Thread: A breach of British protocol? First lady touches the Queen.

Originally Posted by sabang

Shocking.

Jaysus, Michelle is a giant!

^
or the queen is a dwarf

Originally Posted by goostewart

Tex (and some other septics on here) forget one solid, indisputable fact when it comes to the Queen, they visit Britain in droves, mostly to soak up the royal stuff.

So why do most of the Brits go to the US to see Disneyworld? Oh, their ancestry goes back to Mickey and/or Tinkerbell.

Originally Posted by November Rain

as far as I'm aware, royal protocol is royal protocol

Ya, I hope MO covers her arms if she visits Thailand, Cambodia, Laos...

Originally Posted by phuketbound

The queen started {it}

Yep, from several photos I saw, she did.

Originally Posted by panama hat

Darn, getting into this topic too late . . .

Normal for you hatter. As my Gram would say to folks like you, you're a day late and several brain cells short.

Hey, Tex, you think the devil is gonna send an ogre to do his bidding? God Save the Queen.

Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon

So why do most of the Brits go to the US to see Disneyworld?

What gives you that idea? And how many is most?

Ooooh a Tex thread about the British monarchy, is it worth going through?

Oliphant says...

What was interesting was how BBC showed the video footage of HRH clearly touching MO first , then MO reciprocating, but CNN showed its right- winged colours by omiting this part of the footage. Anything to make Obama and Co look bad

You'll get some flak for calling CNN right wing.
The Faux News watchers all reckon it's pro-communist!

Originally Posted by Texpat

but nothin on why the queen might consider herself "hands off"...

granted this is a no-win answer so when you're done twisting in the wind, simply climb down.

Its a laff. It's fucking folly.

The Negro touched the queen! Can you believe it?

O.K. , O.K. but if we are going to talk about silly traditions, then what about the idiotic pledge allegiance to the flag that every poor soul in school has to noodle down in the morning.
Or what about these silly things that no U.S. citizen does or respect:

Flag Etiquette

STANDARDS of RESPECT The Flag Code, which formalizes and unifies the traditional ways in which we give respect to the flag, also contains specific instructions on how the flag is not to be used. They are:

• The flag should never be dipped to any person or thing. It is flown upside down only as a distress signal.
• The flag should not be used as a drapery, or for covering a speakers desk, draping a platform, or for any decoration in general. Bunting of blue, white and red stripes is available for these purposes. The blue stripe of the bunting should be on the top.
• The flag should never be used for any advertising purpose. It should not be embroidered, printed or otherwise impressed on such articles as cushions, handkerchiefs, napkins, boxes, or anything intended to be discarded after temporary use. Advertising signs should not be attached to the staff or halyard
• The flag should not be used as part of a costume or athletic uniform, except that a flag patch may be used on the uniform of military personnel, fireman, policeman and members of patriotic organizations.
• The flag should never have placed on it, or attached to it, any mark, insignia, letter, word, number, figure, or drawing of any kind.
• The flag should never be used as a receptacle for receiving, holding, carrying, or delivering anything.

When the flag is lowered, no part of it should touch the ground or any other object; it should be received by waiting hands and arms. To store the flag it should be folded neatly and ceremoniously.
The flag should be cleaned and mended when necessary.
When a flag is so worn it is no longer fit to serve as a symbol of our country, it should be destroyed by burning in a dignified manner.


this is just one of a million pics.

Lets not forget..this is just a piece of cloth.
Imagine the U.S. had a King or Queen.

Originally Posted by HermantheGerman

O.K. , O.K. but if we are going to talk about silly traditions, then what about the idiotic pledge allegiance to the flag that every poor soul in school has to noodle down in the morning.

Lot of this sort of stuff going around.

Unity and justice and freedom
For the German fatherland!
For these let us all strive
Brotherly with heart and hand!
Unity and justice and freedom
Are the pledge of fortune;
Flourish in this fortune's blessing,
Flourish, German fatherland.

Originally Posted by HermantheGerman

O.K. , O.K. but if we are going to talk about silly traditions, then what about the idiotic pledge allegiance to the flag that every poor soul in school has to noodle down in the morning.

Do they really?

Originally Posted by dirtydog

wallali, it might be a good idea to get an english native speaker to explain this thread to you, your seeing or inferring stuff is there which isn't there.

If he's been into 100 Pipers, it might be more appropriate to get a SOBER English native speaker to explain it to him. It's another seppo-basher crawling out from under his rock.

Originally Posted by Norton

Lot of this sort of stuff going around. Unity and justice and freedom For the German fatherland! For these let us all strive Brotherly with heart and hand! Unity and justice and freedom Are the pledge of fortune; Flourish in this fortune's blessing, Flourish, German fatherland.

Yes, but that is the national anthem . . . no such thing as pledging allegiance to a flag

Originally Posted by melvbot

Do they really?

Every morning, hand on heart, reciting the pledge.

Originally Posted by panama hat

Every morning, hand on heart, reciting the pledge.

I never knew that. Seems a bit weird to me making young children pledge something to a piece of cloth with a pattern on it. Those wacky Americans.