QuoteOriginally Posted by SkStu
It couldn't hurt...
Bwhaha!
Of course sometimes even British soldiers fail to remember, for example Sgt Danny Nightingale who failed to remember he had, 122 live rounds of 9mm ammunition, 40 live rounds of 7.62 ammunition, 50 frangible rounds of 9mm ammunition, 50 live rounds of armour piecing ammunition, two live rounds of .308 ammunition and 74 live rounds of 5.56 ammunition in "a plastic box under the bed". The pistol was found found in a wardrobe in a black case, according to the transcripts.
Seems he didn't remember unpacking them and putting them there.
Where does that picture from? What is the context of it and significance???
James vs. Britain.
Remember when the Simpsons was funny? Like ten years ago?
No Somos muchos pero estamos locos.
Around the time the eligibility thread started.
It just feels that long...
Why - the Irish are not subservient to the British people - unlike the Canadians......
Well said. I'll never understand why the Canadians are so proud to have the queen of England's head on their money.
Isn't she the Canadian head of state, or the Queen of Canada, in other words?
She's also your head of state!
Did you think I was serious?
By the way I live in Regina, "the Queens City", just off the main thoroughfares of Prince of Wales Drive and Victoria Avenue. I've managed to live through the shame...
Last edited by SkStu; 22/11/2012 at 9:56 PM.
The head of state of Canada is subject to opinion. Many believe it to be the Queen of England, while many others, including myself, consider it to be the Queen's viceroy, the Governor General. Either way it is downright criminal as the Governor General agreed to prorogue parliament four years ago to allow the minority government to buy time to turn the public against a coalition that was ready to form a government after the sitting government failed to gain a majority of seats in the election of October 2008. The GG is appointed by the Prime Minister, so it is hardly fair to have the PM appoint his own boss.
They changed the name of the major highway in Alberta, the one that connects Edmonton to Calgary, from "Highway 2" to the "Queen Elizabeth Highway 2" or simply "QU-2 highway" a few years ago. I was not impressed.
It's not just historic either, there's a real royalty obsession in Canada, especially western Canada. They're more popular here than they are in England. It's bizarre and makes me slightly queasy.
An an Irish national living in Britain? Having been born in Letterkenny, I would say Michael D. Higgins is my current head of state. Does that change depending on state of residence? I've never really thought of Queen Elizabeth II as my head of state.
I'd say he was taking the p*ss there Danny.
It's better than having her arse on it.
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