Speaking of Obama and QE2, this "time flies" factoid surprised me Archived Message Posted by ATL on September 8, 2022, 12:42:27, in reply to "Thanks Obama!*" Queen Elizabeth II's coronation was closer in time to the Battle of Britain than we are to the first election of Barack Obama to the US presidency. https://t.co/voPtElzZmD — David Frum (@davidfrum) September 8, 2022 . Message Thread: | This response ↓ Liz 2.0 might be nearing the end? - ijustkrushalot September 8, 2022, 7:18:54 I giggled: - Taz September 16, 2022, 11:42:30 I giggled: - KingTalkyTiki September 16, 2022, 12:16:43 I expelled air through my nose: - Sammich September 16, 2022, 12:25:36 David Beckham waited in line with the ‘common folk’ for 13 hours to pay respects to the Queen - OB25 September 16, 2022, 11:00:30 Brits are so proud of their queue. They might be more proud of that than they were of the Queen. * - illini September 16, 2022, 11:06:13 Breaking: Queen not really dead. Just resting - timmer September 10, 2022, 16:44:32 Pining for the fijords.... - osklister September 16, 2022, 12:08:40 It's pretty incredible all the celebrity outpouring.i guess more people are affected than I thought - longsnapper September 10, 2022, 7:36:17 He always comes through* - UofIL6 September 16, 2022, 11:02:58 LMFCO. I want to believe this is a masterful troll job* - Jackie September 10, 2022, 9:42:36 LOL. He has to be leaning into this at this point.* - Carl Spackler September 10, 2022, 9:10:02 Gotta be. * - illini September 10, 2022, 12:36:18 It seems like it’s a joke, but I have no idea. * - doubledown September 10, 2022, 8:19:36 amazing * - biclops September 10, 2022, 8:16:02 Hahahaha. * - harb September 10, 2022, 7:45:16 lol incredible* - CanHartlebHireSnider September 10, 2022, 7:40:04 Hahaha - TarheelIllini September 10, 2022, 4:49:56 What a lying asshole. - SurfTheBoneyard September 10, 2022, 7:07:02 Good lord is your brain completely broken if you thought that was real* - bigbop85 September 10, 2022, 8:10:21 speaking of broken brains...... - suburbanmyth September 16, 2022, 12:48:43 It’s fake as hell. * - doubledown September 10, 2022, 7:22:45 That looks pretty fake to me but I’m not interested in downloading truth social to find out* - CanHartlebHireSnider September 10, 2022, 7:14:40 It's fake.* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes September 10, 2022, 7:23:41 Charles in Charge…. - LeatherneckIllini September 9, 2022, 19:10:32 Hong Kong best you by a day…. - harb September 10, 2022, 7:36:22 I was surprised I wasn't already late on it* - hong kong phooey September 10, 2022, 9:22:31 But mine came with video!* - LeatherneckIllini September 10, 2022, 8:21:51 Not anymore * - TarheelIllini September 10, 2022, 12:27:36 Sounds kinda personal. - osklister September 10, 2022, 9:08:16 Damn, she even outlived the writers of her obituary. - larue33 September 9, 2022, 8:04:06 Channel Nine "canned" obit yesterday said her mother was Queen Elizabeth I. - osklister September 9, 2022, 8:28:50 EPL officially postpones MW7 - ATL September 9, 2022, 5:55:08 England Cricket laughs at the EPL - ATL September 9, 2022, 8:51:55 Crickets from the E&WCB* - RVA September 10, 2022, 8:53:34 Golf tournament still being postponed* - Mrap24 September 9, 2022, 7:45:48 Why is a PGA tournament being postponed for this?* - OB25 September 9, 2022, 9:31:57 Not PGA, DP World Tour, which is the European Tour* - GrandmotherPearlsJam September 9, 2022, 9:33:21 ooo - jdl September 9, 2022, 9:19:49 Damnit - we already wore black armbands. Isn't that enough?* - CoronaTheirAss September 9, 2022, 7:37:24 Tomorrow was the first time I'd actually have had a chance to watch Liverpool - ijustkrushalot September 9, 2022, 7:03:53 Dots - GrandmotherPearlsJam September 9, 2022, 9:30:58 Oh, that’s good* - TarheelIllini September 9, 2022, 10:21:59 Come on. Plus guys, you really don’t have room in the schedule to do this!