Over at the Torygraph there is a review
of a programme on the electric television about George V and queen Mary. I did
not see it. Just to clarify. I did not see the programme, I did see the television,
and I did see the review; I hope that this helps.
The comment section of the Torygraph is a
very good place to practise your hobby, if your hobby is bigot-riling. They
bite very easily. I am not the only practitioner. There must be lots of people
around with nothing better to do. Nothing better to do is a very good way of
spending your life, given our short span on the planet, and the limited life of
the planet in relation to the age of the universe.
The accepted view of George is that he
was dim. Those of you who have been astounded by the intellectual prowess of
his descendants will find this hard to comprehend.
One of the commenters suggested that we
dispense with our royal family. Of course, this caused a Mr Cross of Tunbridge
Wells to reply, in the time honoured manner of Torygraph readers “And replace
them with what?”
I joined in the debate, partly, I
confess, to see if I could burst any Kentish blood vessels, by suggesting we
replace them with nothing.
Let’s do without a head of state. Save all
of the expense and nonsense that goes with it. I would happily forgo the
pleasure of a public holiday every 25 years or so when one of the hangers-on
gets married. What a fine example of common sense this would set to the rest of
the world.
I did offer my services at the weekends (‘unless
there was summat good on the telly’), but I did not mean it. I have no
intention of wasting time chatting to the vacuous.
15 comments:
I see the Telegraph hide the reviews of Tv shows in the section marked 'Culture'. This explains why I have never stumbled across them.
Dave! Now they will have to move them until you find them again.
Perhaps they could file them under 'women's interests'.
Suggest that to them, Dave. They always like a change. I get dizzy trying to keep up with them.
I also didn't see it or the Torygraph. However I have been to Tunbridge Wells. I hope this helps.
DP - you always help.
But if we don't have a monarch or president, wouldn't that make Cameron head of state by default? Or does the Archbishop of Canterbury outrank him? Either way, please no.
Z. Please try to keep up, dear. I said NO head of state. None. We don't need one.
I've just noticed the very witty final sentence of your post: 'I have no intention of wasting time chatting to the vacuous.'
One might wonder what you think you are doing writing a blog.
Dearest Vicus, I did take on board what you said. And I entirely agree that we do not need a replacement head of state. But someone will have to sign the papers. If you abolish the number 1, then number 2 becomes 1. Unless you're saying that we should abolish all titles - not in the aristocratic sense, of course that's a total anachronism and the sooner they go the better - and no one should be any sort of leader or have any responsibility at all. In which case, good luck with that.
By the way, my love, word verification brings out the dyslexic in me. No chance you could consider turning it off, I suppose? Blogger picks up almost all the spam nowadays.
I did watch said documentary where-in our royal family stopped being German over night. It was interesting despite being about what my husband calls ‘the unelected spongers’ (a term he has borrowed from Bill Bailey). I’m no monarchist but I do like a bit of history, even if it is the history of a lot of upper-class twits. We’d be a bit short of entertainment without them.
I do very much enjoy the fact that our Great British Royal Family has over the centuries been Norman-French, Scottish and German. This information is always good for a bit of bigot-baiting I find.
Z. What papers? I'll sign the fucking papers. For free. Head of state is a useless, costly institution. Just drop it and get by without.
I have drop word verification. It was very difficult to find out how to do it, please accept it as a token of my love.
Liz. I don't think they are value for money. And prince Andrew is Pakistani.
It's clear you're not a number, but a free man, dear heart. Thank you.
I love Princess Michael of Kent but why has she got a man's name?
Jane. More importantly, why has she got the taxpayer's money.
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