Ohio Chatter
Ohio Chatter

Forums

All Threads Serious Business Sports Politics Archive Pick 'ems Wordio
Log In Create Account

Obsession over the British Royal Family

Home ▸ Archive ▸ Serious Business ▸ Obsession over the British Royal Family
Little Danny's avatar

Little Danny

Senior Member

4,288 posts
Apr 28, 2011 6:47 PM
I know I am speaking to the wrong demographic here, but help me with America's obsession with the Royal Family and this upcoming wedding. I just don't get it.
Apr 28, 2011 6:47pm
W

WebFire

Go Bucks!

14,779 posts
Apr 28, 2011 7:13 PM
Me neither.
Apr 28, 2011 7:13pm
Firad's avatar

Firad

Senior Member

1,525 posts
Apr 28, 2011 7:14 PM
Wait who's getting married?
Apr 28, 2011 7:14pm
bigdaddy2003's avatar

bigdaddy2003

Senior Member

7,384 posts
Apr 28, 2011 7:27 PM
I concur Little Danny. I don't get the obsession. I keep hearing people say it's something to do with little girls wanting to be princesses and how they are the real deal.
Apr 28, 2011 7:27pm
F

friendfromlowry

Senior Member

6,239 posts
Apr 28, 2011 7:29 PM
Part of the stipulations of saving them in the World Wars should have been never having to hear about the stupid shit going on in their country.
Apr 28, 2011 7:29pm
chicago510's avatar

chicago510

Original Chatterer

5,728 posts
Apr 28, 2011 11:17 PM
Apr 28, 2011 11:17pm
tk421's avatar

tk421

Senior Member

8,500 posts
Apr 28, 2011 11:55 PM
I don't think most Americans give a crap, it's just the news networks going crazy for some reason. All last night during the huge storms they would have coverage of the wedding instead of what's going on in this country.
Apr 28, 2011 11:55pm
NNN's avatar

NNN

Senior Member

902 posts
Apr 29, 2011 1:10 AM
The only way to truly address this is by setting up our own royalty in this country. I volunteer to be the founder, so when it takes off and the networks want to interview the guy who started it all, I can simply prattle on about how ridiculously arbitrary it is.

"Well, as BARON von NNN, it is important that we keep the bloodlines pure. I speak with no accent, and Baroness von NNN has the only acceptable one, which is the typical Northeast Ohio one that mandates that the vowel sound like in the word 'cash' have a 'y' before it, rendering it as 'cyash'.....what were we talking about again? Ah yes. It's all about forming alliances and maintaining power. As the Grand Baron of Apt. 146, we are always looking to expand by the sword, or by squatting."
Apr 29, 2011 1:10am
CenterBHSFan's avatar

CenterBHSFan

333 - I'm only half evil

6,115 posts
Apr 29, 2011 8:22 AM
Better get a better peerage title than that, as baron is low on the totem pole.
Duke of _______ (whatever municipality you would have domain over)would be much better, as it is at the top, other than Prince... and your lady would be Duchess.
Or you could go higher and be a King or Grand Emperor.
Apr 29, 2011 8:22am
THE4RINGZ's avatar

THE4RINGZ

R.I.P Thread Bomber

16,816 posts
Apr 29, 2011 8:25 AM
"You might be a princess, but you're married to a prince, and the prince would like a blow job every now and then."

Rodney Carrington
Apr 29, 2011 8:25am
se-alum's avatar

se-alum

The Biggest Boss

13,948 posts
Apr 29, 2011 8:26 AM
My two 8 year old nieces couldn't wait to watch it. Many little girls dream of being Princesses, and it's kinda cool that they get to see one truly looking like their perception of a Princess. However, other than that demographic, I don't get it.
Apr 29, 2011 8:26am
C

