV whilst you're playing so that you can at least be there in spirit!!! You could always auction your invite on Ebay!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was at Trent Bridge earlier in the week and then Grace Road yesterday - got sunburned!
Shirack: copperbird: Planning a BBQ at placement (homeless young people) -- none of us are especially royalists but no reason why we can't all celebrate the extra bank holiday together. I'm going to attempt to record it as being a diversity activity on the grounds of celebrating own culture (ie. being British in this case). Why on earth would you want to "celebrate" being british?
Am waiting for the crap to role in.
Good point Shirack,
Hmmmmm....................hmmmmmm.........................
I'm still trying to think of something. When I have I'll let you know.
redana:simeon; I'm just p'd off that my day off is a Friday. WHY COULDN'T THEY CHOOSE ANOTHER DAY????
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCqMuM7jh2o
redana:Genius!!! But, I am almost feeling sorry for them. Aaahh
simeon3: Ok, I feel I have to ask - is anyone doing anything for the royal wedding? Anyone know of any street parties? Is anyone having an anti-royal wedding party, dressed as Oliver Cromwell perhaps? Or are you just going to ignore the whole thing and hope it goes away?
i think it will be a great day, i'm very happy for them in glasgow we have a strong republican community (hailhail-hahah) and its great winding them up- taking the ph are you? and if they are working it-taking the extra cash are you? the look of confusion is quite hilarious.
Shirack: Whoever ticked this poor, why don't you try and answer the question. Is it because the truth hurts? Eliteist, Arrogant, Up own bottoms, Warped view of how the rest of the world views us, Pompous, Corrupt,and broke. What is there to celebrate?
Whoever ticked this poor, why don't you try and answer the question. Is it because the truth hurts? Eliteist, Arrogant, Up own bottoms, Warped view of how the rest of the world views us, Pompous, Corrupt,and broke. What is there to celebrate?
David Cameron says so, so it must be right.
"David Cameron <...> says 29 April will be a "chance [to]... celebrate the great things about our country".
Also, to get the funds for a BBQ out of our client involvement fund, we have to show that the proposed event involves equality and diversity :P (Bizarrely, because of the royal wedding, they will pay for cake anyway - go figure.)
Plus in any case, how much excuse do you really need for a party?
copperbird: Shirack: Whoever ticked this poor, why don't you try and answer the question. Is it because the truth hurts? Eliteist, Arrogant, Up own bottoms, Warped view of how the rest of the world views us, Pompous, Corrupt,and broke. What is there to celebrate? David Cameron says so, so it must be right. "David Cameron <...> says 29 April will be a "chance [to]... celebrate the great things about our country". Also, to get the funds for a BBQ out of our client involvement fund, we have to show that the proposed event involves equality and diversity :P (Bizarrely, because of the royal wedding, they will pay for cake anyway - go figure.) Plus in any case, how much excuse do you really need for a party?
Have the invites gone out already? I've bought myself a lovely new hat adorned with feathers from endangered species and a nice bri-nylon trouser suit but don't seem to have received anything in the post. Can anyone advise?
VILLANELLE: Have the invites gone out already? I've bought myself a lovely new hat adorned with feathers from endangered species and a nice bri-nylon trouser suit but don't seem to have received anything in the post. Can anyone advise?
You could marry an idiot prince.
Sad to see some of the derogatory comments here. Isn't Social work about promoting ethics and values such as 'non judgemental, unbiased, neutral, impartial, tolerant, open-minded and objective??
I personally hope they have a happy and trouble free day.
There are a lot of people with nicely scrubbed brains on here.
nigel reigate: VILLANELLE: Have the invites gone out already? I've bought myself a lovely new hat adorned with feathers from endangered species and a nice bri-nylon trouser suit but don't seem to have received anything in the post. Can anyone advise? You could marry an idiot prince.
Do you have details?
JessS: Sad to see some of the derogatory comments here. Isn't Social work about promoting ethics and values such as 'non judgemental, unbiased, neutral, impartial, tolerant, open-minded and objective?? I personally hope they have a happy and trouble free day.
I would also like to know whose ethics and values are to be promoted.
copperbird, do you honestly think that because mr c says something it must be right??? Dear me, that is very worrying.
redana: copperbird, do you honestly think that because mr c says something it must be right??? Dear me, that is very worrying.
Of course! It was on the BBC site and everything.
Redana. Copperbird is TTP.
I had hoped so. Could anyone be that naive? Actually, sadly, yes.
exactly. a happy couple and a wedding but hey, they are royalty so we can abuse them. now, if they were gypsies or muslims or some ethnic minority there would be not a peep. nothing more than casyal abuse tolerated by bigots.
Back from hols, to find a new bank hol is quickly approaching - result !
Could be worse. The tories are considering scrapping May Day bank hol (because of it's association with international worker's days) in favour of Waterloo Day or somesuch. We will be celebrating killing loads of our new allies. Whilst it's important to recognise the fallen in VE Day etc., it seems a bit gratuitous to initiate a new kill fest.
These pompous people thought that we would destroy precious minutes of our lives stuck in front of a box watching them if they gave us a day off. How vain? What arrogance? WTF? I plan to spend some quality time with my daughter whilst being careful to avoid the various channels which are broadcasting the royal nonsense. I wonder if I can claim a days TV licence fee?
While 200000 public sector workers lose their jobs the super rich are rubbing our faces in their excesses. It is thoroughly shameful
Long Gone: While 200000 public sector workers lose their jobs the super rich are rubbing our faces in their excesses. It is thoroughly shameful
at the cost of 100m I cant disagree there - surely it would have been better to have done an austerity wedding to show at least some semblance of empathy with their supposed subjects?
I know the argument is that it creates a feel good factor and brings in tourism etc so its worth every penny but would a wedding that cost 10/20m have any less effect?
If we had a referendum on hanging it would be overwhelmingly for.
I suspect the same would apply to the Monarchy.
Frightening to think the majority of people we encounter are totally deluded and have the brainpower of Nick Griffin.
Is it nature or nurture?
They are the modern day opium of the masses.
romeo2001: Long Gone: While 200000 public sector workers lose their jobs the super rich are rubbing our faces in their excesses. It is thoroughly shameful at the cost of 100m I cant disagree there - surely it would have been better to have done an austerity wedding to show at least some semblance of empathy with their supposed subjects? I know the argument is that it creates a feel good factor and brings in tourism etc so its worth every penny but would a wedding that cost 10/20m have any less effect?
Um. Worryingly, I think this was supposed to be an "austerity wedding". Note, Kate's dress used much less fabric than Princess Di's and The Duke of Edinburgh wore the same (unearned) uniform and medals that he did for the last couple of royal do's.
Well, I may be on my own but I thought it was lovely and she looked stunning. For me though, its back to uni work.
**I will catch the highlights again later on** :)
They do pay the taxpayer a fair amount of cash too, what with the income from their estates going to the government which gives them a proportion back as the civil list iirc.