Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted December 31, 2014 The Duke of Wellington didn't make it into the new year: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11318923/Duke-of-Wellington-dies-aged-99.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,235 Posted December 31, 2014 What a fucking bell end. Looks like I'm running with 19 in my theme team because I didn't have any subs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Predictor 1,018 Posted January 24, 2015 Is it a sign of immaturity that the first thing I thought of when seeing this thread was a bunch of French housecats having a good time or summat? Just askin'...don't judge! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted January 24, 2015 Is it a sign of immaturity that the first thing I thought of when seeing this thread was a bunch of French housecats having a good time or summat? Just askin'...don't judge! Nah, it's nostalgia - which ain't what it used to be. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thefunkyfaz 51 Posted January 26, 2015 Is it a sign of immaturity that the first thing I thought of when seeing this thread was a bunch of French housecats having a good time or summat? Just askin'...don't judge! Nah, it's nostalgia - which ain't what it used to be. The first thing I thought of was THAT joke. Let's not go there... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted January 26, 2015 Is it a sign of immaturity that the first thing I thought of when seeing this thread was a bunch of French housecats having a good time or summat? Just askin'...don't judge! Nah, it's nostalgia - which ain't what it used to be. The first thing I thought of was THAT joke. Let's not go there... The aristocrats joke, you mean? If so: let's not go there... regards, Hein 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted January 27, 2015 Is it a sign of immaturity that the first thing I thought of when seeing this thread was a bunch of French housecats having a good time or summat? Just askin'...don't judge! Nah, it's nostalgia - which ain't what it used to be. The first thing I thought of was THAT joke.Let's not go there... The aristocrats joke, you mean? If so: let's not go there... regards, Hein Maybe I should have subtitled this thread "Upper class going down on each other." Okay, let's not go there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,056 Posted April 10, 2015 The heir to the throne of China, Jin Youzhi, is dead at 96: http://www.cankaoxiaoxi.com/roll/roll10/2015/0410/738039.shtml(obit in chinese) His best claim to fame is being the half-brother of the Last Emperor of China, immortalized in the epic movie whose soundtrack I listened to just yesterday. I know somebody also picked him in the DDP, so a better obit is needed. Edit: Indeed, it would be a unique hit for the "not yet gone, but still forgotten" theme team, which actually supports its name by having 19 unique picks. Editedit: Sorry, YoungWillz. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted April 10, 2015 The heir to the throne of China, Jin Youzhi, is dead at 96: http://www.cankaoxiaoxi.com/roll/roll10/2015/0410/738039.shtml(obit in chinese) His best claim to fame is being the half-brother of the Last Emperor of China, immortalized in the epic movie whose soundtrack I listened to just yesterday. I know somebody also picked him in the DDP, so a better obit is needed. Edit: Indeed, it would be a unique hit for the "not yet gone, but still forgotten" theme team, which actually supports its name by having 19 unique picks. Editedit: Sorry, YoungWillz. Hold the hell on! How the hell is a 96-yr old the HEIR to the throne? Someone got some splainin to do SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,056 Posted April 10, 2015 The heir to the throne of China, Jin Youzhi, is dead at 96: http://www.cankaoxiaoxi.com/roll/roll10/2015/0410/738039.shtml(obit in chinese) His best claim to fame is being the half-brother of the Last Emperor of China, immortalized in the epic movie whose soundtrack I listened to just yesterday. I know somebody also picked him in the DDP, so a better obit is needed. Edit: Indeed, it would be a unique hit for the "not yet gone, but still forgotten" theme team, which actually supports its name by having 19 unique picks. Editedit: Sorry, YoungWillz. Hold the hell on! How the hell is a 96-yr old the HEIR to the throne? Someone got some splainin to do SC To be perfectly accurate, he was "heir to the Manchu throne under the rule of primogeniture, but he repudiated his claim": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jin_Youzhi The last emperor Puyi had no children, so the claim fell to his brother who then also died, and then Youzhi, also known as Puren, was next in line. In fact, many deposed dynasties still claim thrones that no longer exist. For example, "According to them (the Legitimists), the current heir to the French throne, if restored, is Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_living_legitimate_male_Capetians Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted April 10, 2015 In fact, many deposed dynasties still claim thrones that no longer exist. For example, "According to them (the Legitimists), the current heir to the French throne, if restored, is Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_living_legitimate_male_Capetians Which shows that the Russian revolutionary approach to deposed royals has its merits. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,179 Posted April 30, 2015 Baroness Betsy von Furstenberg, actress and author, dies at 83. