What's not to like about Queen Elizabeth?

mrerick · 06-05-2012, 10:05 PM

For her 60th Jubilee, guess what Queen Elizabeth did?

Full auto!!!!

Edward Tinker · 06-05-2012, 10:44 PM

Thats now my background picture

cirelaw · 06-06-2012, 08:14 AM

Go get them!!

sheepherder · 06-06-2012, 08:27 AM

One of those soldiers should toss her hat in the air, and see if she can hit it...

(It could only improve the hats' looks)

BTW: If you've seen pics of her image on the Olympic Shooting coin, she seems to be getting grumpier in her old age...I blame Camilla for that...

Douglas Jr. · 06-06-2012, 09:22 AM

In fact, she is a WWII veteran: she served with the auxiliary troops in the home front, trained as a driver and mechanic. Can you imagine Her Majesty fixing a GMC truck carburator? WHat a scene!

sheepherder · 06-06-2012, 10:54 AM

Is that a *chicken* in the ambulance behind her???

padredan · 06-06-2012, 12:52 PM

sixty eight years ago today alot of men put their lives on the line to take the beachs of normandy. Many are still there buried under the soil they payed for with their lives. This young woman served and happened to become the queen of england. And she can damm sure wear any hat she wants to when she is not wearing the crown.

sheepherder · 06-06-2012, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by padredan

And she can damm sure wear any hat she wants to when she is not wearing the crown.

And she can damn sure take the comments on it as well...

alanint · 06-06-2012, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by postino

Is that a *chicken* in the ambulance behind her???

Just the sun falling on the corrugated treads of a spare tire....(note the bulge on the side of the cab to better accomodate it).

lugerholsterrepair · 06-06-2012, 02:42 PM

What's with the genius standing forward of the firing line?

She's quite a gal...

alanint · 06-06-2012, 02:46 PM

I think its the angle of the photo, (if you draw an imaginary line along the front edge of the shooting bench, you will see that the soldier is just behind it). The gun is also pretty well battened down.

Or perhaps he is there to chase down any of Her Majesty's wayward bullets?

cirelaw · 06-06-2012, 02:46 PM

I found this beautiful childs' book from 1961 and there was the royal family

sheepherder · 06-06-2012, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by lugerholsterrepair

What's with the genius standing forward of the firing line?

Is it really firing??? I see smoke but no ejected shells...

The L85A1 ejection port is on the right side, above the magazine...I don't see any ear protection either...On any of them...

Maybe they took the pic right after she ran the magazine...

lugerholsterrepair · 06-06-2012, 03:14 PM

Doug..still bad form for a Military man but no worse than the pot gut the guy is wearing.

alanint · 06-06-2012, 03:48 PM

They certainly do not appear to be the cream of Her Majesty's troops!

rhuff · 06-06-2012, 04:11 PM

I think that the "Queen Mum" is a cool, classy lady. Can you see Obama having his photo taken shooting even a bb gun?

cirelaw · 06-06-2012, 04:39 PM

I think everyone has a newfound appreciation for her!

Shadowsix · 06-06-2012, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by rhuff

Can you see Obama having his photo taken shooting even a bb gun?

The recoil would probably have him on the ground in short order if he tried!

padredan · 06-06-2012, 05:01 PM

I was in joint operations training in the early nineties with the royal marines and i do not think i have met any better trained and squared away soldiers than those. they took well to this old paratrooper and i became quite fond of them and as they say we became "mates" A few years ago when my daughter was in london , my mates of the royal marines took the time to escort my daughter and her friends around london and the surrounding area. Do to the kindness of these soldiers i had no doubt they were in good hands and well protected. they were allowed to tour parts of buckingham palace and the grounds under the escourt of my royal marine "mates" , something my daughter and her friends will never forget. I am still in contact with several of them as we have remained friends. The queens diamond jubilee celebration showed how much pride the uk has . the soldiers i trained with had never forgotten the debt they owned us, and being a decendant of one of the members of the paratroopers who sixty eight years ago today made the night jump into france as well as my self being a former paratrooper , i can well understand that pride.

cirelaw · 06-06-2012, 05:21 PM

WHAT AN HONOR! Did you have tea at 4pm?

06-05-2012, 10:05 PM	#1
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,901 Thanks: 1,372 Thanked 3,094 Times in 1,503 Posts	What's not to like about Queen Elizabeth? For her 60th Jubilee, guess what Queen Elizabeth did? Full auto!!!! Attached Thumbnails __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

06-06-2012, 08:27 AM	#4
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Douglas Jr. User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: South America Posts: 948 Thanks: 598 Thanked 584 Times in 254 Posts	In fact, she is a WWII veteran: she served with the auxiliary troops in the home front, trained as a driver and mechanic. Can you imagine Her Majesty fixing a GMC truck carburator? WHat a scene! Attached Thumbnails Attached Images

06-06-2012, 10:54 AM	#6
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,182 Thanks: 1,398 Thanked 4,440 Times in 2,328 Posts	Is that a *chicken* in the ambulance behind her??? __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

06-06-2012, 12:52 PM	#7
padredan User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: louisiana Now, but from the Rebublic of Texas Posts: 937 Thanks: 429 Thanked 316 Times in 182 Posts	sixty eight years ago today alot of men put their lives on the line to take the beachs of normandy. Many are still there buried under the soil they payed for with their lives. This young woman served and happened to become the queen of england. And she can damm sure wear any hat she wants to when she is not wearing the crown. __________________ In this world nothing is free, except the grace of God

06-05-2012, 10:44 PM	#2
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06-06-2012, 02:46 PM	#11
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	I think its the angle of the photo, (if you draw an imaginary line along the front edge of the shooting bench, you will see that the soldier is just behind it). The gun is also pretty well battened down. Or perhaps he is there to chase down any of Her Majesty's wayward bullets?

06-06-2012, 03:14 PM	#14
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,763 Thanks: 4,868 Thanked 3,106 Times in 1,429 Posts	Doug..still bad form for a Military man but no worse than the pot gut the guy is wearing. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

06-06-2012, 03:48 PM	#15
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	They certainly do not appear to be the cream of Her Majesty's troops!

06-06-2012, 04:11 PM	#16
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,274 Thanks: 2,696 Thanked 961 Times in 707 Posts	I think that the "Queen Mum" is a cool, classy lady. Can you see Obama having his photo taken shooting even a bb gun?

06-06-2012, 04:39 PM	#17
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	I think everyone has a newfound appreciation for her!

06-06-2012, 05:01 PM	#19
padredan User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: louisiana Now, but from the Rebublic of Texas Posts: 937 Thanks: 429 Thanked 316 Times in 182 Posts	I was in joint operations training in the early nineties with the royal marines and i do not think i have met any better trained and squared away soldiers than those. they took well to this old paratrooper and i became quite fond of them and as they say we became "mates" A few years ago when my daughter was in london , my mates of the royal marines took the time to escort my daughter and her friends around london and the surrounding area. Do to the kindness of these soldiers i had no doubt they were in good hands and well protected. they were allowed to tour parts of buckingham palace and the grounds under the escourt of my royal marine "mates" , something my daughter and her friends will never forget. I am still in contact with several of them as we have remained friends. The queens diamond jubilee celebration showed how much pride the uk has . the soldiers i trained with had never forgotten the debt they owned us, and being a decendant of one of the members of the paratroopers who sixty eight years ago today made the night jump into france as well as my self being a former paratrooper , i can well understand that pride. __________________ In this world nothing is free, except the grace of God

06-06-2012, 05:21 PM	#20
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	WHAT AN HONOR! Did you have tea at 4pm?