Submitted by lilBob1989 t3_125tlhw in OldSchoolCool
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Axolotlist t1_je7nyny wrote
Unfortunately, his brother, the previous king, was a nazi. He had an understanding with Hitler, that he would be placed back on the throne as a puppet ruler, with his American wife as queen, when the Germans conquered Britain. The British government had to exile him to the Bahamas, with a comfy job of course, and keep him under round the clock surveillance.
_coffee_ t1_je5u6ms wrote
Did she then ask for the Holy Hand Grenade from Brother Maynard?
jordantask t1_je7uyny wrote
Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three.
UsagiJak t1_je60d8c wrote
God the L85 rifle was such a pice of shit.
lilBob1989 OP t1_je63myy wrote
kid Tested, mother Approved
Bravefast t1_jeb898g wrote
Thank goodness, Mauser (re-named Heckler & Koch) stepped in to save the L85!
WU-itsForTheChildren t1_je5z2u9 wrote
This just have been on a Sunday….. a Bloody Sunday
lilBob1989 OP t1_je63pcn wrote
Ahhhh that song perfectly encapsulates the frustrations of a Sunday!
TheMightyBananaKing t1_je6pce8 wrote
One is here to kick ass and chew bubblegum.
AACarborundum t1_je7r5mz wrote
...and one finds oneself absent bubblegum at the moment.
lilBob1989 OP t1_je6t1e3 wrote
Find You An Officer That Look At You the Way HMS Does
Native_of_Tatooine t1_jeb7gc1 wrote
Forreal
SynthRysing t1_je5wgit wrote
“Suck ya dad!”
Urban_Meanie t1_je7e6vc wrote
What’s the jig the rifle is bolted in to for… Calibrating the scope?
JFleet- t1_je7fjeg wrote
Literally just for her to use and see as a demonstration.
I guess it would be improper and too informal to allow the queen to handle the weapon and conduct a shoot fully.
Urban_Meanie t1_je7gez9 wrote
I thought that also, I wouldn’t expect to see the queen of England firing a SA80 from the shoulder… I was mostly wondering if the jigs original design purpose was for setting the scope, it looks like it could be very useful for that if not.
thatweirdguyted t1_je7ss50 wrote
I assumed it was to absorb recoil. The Queen must be terribly frail at this point. No sense breaking her arm, or having the gun veer off target and hit something or someone.
Far_Sided t1_je7w59p wrote
General health and safety and security reasons sure. But let's not forget at this age, she was still actively hunting (Guessing this is about mid 80s when the rifle was first fielded)
thatweirdguyted t1_je7y819 wrote
Ah, I hadn't considered that. Good point. 👍
Thiccaca t1_je7ij95 wrote
"Eat lead, NAZI scum!"
IambicPentakill t1_je82pnz wrote
Or you know, people just trying to not be under her oppressive boot heel.
BrofessorDerp t1_je97x3s wrote
Wait till he finds out where her family hails from.
Material_Show_7685 t1_je7twwl wrote
I guess this is how they got all the diamonds and jewels from those third world countries…
quackers2715 t1_je92n6u wrote
She was a killer queen
Different_While_5270 t1_je7ln4o wrote
“That will show those damned swans! Now, let’s eat!”
RexB8nner t1_je6hold wrote
Lizard
ttsmit t1_je6hwau wrote
Before PC police
celshaug t1_je72yje wrote
Got more balls than 50% of American men... e.i. democrats.
Different_While_5270 t1_je7lkjj wrote
And how does a firearm give you “balls”?? IMO, men who think that a firearm somehow bolsters their masculinity are actually little tiny cowards.
phish2112 t1_je7o475 wrote
It's because they conflate "having balls" to, being a giant nerd for murder machines.
At least giant nerds for things like funco pop toys or anime can't murder multiple people in a manner of minutes with said funco pop toy or anime.
celshaug t1_je84o37 wrote
My guess is you scream when you see a spider in the bathtub.
Different_While_5270 t1_je86l79 wrote
What an intelligent, well thought-out response.
celshaug t1_je9vaoi wrote
But I'm right.
Different_While_5270 t1_jec78aw wrote
No. You’re a little gun-toting coward who thinks he’s a real man.
BrofessorDerp t1_je5waws wrote
Nice! Pity she didnt have the stones to go an actual frontline where her soliders commit war crimes in her name.
HawkeyeTen t1_je68e2x wrote
Never forget Queen Elizabeth's father, King George VI, actually practiced with Tommy Guns and other weaponry in World War II. He was ready to fight alongside the British army if the Nazis landed on the Isles and tried to take London. No matter what you may think of that family in recent years, that father-daughter duo was something else.