To me it'll be treated as a pointless day-off and a time where I am afraid to watch the news this week because they won't shut the fuck up about it! And what's this about a drinking game?
What's the Royal Wedding like from where you're standing?
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It was set up over facebook. Here are the rulesWilliam MacKay said:
If you've made it this far, you, like us, are looking to remember (or not) the Royal Wedding as a truly messy occassion. The only things required are something to drink and a jug that shall be known as "The Future Kings Cup" the use of this will become clear later, although I'm sure the more experienced amongst you will be aware of its purpose. The rules are as follows (they may ocassionally enconter something of a restructuring to make them more intelligble or generally better), although as it stands they are incomplete, which means I need your suggestions to make this the best damn day it can be...
1. If the Queen is on the screen you must be drinking. The woman has ruled the country for over 50 years, the least you can do is get destroyed in her honour.
2. Any time Prince Harry appears all players must produce a Nazi salute. The last player to do so must consume 5 fingers/mouthfuls for their poor reactions.
3. If Elton John is spotted the last person to shout "Candle in the Wind" must drink 5.
4. Any time time paralells are drawn to the Diana and Charles wedding (or any previous Royal Wedding for that matter), by commentators or otherwise, all players must consume 3 fingers/mouthfuls of their drink.
5.We're British (or shall assume the role for the day), which means we're a simple folk who enjoy comforts such as bacon and beer. With this in mind then, what better way to greet our anthem than with a hearty chug. As a result when the National Anthem is playing, everyone must be stood up and drinking. (Cheers to Will Sugg for inspiring this rule)
6.William will one day become king of this fine country, a fact that needs to be celebrated no? Every time the word "future" is said, in the mentioned context or not, an amount no less than 1 finger must be added to the "Future Kings Cup" by any player. This should then go in a clockwise direction from the first player to do so everytime future is mentioned, to ensure the cup has a good mix of drinks.
(Cheers to Sam Baggot for inspiring this rule)
7. And following on from Rule 6, The last person to shout "God save the future King!" upon the proclamation of "I now pronounce you man and wife" has to down the Future King's Cup. I fear for those that are last here, I really do.
(Cheers to Dick Sharp for inspiring this rule)
8. Prince Phillip has found a warm place in many of our hearts, his "Racist Grandad" appeal simply too hard too dislike. As a result, whenever he is shown independant of the Queen (to avoid complications with rule 1), the last player to shout "Bloody Foreigners" must drink 3 fingers. Penalties can be awarded for anyone who makes no attempt to imitate his accent.
9. Prime Ministers never tend to be popular, but our current one is hated even by those standards. So to allow you all to "stick it to da man" whenever our fearless leader David Cameron appears on screen, the first player to shout "****" (substitute for a less offensive word if necessary) is allowed to come up with a rule of their own. Enjoy your one chance at tyranny!
10.Whenever the union flag appears on screen, the first to shout "rule brittania" is bestowed with the honor of delegating four measures however they see fit, one for each nation of the UK. This can either be to single player, or spread amongst them. Make sure our great flag is honoured with the drinking it deserves!
I'm from the South West of England and yeah, contempt and derision seems to summise my feelings towards the wedding and the monarchy in general. Some of my friends are trying to make a drinking game out of the event, which would at least makes the proceedings mildly interesting.
I don't give a fuuuuck. I don't even know who's getting married, I'm proud of that. I can only hope someone breaks their neck or something, then I'd maybe watch. The Royal Family is depressing, it reminds me of all the shit I hate.
Isn't that normal? I don't know about other places, but in Manchester I've met tons of people with a "fuck it" attitude. The only thing they care about being football.jck4332 said:
I'm from the South East of England. I very rarely watch TV and yet I have not managed to escape all the constant talk and coverage of this bloody wedding. I have no love for the Royal Family. I care as much for this wedding as I would for just about anyone else that I don't know.
Plenty of villages round here are holding street parties, (although not in the actual streets because health and safety says that's DANGEROUS!) I don't think anyone really cares all that much. I certainly don't.
Plenty of villages round here are holding street parties, (although not in the actual streets because health and safety says that's DANGEROUS!) I don't think anyone really cares all that much. I certainly don't.
But I'm on Easter Holiday so that doesn't affect me much... means I can spend a little extra time with my boyfriend, though!
That's creepy.Proverbial Jon said:
Oh god, I live opposite a park. There's going to be a fucking party there isn't there?
I live in Finland (northen europe) and i have heard about it only once, and that was on the internet too. But to be fair i don't watch tv these days, i get all my news and entertainment from interwebz.
Pretty much this, dead exciting for an exceptionally messy drinking game... got a couple of mates and the missus coming over. Will drink during the day and see if we can drag ourselves out to a metal night in the evening. Should be fun if nothing else.Zantos said:
well here in germany theres a little section in the back of the newspaper that gets updated every day called 'The beest is yet to come'. idk the youth doesnt give a hoot. it just seems a little over dramatized to me. but the older generation fidns it fascinateing
I'm probably in the minority here but I welcome it, any excuse to see more of Middleton.
But its a big day for them, and a big event in British history. I still find it hard to see how people can think who Katie Price/Kery Katona are sleeping with now is a bigger deal than celebrating the future King and Queen of England getting married.
But its a big day for them, and a big event in British history. I still find it hard to see how people can think who Katie Price/Kery Katona are sleeping with now is a bigger deal than celebrating the future King and Queen of England getting married.
I get a paid day off work!
They should get married everyweek.
Also its my dogs 5th birthday, which is much more important.
They should get married everyweek.
Also its my dogs 5th birthday, which is much more important.
you i my self take a "i don't care" view of things but here the question i ask once they get married.... what do they do exactly seems like a lot of fuss for nothing imporant.
The last time i turned my tv on there was nothing but adverts for this stupid wedding between shows, i was getting so annoyed hearing the same thing over and over i haven't watched tv since (7 days).
It's getting tonnes of coverage here in Canada. In fact, it's getting arguably more coverage than our country's 3rd election in 5 years, brought on by our parliament's first ever non-confidence vote; and the Arab Spring. As such, I'm currently holding it with contempt.
That said,I don't despise the concept, and really, a royal family who just sits there are just as good as celebrities as pop culture or millionaires, in fact they'll probably be better role models than most of the celebrities that pop culture spits out. But I think all the pomp associated with the royal family could be toned down a bit (if we start talking about the role of monarchy in the commonwealth.) Just as a living part english and commonwealth heritage, they deserve some important note, but probably not this much.
That said,I don't despise the concept, and really, a royal family who just sits there are just as good as celebrities as pop culture or millionaires, in fact they'll probably be better role models than most of the celebrities that pop culture spits out. But I think all the pomp associated with the royal family could be toned down a bit (if we start talking about the role of monarchy in the commonwealth.) Just as a living part english and commonwealth heritage, they deserve some important note, but probably not this much.
I am infuriated by the royal wedding; £2 million of tax payers money should not be spent on a wedding given that it is not the royal families money to spend and also because weddings are incredibly pointless and moronic. Someone needs to assassinate the queen and the entirity of her inbred family.