Missed the Royal wedding

Tspud1

Didn't have much interest. 

gonepostal

The wife got up at 3 am for it i think...smh

caliking

I heard it was some time this month. 

Gulfcoastguy

Did someone give them an XL for a wedding gift?

1voyager

Royal wedding? Do you mean Royal Oak?

westernbbq

The original kardashians.    Parasites who add zero value to society

blasting

Imagine how much $$ they saved having it in the middle of the night. 

Skiddymarker

Not a fan of the monarchy, but still there is something special about a Royal Wedding. Other than being son of Lady Di, the People’s princess, Harry is an accomplished soldier, not afraid to get his hands dirty even though born to priviledge. Interesting that the largest support for the royalty from Brits is those on the right of the political spectrum the Conservatives generally support the Royals by over 80%. 
In Canada, the cost is about $100M a year for the Governor General and the 10 LGs and does seem like a waste of money. On the other and, it does give us a feeling of being different from our American cousins.  

DoubleEgger

Still the best royal wedding ever. 


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FdSYtlMUzPE

THEBuckeye

Loved it.

NPHuskerFL

Had to work but, my Wife and our friend watched it and DVR'd it.  The Kardashians are trash. The Brits keep it classy. I liked the fact that they had a minister from Chicago.  Preach on I'm sure there were many people that had never experienced energy quite like that in a religious setting.

Eoin

Skiddymarker said:

Not a fan of the monarchy, but still there is something special about a Royal Wedding. Other than being son of Lady Di, the People’s princess, Harry is an accomplished soldier, not afraid to get his hands dirty even though born to priviledge. Interesting that the largest support for the royalty from Brits is those on the right of the political spectrum the Conservatives generally support the Royals by over 80%. 
In Canada, the cost is about $100M a year for the Governor General and the 10 LGs and does seem like a waste of money. On the other and, it does give us a feeling of being different from our American cousins.  

OK, so he seems like a nice bloke, but why does that mean his wedding has to be on TV? The royals are convinced that they are different and better than the rest of us. The foundation of our class system, designed to keep the commoners down where they belong.  It's all a bit out of date now, unless you are the North Korean or Syrian dynasties that are only just getting started.

stlcharcoal

Brings that country a TON of tourism........probably a pittance of an expense when you factor that in.  Hard to see that much history and tradition anywhere else in the world (at least within walking distance or a short drive).  Been all over Europe, and there's always plenty to see in London.

northGAcock

When was it?

Eoin

stlcharcoal said:

Brings that country a TON of tourism........probably a pittance of an expense when you factor that in.  Hard to see that much history and tradition anywhere else in the world (at least within walking distance or a short drive).  Been all over Europe, and there's always plenty to see in London.

The royals also 'own' large chunks of the country, apart from the money they are given. Plus, the history works fine without the royals, which is what most tourists come to see.

The rest of the argument isn't about cost / benefit, it's about the system that is there to protect entrenched privilege - the opposite of the American ideal. It's the big difference between the UK and the US and why you guys are (on average) richer than us.

Rascal

I bloody slept through it!!  8 - (

GrillSgt

It’s hard to believe that some people still cling to the idea that there is a magic vagina ordained by God that makes anyone who pops out of it special. 

That said, the old bird is tough as nails and I do respect her for that and Harry seems like the type that would love to share a pint and watch for the clear smoke from the BGE with you. 

HeavyG

Eoin said:

stlcharcoal said:

Brings that country a TON of tourism........probably a pittance of an expense when you factor that in.  Hard to see that much history and tradition anywhere else in the world (at least within walking distance or a short drive).  Been all over Europe, and there's always plenty to see in London.

The royals also 'own' large chunks of the country, apart from the money they are given. Plus, the history works fine without the royals, which is what most tourists come to see.

The rest of the argument isn't about cost / benefit, it's about the system that is there to protect entrenched privilege - the opposite of the American ideal. It's the big difference between the UK and the US and why you guys are (on average) richer than us.

"...protect entrenched privilege - the opposite of the American ideal."

I like your nostalgic view of the USofA.

JustOneOfTheGuys

You mean that was today?!?!.. crappers what am I going to do with my invitation now...

Eoin

HeavyG said:

Eoin said:

stlcharcoal said:

Brings that country a TON of tourism........probably a pittance of an expense when you factor that in.  Hard to see that much history and tradition anywhere else in the world (at least within walking distance or a short drive).  Been all over Europe, and there's always plenty to see in London.

The royals also 'own' large chunks of the country, apart from the money they are given. Plus, the history works fine without the royals, which is what most tourists come to see.

The rest of the argument isn't about cost / benefit, it's about the system that is there to protect entrenched privilege - the opposite of the American ideal. It's the big difference between the UK and the US and why you guys are (on average) richer than us.

"...protect entrenched privilege - the opposite of the American ideal."

I like your nostalgic view of the USofA.

It can't be as bad as here.

Botch

In celebration, I've rubbed tomorrow's brisket with elderberry blossoms.  Anxious to taste it!  

GregW

As they say, I didn't have a dog in the fight.......so I skipped it.

Tspud1

But i did watch thd FA Cup final at Wembley

DoubleEgger

I watched it and enjoyed it.

Tspud1

Too early to drink?

WeberWho

My wife woke up and watched it. She has been texting back and forth with her friend over in England.

I changed oil/filter, greased, replaced blades, and washed the mower instead. 

Fred19Flintstone

I was really tempted to wake up early, but since it's my birthday, I thought "Fvck that sh!t."  Ok.  I would have thought the same thing any other day as well.

Gulfcoastguy

Not my royal family but I think Harry would be a better King than his inbred father.

blasting

WeberWho said:

My wife woke up and watched it. She has been texting back and forth with her friend over in England.

I changed oil/filter, greased, replaced blades, and washed the mower instead. 

@WeberWho I don't know how old your mower is, but it looks new.  Clearly I'm lazy - I've never washed a mower in my life.

Fred19Flintstone

The only time I hosed off my tractor was when I accidentally shot wasp & hornet killer all over it.

stlcharcoal

Geeeeez......why is everybody so bitter about this?  I didn't watch--not much interest.  But some folks are into this so why is everyone so quick to $h!t on it??  I could care less about sports, but a lot of folks here are into that.

In a media culture where if "it bleeds, it leads", for ONCE in a long time it was happy news on the TV.  Maybe if there was more coverage of good/happy events, everybody wouldn't be at each others' throats all the time over the constant partisan/political/cultural/etc hotspots thrown in our faces all hours of the day.

As far as crapping on the British culture, that's their thing......they love it.  Who are we to tell them what they should and shouldn't like?  It's their history/tradition, not ours.  Every time some English talk show host, actor, etc opens their mouth about this country's issues, we tell them to "'eff off, go home, that's why we had the American Revolution", right?  

So......whatever......I'm happy for them.  Their country had something that brought everybody together today, and plenty more around the world.