What the Hell is Going on in the UK?

[Gravdigr]

We refer to the University of Kentucky as 'UK'.

Sorry for the confusion, I forget we're not all in the same place. Or on the same wavelength.

[glatt]

Thank goodness for that. Can you imagine if we were all from the same perspective?

[Clodfobble]

That's okay Grav, every time you abbreviate it "KY" I think "the lubricant?"

[DanaC]

me too!! Every frikkin time.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by DanaC

She barely reacts - some of the horses were spooked, including hers, and there were security people converging on the shooter, but she gets her horse under control almost immediately and then continues. It's pretty impressive given they didn't know it was a blank-firing gun until later.

Tut tut, one does not react to noise from rabble. I'm sure the horse was somewhat acclimated to noise and crowds, but QE is a first class, grade A horsewoman, always in control, even riding sidesaddle.

In the photograph it appears the gun is pointed at the redcoat across the street. I would guess it was just fortuitous spectator snapshot of the queen taken as he raised the gun, but before he fired. Fortunately he was shooting blanks, as QE was 55 at this point and had no need of more heirs.

He was released after three years.

He was fortunate not to be hung in a cage on the wharf, or worse yet shipped to Australia.

[eta] I am a bit bemused as to why it was relevant to this thread though?

Be not bemused, it was for the pseudo-'Mercian in post #3.

[monster]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

That's okay Grav, every time you abbreviate it "KY" I think "the lubricant?"

Well I always add an X to the end of Tampa

[xoxoxoBruce]

I'm confused. I'm masculine, I have no doubt. When someone points to something about me that they say indicates a feminine side, it's always something I would consider a human side.

[sexobon]

Their masculinity is going to the dogs:

Meet Britain's Hidden Community of 'Human Puppies'


In 2014, Channel 4 aired a one-off documentary Secrets of the Living Dolls, exploring a burgeoning community of “female maskers”—men who find enjoyment in donning doll-like latex costumes. There are even conventions to unite maskers from around the world.

Now the U.K. channel is going to the dogs with its latest bizarre documentary, Secret Life of the Human Pups, which, as you might expect, follows a community of men who are not content with just owning a canine, but want to be one.

Man’s best friend is the most popular pet in the U.K. with animal charity the RSPCA counting 8.5 million pet dogs across the country in 2015.

However, that figure doesn’t include the 10,000 people Brits who have taken cosplaying to a new level. According to Channel 4, these “grown men covet doggy treats, belly rubs and squeaky toys.”

The idea for Human Pups, which airs Wednesday at 10pm, came to director Guy Simmonds after he “stumbled across some pictures [of human dogs] on the internet,” he tells Newsweek . “I’d never seen anything like that before. On the surface you’d think it was a few people dressing up as dogs behind closed doors. But the more we researched it, the more surprised I was to learn how large the community was in the U.K. They’ve got their own social networking sites, events and competitions.” ...

[Gravdigr]

Nope.

[xoxoxoBruce]

They have designated cops to behave unacceptably?

[sexobon]

That's why they call it a PUB Team.