* - Carl Spackler September 9, 2022, 6:19:04 Does the song now change to god save the king?* - Mrap24 September 8, 2022, 19:13:40 Yes * - ATL September 8, 2022, 19:23:44 Apparently the new PM ended her message today with "God save the King". - osklister September 8, 2022, 21:02:00 Vampire Windsors would be a great movie * - ATL September 9, 2022, 5:56:33 Abe Lincoln and George Washington could fight them * - ATL September 9, 2022, 5:57:10 What a life…amazing to think of all that she witnessed* - Dikta September 8, 2022, 16:52:53 colonization, oppression, some good old 1980's rioting* - Sounder September 8, 2022, 17:47:07 You are a woke idiot* - JeffFrank September 8, 2022, 21:31:37 Dotz - Sounder September 8, 2022, 23:21:43 Not used to you using this technique* - JeffFrank September 8, 2022, 23:23:06 You gotta stop following some of those Twitter accounts. * - doubledown September 8, 2022, 18:13:43 It was a low hanging fruit joke - Sounder September 8, 2022, 18:36:25 People keep saying this - illini September 8, 2022, 19:14:02 What’s the spitting incident? * - doubledown September 8, 2022, 19:15:21 short version is it kinda looked like Harry Styles spit on Chris Pine - Sammich September 8, 2022, 19:19:11 Funny version....posted in another thread - TarheelIllini September 8, 2022, 21:29:08 Oh, I must not have heard about it because I don’t give a #### about any of those things. * - doubledown September 8, 2022, 19:21:52 please turn in your Messy Bitch Who Loves Drama card at the nearest receptacle* - Sammich September 8, 2022, 19:23:05 I think I left it in my other pants. * - doubledown September 8, 2022, 19:27:10 huh, no censorship on the b-word anymore - Sammich September 8, 2022, 19:23:33 Oh I don’t care either but it has led to some decent jokes. * - illini September 8, 2022, 19:22:59 Magic Loogie* - ATL September 8, 2022, 19:18:48 She didn’t really do the colonizing * - ATL September 8, 2022, 18:06:14 what about the heil hitler salute?* - suburbanmyth September 8, 2022, 18:18:04 The pledge of allegiance included the same salute until 1942. * - doubledown September 8, 2022, 19:17:46 It was 1933. She was seven. No one knew what was going on, and she was mimicking her mother* - Stu September 8, 2022, 18:49:17 indoctrination starts early* - suburbanmyth September 8, 2022, 20:11:20 History of the "Nazi Salute" - Stu September 9, 2022, 6:26:47 Literal groan* - JeffFrank September 8, 2022, 23:23:40 from when she was a kid? or was there another one?* - biclops September 8, 2022, 18:26:58 Did I miss something?* - ATL September 8, 2022, 18:19:52 This idea of purity, and you're never compromised…. - Dikta September 8, 2022, 17:52:30 FWIW, I was completly joking - Sounder September 8, 2022, 18:35:24 Ok. Great. My response was completely cribbed from a former president anyway, but - Dikta September 8, 2022, 18:43:29 Being a world leader is complicated* - Sounder September 8, 2022, 18:44:15 Play was suspended at the BMW PGA - jdl September 8, 2022, 16:19:29 Going to re-start on Saturday and will be a 54 hole event - jdl September 9, 2022, 9:18:16 There is speculation they are going to cancel EPL this weekend* - Sounder September 8, 2022, 16:53:55 well, better than see what Liverpool fans do during a moment of silence. - ijustkrushalot September 8, 2022, 18:07:25 That'll turn the last working-class loyalist against monarchy.* - complainant September 8, 2022, 18:01:36 So much for those OWGR points for the LIV guys - Ron McDon September 8, 2022, 16:52:29 Great minds* - Dikta September 8, 2022, 16:53:38 Nor can the OWGR point hunters* - Dikta September 8, 2022, 16:51:54 Because this makes me laugh every time (ooo) - opey8 September 8, 2022, 15:32:51 Yessss!!’