Oh, nm. They have royalty of their own, though. Do Danes and Swedes and Spaniards care as well?
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 18:56 (six years ago) link
I've no idea, it was little inside joke on StanM's previous posting history, but, as you say, nm.
― (Henry) Green container bin with face (Tom D.), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 18:58 (six years ago) link
Ah, I see. Thanks for filling me in.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 18:58 (six years ago) link
characterising Brits as ppl that care about royalty is as false as saying all French ppl sleep with their high-school teachers:p
― calzino, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 19:02 (six years ago) link
More like they care more than they'd like to admit or they would've gotten rid of them long ago.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 19:03 (six years ago) link
To be fair, that's less ridiculous than English Canadians' inexplicable attachment to the British crown (only 4/10 support severing ties after the queen's death).
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 19:06 (six years ago) link
hail, north american fred
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 19:08 (six years ago) link
Who says we care? Anyway, Stan is from Belgium!
― (Henry) Green container bin with face (Tom D.), Wednesday, April 18, 2018 11:54 AM (three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
the royalty is very popular in britain tbh.
― Louis Jägermeister (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 19:16 (six years ago) link
there is a weekly rag called Hello Canada that has a royal on the cover of every issue.
― adam the (abanana), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 19:19 (six years ago) link
Do they run through all 2,000 people in the line of succession and then loop around or what
― valorous wokelord (silby), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 19:22 (six years ago) link
I don't think YouGov would ever publish a poll with data from regions of the country where a reasonably large chunk of the population loathe them, or want them abolished. That wouldn't be of any use to them.
― calzino, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 19:29 (six years ago) link
That's why no-one gives a flying fuck about Harry's forthcoming wedding I suppose|?
― (Henry) Green container bin with face (Tom D.), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 20:07 (six years ago) link
wtf Dale Winton
https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/dale-winton-dead-supermarket-sweep-12388152
― (Henry) Green container bin with face (Tom D.), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 20:37 (six years ago) link
what the hell
― Mahogany Loggins (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 20:40 (six years ago) link
Randy Scruggs
https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/randy-scruggs-musician-and-songwriter-dead-at-64-w519271
― nickn, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 20:42 (six years ago) link
oh shit not dale, jesus fuck
― i'm surprised to see your screwface at the door (NickB), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 20:43 (six years ago) link
Dale Winton has given a few interviews over the past few years talking about his mental health and depression, his mother taking her own life, the way that nobody wanted to date him. He's barely been on anything in recent years.
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 20:48 (six years ago) link
― calzino, Wednesday, April 18, 2018 12:29 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
any data I've ever seen that breaks things down regionally shows that the area in england with lowest enthusiasm for the royals is by a long distance london.
― Louis Jägermeister (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 20:56 (six years ago) link
sad about Dale Winton. RIP.
― Louis Jägermeister (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 20:57 (six years ago) link
I feel strongly that if there were a royal referendum they would win, but it would be a much closer result than polling data suggests. Why do think SS uniform boy wants to depoliticise his wedding? Anyway I'll stop RIP derail!
― calzino, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 21:28 (six years ago) link
I used to skip morning classes at sixth form to watch supermarket sweep. It was such an odd game show, so ultra stylised, Dale was obviously perfect for it. Can't say I've been a fan of anything since (christ his radio shows were not great) but still very sad news.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 23:05 (six years ago) link
i love the mundane fantasy of loading up your cart with everything being free. it feels more powerful than someone winning a car, say. i would like to see a survivor-style remake of supermarket sweep where they had a few minutes to gather enough to feed themselves for a week.
― adam the (abanana), Thursday, 19 April 2018 00:31 (six years ago) link
Bruno Sammartino
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bruno-sammartino-wrestling-s-original-good-guy-hero-dies-82-n867321
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 19 April 2018 08:17 (six years ago) link
When I worked at a big central London record shop, just round the corner from the Beeb, Dale Winton was a regular customer. He was very, very good with any members of the public who approached him - polite, engaged, interested.
