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WilliamPitt

(58,179 posts) Mon Jul 22, 2013, 09:02 AM Jul 2013

Britons urged to enjoy last few hours before explosion of baby bullshit

Britons urged to enjoy last few hours before explosion of baby bullshit

BRITONS have been advised to enjoy life in the final hours before a million-megaton blast of bullshit is unleashed.

‘Babypocalypse’ experts have told Britons to leave work immediately and go with their loved ones to a beauty spot where they can spend these last fleeting moments of normality in quiet contemplation.

Professor Henry Brubaker of the Institute for Studies said: “We can’t say for sure how your life will change after today, but change it will and not for the better.

“This birth is like the Cuban missile crisis, except it’s not going to be averted. Once that child comes out of that vagina, nothing will be the same again."

The rest, from the Brit version of The Onion: http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/britons-urged-to-enjoy-last-few-hours-before-explosion-of-baby-bullshit-2013072276456

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Britons urged to enjoy last few hours before explosion of baby bullshit (Original Post) WilliamPitt Jul 2013 OP

There must be something wrong with me. I just don't get the "Royalty Mania" stuff. nt ladjf Jul 2013 #1

Me neither... PasadenaTrudy Jul 2013 #21

i think they're the national mascots in a way, and its similar to the way we treat our celebrities. dionysus Jul 2013 #26

Great post! This baby bullshit is unbelievable! n-t Logical Jul 2013 #2

The obsession with the so-called royal family is an unhealthy pastime. reformist2 Jul 2013 #3

I agree and have felt so since the Charles and Diana wedding. LisaLynne Jul 2013 #4

Queen Elizabeth is Head of State for the UK and 15 Commonwealth countries. yellowcanine Jul 2013 #12

Can you say the word, figurehead? Enjoy the nonsense if you will, but important it is not. reformist2 Jul 2013 #17

Polls in UK say otherwise... yellowcanine Jul 2013 #25

Not to you but the people of the Britain find it important. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #31

I dunno, if Michelle was having a baby I am guessing things would be the same here (at du/press) (nt The Straight Story Jul 2013 #5

An American First Lady having a baby WilliamPitt Jul 2013 #6

Not that odd - you did go to a British website for your satire muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #9

Eh? WilliamPitt Jul 2013 #11

You said that it being across the ocean made a difference muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #13

Muriel's right, you know :) fadedrose Jul 2013 #33

Not really. Both are in unique jobs as (or to be) heads of state in some form or other The Straight Story Jul 2013 #10

The whole world should brace itself Coyotl Jul 2013 #7

"...or just go nuts with shagging, drugs and maybe some light destruction of property." yellowcanine Jul 2013 #8

What baby? nt LWolf Jul 2013 #14

Please, please...may the powers that be, in their great wisdom, banish all further "royal" baby Zorra Jul 2013 #15

Actuallly no one there really gives a shit...just another mouth their taxes have to feed.. HipChick Jul 2013 #16

With the tourism they attract, they actually turn a profit. Nye Bevan Jul 2013 #19

You must not live in the UK... HipChick Jul 2013 #22

"Nine in ten British adults are satisfied with the way in which the Queen is doing her job" Nye Bevan Jul 2013 #23

Armchair statistics? HipChick Jul 2013 #27

Royal wedding watched by 24.5 million on terrestrial TV muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #29

Lead story on NY news radio this morning (nt) Nye Bevan Jul 2013 #18

Will, how about Americans? nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #20

I didn't know they had babies in Britain! struggle4progress Jul 2013 #24

baby bullshit which succeeds baby bump bullshit liberal N proud Jul 2013 #28

Days like this I am really glad I don't have access to cable teevee. MadrasT Jul 2013 #30

I think the people of Britain are probably happy for the royal couple. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #32

ladjf

(17,320 posts)

1. There must be something wrong with me. I just don't get the "Royalty Mania" stuff. nt

Reply to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 09:16 AM

Jul 2013

PasadenaTrudy

(3,998 posts)

21. Me neither...

Reply to ladjf (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 11:03 AM

Jul 2013

It's a baby obsessed world we live in, especially if the sprog has famous/wealthy parents. I shall try to ignore all this crap as best as I can.

dionysus

(26,467 posts)

26. i think they're the national mascots in a way, and its similar to the way we treat our celebrities.

