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Strange royal times. Queen Máxima was in town today!

https://eu.statesman.com/picture-gallery/news/2022/09/08/dutch-royalty-visits-austin-cruises-through-city-landmarks-queen-of-netherlands/8025398001/

Quote from: albrecht on September 08, 2022, 04:41:56 PMStrange royal times. Queen Máxima was in town today!

As a quaint obsolete yet effective digital rights measurement management technique the Hungarian leprechauns that are assigned to the Pacific northwest's selection of rare and exquisite Hungarian fungus in a sparse selection of Austrian toadstools demand to be informed of new developments in the world of high financing higher still snooty down the nose looking gays by traditional pen paper quill calligraphy and combat boot to the face.

We'll probably be able to forgo that last one sir, cuz I think you already got the message but just in case I'll save some shoelaces for you and we'll tie our hands together and jump off a bridge together declaring our undying love for each other.

Fuck that I'm going to have to learn some new Latin for this one, mostly Semper Fi mostly

Quote from: Juan on September 08, 2022, 06:52:36 AMGetting close.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/chris-queen/2022/09/08/breaking-queen-elizabeth-ii-under-medical-supervision-family-notified-n1627799

I was here earlier when you posted this then 10 minutes later I get a notification on my phone that she died. Apparently Bellgab is where I go to get breaking news.

Quote from: Roswells, Art on September 08, 2022, 05:27:05 PMI was here earlier when you posted this then 10 minutes later I get a notification on my phone that she died. Apparently Bellgab is where I go to get breaking news.

Always has been. Welcome to the party!

Quote from: Dr. MD MD on September 08, 2022, 05:39:23 PMAlways has been. Welcome to the party!

Thanks, I brought sardines for everyone.

Also, I'm getting notifications on Edge browser when someone replies to my post. That's unsettling.

Quote from: Roswells, Art on September 08, 2022, 06:09:57 PMThanks, I brought sardines for everyone.

Also, I'm getting notifications on Edge browser when someone replies to my post. That's unsettling.

There is likely a setting if you don't want notifications somewhere. Thanks for the sardines!  Though the Queen Maxima who is visiting here from The Netherlands for some reason says you really should try the New Herring.

Quote from: albrecht on September 08, 2022, 07:48:50 PMThere is likely a setting if you don't want notifications somewhere. Thanks for the sardines!  Though the Queen Maxima who is visiting here from The Netherlands for some reason says you really should try the New Herring.

The Swedes have a revolting delicacy..

https://travelfoodatlas.com/surstromming-swedish-stinky-fish-delicacy

People are most familiar with the its title of 'the smelliest food in the world' – although possibly Greenlandic Kiviak or the Icelandic Hákarl could give it a run for its money!

Knives, shampoo, lighter fluid, weapons, Surströmming. What do all these things have in common?

Well all of them are banned from being taken on an airplane!

So what makes Swedish delicacy Surströmming as dangerous to passengers health as a knife wielding maniac?

That would be the pungent smell of, to quote those that have smelled it 'hell on earth'. This is what you get when you ferment herring fish then put it in a pressurised tin.

The herring breaks down and releases all sorts of acids like propionic acid, butyric acid and acetic acid, giving it a sour taste. The big one is hydrogen sulfide which smells like gone off eggs.

The advice given is to open the tin outside, as the smell of the fermented herring can overwhelm you and liquid squirts everywhere from the container. Definitely not one for a quick office snack.

What does Surströmming taste like?

Quote from: Yorkshire pud on September 08, 2022, 07:59:08 PMThe Swedes have a revolting delicacy..

https://travelfoodatlas.com/surstromming-swedish-stinky-fish-delicacy

People are most familiar with the its title of 'the smelliest food in the world' – although possibly Greenlandic Kiviak or the Icelandic Hákarl could give it a run for its money!

Knives, shampoo, lighter fluid, weapons, Surströmming. What do all these things have in common?

Well all of them are banned from being taken on an airplane!

So what makes Swedish delicacy Surströmming as dangerous to passengers health as a knife wielding maniac?

That would be the pungent smell of, to quote those that have smelled it 'hell on earth'. This is what you get when you ferment herring fish then put it in a pressurised tin.

The herring breaks down and releases all sorts of acids like propionic acid, butyric acid and acetic acid, giving it a sour taste. The big one is hydrogen sulfide which smells like gone off eggs.

