To: JoeProBono
I think that they should rename it for Richard Branson.
2 posted on
03/24/2012 4:43:33 AM PDT by
MARTIAL MONK
(I'm waiting for the POP!)
To: JoeProBono
Yes, Big Freddie (Mercury) seems to fit its shape.
3 posted on
03/24/2012 4:47:47 AM PDT by
BlueStateBlues
(Blue State business, Red State heart. . . . 2012 for change, this time for the people)
To: JoeProBono
4 posted on
03/24/2012 4:50:38 AM PDT by
SWAMPSNIPER
(The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
To: JoeProBono
LONDON, -- A group of British legislators want to rename one of London's most famous landmarks, Big Ben, to honor Queen Elizabeth II. I really despise people sucking up to living royalty/politicians (pretty much the same) while they are still living. There is the all prevalent brown nosing aspect of this, plus the fact that all people are fallible, and often are tarnished resulting in a bad name being attached to a everyday feature.
I'm sure the queen is a fine old gal, but this is really stupid.
5 posted on
03/24/2012 4:51:49 AM PDT by
The_Media_never_lie
(A free counttry and a lying media are incompatible.)
To: JoeProBono
This article got me thinking that the English were certainly better off when their monarchy had more power. Once the crown became merely a figure head, the British became a pale version of their former selves. I am sure I am oversimplifying their history but having had a monarchy for centuries had to do something to the English character. I would think that that character is one which responds to a monarchy; this is proven by the continuance of one even in symbolic form. I feel this way as well about all of those countries that gained their independence after World War 2 and to this day are impoverished and war torn. They certainly were in a better state when Britain was an Empire. Democracy and Republican values are not for every one. America was built by people who embodied those values which is why America works as a democratic society. My ancestors were the kind of people who were willing to brave a long ocean voyage and come to a new world, knowing no one in order to start a new life. That story is retold millions of times in the history of countless American families. But it was because those immigrants had a certain sense of adventure and independence that they were set apart from others in their former countries. I know it is too late for England to reclaim its former grandeur but they might want to ponder what brought them to that greatness in a world they once ruled.
6 posted on
03/24/2012 4:56:22 AM PDT by
sueuprising
(The best of it is, God is with us-John Wesley)
To: JoeProBono
They are just being silly.
8 posted on
03/24/2012 5:01:33 AM PDT by
fini
To: JoeProBono
9 posted on
03/24/2012 5:06:05 AM PDT by
Méabh
To: JoeProBono
The QB for the Steelers will be Elizabeth Roethlisberger!!!
10 posted on
03/24/2012 5:09:44 AM PDT by
almcbean
To: JoeProBono
Some things should stay the same. Tradition should mean something. Leave it as Big Ben, and name something else for the Queen
11 posted on
03/24/2012 5:18:58 AM PDT by
Venturer
To: JoeProBono
12 posted on
03/24/2012 5:20:10 AM PDT by
Hardraade
(http://junipersec.wordpress.com (nobody gives me warheads anyway))
To: JoeProBono
Big Betty!
Long live the Clocktower!
13 posted on
03/24/2012 5:20:40 AM PDT by
exit82
(Democrats are the enemies of freedom. Be Andrew Breitbart.)
To: JoeProBono
15 posted on
03/24/2012 5:24:59 AM PDT by
NonValueAdded
(Limbaugh: Tim Tebow miracle: "He had atheists praying to God that he would lose.")
To: JoeProBono
Big Bull Crap — King and Queen are just more dictators.
16 posted on
03/24/2012 5:32:24 AM PDT by
bmwcyle
(I am ready to serve Jesus on Earth because the GOP failed again)
To: JoeProBono
Elizabeth has reigned longer than any other British sovereign except Victoria, her great-great-grandmother.Besides being a tourist attraction, what has she done?
20 posted on
03/24/2012 5:51:35 AM PDT by
FatherofFive
(Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
To: JoeProBono
The rest of the Steelers are not amused.
24 posted on
03/24/2012 7:03:04 AM PDT by
4yearlurker
(Sorry,no tag line today.)
To: JoeProBono
Mick Jagger - Big Mick!
This idea is so stupid.
26 posted on
03/24/2012 7:14:15 AM PDT by
Mister Da
(The mark of a wise man is not what he knows, but what he knows he doesn't know!)
To: JoeProBono
That's a good idea. I think "Big Betty" has quite a ring to it!
27 posted on
03/24/2012 7:22:46 AM PDT by
Oberon
(Big Brutha Be Watchin'.)
To: JoeProBono
The correct name of the tower (as opposed to the bell) is St.Stephen’s Tower.
30 posted on
03/24/2012 7:48:42 AM PDT by
Romulus
(The Traditional Latin Mass is the real Youth Mass)
To: JoeProBono
What do you think Ben's feelings about this are?
To: JoeProBono
Why can’t people just leave well enough alone?
Nobody will remember to call it “Big Liz” it will always be “Big Ben”
34 posted on
03/24/2012 11:02:41 AM PDT by
hattend
(Jesus wants me to make churches pay for abortions. - Barack Obama)
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