i had some field classes for pre-vet students where we would occasionally observe some practice associated with domestic animal husbandry. like dehorning / tail docking / castrating. of course, people were free to walk away/move around which is different than this ceremonial crap, they said the same thing: never lock your knees and make sure to bend them if you feel strange (head swimmy). it's much safer in terms of head injuries to crumple to the floor than to fall in a line like this guy did.
thanks! i didn't even know we had the cake day thing here.
when i was older, i was stomping around in a field of tall grass well over my head on a straight up 80% humidity, 90°F day with zero wind. at one point, i went from feeling miserable to feeling weird and i said, "i'm gonna go sit in the shade for a few minutes and get some water." because by this point i was in my late 30s, where one of my mantras had become "better to sit down than to fall down."
i understand how they can indoctrinate young people to do this kind of shit, because they generally feel like they have something to prove. i know i sure did when i was in my teens and 20s. but that guy looks way older than me. i can't imagine having any fucks left to give. of course, i'm sure i would never be invited to do anything solemn and ceremonial anyway. i'd be up there farting, chuckling to myself, and unwrapping hard candy the whole time.
in an unrelated story, here's the most american reply
https://twitter.com/sml052765/status/1570200157458780160Why are they still using that shit, at best it's a glorified tourist attraction. Is this some thing where Queen Victoria wiped her ass with it thus blessing it with her royal feces so it must be revered?
Pretty much. When I was in the sergeant would always add "if the guy next to you starts going down you're allowed to break rank and catch him", but I think in practice that almost never happens because everyone who is standing around is just zoned out so it's surprising when somebody drops.
Imagine what the media would say if this happened in a non-NATO country
"Experts say this may be a direct consequence of the voracious communist dictator Kim eating all the bibimbap in the country with his very large spoon."
they must not be feeding them enough. poor guys, they live in fear of the monarchy's wrath every day :(
Holy shit I misread it and I thought a coffin flop actually happened
Call the BBC and say “I’m not worried about it! I’m not worried about any of this! There’s worse shit on the local news!”
its a signal. the guard collapsed first, the monarchy will collapse second :inshallah-script:
He was disappeared shortly after for disrespecting the queen. Sources say they were fed alive to starving corgis while king Charles watched.
they took him into the headmaster's office and paddled him on the rump
Royal Guardsman who fainted at the Queen's funeral makes full recovery, moves into Royal Guesthouse
