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Old 06-04-2010, 02:57 PM #14
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Originally Posted by thebeast View Post
They represent the last bit of class and elegance we have to our country so I don't mind them
Sure, that Royal Variety Show is "class and elegance" personified.

Face it, the royals are like the Last Night of the Proms. A totally naff, dated institution.
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No matter that they act like senile 12-year-olds on the Today programme website - smoking illegal fags to look tough and cool. No matter that Amis coins truly abominable terms like 'the age of horrorism' and when criticised tells people to 'fuck off'. Surely we all chuckle at the strenuous ennui of his salon drawl. Didn't he once accidentally sneer his face off?
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