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/30/arts/betsy-von-furstenberg-baroness-and-versatile-actress-dies-at-83.html?_r=0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,179 Posted June 23, 2015 James George Alexander Bannerman Carnegie, the Third Duke of Fife, 85. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11693626/The-Duke-of-Fife-obituary.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,639 Posted July 1, 2015 James George Alexander Bannerman Carnegie, the Third Duke of Fife, 85. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11693626/The-Duke-of-Fife-obituary.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Do you think he ever said "Just call me Jim"? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,179 Posted July 10, 2015 Archduchess Dorothea of Austria, Princess of Bavaria, 95. http://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com.es/2015/07/death-announement-for-archduchess.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,056 Posted July 29, 2015 The Empress of Japan, Michiko, might have a heart disease: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/07/29/national/empress-showing-signs-of-possible-heart-disease/#.Vbjgg_ntlBc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,179 Posted August 20, 2015 Hugh Courtenay, 18th Earl of Devon, 73. http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Earl-Devon-Hugh-Courtenay-dies-aged-73/story-27646093-detail/story.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuriedInCarolina 46 Posted August 20, 2015 The Empress of Japan, Michiko, might have a heart disease: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/07/29/national/empress-showing-signs-of-possible-heart-disease/#.Vbjgg_ntlBc Empress Michiko's duties to be lightened after heart scare http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201508140030 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,674 Posted August 31, 2015 BBC tweeting that Lord Montagu of Beaulieu motor museum fame has died 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,179 Posted August 31, 2015 BBC tweeting that Lord Montagu of Beaulieu motor museum fame has died Edward John Barrington Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, to give him his full moniker. Article up. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34106225 A DDP team gets the motor running, head out on the highway.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted August 31, 2015 BBC tweeting that Lord Montagu of Beaulieu motor museum fame has died Edward John Barrington Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, to give him his full moniker. Article up. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34106225 A DDP team gets the motor running, head out on the highway.... A complete aside: Cajun French pronounces that surname BOWL-yay.... Or some mouthful-of-crawfish thing along those lines. Any Parisian French speakers can tell me how that should really be pronounced? Appreciated in advance. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,232 Posted August 31, 2015 BBC tweeting that Lord Montagu of Beaulieu motor museum fame has died Edward John Barrington Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, to give him his full moniker. Article up. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34106225 A DDP team gets the motor running, head out on the highway.... A complete aside: Cajun French pronounces that surname BOWL-yay.... Or some mouthful-of-crawfish thing along those lines. Any Parisian French speakers can tell me how that should really be pronounced? Appreciated in advance. SC In France one would pronounce Beaulieu BOW (as in bow and arrow) L'YUH. That's a reasonable approximation. There are a number of places in France named Beaulieu. The English one is pronounced Bew-lee, for no logical reason that I have ever been able to fathom. We normally pronounce Beau as BOW, and lieu as L'YOO or LOO. Except when it is part of Lieutenant when we pronounce it LEF (bangs head against desk). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted September 1, 2015 BBC tweeting that Lord Montagu of Beaulieu motor museum fame has died Edward John Barrington Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, to give him his full moniker. Article up. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34106225 A DDP team gets the motor running, head out on the highway.... A complete aside: Cajun French pronounces that surname BOWL-yay.... Or some mouthful-of-crawfish thing along those lines.Any Parisian French speakers can tell me how that should really be pronounced? Appreciated in advance. SC In France one would pronounce Beaulieu BOW (as in bow and arrow) L'YUH. That's a reasonable approximation. There are a number of places in France named Beaulieu. The English one is pronounced Bew-lee, for no logical reason that I have ever been able to fathom. We normally pronounce Beau as BOW, and lieu as L'YOO or LOO. Except when it is part of Lieutenant when we pronounce it LEF (bangs head against desk). And this is a belvoir. A colony of 'em lives in a castle just down the road from me. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,674 Posted September 1, 2015 This hotel is known (or at least was known back in the '80s) locally as the 'Beechiff'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted September 1, 2015 Skipness Cat ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
