Should British taxpayers pay for this?
£60million for a new royal yacht to mark the Queen's diamond jubilee.

www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hZ2lhXg3zYCgTIOHcFUSWgUk1ocg?docId=N1002871326675089560A
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 10:52, 87 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

This pissed me off this morning when I heard about it.
What happened to "the country's on its fucking knees and we all have to make sacrifices?"
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 16 Jan 2012, 10:54, Reply)

"We're all in it together", Davvo

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 10:57, Reply)

Indeed.
I shall write to Dave then, asking that he assist with the payments on my home loan. For added gravitas I'll tell him I've got a moat to maintain.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:04, Reply)

A fishing rod
And 6 cans of Fosters is hardly going to break the bank.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:15, Reply)

+ a bucket of KFC. Musn't forget that.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:21, Reply)

Nope, it's a stupid idea which I can't believe got typed up without someone saying.
"Nahh that's a stupid idea Micky"
(PsychoChomp, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 10:55, Reply)

Although that joke is TOP NOTCH

(PsychoChomp, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 10:56, Reply)

I dinnae get it mon

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:23, Reply)

No
I'm sure it would be far more cost effective to dismantle the monarchy.

How goes the sleep-training, Batto?
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 10:56, Reply)

Sleep training went v well thanks (almost like a dream hahahahahahahaha)
Have put the baby in her own room, she only woke once between 10pm and 6.30am. Only the first night of the new regime but fingers crossed.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 10:57, Reply)

Stick with it
In my experience it gets easier as you go on
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:00, Reply)

Yes.
Fuck it, I like the Queen. Give the old bitch a yacht, I say. Rather that than spend the money on food for prisoners or on people to translate dole application forms into foreignese or what have you.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 10:57, Reply)

Top financial thinking!

(PsychoChomp, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 10:58, Reply)

It's my specialist subject.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 10:58, Reply)

What else would you expect from Monty?

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 10:59, Reply)

'comedy' racism and a complete lack of common sense?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:05, Reply)

+ a store card for Transformations.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:21, Reply)

Then send it into Somalian waters

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 10:58, Reply)

Armed with lasers and nuclear warheads.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 10:59, Reply)

We're actually not far off from ship based laser weapons
www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/11/onr_mld_boat_burn/
(PsychoChomp, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:00, Reply)

^^ fucking cool^^

(PsychoChomp, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:00, Reply)

Innit blud

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:05, Reply)

But then we'd have the cost of a ransome to pay.
Better off just shooting the whole royal family to death.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:00, Reply)

British government policy
Has always been to never negotiate with kidnappers.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:01, Reply)

I'm pretty sure they'd change their tune.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:03, Reply)

They already have been quietly paying ransoms.
So have the private companies that have their staff kidnapped. It's insured.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:08, Reply)

No.
Taxpayers should pay for this man's life story to be turned into a film, he is my new favourite person on the planet. "Mad Jack" Churchill, the only man to kill someone in WW2 with a bow and arrow, who was furious at the Yanks because "if it wasn't for them the war could have gone on at least another ten years".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Churchill
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 10:59, Reply)

Oh man, he is fucking amazing!

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:20, Reply)

There needs to be a film about him.

(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:20, Reply)

No-one would believe it was real!

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:22, Reply)

He was an amazing chap
I'm disappointed that as far as I know there isn't a decent biography of him
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 12:01, Reply)

"haves and haves yachts"
Oh, Cleggy!
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:06, Reply)

But Amberl has met Michael Gove and says he's a lovely person.
There is no way someone who is a lovely person could be such a sphincter licking twat as to actually write down such a suggestion and post it to his colleagues in the cabinet.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:19, Reply)

pretend this writing is upside down, cos i can't be arsed to google that site again
"wotevs"
(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:21, Reply)

As if the Queen even wants a yacht
She wants two things in this life; to break Queen Vicky's record, which I believe she'll manage in 2016, and to live so long that Charles rips his own ears off in frustration at never getting to be King. A floating deathtrap will help with neither of these goals.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:22, Reply)

Well this has died on it's arse quickly.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:35, Reply)

It's the superfluous apostrophe old boy
Kills threads dead. It's like the Domestos of the forum world.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:36, Reply)

Or lack of a comma, old boy.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:37, Reply)

*chortle*

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:40, Reply)

Mine was less tenuous
However in the buildup to this weekend I'm going to be SUPER NICE to you in the hope of less of a hiding after Saturday.

