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To want to maim the next person who starts a conversation about the fucking royals?

53 replies

filee777 · 25/07/2013 16:18

It's driving me up the wall

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usualsuspect · 25/07/2013 17:35

My god, those royalists are a nasty bunch.

usualsuspect · 25/07/2013 17:36

Just look at the answers from them on this thread.

It's certainly opened my eyes.

filee777 · 25/07/2013 17:41

It's not that I don't (sort of) get the significance of the baby but its the threads about clothes and nannies and security and diet plans and the endless endless shite

Which are beginning to wear me thin...

Sorry if that massively offends anyone, royal lover or no.

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usualsuspect · 25/07/2013 17:44

Come on the republicans thread, we only get the occasional royalist coming on to call us terrorists and miserable fuckers.

Otherwise you are quite safe on there.

filee777 · 25/07/2013 17:45

P.s I don't actually read any of those threads, the mere scrolling reality that they exist is enough, quite enough.

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usualsuspect · 25/07/2013 17:46

I've hidden at least 20 threads over the last few days.

filee777 · 25/07/2013 17:48

I don't know how to 'hide' would it mean clicking on the thread? That would create a conundrum for me...

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usualsuspect · 25/07/2013 17:50

No you can hide from active convos.

Go into customise and change your settings

noddyholder · 25/07/2013 17:50

Yes hide them! The fawning and endless wittering about them is nauseating

Viviennemary · 25/07/2013 17:51

To be fair there aren't usually a lot of threads on royals on MN. So I don't expect it will last very long. Like the threads on the hot weather. Soon be gone!

TolliverGroat · 25/07/2013 17:52

No, just go to Customise, scroll down to "Other Options" and make sure that "Put 'hide' link on Active Conversations?" is set to "Yes", then click on "SAVE". Then when you see threads in Active Conversations there will also be a little "Hide" link to the right of each one -- click on that and the thread will be hidden from your view.

filee777 · 25/07/2013 17:54

Thanks I'll pop into settings

It will be a massive relief if it all ends soon, so much fuss for really a very normal event, being a child being born.

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TolliverGroat · 25/07/2013 17:55

Soon there will be First Official Portrait, then Christening, then First Press Photo Session, and then Prince George's First Christmas.

sue52 · 25/07/2013 17:57

The republicans are rather lovely.

WineNot · 25/07/2013 18:17

4 'anti' royal threads on the 'most recent' page on my last refresh.

No 'pro' threads.

Just sayin'

Crown Wink
filee777 · 25/07/2013 18:22

I haven't said anything about being more/less annoyed by 'pro' or 'anti' I find it all annoying.

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kim147 · 25/07/2013 18:25

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WineNot · 25/07/2013 18:25

Didn't say you had... And I agree with you.

Was just talking relative volumes.

WineNot · 25/07/2013 18:26

That was at filee777

WineNot · 25/07/2013 18:28

That's my point Kim

I think this 'adoration' is being somewhat overstated.

Very few threads being started worshipping the Royals.

filee777 · 25/07/2013 18:31

To be fair, its not just on here, there are plenty of awful poncy facebook 'shares' and status' about the royals. It just reminds me that they exist and I'm bored of it.

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kim147 · 25/07/2013 18:33

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WineNot · 25/07/2013 18:37

Funny isn't it... I've had about 5 friends comment on FB when the sex was announced and another 4 comment one the name and I think I have about 500 FB friends.... About a 1% run rate.

The media fair enough. They've gone crazy. But come on, that's the media FFS! It's what they do. But no one I know in RL 'adores' the Royal Family.

And the 'criticise the baby' thread wasn't exactly about him being Royal, was it? Some people took exception to a 'joke' about a baby.

olidusUrsus · 25/07/2013 18:39

I'm actually starting to crave a wedding/parking/MIL thread.

WineNot · 25/07/2013 18:40

Grin olidusUrsus