Official: Prince Philip is Dead, 9th April 2021

[elbows]

Elton John is rushing out a new version of candle in the wind

I know some people already had a stab at some lyrics, but perhaps some of his past comments about Elton could help us further predict the lyrics for the new version:

To Elton John on his gold Aston Martin in 2001: “Oh, it’s you that owns that ghastly car, is it?”

“I wish he’d turn the microphone off,” he muttered as Elton John performed at the Royal Variety Show in 2001.

 

[elbows]

Regardless of your opinion, a wife has lost her husband, sons and daughters have lost their father, and children have lost their grandad.

Exhibit A:

On smoke alarms to a woman who lost two sons in a fire, 1998: “They’re a damn nuisance - I’ve got one in my bathroom and every time I run my bath the steam sets it off.”

 

[krtek a houby]

I see various BBC videos on youtube about his death have comments completely turned off, as opposed to other BBC news youtube vids such as the one talking about the death of 120,000 people from Covid-19 in Mexico where people are free to speak their brains.

6 music has gone all tribute mad, switched over to RTE and was pleased to hear an interview with Cait O'Riordan instead

 

[Badgers]

prince philip dying the day after thatchers death anniversary

A national two day celebration

 

[krtek a houby]

And if I called your mum a “cunt”. You’d be OK with that, Zapp?

Didn't realize Philip was your mom.

Thoughts and prayers.

 

[Calamity1971]

BBC now asking if he was a poached egg or scrambled type of guy. Asking a frozen reporter live outside the big house cos Phillip was an innovator because he had an electric frying pan in his bedroom. I can't do a poached egg in a normal pan. Respect

 

[muscovyduck]

BBC now asking if he was a poached egg or scrambled type of guy. Asking a frozen reporter live outside the big house cos Phillip was an innovator because he had an electric frying pan in his bedroom. I can't do a poached egg in a normal pan. Respect

I genuinely can't tell if this is a joke or not

 

[Cwmflame]

You’re in the wrong place.

I agree...As a 2016 Owen Smith supporter who wanted to ‘talk sense’ to this established community, let me share my thoughts.....I’ve followed and occasionally contributed to this board for over a decade now, but if your views are massively at odds with what this board is about, go and find a community that shares your views. You are in a space where people believe one thing. Disagree, criticise constructively if you want but don’t judge and castigate - you’ll lose and there are other places where that kind of debate happens. Come here for deep rather than broad debate of things you care about, not to change opinions.

(Apologies for the five yearly drunken rant - as ever, loving the thread!)

 

[Calamity1971]

I genuinely can't tell if this is a joke or not

No. It's bottom of the barrel scraping and flailing round from the BBC. Dressed in black and very sad she really was curious how he liked his eggs.
I've decided to embrace the hilarity of reporting rather than anger at the fawning of these bellends to save my sanity.

 

[Badgers]

 

[Dom Traynor]

Regardless of your opinion, a wife has lost her husband, sons and daughters have lost their father, and children have lost their grandad.

 

[JimW]

Surely there could be no more fitting tribute to the man and the way he lived his life than a thread of tasteless and dubious remarks?

 

[Roseygirl]

I'm a tiny bit sad about this. In not a royal lover or hater but the man was a father, husband, uncle grandad. I know public eye figures get love and hate but he was a man, and there are people who knew him personally and loved him. Not a royalist or a hater but feel sad for the family x

 

[dessiato]

And if I called your mum a “cunt”. You’d be OK with that, Zapp?

You can call my mum a cunt if it helps. She's a misogynistic (yes, I know) racist.

 

[bimble]

I'm a tiny bit sad about this. In not a royal lover or hater but the man was a father, husband, uncle grandad. I know public eye figures get love and hate but he was a man, and there are people who knew him personally and loved him. Not a royalist or a hater but feel sad for the family x

Honestly though, how do you manage to be even a tiny bit sad because someone has died at the age of 99?
And anyway would a person who wasn't an uncle / grandad be less of a loss?
I genuinely think that every single performance of grief going - by people who didn't personally know the old codger anyway - must be pretend, fake. Otherwise I cant make sense of it at all. I also think the glee is pretend but thats another thing.

 

[JimW]

The Queen is head of the church of England, pretty poor show for weaksauce Protestantism if she's not spiritually prepared for the death of an almost centenarian.

 

[ItWillNeverWork]

63 pages ffs

 

[krtek a houby]

63 pages ffs

99 years ffs

 

[cupid_stunt]

63 pages ffs

Yeah, but the OP was posted in March last year.

 

[JimW]

Yeah, but the OP was posted in March last year.

He took his sweet time going.

 

[maomao]

I also think the glee is pretend but thats another thing.

It's an excuse to have a laugh; they're still winning the class war.

 

[maomao]

Regardless of your opinion, a wife has lost her husband, sons and daughters have lost their father, and children have lost their grandad.

Get it right, she's lost her husband and her inbred nonce cousin.

 

[Mation]

Honestly though, how do you manage to be even a tiny bit sad because someone has died at the age of 99?
And anyway would a person who wasn't an uncle / grandad be less of a loss?
I genuinely think that every single performance of grief going - by people who didn't personally know the old codger anyway - must be pretend, fake. Otherwise I cant make sense of it at all. I also think the glee is pretend but thats another thing.

I can't help but feel a bit sorry for a person who has lost their partner of 73 years. Despite the person.

 

[maomao]

Oh, I hope his paedophile children aren't too upset about it. Especially as their best mate Jimmy Savile isn't around to comfort them anymore.

 

[SpookyFrank]

If she dies tonight what happens to the rest of Philip's mourning days?

Wait there's gonna be more of this shit?

 

[seeformiles]

Bloody hell - now “Sounds of the 60s” has been cancelled (presumably because it’s pre-recorded and it’s jolly tone might upset a nation in mourning )

 

[SpookyFrank]

It’s like you hate them when they act with Royal formality, and you hate them when they don’t.

It's like people hate being lorded over by this clan of degenerate inbreds in the first place.

 

[Dandred]

 

[cupid_stunt]

Bloody hell - now “Sounds of the 60s” has been cancelled (presumably because it’s pre-recorded and it’s jolly tone might upset a nation in mourning )

Apparently Radio 2 has dropped all pre records over the weekend, replacing them with live presenters & mellow music.

 

[bimble]

I do get sad about other people's losses, incl people i've never met, just not able to feel a thing about this, not sad or happy just nothing at all. I think its because he was 99 ffs. If The Nation seriously is in mourning, as in lots of people will be genuinely feeling sad about his death right now, that's alienating as fuck tbh.