Yes Stunned poster, you're quite right and very handsome.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:42, Reply)

This could be the best thing ever
www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/13/build_star_trek_tricorder_please_ask_x_prize/
(PsychoChomp, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:35, Reply)

Kroney would LOVE that.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:36, Reply)

i'm sure she has enough yachts, can't we just get her slippers?
in more important news, contracts were just exchanged on my house. 4 days til i get keys :)
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:46, Reply)

i got slippers for xmas and it made me want to kill everyone
oh and well done on the exchange, whoever you are
(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:48, Reply)

we'd get her nice slippers from m&S
none of that primark crap.
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:50, Reply)

i bet thats where they got mine, fucken wallace and gromit shite
i've never even liked them
(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:51, Reply)

All about Ugg slippers init.
Although I really don't know if I can splash out £120 on them.
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:51, Reply)

plenty of companies that make better quality sheeepskin footwear for less
google kiwi kiwi sheepskins and see how much having the word Ugg on your foot costs
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:55, Reply)

I couldn't give a monkeys about the word Ugg.
And I wouldn't be seen dead in anything like them outside the house. But my mate has a pair and they are ridiculously nice, I will check out those ones though. Cheers bruvva.
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:56, Reply)

Just the one kiwi, head went wonky

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:58, Reply)

actually fuck it
I have to live to 100 before she'll even send me a card, why should we get her a present?
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:57, Reply)

I'd quite like a pair of slippers
For smoking outside without having to go the full shoe.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:54, Reply)

rule the country for a few years
and we, the taxpayer, will see what we can do
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 12:05, Reply)

Sounds cheap really, compared to many projects these days
It's going to cost £500 million to dig a couple of tunnels in the Chilterns for HS2 to run through
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:50, Reply)

At least the British public will benefit from that.
What benefit do we derive from paying for a £60million boat for some spoilt pensioner with an inbred dysfunctional family?
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:55, Reply)

I understand completely
£60m just seems cheap for a massive yacht thats all...
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:55, Reply)

I would disagree to an extent
the money for the HS2 project would bring much wider benefit if you spent it upgrading existing lines, it takes fuck all time to get form London to Birmingham as it is, we don't to get there any faster.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:56, Reply)

They should have spent the money replacing branch lines

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:58, Reply)

Just running a double line along the east and west coast routes
would reduce the level of delays massively.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 12:01, Reply)

BUT HS2 WILL BRING THE ECONOMY BACK TO LIFE!!!!!

(Bazongaloid, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:55, Reply)

\o/
*sends knickers in post to george*
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:57, Reply)

kill two birds with one stone
Make the Royal Yacht out of Chiltern dirt and rock.

That's the problem with this country, no vision.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:58, Reply)

This is genius, well done

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:59, Reply)

Never mind the £500M,
what about the £32B that could spent on fixing the entire fucking network rather than allowing pricks to get to Birmingham faster.

WTF is that all about?
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:58, Reply)

Fuck no.
We've already stumped up for an obscenely expensive wedding to marry her horse-faced grandson off to some posh bird, in spite of that Old Etonian Cunt who runs the place telling us we've got to be "austere." If she wants a yacht she can fucking build it herself. I might take her round Wickes to help her choose some wood and some bitumen if I'm feeling charitable.
(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:54, Reply)

There's definitely a double entendre in that last sentence
but I feel it's a) improper and b) gross
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:55, Reply)

off you go then

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:57, Reply)

I've met Wills on several occasions and I have to say that he was charming and witty

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:56, Reply)

I taught him everything he knows.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:57, Reply)

is that why he raped my sister?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:57, Reply)

No that's because she loved it.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:59, Reply)

I knew she was a wrong'an

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 12:00, Reply)

I mean, you're from Milton keynes
has she no taste at all?
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 12:01, Reply)

I heard your sister likes Travelodge.

(Bazongaloid, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 12:01, Reply)

Now that is going too far Al
Why would you been rude about someone you've never met?
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 12:02, Reply)

What makes you think I haven't met your sister?

(Bazongaloid, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 12:03, Reply)

Didn't you meet her whilst simultaneously high-fiving Chompy?

(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 12:04, Reply)

Well, we tried,
but her ankles kept getting in the way.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 12:08, Reply)

cankles

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 12:08, Reply)

She's not into "cuddly" men

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 12:05, Reply)

Hahaha!

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 12:08, Reply)

ooh! we could make it into a TV series
like grand designs only its the queen trying to make a yacht
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 12:02, Reply)

"Yes, Your Majesty, you'll need a Phillips screwdriver for this part...
"No, not Philip, a Phillips screwdriver...Phillips scr- ein Kreutzschlitzschraubenzieher, Eure Majestät."
(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 12:14, Reply)

"Liz and Phil have been working on their
ambitious yacht project for over a year now. Their initial intention to move in before christmas is looking increasingly unlikely and they are running out of budget fast. The caravan they've been living in while the project is underway is beginning to leak and take its toll on the couple. Perhaps they should have been more realistic at the design stage, rather than relying on 'favours'. Liz...are you beginning to regret your decision to build the yacht yourself?"
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 12:19, Reply)

kevin loves it when they fuck up

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 12:26, Reply)

The lattice thin-shell roof was one of the main design features of the original plans
but now, facing budget constraints and the looming Christmas deadline for moving in, Phillip and Elizabeth have to decide whether to keep the roof and remain true to the concept or save money and go with a cheaper alternative.

I always thought it was wildly ambitious for a yacht. We shall see.
( Kroney, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 12:37, Reply)

I think "Education Secretary Michael Gove" should be fucking sacked for even suggesting the idea.
That's the most out-of-touch thing I've heard in a very long time, in politics.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 14:14, Reply)