You can stick your coronation up your arse

[HMGovt’s Glorious Return!]

Much bunting round your way? The Plant Whisperer has a lot of work to do winning over more than a single figure percentage of the British public, is my guess.

 

[IdleRich]

Every now and again we find ourselves in complete agreement. Not much bunting here in Novi Sad I'm pleased to report. My sole involvement in the whole thing has been a reply to the questionnaire about whether I'd swear allegiance to king Carlos... I replied I'd much rather drink a pint of diarrhoea, a sentiment which I assume captures the mood of the nation.

 

[Leo]

what's the level of public support/interest compared to the queen's funeral?

 

[Mr. Tea]

Much bunting round your way? The Plant Whisperer has a lot of work to do winning over more than a single figure percentage of the British public, is my guess.

Surprised you aren't fully supporting it just to own the libz, tbh.

 

[IdleRich]

what's the level of public support/interest compared to the queen's funeral?

Well I wasn't in Novi Sad for that but about the same I reckon.

 

[martin]

Don’t think anyone gives a shit. He’s well-known as a perverted cabbage who talks to rosebushes and wants to be reincarnated as a box of Tampax, so even royalists are a bit sniffy about him.

Dunno whether the diehard Di fans have ever forgiven him either, but people are fickle...

 

[sufi]

I'm undecided whether to ignore entirely or mount some sort of oppositional activity
i seem to have booked a work call with non-uk people on monday already

has anyone come up with an alternative oath we can swear, promising to destroy all tyrants?

oathing is a serious thing

The original aim of Mau Mau, as expressed in the words of the oath, was secretly to unite, discipline and foster political consciousness among the Kikuyu, with the ultimate object of satisfying the political aspirations of its leaders, if necessary by force. The terms of the original oath were as follows:

(a) If I ever reveal the secrets of this organisation, may this oath kill me.
(b) If I ever sell or dispose of any Kikuyu land to a foreigner, may this oath kill me.
(c) If I ever fail to follow our great leader Kenyatta, may this oath kill me.
(d) If I ever inform against any member of this organisation or against any member who steals from a European, may this oath kill me.
(e) If I ever fail to pay the fees of this organisation, may this oath kill me.
(a) If I am sent to bring in the head of any one and I fail to do so, may this oath kill me.
(b) If I fail to steal anything from the European, may this oath kill me.
(c) If I know of any enemy to our organisation and I fail to report him to my leader, may this oath kill me.
(d) If I ever receive any money from a European as a bribe for information, may this oath kill me.
(e) If I am ever sent by a leader to do something big for the house of Kikuyu, and I refuse, may this oath kill me.
(f) If I refuse to help in driving the Europeans from this county, may this oath kill me.
(g) If I worship any leader but Jomo, may this oath kill me.

 

[wild greens]

Union Flags placed in dog poos across town

People across the country will be flying the flag for the Coronation this weekend – but surely not many will be doing it like this.

www.kentonline.co.uk

 

[WashYourHands]

Can’t even get the Monday off, bank holidays rarely feature as an actual perk

 

[Mr. Tea]

Bath's Royal Crescent, due to host a coronation street party:

 

[padraig (u.s.)]

Being completely bewildered by the fact that the UK somehow still has a useless, parasitical monarchy is one of the few issues that unites the entire dissensus political spectrum

Every time I hear about austerity and things like people starving/freezing to death in their homes bc they can't afford to both buy food and turn on the heat, I'll think about these assholes and their impossibly wealthy duchies based on claims from the reign of Edward III

Revealed: royals took more than £1bn income from controversial estates

Investigation reveals King Charles and the late queen’s income from duchies grew sixteenfold during Elizabeth’s reign

www.theguardian.com

 

[Leo]

 

[Mr. Tea]

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I love it that they haven't censored 'twat' from Harry's one.

 

[subvert47]

 

[DannyL]

what's the level of public support/interest compared to the queen's funeral?

Not much. I think people find the weird pagentry appealing (as do I in a way) but no one really gives a fuck, largely 'cos it's unclear what they actually fucking do.

 

[DannyL]

Being completely bewildered by the fact that the UK somehow still has a useless, parasitical monarchy is one of the few issues that unites the entire dissensus political spectrum

Every time I hear about austerity and things like people starving/freezing to death in their homes bc they can't afford to both buy food and turn on the heat, I'll think about these assholes and their impossibly wealthy duchies based on claims from the reign of Edward III

Revealed: royals took more than £1bn income from controversial estates

Investigation reveals King Charles and the late queen’s income from duchies grew sixteenfold during Elizabeth’s reign

www.theguardian.com

The interesting thing is about how their wealth, power and control of land (and rental income) largely stays out of public consciousness until moments like this when they can't resist waving bejewelled fucking sceptres right in your face.

 

[IdleRich]

And loads of freezing, starving pensioners are there waving right back, calling us traitors who hate the UK.

 

[HMGovt’s Glorious Return!]

 

[IdleRich]

Oh is that what's going on? I keep seeing pictures of that guy but I didn't know why... I can see why they are drawing the comparison though cos, other than being different sex, different colour, different age, different height and build and basically being totally different people, the likeness is uncanny.

 

[Mr. Tea]