queen elizabeth II

Oh I’m sorry ob, that’s horrible. They probably wouldn’t bother donning black tie for that, I’m guessing.

I've never heard any sort of queue discourse in the other two countries I've spent a significant amount of time in.

Americans tend to want to buy their way to the front of the line (queue).

I spent years in Peru, where "queueing" consists mostly of everyone trying to cram to the front.

And ex-military would have been in the fast-track queueu

Peruvian queuing is the way it should be imo.

Lol

There's literally no reason a queue should ever be 24 hours long in this day and age. We have the technology to do timed slots or tickets or whatever with minimal fuss. The queue is so fucking long *by design*.
Ridiculous country.

— Sudden Beth (@bethdanger) September 16, 2022

They totally blew a chance to sell an NFT that unlocked early positions in the queue

lmao this is how you do it

I’ve come up with an interim solution to the queuing issue to see the Queen’s coffin in Westminster, let me know what you think, it’s not perfect but I don’t see anyone else coming up with anything pic.twitter.com/RIstM7kIT8

— Richard Parry (@_RichardParry_) September 16, 2022

the queen's children are all taking a turn at the moment

they didn't stay long. 10 minutes tops.

really does need the chigley music during the changeovers.

I think this is going to finish off the blue ticks. https://t.co/g3xJ5tDTIg

— Mr Demos of Pnyx (@gem_ste) September 16, 2022

god help us if nationalists get sectarian

you can take the boy out if Argentina...

pleased to see the TRUTH -- that she's not in the box -- is gaining traction

It's less of a box more of an Ark. A radio, if you will, for talking to God.

pretty sure I just saw someone voguing at the queen.

Twerking next..

Let’s do the coffin flop again

It's certainly a step to the right...

Imagine having to make polite British small talk with your random queue neighbours for 24 hours or more

i would simply make british big talk

Yesterday, I was talking to a guy who had been in The Queue. American. I think he expected me to be interested.

i think there are a lot of tourists.

i see a future attraction.

Sod the Windsor mausoleum, let's just coat her in wax à la Lenin and be done with it.

have to catch her first

I actually went up to the procession in Edinburgh as people I was with wanted to go (that's my excuse), although we arrived so late we only got a spot slightly down an incline off the Royal Mile. I did see a mounted police officer's head bobbing past above the crowd, Nessie style, and everyone in front of me holding their phones up though. So it wasn't a complete waste of time.
Actually it was. I also saw a handcuffed bloke in a leather jacket chatting amiably with a couple of coppers, don't think he was the one who shamefully accused Prince Andrew of being a sex abuser though. Maybe he just looked suspicious?
History, eh?

I have one FB friend who was in The Queue for 11 hours. She was all like: LOL I know I'm mad but it was worth every second, etc. I think for some people it's a bit like climbing Ben Nevis or something: a little endurance test, just because it's there.

couldn't they just pass the coffin along the queue, crowdsurfing style?

it's like everest: the upper slopes are littered with bodies no one can remove

endless queue waiting to get past hilary step, 67, whose giant hamper blocks the final approach

the procession on Monday will effectively be them passing the coffin along a queue - walked to marble arch then driven to Windsor. goes by about a mile south of here, the park by the road is already full of portaloos.

Said to me before last night’s DJ set: “You should play that Sex Pistols record, God Save The Queen. We learned about it in Year 9 History”. I feel like a Victorian grandfather.

Just over 3 years until it's the 50th anniversary of the recording of that

"Yeah, they wouldn't play it to us in class, because it was banned. It had loads of swearing in it, like (lowers voice to a conspiratorial whisper) "God Save The Motherfucking Queen"."

correct

Aaron is astonished, astonished I tell ye.

Ibrox this afternoon as Dundee United fans sing through a moments silence for the Queen. 😲 pic.twitter.com/LryOqqqpHc

— Aaron Bastani (@AaronBastani) September 17, 2022

he's melted like fuck throughout this

Never forget:

What are the sizes of the Queen Elizabeth II?

― Kahlia Pimental, Monday, January 12, 2004 9:54 PM (eighteen years ago)

Apparently she's small enough to fit in a box.

Seems not observing the minute's silence has been happening at games all over Scotland this week. They're not even risking at the St Mirren v Celtic game tomorrow, they're having a minute's applause instead. Well, see how that goes.

5 live were apologising for "some of the bad language and swearing" during the minute's silence before the Spurs k.o. But I didn't hear anything. Or perhaps like Bastardi - I was in such a state of amazement that I didn't believe it had happened.

Apparently there was indeed some disrespc' going on at the Spurs game.

I thought Londoners were all in The Queue?

queuing 11.5 hours to see the queen body pic.twitter.com/IbvzyaxjIE

— Depop Drama (@depopdrama) September 17, 2022

Lol omg

Big day for Channel 5 pic.twitter.com/b41gNvi7H3

— Dave Brain 🧠 (@Ornsack) September 16, 2022

depop drama guy: "yes i will be posting tomorrow"
chairman alph: "i will never log off"

🤔🤔🤔

have some curtsy

https://c.tenor.com/AStLCoePvHUAAAAC/liz-truss-bozo.gif

Read that as "have some cutesy" tbh.

🎵 Lizzie is in a box 🎵

depop drama guy: "yes i will be posting tomorrow"
chairman alph: "i will never log off"

🤔🤔🤔

― mark s, Saturday, 17 September 2022 bookmarkflaglink

That's right

i keep hearing "have some curtesy and respect" to the tune of "Sympathy for the Devil"