God Save the Queen

There are many bad things about dying. However, we on BDPE like to look at the positives of death. And one of those positives is the fact that you get your child pornography charges dropped if you die.

Speaking of child pornography, the Queen of England had a birthday this week. What does that have to do with kiddie porn? You guessed it-absolutely nothing. (I hope.)

Sunday was somebody's Birthday! Whose Birthday? Queen Elizabeth II's Birthday. How Old Is She? 1,2,3,4... 82! And Never been Kissed By... Death

Queen Elizabeth II's name appears on "the Garden of eden's" and "The Quit Parade's" and "Up The Arsenal!'s" rosters

• Elizabeth II married Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark) on 20 November 1947. The couple are second cousins once removed: they are both descended from Christian IX of Denmark – Elizabeth II is a great-great-granddaughter through her paternal great-grandmother Alexandra of Denmark, and the Duke is a great-grandson through his paternal grandfather George I of Greece.
  

So maybe she isn't into kiddie porn, but she is definitely into incest to some degree. But really, what royal isn't?

... And Many More!

Long Die The Queen!

There are a few ways in which royals differ from us. They throw great 60th anniversary parties, rose petals are sprinkled at their feet, they get recognized at Madison Square Garden, and Reggie Jackson tries to kill them in Los Angeles. There's another big difference:

Queen Elizabeth II's undertakers always keep a special coffin ready in case a member of the royal family dies suddenly abroad, the inquest into the death of Princess Diana heard Thursday. "We have what we call a 'first call coffin' which is used," he added.

I hope the "first call coffin" is not actually their first call in case of an emergency. I mean there should be at least some emergency button they press before it gets to that point.

Picturing the queen from 0:28 - 0:31 makes life worth living. Having an airtight coffin you can call into use makes life worth dying.

[AP]
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Long Live the Queen!

Diamonds are forever... (forever... forever.) Forever ever? Forever ever? Ever, ever? Ever, ever? Ever, ever? Ever, ever?...

Well, no, not forever ever. But they are for your 60th Wedding Anniversary, an event celebrated today by the Queen of England, in a ceremony that hearkened back to the good old days of post-World War II England. And the Queen knows how to throw a party: Dame Judi Dench, poetry, Margaret Thatcher, and a candle lighting ceremony. They also commemorated the original ceremony:

The royal couple received more than 2,500 wedding presents, including a textile from Mahatma Gandhi which the Indian leader crafted himself and a casket-shaped crystal vase and cover from U.S. President Harry S. Truman.

Unconfirmed sources say that she received the textile about the time she began her affair with Mohandas. Oh, the passion. The forbidden pleasure... He used to dip his bald head in oil and rub it all over her body. Her words, not mine.

[CNN]

Dying In Parliament is a Crime

Looking for a place to die in Great Britain? Better make sure it's not in Parliament or else you could face some trouble with the law.

Queen Elizabeth II's speech in the British parliament Tuesday may have been routine but at least nobody got bored to death. That would have been against the law. Dying in parliament is an offence and is also by far the most absurd law in Britain, according to a survey of nearly 4,000 people by a television channel showing a legal drama series.

Ninth on the list? Entering Parliament in a suit of armour. We wonder if someone were to die in Parliament while wearing a suit of armour if they are prosecuted only for the more severe crime.

[Yahoo! News]