Reply to ladjf (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 11:32 AM

Jul 2013

like the kanye\kardashian baby.

Logical

(22,457 posts)

2. Great post! This baby bullshit is unbelievable! n-t

Reply to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 09:19 AM

Jul 2013

reformist2

(9,841 posts)

3. The obsession with the so-called royal family is an unhealthy pastime.

Reply to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 09:24 AM

Jul 2013

In a way, it's a continuous exercise in brainwashing. What makes this family so special that the media and the public pay so much attention to them??? Shhh! Don't tell the truth, that the answer is... nothing! That there's no there there!

LisaLynne

(14,554 posts)

4. I agree and have felt so since the Charles and Diana wedding.

Reply to reformist2 (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 09:26 AM

Jul 2013

I couldn't believe the huge media frenzy about that. I just don''t get it. I know I'm way to the left and all that, but dang, this is partly what's wrong with our society, people.

I totally agree about the brainwashing.

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)

12. Queen Elizabeth is Head of State for the UK and 15 Commonwealth countries.

Reply to reformist2 (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 10:08 AM

Jul 2013

Regardless of what one thinks of that, it is a fact.
And the baby being born will be third in line to the throne. So it is a big deal.

The fact that many Brits apparently can take it lightly suggests that it is not such an unhealthy past time, imo.

I would also say that anyone who cannot appreciate/be happy about the excitement and romance surrounding the birth of the first grandchild of Prince Charles and the late Lady Di is suffering mightily from terminal crabbiness, imo.

reformist2

(9,841 posts)

17. Can you say the word, figurehead? Enjoy the nonsense if you will, but important it is not.

Reply to yellowcanine (Reply #12)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 10:46 AM

Jul 2013

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)

25. Polls in UK say otherwise...

Reply to reformist2 (Reply #17)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 11:16 AM

Jul 2013

The monarchy still has overwhelming public support, an exclusive poll for the Daily Mail reveals.
Seven out of ten people flatly reject any suggestion of a republic.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-38332/Monarchy-given-boost-poll.html#ixzz2ZmtDw6NF
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

An institution that roughly 70% of UK public supports is important, regardless of what you or I might think, figurehead or not.

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

31. Not to you but the people of the Britain find it important.

Reply to reformist2 (Reply #17)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 12:28 PM

Jul 2013

The Straight Story

(48,121 posts)

5. I dunno, if Michelle was having a baby I am guessing things would be the same here (at du/press) (nt

Reply to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 09:30 AM

Jul 2013

WilliamPitt

(58,179 posts)

6. An American First Lady having a baby

Reply to The Straight Story (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 09:41 AM

Jul 2013

vs. a British royal an ocean away?

Odd comparison.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,320 posts)

9. Not that odd - you did go to a British website for your satire

Reply to WilliamPitt (Reply #6)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 09:49 AM

Jul 2013

so it seems you regard the 2 countries' media as interchangeable.

WilliamPitt

(58,179 posts)

11. Eh?

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #9)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 09:59 AM

Jul 2013

muriel_volestrangler

(101,320 posts)

13. You said that it being across the ocean made a difference

Reply to WilliamPitt (Reply #11)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 10:10 AM

Jul 2013

and I pointed out that it didn't make much difference to you that the satire was from across the ocean. If you can treat the satire as being all part of the international media, reflecting Brits getting fed up with blanket baby coverage, can't you see that you'd get similar blanket baby coverage for an American First Lady?

fadedrose

(10,044 posts)

33. Muriel's right, you know :)

Reply to WilliamPitt (Reply #11)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 12:30 PM

Jul 2013

I'd rather see stuff about a new baby anywhere than what happened to Diana....