* - PapaDels September 8, 2022, 15:49:52 Mr. October delivers again - assassin September 8, 2022, 14:50:24 Awesome* - UofIL6 September 8, 2022, 15:59:45 LOL* - ATL September 8, 2022, 15:31:02 ooo - ATL September 8, 2022, 14:00:08 Seems like Charles III is official * - ijustkrushalot September 8, 2022, 13:42:52 So...Charles in charge? * - hong kong phooey September 8, 2022, 17:45:31 Acknowledged* - IlliniRunner September 8, 2022, 18:17:12 William now first in line to the throne and - TarheelIllini September 8, 2022, 13:56:17 I really want to know what word or phrase tarheel was thinking of here. * - VIV September 8, 2022, 22:29:25 oh god, is that how kings are chosen over there?! is it a hazing thing?* - VIV September 8, 2022, 13:57:19 Stiff upper lip and all that, old chap* - Sammich September 8, 2022, 14:07:48 the battle of porktown with lord cornholis* - VIV September 8, 2022, 14:29:07 and who can forget that traitor Benedicked Arnholed?* - Stu September 8, 2022, 14:32:22 Allofher Cramwelled into the poor bloke* - RVA September 8, 2022, 19:21:36 this is the real reason why harry left* - biclops September 8, 2022, 14:00:08 And why the Franker doesn’t understand why * - ATL September 8, 2022, 14:00:42 it was always weird to me that they could pick a different reginal name* - VIV September 8, 2022, 13:49:22 I was hoping for King Tampon* - Tortillini September 8, 2022, 14:35:30 *eye point* - VIV September 8, 2022, 14:40:29 Gah, old and slow* - Tortillini September 8, 2022, 14:52:48 I think they can use any of their given names. First or one of their several middle names.* - ATL September 8, 2022, 13:52:18 even weirder that nobody ever chose anything awesome like "king thundercock"* - biclops September 8, 2022, 13:51:23 King Bicocks - theBard September 8, 2022, 13:51:57 Queen Cocksnapper* - longsnapper September 8, 2022, 13:59:31 ooo - doubledown September 8, 2022, 13:42:43 True story: Charles II was known as the Merry Monarch because of his hedonistic behavior and - Stu September 8, 2022, 13:28:58 Charles I got his head chopped off - CanHartlebHireSnider September 8, 2022, 13:37:36 Charles the III will be known as The Absorbent - VIV September 8, 2022, 13:32:50 I’ve never read that. Highly entertaining.* - GhostofPokeyStixPast September 8, 2022, 14:40:02 This is literally the worst thing I have ever read - Stu September 8, 2022, 13:37:55 What can you say, the man knows how to dirty talk* - OB25 September 8, 2022, 13:39:33 you're welcome! - VIV September 8, 2022, 13:38:10 I wonder if his mommy read that - Stu September 8, 2022, 13:42:21 lol NYT - VIV September 8, 2022, 13:17:32 I'm confused as to why they sang God Save the Queen* - ATL September 8, 2022, 13:28:40 maybe it was the sex pistols version?* - VIV September 8, 2022, 13:29:46 They love Camilla now. * - doubledown September 8, 2022, 13:29:32 Trying to balance out The Onion maybe? * - doubledown September 8, 2022, 13:22:57 The Onion you say - Jackie September 8, 2022, 13:27:40 LOL - VIV September 8, 2022, 13:29:09 Whether it’s Trump trying to ignore election results and install himself as chief executive or - biclops September 8, 2022, 13:22:45 *golf clap* * - IlliniRunner September 8, 2022, 13:28:59 New York Times Pitchbot: even that's a little much* - IlliniRunner September 8, 2022, 13:22:25 Genius way to go viral, or just being really stupid? - OB25 September 8, 2022, 13:00:07 Poor George Russell* - CanHartlebHireSnider September 8, 2022, 13:03:09 amazing* - assassin September 8, 2022, 13:03:03 This lady is the embodiment of those Irish Blood English Heart lyrics - ATL September 8, 2022, 12:58:46 her first PM was Churchill, born 1874. Her last was Truss, born 1975* - biclops September 