― Ward Fowler, Thursday, 19 April 2018 08:44 (six years ago) link
and another TV hero of the '60s, Chuck McCann
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chuck-mccann-dead-comic-actor-kids-tv-host-was-83-1024097
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfZzz_QABws
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 19 April 2018 08:58 (six years ago) link
I don't know if I've told this story here before but my mother and sister, at one point, thought I was Dale Winton's boyfriend and phoned me up to ask me about it. What had happened was that my mother was getting her hair done and was flicking through the latest issue of Hello, or whatever, and there was a paparazzi style feature on Dale Winton's latest love interest, with a snap of him sitting outside a cafe in Primrose Hill with a pale, shaven headed man in a long coat, not at all his type you might think. My mother was so convinced it was me, sharing a cappuccino with Dale, she bought a copy of the magazine and showed my sister and then they phoned me to ask me if I had anything to tell them. Also Primrose Hill is in North London and anywhere in North London is near to where I live, as far as my mother is concerned. Anyway, having convinced them I wasn't Dale Winton's boyfriend, I went down to a newsagent to see if I could find a copy of this incriminating magazine and, sure enough, the guy did look very like me and was even dressed like me. Nonetheless I have never been Dale Winton's boyfriend.
― (Henry) Green container bin with face (Tom D.), Thursday, 19 April 2018 09:04 (six years ago) link
i’m sorry for your loss tom
― i'm surprised to see your screwface at the door (NickB), Thursday, 19 April 2018 09:09 (six years ago) link
possibly inappropriate lol!
― calzino, Thursday, 19 April 2018 09:10 (six years ago) link
I lol'ed too. Laughter through the tears.
― (Henry) Green container bin with face (Tom D.), Thursday, 19 April 2018 09:12 (six years ago) link
aw, he seemed a nice type :(
― calzino, Thursday, 19 April 2018 09:15 (six years ago) link
I think you may have found one or two things to disagree with him on politically, Calz. But out of respect for Tom's grief here's probably not the place to go into them.
― Tim, Thursday, 19 April 2018 09:27 (six years ago) link
I didn't really plan to tbh. Quite an unnecessary post Tim, really ffs!
― calzino, Thursday, 19 April 2018 09:30 (six years ago) link
I meant for me to go into them rather than you. But please accept my heartfelt apologies anyway.
― Tim, Thursday, 19 April 2018 09:35 (six years ago) link
soz it thought it was a passive-aggressive dig, Tim!
― calzino, Thursday, 19 April 2018 09:37 (six years ago) link
hey it's been a rough day for us all
― i'm surprised to see your screwface at the door (NickB), Thursday, 19 April 2018 09:45 (six years ago) link
Finding out H Asperger cooperated with the T2 program has been like an RIP for my partner today, she's even taken down his quote from her wall.
― calzino, Thursday, 19 April 2018 09:50 (six years ago) link
T4 program, even, different terminators.
― calzino, Thursday, 19 April 2018 09:51 (six years ago) link
I've just been made aware of this article Dale Winton wrote about Trump during the 2016 and it really is something. https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/dale-winton-donald-trump-is-he-hero-or-villain/"> https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/dale-winton-donald-trump-is-he-hero-or-villain/
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 19 April 2018 10:54 (six years ago) link
lol! what a dick!
― calzino, Thursday, 19 April 2018 11:00 (six years ago) link
oh dale! ;_;
― i'm surprised to see your screwface at the door (NickB), Thursday, 19 April 2018 11:04 (six years ago) link
he is now dead to me
― i'm surprised to see your screwface at the door (NickB), Thursday, 19 April 2018 11:05 (six years ago) link
As a tribute to the great man I'm going to shop-lift some expensive brand maple syrup in Asda later.
― calzino, Thursday, 19 April 2018 11:07 (six years ago) link
Lol! I genuinely thought Tom was crying earlier. I think I have a bit off an Aspergic humour bypass at times!
― calzino, Thursday, 19 April 2018 11:11 (six years ago) link
can't believe Dale Winton liked an orange bloke with funny hair
― you're my luger not my rifle (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 19 April 2018 11:42 (six years ago) link
Do you mind, I'm not orange.
― (Henry) Green container bin with face (Tom D.), Thursday, 19 April 2018 12:04 (six years ago) link
sorry i don't follow Hello!
― you're my luger not my rifle (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 19 April 2018 12:07 (six years ago) link
wouldn't have thought ian paisley was his type tbh
― i'm surprised to see your screwface at the door (NickB), Thursday, 19 April 2018 12:51 (six years ago) link
bruno sammartino
a sad loss for the city of pittsburgh
― mookieproof, Thursday, 19 April 2018 12:57 (six years ago) link
i'm glad someone saw that through the obscure Brit figures that are clogging this thread now
i'm posting more Chuck McCann
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5g4YW-6HsA
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 19 April 2018 14:36 (six years ago) link
Yes, there's never any obscure Yank figures on this thread. ^^^^
― (Henry) Green container bin with face (Tom D.), Thursday, 19 April 2018 14:49 (six years ago) link