Queen Elizabeth II

[Octavian]

Sorry to tell you this but McDonald's are closed on Monday.

It’s 2022 I order McD’s to me house on the computer

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

It’s not, just over 70 years earlier Buckingham Palace was opened than the US declared Independence as a sovereign nation.

Not a pop at our American friends, I generally love America and their people but it’s historical fact.

Historical fact is that successful colonies on the American mainland were established in the 16th Century. And Native Americans were there long before that.

 

[jimharri]

Have you got a thermos and a blanket?

Give us an update to let us know how it feels to have been able to pay your respects when you do finally get there.

Ah no, you misunderstood me. I'm not in London. Those figures were obtained off Sky news. I'd love to be there on Monday, but it just isn't possible, I'm afraid. To any BMers who will be there; I won't tell you to "enjoy" it, that'd be crass. But try to remember every moment of the experience. You'll be witnessing a historic state occasion.

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

Not a wooden one.

My foster dad was buried in a wicker one. Didn't feel sturdy at all carrying it.

 

[jimharri]

Have you ever carried a coffin? Fuck me theyre heavy. 6 of us on one and each one thought we were carrying the heavy part

Yep; three or four times. And yes, they are heavy. You just don't want to mess things up, that's how I felt.

 

[Octavian]

Historical fact is that successful colonies on the American mainland were established in the 16th Century. And Native Americans were there long before that.

Neither were the United States of America, the country.

That is the fact.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Neither were the United States of America, the country.

That is the fact.

If you meant the independent state known as the USA, you should have said that.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Ah no, you misunderstood me. I'm not in London. Those figures were obtained off Sky news. I'd love to be there on Monday, but it just isn't possible, I'm afraid. To any BMers who will be there; I won't tell you to "enjoy" it, that'd be crass. But try to remember every moment of the experience. You'll be witnessing a historic state occasion.

“So watch it, drink it in…etc.”

 

[Octavian]

If you meant the independent state known as the USA, you should have said that.

The original guy said “older than their country”, I don’t think any American would say anything other than 1776.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

It seems Thursday night is pedantry night.