British tongue in cheek on Thatcher's funeral

[Ichingcarpenter]

Thatcher state funeral to be privatised

Responsible department: Cabinet Office

In keeping with the great lady's legacy, Margaret Thatcher's state funeral should be funded and managed by the private sector to offer the best value and choice for end users and other stakeholders.

The undersigned believe that the legacy of the former PM deserves nothing less and that offering this unique opportunity is an ideal way to cut government expense and further prove the merits of liberalised economics Baroness Thatcher spearheaded.



http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/18914

[malaise]

1. On days like today we'll see thebest of the Brits

Get thee to the greatest page

[xchrom]

2. ...

[Wounded Bear]

3. Hate to pee on someone's grave....

but that is funny shit!

[Lindsay]

4. k & very much

r.

[Cal Carpenter]

5. Perfect

[rurallib]

6. a few years back there were rumors of her death

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There was a youtube of some weekly comedy show doing a mock funeral for her.


Well I didn't remember it quite right, but I did find the video - 5 years ago:

[SheilaT]

16. "Give everyone in Scotland a shovel

and they'll dig the hole so deep they'll hand her over to Satan personally."

That's a line to remember for Cheney's funeral.

[Timbuk3]

24. I wish I could recommend this comment... n/t

[redqueen]

7. Excellent. nt

[amuse bouche]

8. If you want to see some great Brit humor

check out the comments on Huffpo U.K

Of course the censors are working overtime,but still some fab humor shines through

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/

[progressoid]

15. "Rust in Peace Iron hearted monster"

"She was never the same after that house fell on her sister."

By the looks of the posts that are left, not a lot of love for her at Huffpo UK

[dixiegrrrrl]

19. George Galloway......."Stamp the dirt down".

I like him.

[dembotoz]

9. that beautiful and i am sure it was what she would have wanted

maybe her gravestone could have advertising and sell fish and chips

[Ichingcarpenter]

10. This is a real govt petition and has over 33,000

signatures in less than 3 hours

[muriel_volestrangler]

12. Real, but it's from last year

I may have signed it myself; I certainly thought it was a good response to the calls for giving her a state funeral.

[annabanana]

11. good. . . n/t

[Fantastic Anarchist]

13. Perfect!

Live by capitalism, die by capitalism!

[Ichingcarpenter]

21. Ashes to be spread over the free market

would be icing on the cake.

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

14. What first passed through my mind was the song "Ding Dong, the Witch Is Dead"

And then this poem by Hilaire Belloc:

Here richly, with ridiculous display,
The Politician's corpse was laid away.
While all of his acquaintance sneered and slanged
I wept: for I had longed to see him hanged.

[dixiegrrrrl]

17. Oh THAT is good.....

Bravo.....

[Timbuk3]

23. Perfect poem for Cheney's eulogy n/t

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

25. That was my youngest son's reaction as well.

[smirkymonkey]

27. God, how is he still alive?

I can't wait for that day. I will be partying on his grave.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

18. The corporations would sanctify her with a huge production to outdo Queen's Jubilee. Not good. nt

[steve2470]

20. k&r nt

[Timbuk3]

22. I'll do it for a dollar

Dump the body in the trash and let the garbage truck haul it away.

Hey, cheaper is ALWAYS better, right?

[ellenfl]

26. silly! privatization is for the other guy, not the elite. eom