8, 2022, 12:56:16 Royal Family Twitter says Chuck is King now. * - illini September 8, 2022, 12:44:28 Barkley though. Sorry if that wasn’t clear. * - illini September 8, 2022, 12:54:46 they're making him change it to Berkeley - Sammich September 8, 2022, 13:03:56 King Chuck, sequel to King Ralph - IlliniSax05 September 8, 2022, 12:56:23 I would watch that movie. - theBard September 8, 2022, 13:00:39 so does Will become Prince of Wales now? - IlliniSax05 September 8, 2022, 12:54:05 Yes although I assume there will be a formal investiture at some point* - CanHartlebHireSnider September 8, 2022, 12:55:41 American Idol for it* - KCWildcat September 8, 2022, 12:50:00 He should have to fight someone for it. Or battle a lion or something. * - doubledown September 8, 2022, 12:49:19 Was killing his first wife not enough?* - VIV September 8, 2022, 12:50:16 Too soon.* - MojoJojo September 8, 2022, 13:01:06 Trial by combat with somebody* - ATL September 8, 2022, 12:50:08 First change for so many. I doubt anyone here was alive when George VI was around. * - osklister September 8, 2022, 12:44:13 Mech was there for the change from the first Elizabeth * - VIV September 8, 2022, 12:48:46 The US take advantage of the confusion and claim GB as a territory. - doubledown September 8, 2022, 12:40:55 they’ll be freezing this winter, should be pushovers. * - Randle McMurphy September 8, 2022, 12:43:53 So is Charles gonna take up the regnal name George VII? - CanHartlebHireSnider September 8, 2022, 12:40:18 Sounds like King Charles III* - CanHartlebHireSnider September 8, 2022, 13:14:06 Will we postpone Bills vs Rams?* - jfinsocal September 8, 2022, 12:39:12 Is this a serious question? - CubsWonWorldSeries September 8, 2022, 13:42:50 Ed Martin confirmed* - UofIL6 September 8, 2022, 12:33:24 Thanks Obama!* - KingTalkyTiki September 8, 2022, 12:35:52 Speaking of Obama and QE2, this "time flies" factoid surprised me - ATL September 8, 2022, 12:42:27 She was coronated halfway between the end of WW2 and Obama’s birth. * - VIV September 8, 2022, 12:47:47 Also, Obama was born in teh then British colony of Kenya - ATL September 8, 2022, 12:51:00 link - biclops September 8, 2022, 12:35:26 I rate this post infinity biclops* - Jackie September 8, 2022, 12:36:47 She was delicious. * - VIV September 8, 2022, 12:34:18 Operation London Bridge - biclops September 8, 2022, 11:48:46 Looks like Operation Spring Tide and Unicorn are also in progress - ATL September 8, 2022, 14:30:32 bold prediction - several countries, including Canada, will use her death to finally sever all ties - John Coctostan September 8, 2022, 12:39:20 how come every time we lose a crown - Sammich September 8, 2022, 12:19:33 BBC website switched to a black header. all their on-air presenters are in black.* - VIV September 8, 2022, 11:55:00 Oh dear. What can I do? - osklister September 8, 2022, 12:04:06 I just checked BBC America. Star Trek* - biclops September 8, 2022, 11:55:26 That makes it official. The late dear Queen has been launched into space per her last requests. * - VIV September 8, 2022, 12:19:07 I can only imagine how elaborate my final demands would be if I had a vast fortune, hated my kids, - doubledown September 8, 2022, 12:22:56 So she could already be dead. * - doubledown September 8, 2022, 11:51:46 possibly. I’m not really clear on the timing between telling the PM, telling the other commonwealth - biclops September 8, 2022, 11:54:36 This news has made Twitter unscrollable - AintHatin September 8, 2022, 11:17:16 Unfunny, but trying to be funny? Or unfunny with too many feelings? * - doubledown September 8, 2022, 11:23:44 see also: the internet - IlliniSax05 September 8, 2022, 11:22:59 Really? I'm the first? - haighter September 8, 2022, 10:28:38 Is LBK 3.0 upgraded to 1080p?