Monthly Archives: April 2011

By Dominic Hyde

The Royal family are a bunch of stammering Nazis but I shall be watching the Royal Wedding this Friday.

Why? Because my paper pays me to be contrary and I have taken that to mean trotting out any old shit to fill space as long as it’s contrary.

So here’s to the happy couple. And damn the begrudgers, say I.

 

Purportedly posted at a north Yorkshire golf club during the Blitz, and a prime example of (a) the British stiff upper lip, and/or (b) the overwhelming pettiness of golf and/ or (c) some club wag taking the piss. Still.

German aircraft from Norway would fly on missions to northern England; because of the icy weather conditions, the barrels of their guns had a small dab of wax to protect them. As they crossed the coast, they would clear their guns by firing a few rounds at the golf courses. Golfers were urged to take cover.

Boing Boing

“As big an honour as it was to be invited I can’t ask for team runs to be at half-six in the evening so I can go to the royal wedding at Westminster Abbey,” O’Driscoll said. “One thing I learnt early on my career is that personal gratification takes second place. The team ethos comes first even after 12 years. My wife [the Irish actor Amy Huberman] is going on our behalf as we also felt there was an element of our representing Ireland as well. It’s going to be an incredible thing, with two billion watching, but I’ll be at home, preparing for Toulouse.”

Brian O’Driscoll, The Guardian

Amy Will Go To Royal Wedding – But Will Be Back For Brian’s Cup Clash (Herald)