Moreau_MD

Congratulations @Morrow ! Commuting has to be the worst experience ever- especially when it's across two different countries. Are you still going to get to work with plants though?

What's a bater fed?

@Aronman789 said:

@Moreau_MD: It isn't really"exclusive" in the way that we don't want people to join, it's that way because of how the PM system works. If we could just have it as a big thread or something it would be fine for anyone to join, but we can't because that would be a clusterfuck and get out of hand quickly. The PM format also lets us go into some more "seedy" conversations that wouldn't be allowed on the forums, like our conversations about the horrible acting in porn.

Hmm...well if that is the case then why don't you prove it by sending me and @Wrighteous86 an invitation then?

@Aronman789 said:

@Wrighteous86 said:

@Aronman789 said:

The OTPM has been going on for about 10 months now, sprang up right after the EPM died. Got about 1454 pages now.

Anyone that says I gave away the secret can fuck off, you guys made a damn Facebook page, it ain't a secret anymore.

Nobody cares anyway. These PM things are just stupid "elitist" clubs to make people in them feel like they're more important than others, and it's usually just dumb memes and plots to gang up on people.

The OTPM is used for conversation and the occasional bitching about one's day, no gang up plots or memes in there.

Lol, if it's just a thread in which to talk about one's day then why does it have to only be 'exclusive' to certain selected members? Also, by talking about it and then saying 'I gave the secret away' actually just makes you look like you're trying to inadvertently brag about it. What's the big deal about all these 'secret' PMs anyway- isn't it a little bit childish? @CL60 said:

@Wrighteous86

@Aronman789 said:

The OTPM has been going on for about 10 months now, sprang up right after the EPM died. Got about 1454 pages now.

Anyone that says I gave away the secret can fuck off, you guys made a damn Facebook page, it ain't a secret anymore.

Nobody cares anyway. These PM things are just stupid "elitist" clubs to make people in them feel like they're more important than others, and it's usually just dumb memes and plots to gang up on people.

None of that is going on in the OTPM.

@GunslingerPanda said:

Ugh, it's on TV. I hope that fucking boat catches fire.

@CookieMonster said:

@Chindie said:

I must admit to a certain base glee at the fact that they've decided to do this absurd pageant on the Thames with loads of ostentatious boats, and that the weather across the UK today is horrible. I imagine London is either a hideously depressing dull grey, or pissing it down.

Literally raining on the parade. Glorious.

Thankfully I've managed to avoid any coverage, just like the wedding last year.

@Chindie said:

@spiderbat87 said:

@AlexW00d said:

@spiderbat87 I was being sarcastic. Most Scots and Irish people would like nothing more than to be independent from the Queen, so I dunno why a fuss is being made. Also to the dude who proposed the republicans? Fuck off with that shit. We do not need this country to become a republic.

Well that's not really true, there is still a lot of people in Scotland that like the Queen as her line is descended from a Scottish King and not an English one

Her line is descended from Germans, is it not? Hence her house, Windsor, actually being Saxe-Coburg Gotha (the name changing during the Great War thanks to anti-German sentiment) - we imported a German aristocratic family to solve some issues with succession a few hundred years back.

Royal history is admittedly not my forté but I'm fairly sure thats correct, I'm not sure she's descended from a Scottish king, which would be someone of the Stuart line IIRC which became 'extinct' as far as succession went. She probably is related to the Stuart line, but thats simply because the 'great houses' of Europe are all intertwined thanks to years of inter-house breeding. Can't let too many commoners in and spoil the lines...

Anywho... as a Brit, and an Englishman, I don't like the Royal Family. The very idea is disgusting. And they're an embarrassment, all of them to one degree or another have been involved in some scandal or embarrassment - Phillip for instance only needs to open his mouth and something offensive will happen (I remember him meeting some people from the native community in Australia and saying 'So, do you chaps still throw spears at each other?'). I'd gladly see them consigned to history. Theres very little benefit to them, even the usual 'Oh but they help with tourism' is nonsense - Royal sites regularly appear well down the list of major tourist attractions in the UK.