* - timmer September 8, 2022, 9:57:01 ok* - VIV September 8, 2022, 9:09:50 The Mascot Moment of Silence will be crazy this weekend* - KCWildcat September 8, 2022, 9:00:48 [Vincent] from Hell's heart, I stab at thee! [/Ludwig]* - Sammich September 8, 2022, 8:57:43 Cobra Commander weighs in - ATL September 8, 2022, 8:51:49 Britain isn’t big enough for two women named Liz. * - illini September 8, 2022, 8:53:56 Whew thought u meant Cheney* - Stu September 8, 2022, 8:40:37 Not related to the Queen, but for the new PM. Letters of Last Resort. Learned this yesterday... - LeatherneckIllini September 8, 2022, 8:39:15 Ed Martin?* - KCWildcat September 8, 2022, 8:14:43 Even Harry and Megan heading there now. So seems like it's about her time to pass* - LeatherneckIllini September 8, 2022, 8:26:20 They should take this opportunity to dissolve the monarchy. It's such a shitshow. * - doubledown September 8, 2022, 7:41:45 We fought 2 wars to be rid of those inbred wankers, they can all rot. * - larue33 September 8, 2022, 8:52:15 I mean, the English can do whatever but does Canada really need to reprint all of it's money with - ijustkrushalot September 8, 2022, 8:17:36 Terry Fox* - Sounder September 8, 2022, 10:49:54 Two Beavers are Better Than One... - shua September 8, 2022, 9:53:10 The two Gords….Lightfoot as well* - PapaDels September 8, 2022, 9:41:40 Don Cherry - Tortillini September 8, 2022, 8:20:58 Neil Peart* - PapaDels September 8, 2022, 9:41:11 Ooo - Herman Blume September 8, 2022, 8:36:07 Gretzky or Howe. * - osklister September 8, 2022, 8:33:05 So is Prince Charles still next in line? Did I miss any intrigue in the last season of The Crown?* - ATL September 8, 2022, 7:38:01 I heard some rumors a couple years ago that she had decided to skip him - IlliniSax05 September 8, 2022, 7:47:00 The Queen is too much about tradition to skip Charles* - GhostofPokeyStixPast September 8, 2022, 9:45:33 true, but I think she also realizes that without the public's support the monarchy is done - IlliniSax05 September 8, 2022, 10:04:46 Seriously: don't know Brit Law, but can she unilaterally say "my son is a royal a-hole, so grandson - osklister September 8, 2022, 8:38:07 I assumed it was like a GoT/HotD situation where the Queen can choose a particular heir if she wants - IlliniSax05 September 8, 2022, 9:08:04 She invested Charles as Prince of Wales 50 years ago - CanHartlebHireSnider September 8, 2022, 10:52:31 I think it's different if you own pets that shoot fire. * - doubledown September 8, 2022, 9:43:44 I've heard her corgi's are assholes. * - haighter September 8, 2022, 9:57:44 He's talking about Queen Elizabeth.* - complainant September 8, 2022, 7:20:20 The one who has barely seen her grandkids because Harry married a terrible person* - JeffFrank September 8, 2022, 7:28:24 Jeff is Piers Morgan. How awful for both of them.* - complainant September 8, 2022, 7:45:05 Jason Miller’s baby mama speaks truth: - JeffFrank September 8, 2022, 8:37:49 We should question the opinions and judgement of anyone who would #### Jason Miller. * - doubledown September 8, 2022, 8:49:20 Was she conscious at the time?* - complainant September 8, 2022, 10:44:32 Imagine his fat round head doing the Col. Angus* - JeffFrank September 8, 2022, 12:34:15 Great grandkids actually* - JeffFrank September 8, 2022, 8:01:49 also, quite possible they don't want their kids around their pedophile uncle* - VIV September 8, 2022, 9:55:28 The one who he paid off looked over 18* - JeffFrank September 8, 2022, 12:33:13 Yikes* - VIV September 8, 2022, 12:44:35 i love the idea that the queen would give a shit about playing with her great grandkids. * - VIV September 8, 2022, 9:08:37 She plays with corgis* - JeffFrank September 8, 2022, 12:07:57   Searching