I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

konakat

Bongo bongos????

What did you want them to do, tongue each other's tonsils, hump over the balcony?  I'm sure they'll be doing this tonight as they've no doubt been doing for years already (not necessarily over the balcony).  There is a sense of decorum at events such as this.

Queen Mom was Queen Elizabeth's mom.  And I do believe I've seen Prince Phillip and Prince Charles with wedding bands.  I was a bit surprised by William not wanting a band, but it's their business.

lassie11

Medigal -- don't get your knickers in a knot!   The Royals don't go in for public displays of affection. That there was any sort of a kiss is a big deal.

Wearing or not wearing a ring isn't just a British thing. It's the marriage, not the symbols that matter.

And that wasn't the Queen Mum - she died at 101 in 2002. That was the Queen.

The best part of the wedding for me was seeing the very places I visited a few months ago on a trip to England. Just a bit early for the wedding.

konakat

And there was the symbolic tying of them together in marriage during the ceremony. I.e. the wrapping of the cloth around their hands.

pickle

I loved the wedding and I thought it was a stark contrast  from Chuck and Di's wedding. Di was so shy and seemed so in love with him but it was clearly a one way street. Kate by comparison seemed so happy, confident and it seemed to be reciprocated by William. As far as the kiss goes, they did break a record with two kisses and let's not forget that there is protocol to follow...I would have been a bit turned off if they played tonsil hockey and I am in no way a prude. All in all, it was elegant, classy and I couldn't help but think about how much Diana would have loved Kate and the whole wedding. She would have been very proud.

And yes I agree, the Queen looked great.

bluedahlia

I enjoyed the ceremony and all the pomp and splendour.  The English sure know how to put on a wedding.  It was timed to the second.  Love the name Catherine.  hehehehehhe!

Alpal

Most of our male friends wear wedding rings, but neither my father or FIL did. My BIL doesn't. I've always thought it was completely optional. Nothing mandatory about it.  

otter

My dh does not wear a wedding band.  We had matching rings when we got married; but his was stolen from his gym locker one day and he decided not to replace it.  I do think it seems like something is missing; but our marriage is strong so I'm not worried.

People in some professions are not allowed to wear rings; or at least it's discouraged.  Some hospitals do not want surgeons to wear rings during surgical procedures, because it is impossible to disinfect the skin adequately underneath a ring.  People who do things that involve grasping objects with their hands or pulling on ropes might be discouraged from wearing rings.  My fellow students and I were told we were not allowed to wear rings when handling horses and cattle, because the lead rope or halter could catch on the ring and tear off a finger.  (It really happens, and it's not pretty.)  Maybe the rescue work William does is the sort of thing that could endanger his hands if he wore a ring.

Some guys just don't like wearing jewelry.  Other guys drape themselves in bling. Who's to judge?

otter

BTW, I watched re-runs of the royal wedding on CBS and NBC tonight.  It was fun to watch, especially in Cliff Notes format.

Enjoyful

Medigal said "Queen Mom" (which I took to mean the Queen, who is also Mom of the groom) as opposed to the Queen Mum.  I suspect the Bongo Bongos exist only in Medipal's imagination and sense of humor.  :-)

Maybe they SHOULD play some tonsil hockey at their weddings!  It sure couldn't hurt their marriage track record.

crazy4carrots

Aww E, trust you to approve of anything "hockey" related!

I watched a rerun tonight of THE wedding.  I like the fact that these 2 have known each other for several years, and started out as friends.  They make a lovely couple and I truly wish them the best of luck in a largely unenviable situation.  They may have all the wealth and prestige anyone could ever dream of having.  What they will never have is anonymity, and will be forever at the mercy of the media and those whose income depends on a successful invasion of their privacy.

BarbaraA

My DH has a ring but because he is a guitar player, it bothers him so he wears it for ceremonial occasions.

E, we came and gave it to you. And there's more. GO LIGHTNING!!

Enjoyful

Nah, WE gave it to you!  Hopefully the Caps will show up ready to play tomorrow.  GO CAPS!!!!

As an aside, I knew we were in trouble when they handed out "thunder" sticks at the door.  Why would you do that when we're playing the Lightning??

Medigal

Good Morning and thank you Enjoyful for noticing the difference between how I referred to the Queen.  Not Mum but "Mom" like others were referring to her on tv.  I hope they knew the difference. As for the "Bongo Bongos" they are a lovely race of people who I am sure live someplace in Africa and do delightfully wear their wedding rings and any other rings they can find in their nose.  I have seen "something" like this on tv, or maybe in a dream or a wild nightmare but I am sure they must exist even if it is only in my over active imagination.  We won't go into how they "kiss".  That will be too much for you nice ladies this early in the morning.