The advice given is to open the tin outside, as the smell of the fermented herring can overwhelm you and liquid squirts everywhere from the container. Definitely not one for a quick office snack.

What does Surströmming taste like?

Ha. Yes. I recall SAS banned the stuff because might explode since can under pressure and then on a flight cause trouble due to pressure. Idk if, technically, true. Could be just worried about smell if a can broke open or some crazy Swede wanted a nasty snack. Or a hijacking attempt. "Take this plane to Cuba or I'll open this can!"
ps: rest assured though the New Herring is sublime and so tasty. Much better than other types, still good but the 'in aspic' kinds some Krauts like is not so much good. Get through the goo to the fish. Ugg. New Herring is good for you!

Quote from: Juan on September 08, 2022, 11:54:10 AMWABC reports she has died.  Long live Charles III, right @Yorkshire pud?

That's how it works. It's not the personality of the actual person occupying the throne that's important, it's the institution itself that will live on, no matter who lives or dies. That's the main idea behind the idea of a constitutional monarchy, whether you approve of it or not. She had 15 Prime Ministers in total, and the first one was Winston Churchill, so she stood for continuity, if nothing else.

Apparently he didn't have to use 'Charles'. They have what's called a regnal name, so he could have chosen one of his many other names instead. I  would have gone for 'Arthur' personally, that would have been pretty badass. I'm not sure you really want to be associated with the Charleses, given that one was decapitated after a bloody civil war, and the other was fucking useless: we ended up broke, being secretly supported by Louis XIV, and got invaded by the sodding Dutch.

Charles II was a famous rake and libertine; one of his favourites was Nell Gwynn, who used to sell oranges before she became the King's number one doxy. There's a story of how she was spotted by the crowd one day and they shouted, 'it's the King's Catholic whore', and she replied, 'nay, good people, I'm the Protestant whore.'

There will be wall-to-wall coverage of this now for the next fortnight and I shall be tuning out of most of it. There will be lots of 'royal experts' popping up on TV who would make K_Dubb look butch by comparison. Everyone is going on about how 'sad' it is, but the death of someone nearing their century is just a fact of life, it's nothing to get too upset about, unless you're in the immediate family. Apparently there were the usual weirdos foregathering outside Buck House, weeping and all the rest of it. FFS!

Even the most staunch republican (and I'm on the fence about them, really) has to acknowledge that she was good at what she did - whatever that was. I guess we'll all have a chance to find out now, because if Charles screws the pooch and starts throwing his weight around trying to tell the people in power what to do (and he was quite famous for that at one time, firing off what were known as 'spider memos' to ministers giving his opinions about things) then it might end with the monarchy disappearing from sight altogether.

This is just brilliant. I'm already tired of the sanctimonious bullshit and we need people like this to give a sense of perspective.

Quote from: SredniVashtar on September 09, 2022, 04:47:27 AMThis is just brilliant. I'm already tired of the sanctimonious bullshit and we need people like this to give a sense of perspective.

Oh you poor thing!  I just watched Parliament observe a minute of silence, the almighty effort of forcibly stifling all that maudlin yapping to be followed by 10 hours (!) of tributes by way of compensation.

The English are a grotesquely sentimental, profoundly silly people, and now you have a profoundly silly king.

I made that aside to Yorkie because we had had the Charles discussion years ago. I hope he turns out better than the other two.

Quote from: K_Dubb on September 09, 2022, 05:27:33 AMThe English are a grotesquely sentimental, profoundly silly people, and now you have a profoundly silly king.

Oh, come off it! The way you lot carry on about 'Amurriker' has always been utterly ridiculous. It's just a fig lead to conceal how moribund and shallow you all are.

Quote from: SredniVashtar on September 09, 2022, 04:47:27 AMThis is just brilliant. I'm already tired of the sanctimonious bullshit and we need people like this to give a sense of perspective.

It was indeed a seminal moment. 

Quote from: K_Dubb on September 09, 2022, 05:27:33 AMOh you poor thing!  I just watched Parliament observe a minute of silence, the almighty effort of forcibly stifling all that maudlin yapping to be followed by 10 hours (!) of tributes by way of compensation.

The English are a grotesquely sentimental, profoundly silly people, and now you have a profoundly silly king.

