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Re: Royal Wedding
Reply #30 - April 29, 2011, 06:58 PM

I wonder what drives people to celebrate the successes of royalty, when that same royalty wouldn't ever look twice at them? Why celebrate the fact that this royal family's ancestors brutally conquered your own ancestors?

As I read somewhere else, this could be seen as a mass, nationwide Stockholm Syndrome.

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Reply #31 - April 29, 2011, 06:59 PM

^+1 lol.

But tbh I don't really care either way. I can't be bothered to form an opinion about it.

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Re: Royal Wedding
Reply #32 - April 29, 2011, 07:22 PM

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Lol you've lost me.

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Quote from: z10 on April 29, 2011, 06:58 PM
I wonder what drives people to celebrate the successes of royalty, when that same royalty wouldn't ever look twice at them? Why celebrate the fact that this royal family's ancestors brutally conquered your own ancestors?

As I read somewhere else, this could be seen as a mass, nationwide Stockholm Syndrome.

Another way to look at it is from the perspective of inverted roles. It's sort of a Truman's show.

Like stardust said:
Quote from: stardust on April 29, 2011, 02:04 PM
It was like a fairy tale wedding (sigh) ...

It had to be a 'fairy tale' wedding. 'We' demanded it.

Deleuze had a wonderful saying: "Si vous êtes pris dans le rêve de l’autre, vous êtes foutu!" (If you are caught into another persons dream you are fucked!)
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Reply #33 - April 29, 2011, 07:53 PM

One almost feels sorry for the couple, they had to share a moment that meant a lot to them with the whole world.

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Reply #34 - April 29, 2011, 08:48 PM

Pippa is hot.

So once again I'm left with the classic Irish man's dilemma, do I eat the potato or do I let it ferment so I can drink it later?
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Re: Royal Wedding
Reply #35 - April 29, 2011, 09:07 PM

Quote from: z10 on April 29, 2011, 06:58 PM
I wonder what drives people to celebrate the successes of royalty, when that same royalty wouldn't ever look twice at them? Why celebrate the fact that this royal family's ancestors brutally conquered your own ancestors?

As I read somewhere else, this could be seen as a mass, nationwide Stockholm Syndrome.

I think it is more of the fact that people genuinely like to get together and celebrate. People need idols, something to look up to. I don't quite get the psychology myself but there is an emotional yearning and attachment to celebrate their special day.

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Re: Royal Wedding
Reply #36 - April 29, 2011, 09:12 PM

Quote from: deusvult on April 29, 2011, 08:48 PM
Pippa is hot.

I thought she was dressed quite sexy ... and the facebook groups have already begun: Pippa Middleton Ass Appreciation Society

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Reply #37 - April 29, 2011, 11:01 PM

Quote from: BlackDog on April 29, 2011, 03:13 PM
Off with their head

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Fuck royalty. ............

Damn dog jealous of hairless head..

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Re: Royal Wedding
Reply #38 - April 29, 2011, 11:09 PM

lol Ishina, there's a whole side of you we's don't know about

the whole royalty thing isn't for me, but all the best to the happy couple

Quote from: billy on April 29, 2011, 03:04 PM
Harry must be getting wrecked at the reception now.

lol yeah,if there's one part of the wedding i would've liked to see, it would've been Harrys best man speech

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Re: Royal Wedding
Reply #39 - April 30, 2011, 12:29 AM

Quote from: Kenan on April 29, 2011, 01:52 PM
If value of royal family lies in their ability to sell related merchandise, why don't we make Mr. Bean our king?
I am sure he will be able sell more merchandise and movie tickets than the queen. He could also stand outside of buckingham palace juggling for the toursists all day.

You brought up money, Scrooge. I was just explaining why you should crack a smile instead. Why so serious?

Quote from: _truth_ on April 29, 2011, 02:27 PM
lol what a waste of hype

What a waste of a post.

Quote from: serrated_colon on April 29, 2011, 02:39 PM
like kenan said - bringing in revenue does not justify reveration, else we should idolize rowan atkinson.

Was Rowan Atkinson getting married today? Survey says: No.

Quote from: BlackDog on April 29, 2011, 03:15 PM
Fuck royalty. And their inbred teeth.

Fuck you and your inbred face.

