Have no interest at all in the royal family. Most of them are hangers on. The queen has earned her keep but many of them haven't. Luckily I've managed to avoid most of the jubilee stuff. I'd rather all the food consumed at street parties be donated to local food banks.
Just as a matter of interest. There are 20 avatars and 22 yes votes. I was a yes vote but my avatar isn't there. My question is how does the voting work and why isn't my avatar there? Anyone know?
I've heard lots of folk say they love the Queen, but not so Charlie boy. I can't see many saying they love the celebrations , but not the Queen, nor those who love the Queen being anti celebrations. IMHO like / dislike of both go fairly hand in hand.
I think it depends on how you define "love". I can't really see how anyone can love someone when they don't even know them. You can certainly have feelings - you can like, be impressed, have respect or WHY but you cannot really love them. Reminiscent of Princess Diana and the "grieving millions" when she died. Again the same thing - feeling sad and sorry perhaps but hardly the same as the death of someone close to you. Hype, hype and more hype. Touchy Feely syndrome gone mad. It seems unfair to suggest that those who don't feel impelled to hoist flags or sing the national anthem but prefer to see some news about the rest of the world are in some way anti. The Queen has been an excellent head of state and it will be a sad day when she dies. But that's all it will be for the majority - it won't be a life changing issue for us - unlike when your partner or a close relative dies - why pretend these people mean more to you than reality suggests ?
I've heard lots of folk say they love the Queen, but not so Charlie boy. I can't see many saying they love the celebrations , but not the Queen, nor those who love the Queen being anti celebrations. IMHO like / dislike of both go fairly hand in hand.
I think it depends on how you define "love". I can't really see how anyone can love someone when they don't even know them. You can certainly have feelings - you can like, be impressed, have respect or WHY but you cannot really love them. Reminiscent of Princess Diana and the "grieving millions" when she died. Again the same thing - feeling sad and sorry perhaps but hardly the same as the death of someone close to you. Hype, hype and more hype. Touchy Feely syndrome gone mad. It seems unfair to suggest that those who don't feel impelled to hoist flags or sing the national anthem but prefer to see some news about the rest of the world are in some way anti. The Queen has been an excellent head of state and it will be a sad day when she dies. But that's all it will be for the majority - it won't be a life changing issue for us - unlike when your partner or a close relative dies - why pretend these people mean more to you than reality suggests ?
Absolutely agree 100% @philippasmith2 … that’s exactly my feeling too.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Just as a matter of interest. There are 20 avatars and 22 yes votes. I was a yes vote but my avatar isn't there. My question is how does the voting work and why isn't my avatar there? Anyone know?
It’s the same with the noes and the indifferents, Uff. 20’s the maximum they can show. 🙄
Thanks pansyface, I wondered if that might be the case.
My neighbour and friend who is of Roma origin, grinned at me on Thursday, she works at Thompson and Morgan.... Good person to know! She yelled...." I have 2 days off work! Thank you princess Diana!!" Made the whole thing worthwhile for me! 🤣👍
Seeing as we share 70% of our genes with an earthworm, what you share with your Grandfather is not so relevant.
Dear oh dear oh dear!
While it may be true to say that the earthworms share some of their genes with us - it CANNOT be said tuther way about! They have roughly 100,000,000 base pairs organised into 38 chromosomes - we have 3,100,000,000 base pairs in 46 chromosomes - the genes will be very different in each species.
punkdoc's post also negates dominance - while genes may be present, they can all be switched off and non-coding. Thus your grandfather's genes are far more important than those you carry from the primordial past.
I recently met some bricklayers who were heavily into Conspiracy ( isn't everything easier to understand when someone is out to getcha?) Covid jabs are full of microchips, Neil Armstrong didn't land on the Moon, and we share 88% of our genes with a banana.
Bananas - at least the variety we mostly eat is a triploid mutant - a human feotus would spontaneously abort, a triplet on chromosome 21 is responsible for Downs Syndrome. Bananas have eleven chromosomes and roughly half a billion base pairs - try making 88% out of that!
The poll was about how people thought about the actual Jubilee and the celebrations, not the monarchy, not the same thing at all.
Can you separate the two Lizzie?
I remember "Stuff the Jubilee" - graphiti all over London. I was involved with a large picture framing company that had gone broke - easy to see why - they carried vast expensive stocks of silver painted stock that never sold.
I'll reiterate - if you get rid of the Monarchy - what will replace it?
@Hostafan1 😊 I think you’ll agree with me that a Queen is infinitely preferable to the risk of a trump … 😉
I'm ok with a Monarchy, but scaled back. Monarch, heir and a spare. The rest can all just get jobs and pay their own way If somoene want some minor royal to open their factory, shop, hospital, then pay them.
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Luckily I've managed to avoid most of the jubilee stuff. I'd rather all the food consumed at street parties be donated to local food banks.
Reminiscent of Princess Diana and the "grieving millions" when she died. Again the same thing - feeling sad and sorry perhaps but hardly the same as the death of someone close to you. Hype, hype and more hype. Touchy Feely syndrome gone mad.
It seems unfair to suggest that those who don't feel impelled to hoist flags or sing the national anthem but prefer to see some news about the rest of the world are in some way anti.
The Queen has been an excellent head of state and it will be a sad day when she dies. But that's all it will be for the majority - it won't be a life changing issue for us - unlike when your partner or a close relative dies - why pretend these people mean more to you than reality suggests ?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
While it may be true to say that the earthworms share some of their genes with us - it CANNOT be said tuther way about!
They have roughly 100,000,000 base pairs organised into 38 chromosomes - we have 3,100,000,000 base pairs in 46 chromosomes - the genes will be very different in each species.
punkdoc's post also negates dominance - while genes may be present, they can all be switched off and non-coding. Thus your grandfather's genes are far more important than those you carry from the primordial past.
I recently met some bricklayers who were heavily into Conspiracy ( isn't everything easier to understand when someone is out to getcha?) Covid jabs are full of microchips, Neil Armstrong didn't land on the Moon, and we share 88% of our genes with a banana.
Bananas - at least the variety we mostly eat is a triploid mutant - a human feotus would spontaneously abort, a triplet on chromosome 21 is responsible for Downs Syndrome. Bananas have eleven chromosomes and roughly half a billion base pairs - try making 88% out of that!
I remember "Stuff the Jubilee" - graphiti all over London. I was involved with a large picture framing company that had gone broke - easy to see why - they carried vast expensive stocks of silver painted stock that never sold.
I'll reiterate - if you get rid of the Monarchy - what will replace it?
😉
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Monarch, heir and a spare. The rest can all just get jobs and pay their own way
If somoene want some minor royal to open their factory, shop, hospital, then pay them.