Gawd! Screw The Queen

I see there are rumblings about the QE(fill in appropriate number here) visiting the US, not the ship, the ... what? Barge? Who knows, who cares? Many, obviously. I saw Michelle Malkin with a bit on etiquette as she hosted O'Reilly last night and it gave me reason to think about the topic some.

You're done eating when she's done eating? Don't speak unless spoken to? Oh, really? Good luck with that around my table, Hon.

America was founded through the fire of a war against that particular monarchy, though I hold no grudge. But it was a war against monarchy in general, as well. We designed a republic, in part, to keep that sort of thing from ever occurring here.

If, in 2007, some quaint island appreciates entertaining itself with the deteriorating and decadent trappings of monarchy - good for them. Too bad they don't keep it there. But then as we've exported Disneyland, I guess I can't really complain.

Yes, I know, this post lacks civility. But screw civility. That's still far more civilized than trying to screw the queen, I rather suspect.

Comments

[Aussie]

Fair enough, but your etiquette towards former office-holders is actually higher than that expected towards the Queen, as Mark Steyn pointed out. It's 'Mr President', 'Governor', or even 'Mr Ambassador' six times in a sentence, when the guy was ambassador to Whoop-whoop for three weeks in 1953. Her Majesty gets that once in a meeting and then 'ma'am' after that.

Are you guys sure you didn't just invent a new kind of royalty? :-)

If I met our PM, I would just call him 'Mr Howard' and he'd be happy.

[Dan Riehl]

We don't need to worry about that here, Aussie. Our royalty have enough money that they don't really have to mix with us common folk when they retire.

[southdakotaboy]

Screw the Queen? Why does that sound familier? Oh ya....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGAgu6zI9v0

Mel Brooks is a comedy god!

[nova]

I am not a royalist but I sure like having her(and them)0n our side.