Comments on: BLING

By: Ed

Ed — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:03:32 +0000

She’s done plentiful, she was in the Royal Engineer crop and the Women’s Land army during the second world war, maintains the common wealth, and is a recognisable figure around the world, whereas our PMs aren’t so much.

By: Witty

Witty — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:08:57 +0000

they forgot the teeth that were made of gold or diamond.

By: taco-friendly

taco-friendly — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:24:45 +0000

All I must say,
Is..
You lost the game.

By: viking gal

viking gal — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:25:57 +0000

I’m on the wrong side of the pond to be sure, but I did read that QE II was actually a valuable adviser for the last several prime ministers?
Hopefully better than she did as a marriage adviser to her offspring…

By: Kraas

Kraas — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:12:17 +0000

I’m pretty sure most rappers are aware that they didn’t invent the term.

By: Master P

Master P — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 02:28:55 +0000

No, hon, She’s laid back, sippin’ on gin and juice.

By: forge

forge — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:47:14 +0000

Really?! I was told the word comes from old cartoons where they show something shiny, new and/or valuable and it sparkles and goes, “BLINGGG!!” Said cartoons could be as old as the 1930s, so really not far off anyway.

By: Mayken

Mayken — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:24:05 +0000

The Dutch love their royals! Queen Beatrix is a wonderful woman. Also, Belgium, Denmark, Lichtenstein, Luxemborg, Monaco, Norway, Spain and Sweden all still have monarchs – that is a fairly good chunk of Europe that still has some form of monarchy, mostly constitutional ones.

By: NibbleKat

NibbleKat — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:23:21 +0000

Someone may have already said this, but I’m not going through all hundred plus comments.

RAPPERS DIDN’T INVENT THE TERM “BLING.”

Flappers in the 1920′s did. Hip-hop artists just appropriated it and claimed it as their own.

It only takes a couple of generations to wipe memories clean.

By: Igloo McCoy

Igloo McCoy — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:45:54 +0000

Best comment I’ve seen in my entire life.

By: abby

abby — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:54:41 +0000

you’ve been taking the dead kennedys too seriously, that song is satire.

By: Shaz

Shaz — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:42:19 +0000

Plus it saves money not having to organise a vote for a new head of state every four years like you have to in the States, costing you millions.

And all that bling isn’t hers anyway. It belongs to the country as it’s part of the Crown jewels, so she can never sell it to raise cash for anyone, least of all herself. When she goes, it will still be ours. She just gets to wear it as part of her position in life.

By: Len

Len — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:49:40 +0000

So just because some other people don’t have one, we must not have one either?

Besides, there are advantages to having a monarchy – an outwardly apolitical figurehead for the nation, for example. And it’s definitely an aid to diplomacy: since nine-tenths of it is persuading others how much we value them, sending a head of state has much more impact if it’s a head of state who’s been on the world stage for decades and is widely respected rather than a ceremonial president unknown outside their own borders.

By: maxon

maxon — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 09:29:00 +0000

Well, I’m not a monarchist and would prefer not to have a monarchy in this country but to be fair, Betty works pretty hard and is still doing so in her 80s.

By: Igor the Vigorous

Igor the Vigorous — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:08:14 +0000

That sounds like most countries are my parents.

By: Danbala

Danbala — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:06:30 +0000

One of the reasons that the caption is a bit lame, yeah.

By: ay dios mio

ay dios mio — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 05:58:30 +0000

win

By: bitter troll

bitter troll — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 05:35:33 +0000

ummm yes they do, bitter troll has spoken with dutch royals at work. they use his cable when staying in US. most countries have them still just ignore them

By: Meg-Meg

Meg-Meg — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 05:17:28 +0000

I hate this woman. We have no use for a queen anymore! Do the Us have a Queen? No! Do France? No! How about pretty much every other country in Europe? NO! >.<

By: pittypat

pittypat — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:53:52 +0000

OK I’ll just let you figure out where that goes.

By: pittypat

pittypat — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:53:16 +0000

Not mound, silly.

By: pittypat

pittypat — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:52:42 +0000

The last man who made eye contact with Mr. T was Ray Charles.

By: JayPea

JayPea — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:44:26 +0000

Mr. T invented bling – DUH!

By: Deep Thought

Deep Thought — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:40:32 +0000

Your mind’s on her pound? Ewwwwww

By: Tonus Peregrinus

Tonus Peregrinus — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:39:10 +0000

With her mind on her £ and her £ on her mind…

By: bitter troll

bitter troll — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:33:34 +0000

you want to gas the poor? thats even more bitter then bitter troll is

By: KooCoo

KooCoo — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:31:57 +0000

why? why not sell the jewles to get the poor gassed for the betterment of the rest of us?

By: moe

moe — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:10:12 +0000

True enough. What exactly it is that the queen has done with her life, I’m not sure.

By: wheeeeedoggie

wheeeeedoggie — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:10:00 +0000

Come on- quid it

By: deadinfrance

deadinfrance — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:02:42 +0000

Love the Queen-classy lady all the way!

By: bitter troll

bitter troll — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:59:25 +0000

but bitter troll knows a few wrappers who think they invented lightbulb

By: D

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:53:59 +0000

I don’t think any rapper thinks they “invented” bling.

By: viking gal

viking gal — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:40:43 +0000

Skaal!

By: lowly grunt

lowly grunt — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:21:24 +0000

YAY! You never forget your FIRST time.

By: bitter troll

bitter troll — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:16:37 +0000

lucky charms is magically delicious?

By: eddiepscetti

eddiepscetti — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:03:12 +0000

But at least her birthday is a public holiday!!

By: eddiepscetti

eddiepscetti — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:53:59 +0000

But if you get a Whomping, Willow run away? I bet you do!

By: eddiepscetti

eddiepscetti — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:47:33 +0000

Yay!! Good form, Danbala..

By: clamboy

clamboy — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:38:48 +0000

Eatin’ curries, papadams, and drinkin’ warm beer, breathing in the English atmosphere…

By: Ceefax

Ceefax — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:36:01 +0000

Dunno, living the the UK I’m subjected to her miserable slapped-arse face on a regular basis and I’ve never seen her looking in much of a mood to LOL, the sour-faced auld trout.

By: Flahdagal

Flahdagal — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:06:31 +0000

You win the internets today, Tessie. That was made of Win.

By: Deep Thought

Deep Thought — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:56:46 +0000

I really dig meat pies, livin’ in an English paradise.

By: blah

blah — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:48:20 +0000

OK, I just spit a little Pepsi on my keyboard there. Thanks!

By: blah

blah — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:47:11 +0000

At least Rowling earned her bling.

By: I

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:44:27 +0000

The first time I encountered LOLspeak, I thought gansters were being made fun of.

By: mothergoose

mothergoose — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:26:59 +0000

Public intox is not a vice, livin’ in an English paradise.

By: brak

brak — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:23:51 +0000

Eventually she lowered the broom on him. Ow.

By: mothergoose

mothergoose — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:20:05 +0000

Q Momma Liz… Straight Outa Buckingham

By: mothergoose

mothergoose — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:17:23 +0000

Yeah…momma was Voldemortified at his behavior.

By: slic

slic — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:17:08 +0000

Gettin’ my hiney kicked once or twice, livin’ in an English paradise.