The Straight Story

(48,121 posts)

10. Not really. Both are in unique jobs as (or to be) heads of state in some form or other

Reply to WilliamPitt (Reply #6)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 09:50 AM

Jul 2013

And here in the US twitter is all abuzz about it (and in the US we don't usually know who the next leaders will be, in the UK they pretty much have a good idea of who is next in line so they follow em earlier)

The theme on DU seems to be:

"how dare you like/care about something I don't" You would think the weight of some ego's would crush the soap box they are standing on to mount their high horse

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)

7. The whole world should brace itself

Reply to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 09:43 AM

Jul 2013

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)

8. "...or just go nuts with shagging, drugs and maybe some light destruction of property."

Reply to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 09:48 AM

Jul 2013

Now that's funny as is this.....

“If you are single, perhaps find an attractive stranger and ask them if they fancy doing it on the roof of a bus."

LWolf

(46,179 posts)

14. What baby? nt

Reply to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 10:12 AM

Jul 2013

Zorra

(27,670 posts)

15. Please, please...may the powers that be, in their great wisdom, banish all further "royal" baby

Reply to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 10:19 AM

Jul 2013

posts to the lounge.

begging, pleading, groveling ...

HipChick

(25,485 posts)

16. Actuallly no one there really gives a shit...just another mouth their taxes have to feed..

Reply to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 10:20 AM

Jul 2013

One more Royal Grifter

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)

19. With the tourism they attract, they actually turn a profit.

Reply to HipChick (Reply #16)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 11:00 AM

Jul 2013

And they are overwhelmingly popular in the UK.

HipChick

(25,485 posts)

22. You must not live in the UK...

Reply to Nye Bevan (Reply #19)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 11:04 AM

Jul 2013

Believe the media all you want, but the average Briton does not GAF..they left that status when Princess Di was killed

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)

23. "Nine in ten British adults are satisfied with the way in which the Queen is doing her job"

Reply to HipChick (Reply #22)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 11:07 AM

Jul 2013

The Queen and Prince Charles are enjoying the highest levels of public support since polling began, new figures show.

Nine in ten British adults are satisfied with the way in which the Queen is doing her job, according to a poll conducted a week after the Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

It is the highest level of satisfaction recorded since Ipsos Mori first asked the question in 1992.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/9333954/Diamond-Jubilee-satisfaction-with-the-Queen-and-Prince-Charles-has-never-been-so-high.html

I think the approval rating for Congress might be a tiny bit less.

HipChick

(25,485 posts)

27. Armchair statistics?

Reply to Nye Bevan (Reply #23)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 11:33 AM

Jul 2013

I'm from the UK, average joe in the street isn't thinking about the Queen or Royal babies..

muriel_volestrangler

(101,320 posts)

29. Royal wedding watched by 24.5 million on terrestrial TV

Reply to HipChick (Reply #27)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 12:00 PM

Jul 2013

More than 24m viewers in the UK watched the royal wedding on the BBC and ITV, industry body Barb estimates.

The BBC said a peak figure of 20m - a 70% share - tuned into the corporation's coverage at the end of the service in Westminster Abbey.
...
The estimated figures for the BBC and ITV put the wedding in the all-time top 10 most-watched programmes, although more people watched the 1966 World Cup Final (32.3m) and Princess Diana's funeral in 1997 (32.1m).

The wedding between the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer in 1981 attracted 28.4m viewers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13248199

That's still pretty big. The current most read BBC stories:

1: Pregnant duchess taken to hospital
2: UK sees hottest day for seven years
3: Woman takes horse into McDonald's
4: Dead woman discovered in suitcase
5: Royal-watchers and well-wishers await birth
6: Actress found dead at tube station
7: Car permit victory for campaigners
8: Dubai rape dispute woman 'pardoned'
9: In pictures: Birth of royal baby awaited
10: Cameron to unveil online porn curb

So it takes spots 1, 5 and 9.