Oh-ffical subsim "Royal Wedding" thread - Page 5

Skybird · 04-29-11, 10:11 AM

Up the road where I live, there are ten or twelve houses where some British soldier families live, from the British garrison in town here, and they had gathered and set up a big BBQ and plenty of colours and flags and children flocking around. Half of the batallion must have gathered there

I passed there this morning, on bicycle, and while carefully driving cycles and turns around the little kids all around, I threw one of the men some words of greeting, asking "Children birthday, eh?"

I still try to find out what the expression on his face meant. "Shock and awe" might be the best description.

Maybe I find out for sure and to my disadvantage next time we meet.

Surely our British guests qualify as being a bit exotic!

DarkFish · 04-29-11, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Egan

I'm spending the day listening to the Sex Pistols instead, but can someone let me know when the bloody thing is done so I can put the TV or the radio back on?

I'd just keep watching the Sex Pistols if I were you. The media will probably need some time to recover from this terrible disease called monarchy, and even if they didn't, the Sex Pistols are good so you'd probably not miss a thing.

Jimbuna · 04-29-11, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by joegrundman

Just had the flyby of Lancaster and two Spitfires.

What a sound!

Followed by a flyby by some modern zoomie nonsense.

Sorry Joe but that other Spitfire was actually a Hurricane.

I must agree on the Tiffies and the Tonkas though....nowhere near as enthralling.

STEED · 04-29-11, 11:21 AM

Missed it all...

What a bloody relief, I have no time for the royals.

HunterICX · 04-29-11, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by STEED

Missed it all...

What a bloody relief, I have no time for the royals.

HunterICX

Jimbuna · 04-29-11, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

Missed it all...

What a bloody relief, I have no time for the royals.

That's a pity because you've missed what was one of the greatest British success stories/feats in recent years.

Skybird · 04-29-11, 02:40 PM

All the rational critical argument I linked in that essay yesterday, is true, is logical, is undeniable. But - British royalty is nothing that qualifies for being rational, or logical. Quite the opposite - it is totally irrational in modern times. And that's why it fits perfectly and touches something inside people even if they are nbot even British but foreigners, because man is a highly irrational being, and in principle we all want to gather around the camp fire, listen to the stories being told of how the shining knight slays the dragon and protects the ordinary people, and the chieftain of the tribe we expect to lead us into the future, and guarantee safety. Seen that way, by our evolutionary heritage, we all are royalists.

This function forms and creates a strong feeling of identity - something that maybe many foreigners envy the British for, because many other modern nations - Germany being oin my mind before any other - have lost this, and when you start reasoning about national culture and identity, you immediately have the political correctness brigade and the thought police in your neck and spend the rest of the week with avoiding to be burned at the stake.

Of course it is irrational, and costs much moeny, and in my opinion it is completely insane. And right for these reasons I grant it to you Brits, all the fairy tale flair of the day and the pomp and flying colours.

Just saw a summary of events on TV, 20 minutes. Wowh, nobody does royalty like the Brits celebrate it.

Leaves Hollywood looking like an amateur! For a show like this I just love to be completely irrational!

Would wish we had something like that in Germany. But here we only have political correctness, Schützenfeste and multicultural happenings with Döner and Bratwurst stands in the pedestrian zone. Pitiful.

mookiemookie · 04-29-11, 02:44 PM

jimbuna!??!

Jimbuna · 04-29-11, 02:47 PM

No not me Mark...once wore the Queens uniform....pretty much a royalist I must admit

frau kaleun · 04-29-11, 04:30 PM

I think part of it for me is that it's one of Diana's sons that was married, not that I was a "Diana fan" in any strong sense of the word. I was always kindly disposed towards her but never paid any more attention to her than I did any other member of any royal family. However the tragedy of her death and the fact that those two boys lost their mother so young does make me take a more, I dunno, protective and heartfelt interest in them and wish them happiness in a less general way than I might under other circumstances.

Ducimus · 04-29-11, 05:13 PM

I still don't get what the big deal is. People get married all the time. Hell, they got reality TV shows about it now. The only thing that really varies, is how much money the dump into it. *shrug*

Platapus · 04-29-11, 05:17 PM

I tell you, this wedding has created quite the internet sensation. I think about 90% of the posts on all the websites in the US are from people posting that they don't care.

If you don't care about the wedding, why post about it????

Ducimus · 04-29-11, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

I tell you, this wedding has created quite the internet sensation. I think about 90% of the posts on all the websites in the US are from people posting that they don't care.

If you don't care about the wedding, why post about it????

I post to this thread for a number of reasons.

1.) It's active, and posting here sure beats arguing with a Birther over a stupid topic.

2.) I really don't understand the fascination with the royals.

3.) I find Celebrity worship irksome and irrational, and this bit of celebrity worship goes against our colonial roots.

Didn't we have a war to break way from the influence of the crown? Wasn't the word, "King" or "Queen" deliberatly avoided by our forebearers? So why this fascination now? I don't get it.

