OT: 105th Obsequious Banter Thread: Penny for Your Thoughts

[Hollywood Cannon]

I remember reading many moons ago when the Queen dies BBC was going to interrupt every channel with a broadcast and other ceremonial things would happen. Pretty crazy stuff. 72 years! What a legend

Operation London Bridge - Wikipedia

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[Embiid]

This is bs...

'Too much free time won't make you happier,' says psychologist—how many hours you really need in a day

Working less and having more free time won't necessarily make you happier in life, says social psychologist and happiness professor Cassie Holmes. Here's how much discretionary time she says you really need to be satisfied.

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Light up a quarter stick in their foul mouths...

French dentists jailed for mass mutilation and fraud

A French court on Thursday sent a father-and-son dentist team to prison for years for needlessly removing teeth from hundreds of patients and fitting expensive dental bridges that left many disfigured…

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[FLYguy3911]

why


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I feel like Pops Mensah-Bonsu could have made this graphic. Two basketball players and only one soccer player?

 

[Embiid]

Operation London Bridge - Wikipedia

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[Beef Invictus]

I remember reading many moons ago when the Queen dies BBC was going to interrupt every channel with a broadcast and other ceremonial things would happen. Pretty crazy stuff. 72 years! What a legend

BBC was in mourning setup before she died, so that was a good indication she was on the way out.

Also the doctors saying they were "very concerned" about her health. As my English friend put it, when you account for medical understatement and then British understatement, it probably meant she was already dead.

 

[trostol]

 

[Asnito]

Wise council I seek your thoughts. Been bugging me and just need to see another person's opinion.

So long story short my best friend pestered me about my birthday because I usually keep things low key and I don't really like celebrating it. He went through the craziest shit in his life ( I spent many phone calls and hours listening and talking; TLDR version his stepmom was battling through dementia and she passed), but he basically forgot to wish me a happy birthday. Normally I wouldn't make a big deal but the issue on my mind is that he pestered me about it and then nothing. I should just move on and not say anything right?

As someone who went through something similar except it was a home hospice situation, I wouldn't think too much into it. It's so mentally exhausting that it takes a while to get over.

The best thing you could probably do is invite him out to dinner and tell him it's 'for your birthday'. Downplay it and I'm sure he will realize that he forgot.

 

[dragonoffrost]

Literally have Canadian dollars on me too.

When I went to Toronto a few years ago I was laughing at the design. Called it Monopoly money. Such a fun thing to do is look at the currency of other countries.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

My great grandparents absolutely hated England & the Royal Family. They were of Irish descent.

 

[Flybynite]

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

OH! They may cancel the Premier League matches this weekend. That would be f***ing great.

 

[Jack Straw]

I remember reading many moons ago when the Queen dies BBC was going to interrupt every channel with a broadcast and other ceremonial things would happen. Pretty crazy stuff. 72 years! What a legend

I was in the car listening to the classical station on Sirius XM when all of sudden they played God Save the Queen/King. I figured that meant that she had passed so I switched to the BBC and it was just what you said- they said that they were doing a single broadcast for all their stations worldwide.

 

[Kermit the Prog]

As it so happened, I was watching "The Queen" last night. Helen Mirren did a phenomenal job.

 

[Embiid]

This is good...we want this vs constant boosters...

Scientists find COVID-19 antibodies that can make boosters unnecessary

Researchers at Tel Aviv University found two antibodies that neutralize all known strains of COVID-19 with up to 95% efficiency.

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[kudymen]

Looks like we're approaching the reign of King Charles.

Elizabeth has been Queen for all but 2 of the 72 years my father has been alive... I wonder how many British monarch changes will happen in the lifetime of my 4 year old...

Interesting thought exercise and frankly also an accident, it's my dad's birthday today, born 1954 and he has never seen someone else than Queen Elizabeth II rule. I wonder what it will mean for him. She's seen PM Churchill and PM Johnson. Thanks for putting the idea in my mind

 

[landsbergfan]

okay this one got me really good

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Interesting thought exercise and frankly also an accident, it's my dad's birthday today, born 1954 and he has never seen someone else than Queen Elizabeth II rule. I wonder what it will mean for him. She's seen PM Churchill and PM Johnson. Thanks for putting the idea in my mind

It’s wild to think about. She was queen for around 30% of American history. Her first prime minister and last prime minister were born over 100 years apart. Every single James Bond novel and movie debuted during her reign.

 

[Embiid]

Meh...epitome of a celebrity: Someone who is known for being known

 

[Magua]

okay this one got me really good

"Philip, mark a scav contract. I will buy you back promptly, my dear."

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

My great grandparents absolutely hated England & the Royal Family. They were of Irish descent.

In the 90’s when the Kennisington & Mayfair neighborhoods were predominantly of a Irish descent here in North/Northeast part of Philly the Irish bars & restaurants even the churches would have collections supposed to head back to Ireland for the efforts against England.

It’s not really a thing anymore but the previous generations were pretty invested into the conflict between England & Ireland even if they were born in America.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

 

[Kermit the Prog]

I expect a moment of silence or some sort of observation of her passing before the Bills/Rams game tonight.

 

[swami24]

I remember reading many moons ago when the Queen dies BBC was going to interrupt every channel with a broadcast and other ceremonial things would happen. Pretty crazy stuff. 72 years! What a legend

No idea what they do now, but the USSR used to have one TV and one radio station. When a Primier died they would stop programming and only play somber music. This was the way they first acknowledged their leader's death.

 

[DancingPanther]

Operation London Bridge - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

It's fascinating and in a way, pretty amazing

 

[DancingPanther]

Ok I open up the internet for 6 seconds and