I think it's sentimental and more the appreciation of a job well done.

Bear in mind, given the opportunity and the government of the day wanting the Royal family to go to Australia when bombs started dropping on London (including Buck house), they stayed. Elizabeth drove ambulances and maintained them. 9/10's of the UK and Commenwealth population have never known anyone but her as monarch.

So yeah, it will get soppy and dignified in equal measure, the actual funeral and commemoration will be precise to the second. The military escorts etc have rehearsed this and that too will be perfect.

As said, even republicans (small r) who dislike the idea of a monarchy accept the Queen did it right, how many world famous people have had so much affection and respect by so many for seventy years? She's the last if that standing.

And as for silliness, and needless sentimentality, sone Americans can turn on the waterworks if they so much as look at the stars and stripes. Much of it is disingenuous, similar to 'thoughts and prayers'.

Quote from: Yorkshire pud on September 09, 2022, 08:10:51 AMI think it's sentimental and more the appreciation of a job well done.

Bear in mind, given the opportunity and the government of the day wanting the Royal family to go to Australia when bombs started dropping on London (including Buck house), they stayed. Elizabeth drove ambulances and maintained them. 9/10's of the UK and Commenwealth population have never known anyone but her as monarch.

So yeah, it will get soppy and dignified in equal measure, the actual funeral and commemoration will be precise to the second. The military escorts etc have rehearsed this and that too will be perfect.

As said, even republicans (small r) who dislike the idea of a monarchy accept the Queen did it right, how many world famous people have had so much affection and respect by so many for seventy years? She's the last if that standing.

And as for silliness, and needless sentimentality, sone Americans can turn on the waterworks if they so much as look at the stars and stripes. Much of it is disingenuous, similar to 'thoughts and prayers'.

I wish people wouldn't talk about the Queen's passing, as though she played in midfield. She died FFS. I was listening to the radio when the announcement was made and Andrew Marr got so choked up he couldn't even speak. Whatever else it might be, it isn't 'sad' when a very elderly woman who nobody actually knew, and was in poor health, dies. I don't suppose we'll get Diana-level hysteria but I am waiting for the first person to say the wrong thing so they can be publicly burned for wrongthink.

Do you know what they call the pink-faced, Brexit-voting, Daily Mail-reading types now? They are known as 'gammons'. You're probably a bit out of touch with modern British idiom since you left (or were asked to leave, I forget which).

Quote from: SredniVashtar on September 09, 2022, 07:52:20 AMOh, come off it! The way you lot carry on about 'Amurriker' has always been utterly ridiculous. It's just a fig lead to conceal how moribund and shallow you all are.

Oh now the monkey is out walking around gladhanding like a common politician, I wonder how many congratulations he has to hear    congratulations on your kingship, king

I can't wait for the funeral when he "leads the mourners" in that quaint expression of yours that had me in stitches with Dianer: "Ok everyone, on 3: 1, 2, 3" "WAAAH!" reminds one of the wailers-for-hire on Egyptian tombs.

Quote from: K_Dubb on September 09, 2022, 08:39:16 AMOh now the monkey is out walking around gladhanding like a common politician, I wonder how many congratulations he has to hear    congratulations on your kingship, king

I can't wait for the funeral when he "leads the mourners" in that quaint expression of yours that had me in stitches with Dianer: "Ok everyone, on 3: 1, 2, 3" "WAAAH!" reminds one of the wailers-for-hire on Egyptian tombs.

Look at her! Seething with envy, the spiteful little bitch! When you try and do serious occasions it looks like a bunch of retarded kids playing dress-up. First we get the funeral, then the coronation. I might even roast a sheep.

Quote from: SredniVashtar on September 09, 2022, 08:28:35 AMI wish people wouldn't talk about the Queen's passing, as though she played in midfield. She died FFS. I was listening to the radio when the announcement was made and Andrew Marr got so choked up he couldn't even speak. Whatever else it might be, it isn't 'sad' when a very elderly woman who nobody actually knew, and was in poor health, dies. I don't suppose we'll get Diana-level hysteria but I am waiting for the first person to say the wrong thing so they can be publicly burned for wrongthink.

Do you know what they call the pink-faced, Brexit-voting, Daily Mail-reading types now? They are known as 'gammons'. You're probably a bit out of touch with modern British idiom since you left (or were asked to leave, I forget which).