4.) Im trolling.

Skybird · 04-29-11, 05:39 PM

It is strange, and somewhat amusing, that usually I do not care much for the Royals, not at all, and before the wedding said it does not mean anything to me. But when then watching TV summary, all of a sudden - I'm stunned, and moved and touched, no matter my cool blood and desinterest before. This is fascinating for me, since I cannot really explain it.

German press had two very good comments onm the wedding, the first by the conservative FAZ, more serious in tone and examining the meaning of these royal rituals for a nation that has no written constitution and currently is engaged in war actions in foreign countries, and the second comment (the title refers to the author, not the couple!) is more laid-back, perfectly describing the bewldering effect the wedding has had on the author - and happens to be the same effect on me.

A nation reassures itself

When the heart defeats the brain

TarJak · 04-29-11, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

No not me Mark...once wore the Queens uniform....pretty much a royalist I must admit

Did you have it cleaned before you sent it back to her?

This Royal Wedding is an especially joyful occasion in my house because we actually need new tea towels.

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04-29-11, 10:11 AM	#61
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,615 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Up the road where I live, there are ten or twelve houses where some British soldier families live, from the British garrison in town here, and they had gathered and set up a big BBQ and plenty of colours and flags and children flocking around. Half of the batallion must have gathered there I passed there this morning, on bicycle, and while carefully driving cycles and turns around the little kids all around, I threw one of the men some words of greeting, asking "Children birthday, eh?" I still try to find out what the expression on his face meant. "Shock and awe" might be the best description. Maybe I find out for sure and to my disadvantage next time we meet. Surely our British guests qualify as being a bit exotic! __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

04-29-11, 11:21 AM	#64
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Missed it all... What a bloody relief, I have no time for the royals. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

04-29-11, 02:40 PM	#67
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,615 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	All the rational critical argument I linked in that essay yesterday, is true, is logical, is undeniable. But - British royalty is nothing that qualifies for being rational, or logical. Quite the opposite - it is totally irrational in modern times. And that's why it fits perfectly and touches something inside people even if they are nbot even British but foreigners, because man is a highly irrational being, and in principle we all want to gather around the camp fire, listen to the stories being told of how the shining knight slays the dragon and protects the ordinary people, and the chieftain of the tribe we expect to lead us into the future, and guarantee safety. Seen that way, by our evolutionary heritage, we all are royalists. This function forms and creates a strong feeling of identity - something that maybe many foreigners envy the British for, because many other modern nations - Germany being oin my mind before any other - have lost this, and when you start reasoning about national culture and identity, you immediately have the political correctness brigade and the thought police in your neck and spend the rest of the week with avoiding to be burned at the stake. Of course it is irrational, and costs much moeny, and in my opinion it is completely insane. And right for these reasons I grant it to you Brits, all the fairy tale flair of the day and the pomp and flying colours. Just saw a summary of events on TV, 20 minutes. Wowh, nobody does royalty like the Brits celebrate it. Leaves Hollywood looking like an amateur! For a show like this I just love to be completely irrational! Would wish we had something like that in Germany. But here we only have political correctness, Schützenfeste and multicultural happenings with Döner and Bratwurst stands in the pedestrian zone. Pitiful. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

04-29-11, 02:44 PM	#68
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04-29-11, 02:47 PM	#69
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,520 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	No not me Mark...once wore the Queens uniform....pretty much a royalist I must admit __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

04-29-11, 04:30 PM	#70
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	I think part of it for me is that it's one of Diana's sons that was married, not that I was a "Diana fan" in any strong sense of the word. I was always kindly disposed towards her but never paid any more attention to her than I did any other member of any royal family. However the tragedy of her death and the fact that those two boys lost their mother so young does make me take a more, I dunno, protective and heartfelt interest in them and wish them happiness in a less general way than I might under other circumstances.

04-29-11, 05:13 PM	#71
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	I still don't get what the big deal is. People get married all the time. Hell, they got reality TV shows about it now. The only thing that really varies, is how much money the dump into it. shrug

04-29-11, 05:17 PM	#72
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I tell you, this wedding has created quite the internet sensation. I think about 90% of the posts on all the websites in the US are from people posting that they don't care. If you don't care about the wedding, why post about it???? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-29-11, 05:39 PM	#74
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,615 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	It is strange, and somewhat amusing, that usually I do not care much for the Royals, not at all, and before the wedding said it does not mean anything to me. But when then watching TV summary, all of a sudden - I'm stunned, and moved and touched, no matter my cool blood and desinterest before. This is fascinating for me, since I cannot really explain it. German press had two very good comments onm the wedding, the first by the conservative FAZ, more serious in tone and examining the meaning of these royal rituals for a nation that has no written constitution and currently is engaged in war actions in foreign countries, and the second comment (the title refers to the author, not the couple!) is more laid-back, perfectly describing the bewldering effect the wedding has had on the author - and happens to be the same effect on me. A nation reassures itself When the heart defeats the brain __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.