Quote from: Pariah on April 29, 2011, 05:58 PM
So so overrated.

You’re overrated.

Quote from: z10 on April 29, 2011, 06:58 PM
I wonder what drives people to celebrate the successes of royalty, when that same royalty wouldn't ever look twice at them?

Nobody was celebrating the success of royalty, Genius.

Quote from: z10 on April 29, 2011, 06:58 PM
Why celebrate the fact that this royal family's ancestors brutally conquered your own ancestors?

Nobody was celebrating anybody’s ancestors or who and what they conquered either, Mastermind.

Quote from: z10 on April 29, 2011, 06:58 PM
As I read somewhere else, this could be seen as a mass, nationwide Stockholm Syndrome.

Or, it could be seen as a wedding, since it was a wedding. Why attack a wedding? I always had you down as lover of love. Son, I am disappointed.

Quote from: Kenan on April 29, 2011, 07:22 PM
Deleuze had a wonderful saying: "Si vous êtes pris dans le rêve de l’autre, vous êtes foutu!" (If you are caught into another persons dream you are fucked!)

What a shitty miserable quote. I hope you’re using it out of context.

I like how the boys are transparently trying extra hard to intellectualise their machismo. It’s kinda cute. Here’s something to cheer you up, you depressingly soulless ghouls:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kav0FEhtLug

I had a lovely day. Lots of love and kisses to all!

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Re: Royal Wedding
Reply #40 - April 30, 2011, 01:23 AM

I am sorry to have disappointed you ishina. I don't have anything against a wedding, really. I just find it difficult to see how the idea of "royalty" can still exist in the 21st century. To be fair, I think the couple themselves would perhaps have preferred a wedding for themselves and not a wedding as a showpiece for the institution they represent.

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Re: Royal Wedding
Reply #41 - April 30, 2011, 02:08 AM

All weddings are showpieces.

Too fucking busy, and vice versa.
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Reply #42 - April 30, 2011, 02:13 AM

So once again I'm left with the classic Irish man's dilemma, do I eat the potato or do I let it ferment so I can drink it later?
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Re: Royal Wedding
Reply #43 - April 30, 2011, 02:16 AM

Quote from: Ishina on April 30, 2011, 12:29 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kav0FEhtLug

Nailed it.

So once again I'm left with the classic Irish man's dilemma, do I eat the potato or do I let it ferment so I can drink it later?
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Reply #44 - April 30, 2011, 08:35 AM

I don't really understand people who take this wedding seriously. It only appeals to them the "fairytale" picture of a girl marrying a prince. The old and aging monarchy is nothing but an obsolete and garnished tradition for the British, and a tourist attraction for everybody else. But it doesn't piss me off as mas much as knowing that there are still people out there being treated like they're above everybody else simply because they were born into the right family.

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Re: Royal Wedding
Reply #45 - April 30, 2011, 12:16 PM

Quote from: Kenan on April 29, 2011, 07:22 PM
Deleuze had a wonderful saying: "Si vous êtes pris dans le rêve de l’autre, vous êtes foutu!" (If you are caught into another persons dream you are fucked!)

Apropos in general, how sad if we could never venture into others dreams!

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Re: Royal Wedding
Reply #46 - April 30, 2011, 12:16 PM

Quote from: Ishina on April 30, 2011, 12:29 AM

I had a lovely day. Lots of love and kisses to all!

Yeah, it was a nice ceremony. Westminster Abbey looked amazing.

"we can smell traitors and country haters"

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Reply #47 - May 02, 2011, 09:32 AM

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Reply #48 - May 02, 2011, 05:59 PM

An interesting perspective

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Reply #49 - May 02, 2011, 06:22 PM

^ Very interesting. I wonder where they are getting their figures from.

They put the wedding cost at £100 million. You can knock a whole zero off of that for a start, and then balance it out against whatever billions the day had raised in extra income. Then they've got the supposed cost of living for the royals at £180 million a year, wherever that sum came from, but fail to mention the £500 odd million they bring in from overseas tourism. Plus whatever their assets raise at home. Plus, people seem to think the Royals themselves own all the Crown assets, when its actually The Crown Estate that own it all, a statutory corporation, not the actual Monarchy. George III surrendered income from Crown properties to the government. The Monarchy get a small portion of the income to support the Royal household.

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