Yes, she was old. And anyone who has lost an elderly parent or grandparent (depending on child's age) deals with it differently. She had four kids, all but one arguably emotionally stunted or fucked up in other ways.

Hey, the currency will need to be reprinted/re minted. That'll be strange.

Erm why gammons? Asking for a friend. I was asked to leave. Fortunately I know people and it didn't make the papers.

Quote from: SredniVashtar on September 09, 2022, 08:45:13 AMLook at her! Seething with envy, the spiteful little bitch! When you try and do serious occasions it looks like a bunch of retarded kids playing dress-up. First we get the funeral, then the coronation. I might even roast a sheep.

One thing the Brit military can do and that's drill and proper marching, not the strolling as if they're in flip flops in Florida. And that half hearted slow motion 'salute' they do here, what's that about?

Quote from: SredniVashtar on September 09, 2022, 08:45:13 AMLook at her! Seething with envy, the spiteful little bitch! When you try and do serious occasions it looks like a bunch of retarded kids playing dress-up. First we get the funeral, then the coronation. I might even roast a sheep.

Have you ordered your memorial china, with a giant floating queen head, yet?

Quote from: Yorkshire pud on September 09, 2022, 09:09:40 AMErm why gammons? Asking for a friend. I was asked to leave. Fortunately I know people and it didn't make the papers.

Something to do with bacon, I suppose.  We have the same piggies here, too 🐷🐷🐷

Quote from: K_Dubb on September 09, 2022, 09:12:51 AMHave you ordered your memorial china, with a giant floating queen head, yet?

I'm sure the Franklin Mint will be powering up the ovens like never before, selling lots of worthless tat to sad, menopausal females. I'm not too far so I might very well head down there at some point. BellGab special correspondent. Live from the scene!

Quote from: Yorkshire pud on September 09, 2022, 09:09:40 AMYes, she was old. And anyone who has lost an elderly parent or grandparent (depending on child's age) deals with it differently. She had four kids, all but one arguably emotionally stunted or fucked up in other ways.

Hey, the currency will need to be reprinted/re minted. That'll be strange.

Erm why gammons? Asking for a friend. I was asked to leave. Fortunately I know people and it didn't make the papers.

They do tend to have complexions which reflect an immoderate fondness for both grape and grain, hence gammons.

We had a post strike scheduled for today (lots of strikes here right now). It was called off. Hardly surprising as it's The Royal Mail. They will just phase in all the changes gradually for everything. I was wondering, but they will still have ER on postboxes etc. Same for the money. At least for the foreseeable.

I think it was indecent exposure they nailed you for in the end, wasn't it. The next time your trousers are at half past just say you're taking part in the National Mourning.

Quote from: SredniVashtar on September 09, 2022, 09:16:31 AMI'm sure the Franklin Mint will be powering up the ovens like never before, selling lots of worthless tat to sad, menopausal females. I'm not too far so I might very well head down there at some point. BellGab special correspondent. Live from the scene!

Oh I would laugh so hard!  But you will just renege on me like you did with Forster's house I am on to your tricks 

Quote from: SredniVashtar on September 09, 2022, 09:24:20 AMThey will just phase in all the changes gradually for everything. I was wondering, but they will still have ER on postboxes etc. Same for the money. At least for the foreseeable.

They just make the new ones with the new monogram, don't they?  So you just see as they get replaced.  You still see things with OV and H7 in Norway.

Nice story about a couple asking Queen Elizabeth if she had ever met herself.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/queen-elizabeth-said-asked-ever-193842166.html

Quote from: K_Dubb on September 09, 2022, 09:24:26 AMOh I would laugh so hard!  But you will just renege on me like you did with Forster's house I am on to your tricks 

I pass it quite often. The thought that I have it in my power to do something nice for you, and elect not to, is so intoxicating that I can't give it up easily.

Quote from: SredniVashtar on September 09, 2022, 08:28:35 AMI am waiting for the first person to say the wrong thing so they can be publicly burned for wrongthink.

Quote from: SredniVashtar on September 09, 2022, 09:33:50 AMI pass it quite often. The thought that I have it in my power to do something nice for you, and elect not to, is so intoxicating that I can't give it up easily.

You are a horrible man.  But I just heard the first bong on the teevee say Queen Camiller oh you poor things 🤣