Queen Elizabeth II

[BlueAnorak]

That thought crossed my mind.
I remember a funeral overrunning in Penrith and only having 20 mins to get to Carlisle Crem. A funeral cortege doing 90 up the M6 in the mid 80s was hilarious in retrospect.

I slowed down to keep touch with my wife's cousin who'se car could only do 75 tops and he wouldn't have a clue how to get to the crem once off the motorway. Once off the motorway, We made a wrong turn but another of my wife's cousins, a Bolton copper, wound tge back window down and asked for directions with a commanding voice (which were freely given by a startled pedestrian) and we got to the crem 5 past just before the funeral had to start. A tale that went down in family folk law.

 

[Pedestrian]

The New Normal? Are they booking Frankie Boyle for Charlies wake?

I hope so.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

Who is he ?

The Chancellor.

 

[normskih]

watched this and thought Kirsty Young did ever so well to hold everything together - like it or loathe it the BBC have done magnificently over the last 10 days

My word, that was emotional.

 

[1961_vintage]

That’s for James. Carolean, probably, for Charles.

Sweet.

 

[bluethrunthru]

The majority of their sports departments are good too to be fair, the coverage of the commonwealth games being a good example. I don’t mind most on five live or MOTD either.

Its laughable when many people you see on line who have " Defund the BBC " somewhere in their description then moan the BBC is becoming shite. The BBC does more with the money it gets than any other broadcaster/creator - chiefly because it is required to. If you look at how many people have and are leaving the BBC ( to get better paid contracts to do fewer shows with independents ) wait until they switch on and find MoTD hosted by Gabby Logan with Alex Scott as chief summariser with Jacqui Oakley and Sarah Mulkerrins as chief commentators coz thats all they can afford they will moan at that too - no pleasing some folk

 

[bluethrunthru]

Who is he ?

supposed to be the upgrade on Sunak lol

 

[normskih]

If you say so.

I say so too

 

[1961_vintage]

As an aside my neighbour reckons that if you put a foot wrong when marching in the services, you can get jailed. I don't believe him, anyone know the truth?

Utter nonsense. What happens is that both feet are amputated and re-attached to the opposite leg, ensuring that the "offender" doesn't make the same mistake again.

 

[chesterbells]

The majority of their sports departments are good too to be fair, the coverage of the commonwealth games being a good example. I don’t mind most on five live or MOTD either.

It’s their football / online with which I have issues - for other sports I think they do a great job.