The Queen's Platinum Jubilee

[ProfessorDetective]

Jubilee is the one who can’t touch anyone lest they explode, right? Or is that Rogue? I get those two confused.

Can't touch anyone, because they'd be sucked dry of their lifeforce, that's Rogue. Touching things and charging them up to explode could be Gambit. Jubilation Lee/Jubilee is the asian girl with the party fireworks.

Specifically, she can convert matter into antimatter... Problem is that any more than the yield of a firecracker requires some major concentration.

[Frustration]

And even small amounts would flood the area with gamma rays. Good news: gamma rays give people special powers! Bad news: those powers are all forms of cancer!

[BridgeConsoleMasher]

Not as bad as black bolt, who isn’t allowed to talk.

[Fuzzy Necromancer]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61672048

Lets have some feel good news for a change and take time out to celebrate Her Majesty.

Let's not and say we did.

[McAvoy]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61672048

Lets have some feel good news for a change and take time out to celebrate Her Majesty.

Let's not and say we did.

As an American, I have no horse in this race. That being said, the Queen celebrating her Jubilee, one that is historic in itself, I think should should be celebrated. Especially with country she is Queen of.

Do I think think the monarchy is obsolete? Yes. But it's not my place to say so, I don't live there.

[Madner Kami]

It is absolutely your place to say so, you just have no political right to demand a change.

[Frustration]

The thing is, Liz 2 seems to have been genuinely devoted to what must be a very unrewarding job. Her family is pretty nuts, but she personally receives much respect.

Frankly, once she's gone, I wonder if there won't be more of a call to eliminate the monarchy completely, but I don't think it will happen while she's alive, if only out of respect for her.

[BridgeConsoleMasher]

We’ll personally speaking I wouldn’t mind being born in a palace, but that’s just me I guess. Others seem to take a more moderate view on life.

[CharlesPhipps]

Frankly, once she's gone, I wonder if there won't be more of a call to eliminate the monarchy completely, but I don't think it will happen while she's alive, if only out of respect for her.

William has actually done some mumbled but surprisingly clear feelings that he thinks its time to end the institution and would support it as king (not that he has much influence on the matter). I suspect it's not coincidence that being the Last King of England would be quite the feather in his cap and he's also tasted far more freedom (still accompanied by massive wealth) than the majority of his family.

[ProfessorDetective]

The thing is, Liz 2 seems to have been genuinely devoted to what must be a very unrewarding job. Her family is pretty nuts, but she personally receives much respect.

Frankly, once she's gone, I wonder if there won't be more of a call to eliminate the monarchy completely, but I don't think it will happen while she's alive, if only out of respect for her.

Honestly, maybe not. Long and short: it's likely more advantageous to keep the royals around.

Note: decade-old video.

youtu.be/bhyYgnhhKFw