Unfortunately we're a nation that puts a lot on tradition, and pageantry, more than most really, and the Royals have cornered the market on that.

All brilliant (especially Chris the Simpsons artist though)

@Grimhild said:

I tend not to weigh in on political topics, because they usually devolve into shit flinging flame wars that are completely pointless and arbitrary opinions of the "us and them" flavor.

That being said, I was skimming Hizang's thread on the 4 day weekend of the Queens Diamond Jubilee and came across a post by Moreau_MD:

@Moreau_MD said:

Working...but, to be honest, I find the fact that we still have a monarchy (powerless though it may be), and this whole event in general, nauseating. This isn't helped by the fact that the Windsor family are all thick as shit, yet have had undeserved adoration and wealth bestowed upon them since the beginning. It's embarrassing that we're in a recession that has cost many their jobs and purpose in life, and yet, we still spend millions to see an old biddy, her inbred ghastly progeny, and her two dogs float down the Thames...

This makes me curious as what it is that's keeping the so-called powerless Monarchy present in Britain besides tradition and the disruption of government, I suppose, and what your general street level consensus is and why. I'm not saying this as flame bait, I just have no personal opinion on it since it doesn't directly affect me and I'm not living in Britain, ergo I have no standard of comparison, but I'm genuinely interested. I have to say, though, that when I occasionally skim through C-Span and manage to catch coverage of the House of Commons, I find it very entertaining for some reason.

Thanks!

I'm quoting your quote which quoted my quote. Quoteception

@nail1080 said:

@Moreau_MD said:

@nail1080 said:

@Moreau_MD said:

@nail1080 said:

@Moreau_MD said:

Working...but, to be honest, I find the fact that we still have a monarchy (powerless though it may be), and this whole event in general, nauseating. This isn't helped by the fact that the Windsor family are all thick as shit, yet have had undeserved adoration and wealth bestowed upon them since the beginning. It's embarrassing that we're in a recession that has cost many their jobs and purpose in life, and yet, we still spend millions to see an old biddy, her inbred ghastly progeny, and her two dogs float down the Thames...

You are a disgrace to your country and a racist. Shame on you for using such foul language when talking about our beloved queen. Get a life and stop being so bitter against one of the greatest people in the world who keeps your country afloat. God save the queen.

Not sure if serious...

You're not sure if I'm serious? Maybe you should have another look at the filth you posted, count yourself lucky if you're not arrested.

Allah save the queen

Not if the flying spaghetti monster manages to have his way with her first!

Flying spaghetti monster save the queen then :D

Oh...he'll 'save' her alright. Here's a hint...he's not actually made of spaghetti if you know what I mean.

@Spoonman671 said:

I agree with your intentions, but this isn't going to go anywhere good.

You sound like my father.

@nail1080 said:

@Moreau_MD said:

@nail1080 said:

@Moreau_MD said:

Working...but, to be honest, I find the fact that we still have a monarchy (powerless though it may be), and this whole event in general, nauseating. This isn't helped by the fact that the Windsor family are all thick as shit, yet have had undeserved adoration and wealth bestowed upon them since the beginning. It's embarrassing that we're in a recession that has cost many their jobs and purpose in life, and yet, we still spend millions to see an old biddy, her inbred ghastly progeny, and her two dogs float down the Thames...

You are a disgrace to your country and a racist. Shame on you for using such foul language when talking about our beloved queen. Get a life and stop being so bitter against one of the greatest people in the world who keeps your country afloat. God save the queen.

Not sure if serious...

You're not sure if I'm serious? Maybe you should have another look at the filth you posted, count yourself lucky if you're not arrested.

Allah save the queen

Not if the flying spaghetti monster manages to have his way with her first!

@BraveToaster said:

The breast thread was funny, but this is starting to get lame.

....and you're a fucking toaster. I don't care how brave you are, I simply won't take any lip from a kitchen appliance.