All in all I did think the Wedding was outstanding from her gown to the music selected.  I love the British people and can be very forgiving of any wrongs they do (if any in my book).  Glad everyone else seemed to enjoy the wedding too.  

rosemary-b

This sounds made up by it is true. Fossils of giant rabbits were found on Menorah Island in the Mediterranean.I hope they never found out we eat chocolate bunnies. I'd hate to have to defend myself against a giant rabbit!

Enjoyful

They probably bit the heads off of chocolate people.

crazy4carrots

Or the tails...

duckyb1

Thougt Kate did look pretty.

Just thought Prince, grandson of the  Queen........who care, did any of you hear what some of the things cost.........People in England are sleeping on the streets, and the ones who can are paying taxes, and they put on a spectical costing what that cost...........

$2,000.000 for flowers......that's 2 million, insane

$8,900.00 for the guests of the Bride who stayed at the hotel, and that was per night

Finally, the dress cost.........$83,000.000............you tell me that isn't ridiculous.

And that is just a couple things, imagine what the total bill was.............Too much poverty in the world, and too bad an economy to have that extravagance..........at least now................but it was nice to see, just over the top for cost.

And the kicker was the "Myrtle" in her flowers is put there for a sing of "innocence and purity".........Hello..............they were living together for heavens sake, not frowning on that, but don't announce why they put Myrtle in the flowers she carried......

Medigal

ducky:  Living together??  I didn't think British Royalty allowed things like that!  I do hope they had seperate bedrooms!  No wonder Kate was smiling so much.  She got to sample the cake before she bought it home!  Tsk! Tsk!

rosemary-b

Taxes did not pay for the wedding except indirectly because the parents of the bride and groom paid for everything but security. Even if they had worn jeans and tee shirts the security costs would have been the same.

rosemary-b

Fajitas for dinner.

pickle

Ha ha...got to sample the cake first. Good one.

I heard on the news that all Brits pay one pound each per year for the cost of the Royal Family. Money well spent because they certainly bring in a lot of tourist dollars and they do a tremendous amount with their charities. The dress etc seems like an outrageous price but I guess it's all relative My wedding dress was 250 but then again, my husband was only earning 900 month at that time. They are worth a gazillion dollars so maybe they think 83000 was a bargain too..lol

duckyb1

Your all probably right.............In the scheme of things when your worth that much what the hell is an $83,000 wedding dress.................

Good one, it use to be why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free, now it is getting to sample the cake.................love it.

Also someone else said the same thing about virgins, and Englands royalty rule...........but they did live together..........hey who am I to accuse, but 8-9 years, and lived together part of that time..........damn he has good self control.  But hold on........it seems to be the thing many couple's do today.....not in my time.............but then I'm an old broad, and back then you lived home till you were married, not together......I use to think, well maybe that is better at least you get to see what each other is like..........but even those marriages end up in a high divoce rate, so I guess neither way is better...............oh well.

BarbaraA

Headed to Queenshead Eurobar tonight. Very eclectic menu and all around strangely cool place. Drag queens show up around 10 though I am usually on my way home by then. The place is very hip in a Eurotrashy kinda way. Check out the pix here.

http://www.thequeensheadbar.com/#!__gallery

otter

I wrote an elegant post about envy, but decided to erase it after I remembered I'd posted a picture of my boat (R.I.P.) earlier in this thread.

I have no idea what we'll be having for dinner.  It isn't my turn to cook.  My dh is p*ssed off about things in general, so he might not be cooking either.  I guess we'll go hungry tonight.

otter

konakat

I'm really sorry about your boat Otter.  It must have been wonderful for getting away from stuff.

Barbara -- the food looks delicious.  I gotta get out more.  And drag queens, now that's my type of crowd! 

Edit for I don't know, boring stuff?  :-)

rosemary-b

Change of menu,organic chicken sausage with peppers and onions, sweet potato fries and frozen asparagus. What happens when nobody gets meat out for dinner!

otter

Homemade (dh-made) venison stew (chunks of lean venison, carrots, potatoes, okra), with wheat crackers and a glass of tapwater (well water -- no chlorine).  Ice cream later, for dessert:  Blue Bell Pecan Pralines 'n Cream.

otter

bluedahlia

Italian sausage and potatoes on the bbq.

Enjoyful

LauraGTO's brown rice, black bean, corn, and cheese casserole.  Asparagus.  My sister's homemade potato salad.  Homemade Easter candy for dessert!

Otter, I'm so sorry about your boat.  My family had one very much like it when we were growing up.  (((Otter)))

E

BarbaraA

((((OTTER)))) I am so happy you and your family are safe but dang, what a shame about the boat.

Have to say it: GO LIGHTNING!!

annettek

BarbaraA- that sounds like my kind of place as well....I like kookoo places, I tend to fit right in:)

Otter- sorry about the boat:( I should send you my hubby's damn excuse for a boat = it is basically a jet engine with seats...ACK- no relaxing cruises in that monstrosity...me, I wanna sail or putter along in something QUIET:)