Chess: Queen to First Lady - Check

longam · 04-02-09, 05:50 PM

What is it with touching the Royal Family anyway? Time to update to the 21st century I think.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/04/02...een/index.html

Skybird · 04-03-09, 05:36 AM

"Mrs. Queen, tear down that wall!"

It is called "stroking en passant".

SteamWake · 04-03-09, 08:43 AM

While I find the whole thing trite and silly there is such a thing as tradition.

AVGWarhawk · 04-03-09, 08:45 AM

I heard the queen made the first touch

Michele touch back and said, 'You're it!'

Jimbuna · 04-03-09, 10:01 AM

A very fortunate lady....but which one?

AVGWarhawk · 04-03-09, 10:03 AM

Jim, you hail from that area, what is the deal about not touching a royal?

Enigma · 04-03-09, 11:02 AM

Simple old school protocol. Can;t turn your back on either. Gotta leave a room backwards. All very silly. Somehow I get the impression the Queen thinks so, too....

Oberon · 04-03-09, 11:26 AM

I think it's more surprising that Phillip didn't put his foot in it

From what I've heard of the Queen she's quite a modern monarch and isn't particularly fussed about tradition but has to keep to such things to avoid scandals and suchlike. Phillip, as much of a foot-in-mouth chap that he is, is also meant to be quite a laugh off the record.

Jimbuna · 04-03-09, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Jim, you hail from that area, what is the deal about not touching a royal?

Pretty much as described Enigma and Oberon.

The same is true of the Gurkha soldier apparently.....their British officers aren't allowed to point at them or touch them.

I know one thing though.......she must be sick of the smell of fresh paint, because no matter where she visits, you can bet it was painted the day before

SteamWake · 04-03-09, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Pretty much as described Enigma and Oberon.

The same is true of the Gurkha soldier apparently.....their British officers aren't allowed to point at them or touch them.

I know one thing though.......she must be sick of the smell of fresh paint, because no matter where she visits, you can bet it was painted the day before

Huh... kinda like being on a ship.

AVGWarhawk · 04-03-09, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Pretty much as described Enigma and Oberon.

The same is true of the Gurkha soldier apparently.....their British officers aren't allowed to point at them or touch them.

I know one thing though.......she must be sick of the smell of fresh paint, because no matter where she visits, you can bet it was painted the day before

I bet Jim. You know, if you think about it, the queen has seen and been through a lot over the years. She is in my view, living history. I'm suspecting at her age, some protocal can right out the window. In the end, what will it matter to her anyway? Not a whole heck of a lot I'm guessing.

Jimbuna · 04-03-09, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I bet Jim. You know, if you think about it, the queen has seen and been through a lot over the years. She is in my view, living history. I'm suspecting at her age, some protocal can right out the window. In the end, what will it matter to her anyway? Not a whole heck of a lot I'm guessing.

There is a growing lobby reckon she is too old now and should take it easy, retire.....give the throne to big ears.

I've met her on a few occasions (not really up close....say, 20 feet or so) and always got the impression she wasn't as stiff upper lip as some people would hve you believe.

IMO she is a truly remarkable lady/monarch and far more appealing than the questionnable politicians who govern on her behalf.

AVGWarhawk · 04-03-09, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

There is a growing lobby reckon she is too old now and should take it easy, retire.....give the throne to big ears.

I've met her on a few occasions (not really up close....say, 20 feet or so) and always got the impression she wasn't as stiff upper lip as some people would hve you believe.

IMO she is a truly remarkable lady/monarch and far more appealing than the questionnable politicians who govern on her behalf.

I would have to agree and I'm willing to bet she could keep me spell bound with some of stories of her experiences in life. Big ears...to funny. Perhaps you think she is really an end of an era when big ears does take over? I'm thinking so.

Skybird · 04-03-09, 01:18 PM

Read of the day:

Alan Bennett: The Uncommon Reader

Got the German translation as a birthday present this year. Usually I hate books as presents, because almost always I do not like the books I've been given. But this I read from A to Z in two evenings. It is nothing special, really - it just is wonderfully relaxed.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Uncommon-Rea...8782514&sr=8-3

04-02-09, 05:50 PM	#1
longam Admiral Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,014 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Chess: Queen to First Lady - Check What is it with touching the Royal Family anyway? Time to update to the 21st century I think. http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/04/02...een/index.html

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	"Mrs. Queen, tear down that wall!" It is called "stroking en passant". __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

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SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	While I find the whole thing trite and silly there is such a thing as tradition. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I heard the queen made the first touch Michele touch back and said, 'You're it!' __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,461 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A very fortunate lady....but which one? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Jim, you hail from that area, what is the deal about not touching a royal? __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Enigma The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: At comms depth, obviously. Posts: 1,476 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Simple old school protocol. Can;t turn your back on either. Gotta leave a room backwards. All very silly. Somehow I get the impression the Queen thinks so, too.... __________________ "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." -Mark Twain

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	I think it's more surprising that Phillip didn't put his foot in it From what I've heard of the Queen she's quite a modern monarch and isn't particularly fussed about tradition but has to keep to such things to avoid scandals and suchlike. Phillip, as much of a foot-in-mouth chap that he is, is also meant to be quite a laugh off the record.

04-03-09, 01:18 PM	#14
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Read of the day: Alan Bennett: The Uncommon Reader Got the German translation as a birthday present this year. Usually I hate books as presents, because almost always I do not like the books I've been given. But this I read from A to Z in two evenings. It is nothing special, really - it just is wonderfully relaxed. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Uncommon-Rea...8782514&sr=8-3 __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.