Queuing for Brenda with the One You Love

[steveo87]

Mrs o87 feels its very important that people watch the funeral as its a very historical moment. My step dad agrees.

Me and my Mum are going to the pub.

 

[A380]

What about Ed Sheeran in a box? Could I go to see that?

 

[Sue]

What about Ed Sheeran in a box? Could I go to see that?

Saw whasisface in that clear plastic box at Tower Bridge. Everyone was completely ignoring him which must've really pissed him off.

Eta David Blaine. He made such an impression i had to Google his name.

 

[A380]

Saw whasisface in that clear plastic box at Tower Bridge. Everyone was completely ignoring him which must've really pissed him off.

Not every one. There were those guys who flew a radio controlled helicopter dangling a Big Mac in front of him. Made me proud to be British...

 

[bellaozzydog]

Some Olympic standard virtue signalling going on

How many more days of vox popping does the BBC do before some auld Edna and Bert are found expired on their deckchairs, daily mail Queens funeral supplements in their laps

 

[Sue]

Not every one. There were those guys who flew a radio controlled helicopter dangling a Big Mac in front of him. Made me proud to be British...

Oh, I missed that. Tbf, it was like a Monday lunchtime and I was on tourist duty with my folks.

 

[MickiQ]

What about Ed Sheeran in a box? Could I go to see that?

I don't believe that Mr Sheeran is yet deceased but perhaps you'll get the chance one day. Whilst I myself am not his biggest fan (though I do like some of his stuff) I am interested to note that so many people seem to think going one of his concerts is as dull as standing alongside the banks of Thames for 30 hrs for a chance to get a 5 second glimpse of a box with a flag and a sparkly hat on top of it.
Though not the fan that Pollyanna is, Son Q did claim that the concert (which was around the end of June/beginning of July IIRC) was in fact very enjoyable.

 

[A380]

I don't believe that Mr Sheeran is yet deceased but perhaps ...

What's your point caller? You would just need a few more people to get the lid on...

 

[Edie]

My mate is going with her fairly elderly Mum. They’re getting the 10:45pm train from Leeds tonight to join the hopefully temporarily shorter queue at 1am, queue overnight to see Her Maj hopefully tomorrow.

I think they’re insane.

 

[A380]

My mate is going with her fairly elderly Mum. They’re getting the 10:45pm train from Leeds tonight to join the hopefully temporarily shorter queue at 1am, queue overnight to see Her Maj hopefully tomorrow.

I think they’re insane.

Didn't Leeds offer the opportunity to file past the coffin of Jimmy Saville in that big hotel by the main station? I'm sure I didn't dream that...

 

[Edie]

Didn't Leeds offer the opportunity to file past the coffin of Jimmy Saville in that big hotel by the main station? I'm sure I didn't dream that...

Yes, he was revered in Leeds before it became widely known he was a rapist nonce. There used to be plaques up commemorating him at the LGI. There was later a dedicated police interview room during the very long enquiry into his crimes. At the LGI.

 

[Raheem]

Didn't Leeds offer the opportunity to file past the coffin of Jimmy Saville in that big hotel by the main station? I'm sure I didn't dream that...

Yes. It was a gold coffin. I don't believe it caused a queue though. I saw it. From the street, I must add. It was in a sort of lobby.

 

[MickiQ]

My mate is going with her fairly elderly Mum. They’re getting the 10:45pm train from Leeds tonight to join the hopefully temporarily shorter queue at 1am, queue overnight to see Her Maj hopefully tomorrow.

I think they’re insane.

There was going to be a rail strike today I believe, Another reason why cancelling it might not have been a good idea.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I'm so loving the feed.
The background noise (I have it on at the moment while I work) is quite relaxing.

Every now and then I check in to see the faces of people who have queued for up to 30 hours and how productively they will use their big moment in front of the box.

It's Brilliant TV!

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

. . . nice bit of guard change action now. Those lucky bastards who joined the queue at just the right time for that must be pissing their pants and tugging their forelocks so hard they bleed.

 

[moochedit]

I wouldn't watch it on tv if my (fictional) partner wanted to watch it. There is always something to find on the internet while they watch it.

 

[T & P]

Mrs o87 feels its very important that people watch the funeral as its a very historical moment. My step dad agrees.

Me and my Mum are going to the pub.

Bigger screen there?

 

[stavros]

New photos of the lying in state released:

 

[Dystopiary]

No way. I couldn't be with someone who was into all that, cos we'd be worlds apart. It's not like being into different films or something.

 

[steveo87]

Bigger screen there?

Slow realisation that the pubs open will be the Marsdens round the corner - so yes, unfortunately.

 

[Looby]

I can’t think of anything either of us would queue for hours for and definitely not the royals apart from the years we spent in long queues to get into Glastonbury.

Maybe meeting Taylor Swift or something.

I do know that he’d be much for likely to do that for me than I would for him as he’s much nicer than me.

 

[Yossarian]

Have there been any reports of people waiting in the queue then selling off their spot near the front?

Might get some hilarious reactions from people outraged by the undermining of the spirit of the Great British Queue.

 

[t0bytoo]

Fucking 'ell. It's live streamed on the telly.

Sorry - you lot probably already know that by now...

 

[T & P]

Slow realisation that the pubs open will be the Marsdens round the corner - so yes, unfortunately.

I don’t usually go to Irish pubs in non-Irish cities because they’re usually about as genuinely Irish as my hairy arse, but come Monday they might be the safest bet in London…

 

[Poot]

My OH discovered the channel where you can see the queues going in to pay respects, and spent several minutes watching in disbelief while hurling insults at the telly. I had to go elsewhere.

 

[friedaweed]

What about Ed Sheeran in a box? Could I go to see that?

Gingerist!

 

[friedaweed]

Fucking 'ell. It's live streamed on the telly.

Sorry - you lot probably already know that by now...

We spent about 30 minutes last night watching it and speculatively gave character references.

I'll stop there.

 

[friedaweed]

Mrs o87 feels its very important that people watch the funeral as its a very historical moment. My step dad agrees.

Me and my Mum are going to the pub.

My Mr's is off away with her daughters for some girly time and staying in Derbyshire overnight on the Monday.

I will be hammering slates into my roof waiting for someone to tut at me for doing so in the Welsh village I live in.

Then we'll see who is worthy of the slate of Glyndwr

 

[weltweit]

Jacob Rees Mogg just went through with a few smallish children, I assume his own.

Quick nod of the head, no more than that. Looked a bit shifty.

 

[SysOut]

If people in the queue were knitting,
if they were singing 10 green bottles....
well...