The queen of England's quiz

by **mrswdk** on Sun Dec 20, 2015 6:06 pm

Symmetry asked me to post the next quiz on his behalf, as he just dropped his phone into his cup of tea and now can't type properly on it.

by **mrswdk** on Sun Dec 20, 2015 6:07 pm

What did England do several centuries ago that you really admire?

by **jonesthecurl** on Sun Dec 20, 2015 6:11 pm

Burned the Whitehouse.

by **WingCmdr Ginkapo** on Sun Dec 20, 2015 6:16 pm

jonesthecurl wrote:Burned the Whitehouse.

Not a patch on the ashes

by **Dukasaur** on Sun Dec 20, 2015 7:46 pm

mrswdk wrote:What did England do several centuries ago that you really admire?

England devised the only stable democracy in history. The only democracy that didn't almost immediately begin violating its own principles and spiralling downward into dictatorship.

by **Bernie Sanders** on Sun Dec 20, 2015 7:51 pm

England made it possible for men to dress up as women and not get beat up.

God save the queen!

by **saxitoxin** on Sun Dec 20, 2015 7:57 pm

Dukasaur wrote:
mrswdk wrote:What did England do several centuries ago that you really admire?

England devised the only stable democracy in history. The only democracy that didn't almost immediately begin violating its own principles and spiralling downward into dictatorship.

When did that happen?

by **Symmetry** on Sun Dec 20, 2015 8:02 pm

saxitoxin wrote:
Dukasaur wrote:
mrswdk wrote:What did England do several centuries ago that you really admire?

England devised the only stable democracy in history. The only democracy that didn't almost immediately begin violating its own principles and spiralling downward into dictatorship.

When did that happen?

17th Century?

by **saxitoxin** on Sun Dec 20, 2015 8:11 pm

Symmetry wrote:
saxitoxin wrote:
Dukasaur wrote:
mrswdk wrote:What did England do several centuries ago that you really admire?

England devised the only stable democracy in history. The only democracy that didn't almost immediately begin violating its own principles and spiralling downward into dictatorship.

When did that happen?

17th Century?

So we're talking about Oliver Cromwell? I guess he was okay.

by **Dukasaur** on Sun Dec 20, 2015 8:14 pm

saxitoxin wrote:
Symmetry wrote:
saxitoxin wrote:
Dukasaur wrote:
mrswdk wrote:What did England do several centuries ago that you really admire?

England devised the only stable democracy in history. The only democracy that didn't almost immediately begin violating its own principles and spiralling downward into dictatorship.

When did that happen?

17th Century?

So we're talking about Oliver Cromwell? I guess he was okay.

No, we're talking about everything since Cromwell.

by **Symmetry** on Sun Dec 20, 2015 8:17 pm

saxitoxin wrote:
Symmetry wrote:
saxitoxin wrote:
Dukasaur wrote:
mrswdk wrote:What did England do several centuries ago that you really admire?

England devised the only stable democracy in history. The only democracy that didn't almost immediately begin violating its own principles and spiralling downward into dictatorship.

When did that happen?

17th Century?

So we're talking about Oliver Cromwell? I guess he was okay.

Only if he's the only thing you know about the 17th Century.

by **saxitoxin** on Sun Dec 20, 2015 8:22 pm

Dukasaur wrote:
saxitoxin wrote:
Symmetry wrote:
saxitoxin wrote:
Dukasaur wrote:
mrswdk wrote:What did England do several centuries ago that you really admire?

England devised the only stable democracy in history. The only democracy that didn't almost immediately begin violating its own principles and spiralling downward into dictatorship.

When did that happen?

17th Century?

So we're talking about Oliver Cromwell? I guess he was okay.

No, we're talking about everything since Cromwell.

So the world's only stable democracy in history started with the supreme ruler ordering the mass execution of members of the legislature, then continued with the armed overthrow of said supreme ruler 20 years later in violation of the constitution, then his replacement with the CEO of the 17th century version of Blackwater (William of Orange), then 50 years of Iraq-style insurrections in Scotland (albeit comparatively more violent), then a shorter period of ethnic cleansing in aformentioned Scotland, all the while 97% of the population wasn't allowed to vote?

If that's a stable democracy, I'd hate to live in an unstable one.

by **Dukasaur** on Sun Dec 20, 2015 8:29 pm

saxitoxin wrote:If that's a stable democracy, I'd hate to live in an unstable one.

