Queen's state funeral.

[seeformiles]

I notice that the BBC refer to “the coffin of Queen Elizabeth” so raising the question, is she actually in it? Perhaps they don’t want to risk an unfortunate helicopter accident and accidental cremation so they’ve squirrelled her body away somewhere until the funeral

 

[brogdale]

I notice that the BBC refer to “the coffin of Queen Elizabeth” so raising the question, is she actually in it? Perhaps they don’t want to risk an unfortunate helicopter accident and accidental cremation so they’ve squirrelled her body away somewhere until the funeral

 

[SysOut]

the 8pm clap

I knew I'd forgotten something.
And the 1 - shall we make it ten? - minute silence.
To be repeated every year.....

At the end of the funeral, everybody (apart from one) should clap - (some shouting Encore! Encore!)

 

[ouirdeaux]

Things You Probably Didn't Know About Beigel Bake

Beigel or bagel?

londonist.com

Fuxake, that's pure shite, even by journalism standards.

 

[PursuedByBears]

Innit.

I'm always childishly pleased when it rains in London (I live in the NW)

 

[flypanam]

The view along the route probably Chingford from the uniforms

 

[Pickman's model]

Having avoided the Charles / Diana wedding and subsequent funeral on TV by hiding in the hills I'll be off up Dartmoor with my tent on Sunday evening also wish to avoid the 8pm clap or whatever confrontation with neighbours.
Weather forecast ( for camping on Dartmoor =good) . I don't care if it rains in London.

Nor do i

 

[nogojones]

Will it be the most watched TV event in history? Quite possibly.

I'm not the best judge as I don't really bother with the telly, but that has to be the most boring program you could possibly watch.

 

[Pickman's model]

I'm not the best judge as I don't really bother with the telly, but that has to be the most boring program you could possibly watch.

Loads of people will be tuning in just in case there's a great disaster

 

[nogojones]

Loads of people will be tuning in just in case there's a great disaster

I'm sure if there is, I can catch the highlights here or Twitter or somewhere.

One can hope though, but I'll bet a whole 50p that its shit boring.

 

[Pickman's model]

I'm sure if there is, I can catch the highlights here or Twitter or somewhere.

One can hope though, but I'll bet a whole 50p that its shit boring.

Your 50p is worthless now there is no queen

 

[nogojones]

Your 50p is worthless now there is no queen

I noticed that when I went to the shop

 

[andysays]

I'm not the best judge as I don't really bother with the telly, but that has to be the most boring program you could possibly watch.

Apparently the BBC will be streaming the lying in state, which sounds like it will be even more boring than the funeral itself.

 

[nogojones]

Apparently the BBC will be streaming the lying in state, which sounds like it will be even more boring than the funeral itself.

In all fairness, if she did move or something, it would make for great telly

 

[danny la rouge]

In all fairness, if she did move or something, it would make for great telly

Are you saying she’d had springs installed in the coffin? Like a Jack in the box?

 

[WhyLikeThis]

 

[not a trot]

So no one has slipped in the horse shit yet.

 

[nogojones]

Are you saying she’d had springs installed in the coffin? Like a Jack in the box?

If I'd been one of the sacked lackey's, I'd have slipped a bluetooth speaker in her coffin.

 

[danny la rouge]

If I'd been one of the sacked lackey's, I'd have slipped a bluetooth speaker in her coffin.

Wwwww-ake me up before you gogo…!

 

[brogdale]

Loads of people will be tuning in just in case there's a great disaster

Yeah, they keep on bigging up the record number of people tracking a flight on the radar sites stuff for yesterday's transfer; I bet quite a few were hoping for some sort of shit-cart that revealed the box to be full of nothing but spuds.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Whatever you do, don't block out staff diaries with DEAD QUEEN as there will be complaints

Update:

Turns out DEAD QUEEN on its own is not a disciplinary matter, regardless of the number of members of staff who were so Outraged And Appalled that they made complaints, because factual, functional & economical - it may, however, be wise to rethink the precise choice of words should a similar situation arise in the future

 

[WWWeed]

Saw the news last night and they expect the queue to stretch from Tower Bridge, all along the south bank and over Westminster bridge.

Fuck that.

They are streaming how long the queue is and where to join it on YouTube. It's at 2.6 miles long at the time of posting and apparently the max length they will allow is 10 miles



Those that joined at 8AM got in at 5PM. I don't know how anyone could queue for that long? Let alone how long the wait would be if it's 10 miles long?

 

[geminisnake]

Will it be the most watched TV event in history? Quite possibly.

Not in Scotland and Ireland

 

[8ball]

Just watching the Imperial Death March due to can’t be arsed to change channel.

Main thoughts:

i) Is it compulsory to always have two horses that are absolute twats?

ii) This really looks like something from another century. Another reality, even.

iii) Thought I heard a gun go off earlier

iv) Makes me want to boot up Dishonored

 

[Puddy_Tat]

iii) Thought I heard a gun go off earlier

think they said on the radio that they would be firing artillery guns every minute during the march (presume they are firing blanks rather than having shells landing in random suburbs)

 

[Artaxerxes]

Just watching the Imperial Death March due to can’t be arsed to change channel.

Main thoughts:

i) Is it compulsory to always have two horses that are absolute twats?

ii) This really looks like something from another century. Another reality, even.

iii) Thought I heard a gun go off earlier

iv) Makes me want to boot up Dishonored

That’s the King and Queen Consort bud.

 

[8ball]

think they said on the radio that they would be firing artillery guns every minute during the march (presume they are firing blanks rather than having shells landing in random suburbs)

That really does just sound like the French are invading unless you already know that.

 

[8ball]

I assume that’s not Peter Tatchell in the red just behind the coffin.

 

[Pickman's model]

There's some surprise

They are streaming how long the queue is and where to join it on YouTube. It's at 2.6 miles long at the time of posting and apparently the max length they will allow is 10 miles


Those that joined at 8AM got in at 5PM. I don't know how anyone could queue for that long?

Bet there are streams by the queue that weren't there this morning

 

[andysays]

Will it be the most watched TV event in history? Quite possibly.

I find this surprising, but according to wikipedia the announcement of the death last Friday had the most UK viewers (33 million) of any TV programme ever.

In second place was England's victory over West Germany in the 1966 World Cup, with 32.3 million.