Con_Alma

Senior Member

12,198 posts
Apr 29, 2011 8:29 AM
It's not just the British Royal Family. There's a ridiculous obsession over celebrities in this country that baffles me. I have no interest in what celebs are doing unless they are entertaining me in the venue that I have sought them ought...which is a rare occurrence in and of itself.
Apr 29, 2011 8:29am
coyotes22's avatar

coyotes22

Go Tigers

11,298 posts
Apr 29, 2011 8:40 AM
They are not even prince and princess,,,, Aint they Duke and Dutches?
Apr 29, 2011 8:40am
ManO'War's avatar

ManO'War

Senior Member

1,420 posts
Apr 29, 2011 10:15 AM
Duke and Dutchess?? Don't they do hair?!?
Apr 29, 2011 10:15am
FatHobbit's avatar

FatHobbit

Senior Member

8,651 posts
Apr 29, 2011 10:17 AM
A friend of mine posted on facebook that she should have married a prince. I bet her husband loves that. Lol
Apr 29, 2011 10:17am
Z

Zoltan

Senior Member

1,003 posts
Apr 29, 2011 10:29 AM
Two things:

Women want equality and then mom's teach their daughters that this fake idea of being a princess is a good thing? This is the real world, give it up and stop being programmed by culture. We are not living in a movie.

I hope there is a South Park episode mocking this.
Apr 29, 2011 10:29am
gorocks99's avatar

gorocks99

Senior Member

10,760 posts
Apr 29, 2011 10:46 AM
They're all doomed once this apparently zombie child gets ahold of them:

Apr 29, 2011 10:46am
B

BR1986FB

Senior Member

24,104 posts
Apr 29, 2011 10:54 AM
Now if the British were ONLY as obsessed with their dental work as the US is about their Royal Wedding, THEN we'd be onto something....
Apr 29, 2011 10:54am
coyotes22's avatar

coyotes22

Go Tigers

11,298 posts
Apr 29, 2011 10:54 AM
gorocks99;754168 wrote:They're all doomed once this apparently zombie child gets ahold of them:


O my, she looks like a leprechaun!!
Apr 29, 2011 10:54am
se-alum's avatar

se-alum

The Biggest Boss

13,948 posts
Apr 29, 2011 10:58 AM
Zoltan;754153 wrote:Two things:

Women want equality and then mom's teach their daughters that this fake idea of being a princess is a good thing? This is the real world, give it up and stop being programmed by culture. We are not living in a movie.

I hope there is a South Park episode mocking this.
Agree...kids should be taught only about the terrible things in life?? :rolleyes:
Apr 29, 2011 10:58am
CenterBHSFan's avatar

CenterBHSFan

333 - I'm only half evil

6,115 posts
Apr 29, 2011 11:02 AM
Just looked up the dress, I think it's ugly:

Apr 29, 2011 11:02am
NNN's avatar

NNN

Senior Member

902 posts
Apr 29, 2011 11:10 AM
CenterBHSFan;754047 wrote:Better get a better peerage title than that, as baron is low on the totem pole.
Duke of _______ (whatever municipality you would have domain over)would be much better, as it is at the top, other than Prince... and your lady would be Duchess.
Or you could go higher and be a King or Grand Emperor.

My royal system, my titles. Grand Baron would be the highest, ahead of Cleveland Baron.

King, Queen, and crown prince would all be equal to peasants. Then any time that someone finds out that I'm royalty and anyone can join, when they inevitably blurt out, "I call king!", they'd be willingly reduced to slavery. Hey, they asked for it, right?
Apr 29, 2011 11:10am
dwccrew's avatar

dwccrew

Not Banned

7,817 posts
Apr 29, 2011 11:16 AM
America media reporting the important issues in the world. The major news channels are no better than tabloid news and haven't been for years.
Apr 29, 2011 11:16am
justincredible's avatar

justincredible

Nick Mangold

32,056 posts
Apr 29, 2011 11:16 AM
gorocks99;754168 wrote:They're all doomed once this apparently zombie child gets ahold of them:


Oh. My. God. That child is terrifying.

Who's the milf, though?
Apr 29, 2011 11:16am