Since you live in a police state that masquerades as a democracy, I suppose your wish has been granted.

by **saxitoxin** on Sun Dec 20, 2015 8:29 pm

British National Archives wrote:A survey conducted in 1780 revealed that the electorate in England and Wales consisted of just 214,000 people - less than 3% of the total population of approximately 8 million. In Scotland the electorate was even smaller: in 1831 a mere 4,500 men, out of a population of more than 2.6 million people, were entitled to vote in parliamentary elections.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/path ... g_vote.htm

Yay democracy!

by **saxitoxin** on Sun Dec 20, 2015 8:30 pm

Dukasaur wrote:
saxitoxin wrote:If that's a stable democracy, I'd hate to live in an unstable one.

Since you live in a police state that masquerades as a democracy, I suppose your wish has been granted.

What's it mean when one lives in a client state of said police state?

by **Symmetry** on Sun Dec 20, 2015 8:39 pm

saxitoxin wrote:So the world's only stable democracy in history started with the supreme ruler ordering the mass execution of members of the legislature, then continued with the armed overthrow of said supreme ruler 20 years later in violation of the constitution, then his replacement with the CEO of the 17th century version of Blackwater (William of Orange), then 50 years of Iraq-style insurrections in Scotland (albeit comparatively more violent), then a shorter period of ethnic cleansing in aformentioned Scotland, all the while 97% of the population wasn't allowed to vote?

If that's a stable democracy, I'd hate to live in an unstable one.

You're cute.

by **Metsfanmax** on Sun Dec 20, 2015 8:41 pm

Symmetry wrote:
saxitoxin wrote:So the world's only stable democracy in history started with the supreme ruler ordering the mass execution of members of the legislature, then continued with the armed overthrow of said supreme ruler 20 years later in violation of the constitution, then his replacement with the CEO of the 17th century version of Blackwater (William of Orange), then 50 years of Iraq-style insurrections in Scotland (albeit comparatively more violent), then a shorter period of ethnic cleansing in aformentioned Scotland, all the while 97% of the population wasn't allowed to vote?

If that's a stable democracy, I'd hate to live in an unstable one.

[Response lacking any actual counter-argument]

by **Dukasaur** on Sun Dec 20, 2015 8:44 pm

saxitoxin wrote:
Dukasaur wrote:
saxitoxin wrote:If that's a stable democracy, I'd hate to live in an unstable one.

Since you live in a police state that masquerades as a democracy, I suppose your wish has been granted.

What's it mean when one lives in a client state of said police state?

The prime minister of Canada, like the prime minister of Britain, is able to travel around with just a handful of bodyguards. It says a lot about the American "democracy" that the POTUS needs a battalion of paramilitaries to practically occupy any town he visits and sanitize it for three days in advance, guarding against the thousands of his subjects who would love to shoot him.

by **PLAYER57832** on Sun Dec 20, 2015 8:48 pm

Other.. they drink tea and sent out a couple decent bands

by **tzor** on Sun Dec 20, 2015 8:54 pm

They kicked the Spanish Armada's Ass?

by **riskllama** on Sun Dec 20, 2015 9:00 pm

hey saxi, i think sym just hit on you...

by **riskllama** on Sun Dec 20, 2015 9:00 pm

i think austin minis are kind of neat.

by **saxitoxin** on Sun Dec 20, 2015 9:13 pm

The Mayor of Sheboygan, Wisconsin travels around with no bodyguards. I'm fairly certain that is probably more an indicator of the influence of Sheboygan in global geopolitics and the mayor of Sheboygan's relative power, than a sign that the mayor of Sheboygan is loved by the masses or that Sheboygan is a utopia-on-earth.

So, yeah, this ...

Dukasaur wrote:The prime minister of Canada, like the prime minister of Britain, is able to travel around with just a handful of bodyguards.

... sounds like it could be right.

by **saxitoxin** on Sun Dec 20, 2015 9:16 pm

riskllama wrote:hey saxi, i think sym just hit on you...

wouldn't be the first time and won't be the last

by **waauw** on Sun Dec 20, 2015 9:20 pm

England has the best drama-soap in the world called "Barclays Premier League".
In the next episode: Will Van Gaal and ManU finally split, and will Mourinho find new love?