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In reply to the discussion: The Royal Wedding sure has brought out the curmudgeons in force. [View all]OldHippieChick
(2,434 posts)20. One would hope that if nothing more, this
attention to someone more popular and w/ a prettier family would piss the Cheetohead off so much he would crap his pants. That alone makes my day.
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Spending a couple of hours watching a wedding on TV is hardly a distraction,
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2018
#4
Aha. Sorry. There have been too many similarly worded posts this morning
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2018
#14
No worries. I've spent most of my spare time while working mocking folks in the other thread
Blue_Adept
May 2018
#19
Yeah, it's amazing how many people go to the trouble to tweet that they "don't care"
mainer
May 2018
#3
I don't know how keenly he wants the throne, but it's been a LONG time coming.
BobTheSubgenius
May 2018
#82
Anything that keeps Trump and his gang of criminals out of the media is fine with me!
smirkymonkey
May 2018
#8
Hard to believe people who say they don't care when they spend so much effort...
Kaleva
May 2018
#11
Apparently I care that they spend the effort telling us how much they don't care.
Kaleva
May 2018
#16
It is silly it matters at all. No different than any other wedding today. Stupid. nt
USALiberal
May 2018
#21
It matters on a global scale, and should matter to the thinking minds that grasp the gravity of it.
Civic Justice
May 2018
#23
For the British, it is. The royal family is a national symbol for them -
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2018
#33
Not exactly. The Revolutionary War was fought to separate the colonies
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2018
#58
As well you should read additional perspectives and interpretations from those who were there.
LanternWaste
May 2018
#83
That wasn't the reason. They decided not to invite any politicians,
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2018
#48
My mother-in-law was from the UK, who met my father-in-law during WWII and she
JoeOtterbein
May 2018
#38
And all the sappy cornballs, Renaissance Fair romantics, and swooning starry-eyed
Nitram
May 2018
#43
There are always a few who want to point out that they are serious people
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2018
#60
I watched from beginning to end, and was delighted. And after getting some sleep, I tuned in to....
Tarheel_Dem
May 2018
#78