Comments on: You got your sillyness in my serious!

By: Bigguss

Bigguss — Wed, 04 May 2011 08:47:38 +0000

I am disapointed that so many of you have such negative opinions on the Royal Wedding. With so much ‘bad stuff’ going on around the world i think we all could do with some good stuff. I believe that the UK is losing so much of its traditional ideals that the wedding is a perfect reminder of what it is to be British. The Pomp and Pagentry was wonderful and was a pleasure to watch.

God save the Queen!

By: Colour

Colour — Wed, 04 May 2011 03:45:37 +0000

Late to the party, but while I didn’t intend to pay attention to the wedding, I completely forgot about its existence late last week when the tornadoes unceremoniously whipped Alabama.

We just got power for that matter, so while it sucked here, we thankfully missed out on all the hubbub (though, we did gawk at the crazy hats online when it was back.) My father works on Redstone Arsenal (programs Blackhawk engines) and most of the base has been closed for a week now, its wild.

By: Herr Drache

Herr Drache — Mon, 02 May 2011 15:20:48 +0000

No, I didn’t watch the wedding, but checked out some BBC online clips and pics.
There’s so much “Bad Stuff” going on – Tornadoes in Alabama, wars or whatever you call ‘em now, neighborhood kids shooting each other, shooting up, daytime soaps, and nighttime shows like “American Idol” (aka: I’d boo you out of karaoke night!) that it’s actually quite nice to see something that reminds you of the “good old days”, fairy tales, princes and princesses, royalty, and a tad of pomp and circumstance.

I understand that a lot of Brits (and others) have issues with the monarchy, it’s outdated, archaeic, and what-do-I-know-what-else. But here’s the thing, it’s unique! It’s a modern “monarchy”, rooted in centuries of tradition. It’s one of the last bastions of nobility, etiquette, and “proper behavior”, regardles of how silly or outdated it seems.

I know, I may be old and grumpy, and being from “The Continent” and now living in the U.S., I’m also not objective, but I personally would rather have the modern monarchy, complete with the illusion of respect and honor than, hmmm, let’s see:
- Bush
- Clinton
- Bush (the other)
- Obama

who, all in their own way, have and are screwing up in more and more innovative, expensive, and destructive ways than we can understand.

I need to go now and see if I still have the wedding on DVR. I’d rather watch that than the lies, excuses, and schemes from Washington, D.C. I need my dose of “illusion of hope”.

Plus: That’s one good looking bride!!!

Cheers!

By: Tsudrats

Tsudrats — Mon, 02 May 2011 13:26:50 +0000

Easter followed by ANZAC Day, a royal wedding and then May Day with it’s union marches. What a wonderful contrast the last couple of weeks have been.

By: Staris

Staris — Mon, 02 May 2011 12:56:32 +0000

I can guarantee you that the UK made more money on Friday than it would have made for whatever business you were trying to get going. The wedding has stimulated their economy and will continue for years to go. We have Kate’s pregnancy and birth and on and on. Just you wait. LOL

By: Suxxy

Suxxy — Sun, 01 May 2011 14:18:17 +0000

Speaking of merchandising: in Oz, we’re seeing reports of a pizza place in the UK doing a special pizza ‘created’ by an artist, with the likeness of Prince William & Kate done in sauce and decorated with pizza toppings (eg, olives for her hair, chicken for the faces). Don’t know if any are actually being sold.
Just, wow!
And a quick Google search finds
http://www.businessinsider.com/papa-johns-creates-pizza-portrait-of-kate-middleton-and-prince-william-2011-4

I’m not against the British monarchy, but I think some people have taken it too far.
Oh, and if people think it’s weird spending money on the Royals, how much is spent keeping ex-Presidents and ex-Prime-Ministers for the rest of their lives after they retire? (Yes, they’re served in office, but the Royals are a tourist attraction and media fodder for all their lives).

By: Adanos

Adanos — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 03:24:57 +0000

“Seriously? “we could be making some money right now, but to hell with that, we’ve got a wedding to watch!”

And people ask me why the economy is in the shitter.”

True, but the economy is even more in the crapper when you also get the taxes to pay for said wedding, ohh the joys of the monarchy :P

By: MrCreepy

MrCreepy — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:48:45 +0000

Merchandising? I wouldn’t pay to watch the wedding unless she were getting married topless. Well, I may pay if the Queen were gonna be topless. Just for the novelty of it, I’m not that creepy. . .

By: Gumps

Gumps — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:10:32 +0000

Some may argue it would be wise for a government to organise a day off when services are likely to be disrupted due to a major event (however antiquated and silly) occuring on that day. Some may argue a single day off for people in the UK has less of an impact on the global economy than another government annually bestowing multiple days off to a much larger proportion of the global workforce for what seems to be no reason at all (*despite having previously lived in the States for a fewyears, I’m looking at Mannyac’s list in horrified bemusement). Some analysts have argued this single day off, while a huge inconvenience, has/will have a positive impact on the UK economy to the tune of hundreds of millions of pounds. I don’t know if I agree with their analysis, but I’m no expert and I’m an Australian republican (that means something a little different over here, btw) so I don’t care enough to read up any more on the topic.

Apologies – I’m tired and cranky. I’ve worked all night and my job has been made more difficult by a factor of 12.38 because of the nine monitors in my office, six of those have been showing nothing but red carpet and a bunch of over-dressed, over-rich, scarily gentically-similar folk prancing about and waving to a huge crowd of folk who feel the need to cheer simply because the person standing beside them is cheering and noone wants to be the one to admit they’ve got nothing to show for their time other than aching feet and a cold kindly transmitted by the one guy in the crowd who sneezed without covering his mouth.

Peace,

the Gumps.

By: honorshammer

honorshammer — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:31:12 +0000

This was heard around my office :

Girl 1 : Will you be watching the wedding tomorrow ?

Girl 2 : Tomorrow? Honey, Bella isn’t marrying Edward until this Fall.

Ah, priorities.