http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43660 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Sat, 18 May 2013 12:06:47 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43660#post-125139 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:09:40 +0000 JohnA 125139@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>According to the BBC, 17 million have watched the Jubilee celebrations, including me for 2-3 microseconds. I'm sure the Queen has had enough of it as well. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43660#post-125117 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 06:54:03 +0000 Yikes 125117@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>hmm, came to comment on this only to find I already had! Anyway great FP </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43660#post-125027 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 07:32:05 +0000 Perks 125027@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Yep. Again Newsbiscuit doubles up as therapy. stars </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43660#post-124999 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 22:54:05 +0000 The All New Jeni B 124999@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>If I could continuously give this stars, I would.</p> <p>I am the street party-pooper as I point blank refused to agree to one due to the fact that it is a dead-end and therefore would cause a risk to those of us who live at the end in the event of there being an emergency.</p> <p>Clearly, the organiser had planned for this response, as they then asked if they could hold it in our garden instead.</p> <p>Given that I successfully avoided all things jubilee you can guess my response. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43660#post-124997 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 22:39:09 +0000 Yikes 124997@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Top notch rant - Tower of London material! </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43660#post-124965 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 17:35:04 +0000 Gerontius 124965@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Quality rant Des<br /> Favourite quote of the Jubilee so far comes from the old boy I care for....'it's a nice hat but it doesn't suit her....she's a lesbian'...Claire Balding at The Derby<br /> I think he was expecting dungarees and a hard-hat </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43660#post-124958 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 17:09:44 +0000 Des Custard 124958@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I certainly felt better after letting that one out, thanks. I think she's larvely really, and I'm about to hit the bottle myself. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43660#post-124953 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 16:58:28 +0000 Vertically Challenged Giant 124953@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Enjoying the festivities then Des? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43660#post-124951 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 16:11:28 +0000 dvo4fun 124951@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Bloody hell. Only one logged on. Everbody else must be watching the bloody thing on TV.</p> <p>Take 5 for the rant Des </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43660#post-124947 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 14:59:22 +0000 Des Custard 124947@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>In possibly the worst case of its kind in history, an entire nation has had a Jubilee inflicted upon it over an extended period while the rest of the world stood by. Yet again, the ability of the United Nations to prevent such atrocities has been called into question.</p> <p>In the face of a population of sixty million being subjected to such a degrading experience, the UN is thought to have sent a mere platoon of 25 unarmed observers. After a daring amphibious landing at Southend, the peacekeepers were overwhelmed by the feared white-van militia and had their blue berets forcibly replaced by Union Jack bowler hats before being humiliatingly included in public scenes of jubilation under threat of a ‘pool party’. </p> <p>The celebrations are being imposed to commemorate the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, who has tragically stood by for sixty years of laissez-faire non-interventionism while one self-serving ‘government’ after another has led the nation to rack and ruin. ‘The people have lost their industry, education and values,’ said activist Vladimir Putin, ‘and now survive on handouts and folk memories of a glorious past. If only Elizabeth had retained some of the despotic traits of her historic namesake, the country might at least have something to cheer about.’ </p> <p>For many there was no escape from the degradation of ‘street parties’ organised by an army of ‘good neighbours’. Separated from their natural support networks at work by an enforced extended weekend, huge numbers of cynics were forced to compromise their principles and ‘have a good time’ for hours on end or face a lifetime of ostracism. </p> <p>Civil liberties campaigner Kim Jong-un said it saddened him immensely to see millions of downtrodden peasants forced to stand around in the rain looking cheerful, many of whom had to fake enjoyment while consuming disgusting bite-sized snacks. ‘For the older ones, the only escape is the bottle,’ he said. ‘For the kids, memories of ‘jelly and blancmange’ ordeals will be seared into their psyche forever.’</p> <p>Even those who managed to escape trial by party felt they needed to monitor the events on TV, lest they be caught out later in the week for failing to recall every single bloody minute. Eager to pile on the misery, state television channel Al BBC not only foisted John Sergeant and Nick Witchell on viewers but completed the agony by replacing the ousted Jennie Bond with Clare ‘Klebb’ Balding. </p>