Also, pay attention to the queen's total lack of interest.
I swear, she looked like she was growling at the children singing God Save The Queen. The commentators were all "The Queen is delighted!" okay...
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Zenkitty - Jul 27, 2012 5:10:41 pm PDT #15824 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Ginger - Jul 27, 2012 5:11:45 pm PDT #15825 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I think they said "copper kettles."
Kat - Jul 27, 2012 5:12:06 pm PDT #15826 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
As the night drags on, she get less tolerant.
Also, why were the opening ceremonies so damned late?
Zenkitty - Jul 27, 2012 5:12:50 pm PDT #15827 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Also, why were the opening ceremonies so damned late?
Because that spectacle wouldn't have looked so good in the daylight? I mean, I'm guessing.
bon bon - Jul 27, 2012 5:13:55 pm PDT #15828 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Just woke up from a norco nap; the ceremonies haven't started yet here. I'm as shocked as anyone that something I do all the time-- trip while running-- could result in something like this. And I do have to fly later this month! I have no idea what the normal procedure is for cyborgs and metal detectors.
But I'm lucky for various reasons-- Bob is off for summer, my bosses are understanding, and I have good sick leave and a job w/o deadlines.
Kat - Jul 27, 2012 5:14:49 pm PDT #15829 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Ginger, the BBC and the rest of the British media I've read refer to them as copper petals. They become more important towards the end of the ceremony.
Zenkitty - Jul 27, 2012 5:16:47 pm PDT #15830 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I got a better look, they do look like petals. They will all make something pretty later on, I'm sure.
Jesse - Jul 27, 2012 5:18:58 pm PDT #15831 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I wonder if the super-pregnant Malaysian markswoman will march? [link] And I guess not! But her event is tomorrow, so that makes sense.
Amy - Jul 27, 2012 5:22:17 pm PDT #15832 of 30001
Because books.
The Queen is sort of a mashup, looks-wise, of my two grandmothers, so I'm fond of her. And my paternal grandmother usually looked just as unenthusiastic about everything, but she was really a sweetheart.
Zenkitty - Jul 27, 2012 5:25:26 pm PDT #15833 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Maybe the Queen has just reached a point of age and length of rule where she doesn't feel like she has to smile if she doesn't want to.
Girl marching with Mexico who has two fingers in her mouth, whistling!