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And what an event! I'm enamored of England almost as much as I am Scotland. I admire the Queen*. She's an amazing combination of beauty, strength, and endurance. CNN has this nice scroll through of images from Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee. The first of it's kind in history! Have not had time yet to catch up on video's from the day but hopefully will soon. Love the fighter jets in formation, the colorful celebration in the streets, the smiles, and Prince Louis on the balcony! How I wish I were there!

Scroll: https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/02/uk/galle ... index.html

God save the Queen!






* I drive around with this on my vehicle. Not lying. It was a gift. A certain someone who sits in the seat beside it is in charge of issuing the royal wave as we go places together.

Rumor has it that the Queen holds these events because it is easier to sap the people of their lifeforce when they are all bunched together rather than spread out. No wonder she has lived for so long.

Oh Elizabeth! I puffy heart you!

Paddington Bear joins the Queen for afternoon tea at Buckingham Palace
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZRP70zMHgo

Here's a throwback one! The Queen is such a good sport! We love her like honey dripping into our china tea cup!

James Bond and The Queen London 2012 Performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AS-dCdYZbo

Queen congratulates Australians of the Year via video call
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yIn36ANPfc

Whoa. The expression on her face looks downright demonic.

(Plus, all that money and she still can't afford an orthodontist?)

Dr. Shades wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 05, 2022 1:01 pm

(Plus, all that money and she still can't afford an orthodontist?)

Newsflash: not everybody in the world feels that their life is ruined if their teeth are not as absolutely uniform and perfectly aligned as the US orthodontic industry has succeeded in conditioning many Americans to feel is an essential condition for not being laughed at in the street.

She could pay to have platinum teeth with flashing lights if she wanted to. If she does not look like your orthodontist would like her to feel she ought to pay to look, that's because she simply can't give a damn about such trivia.

By the way, or the avoidance of doubt, I am not much of a fan of the royal family as an institution. I would be happy to do without them, so long as I don't risk ending up with someone like Trump in their place. This is just a post about what may be called cosmetic culture, and its arbitrary nature.

Chap wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 05, 2022 3:32 pm

Dr. Shades wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 05, 2022 1:01 pm

(Plus, all that money and she still can't afford an orthodontist?)

Newsflash: not everybody in the world feels that their life is ruined if their teeth are not as absolutely uniform and perfectly aligned as the US orthodontic industry has succeeded in conditioning many Americans to feel is an essential condition for not being laughed at in the street.

In American culture, there is sometimes a disturbingly thin line between "virtue" and "expensive vanity." (I say that as an American who never had his teeth straightened, so feel free to interpret my sentiment as jealousy.)

Dr. Shades wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 05, 2022 1:01 pm

Whoa. The expression on her face looks downright demonic.

(Plus, all that money and she still can't afford an orthodontist?)

What an immature, unkind, and trollish thing to say.

Jersey Girl wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 05, 2022 7:27 pm

What an immature, unkind, and trollish thing to say.

Am I right or am I wrong?