No, not those ones, these ones:
Backgrid told the BBC the letter stated: “We hereby demand that Backgrid immediately provide us with copies of all photos, videos, and/or films taken last night by the freelance photographers after the couple left their event and over the next several hours.”
The agency told the broadcaster it had replied: “In America, as I’m sure you know, property belongs to the owner of it: third parties cannot just demand it be given to them, as perhaps kings can do.
“Perhaps you should sit down with your client and advise them that his English rules of royal prerogative to demand that the citizenry hand over their property to the crown were rejected by this country long ago.
“We stand by our founding fathers.”
Myself, if I was doing the PR here, I would have ended the letter at:
“third parties cannot just demand it be given to them.”
I’d have left all the rest, including the implicit “Your Move, Honey” to be implicit.
Its not about getting the tapes back, that’s the last thing they want and they’ll have been advised they won’t be getting them, its about having another card to play in the victimhood stakes.
It s always funny to see Yanks not realising that their rights are often directly inherited from the Mother Country.
The South Park episode was meant to be satirical not instructional.
I cannot recall a better example of a person or persons who just keep digging.
Off-topic
Spud claims his inaugural lecture at Sheffield University went well……
The University’s Facebook page shows that perhaps less than expected turned up, judging by the pictures…
https://www.facebook.com/sheffielduniversitymanagementschool/photos/pcb.10159492045343733/10159492042293733
And
https://www.facebook.com/sheffielduniversitymanagementschool/
Similar to the turnout at a Joe Biden campaign rally.
yes, implicit is better, but no harm, other than potentially spoiling the fun, in pointing out how it’s going to be played before a judge and jury to the infamously litigious emigré couple. Still I do hope She/they give it a go in the American courts.
Difficult to discern from the through window shots, Andrew. Was it cold & raining out?
Wide angle lens still only got 6 people into shot.
Well, that was fully worth the transport emissions then.
You must admit that it’s routinely a hoot to read Americans making stuff up about our Crowned Republic when their inventions often apply better to their elective monarchy.
Things the size of Wales and the length of a London bus are standard units.
For climate catastrophists there are also empty jumbo jets crossing the Atlantic but a lesser unit of carbon crime might be the Richard Murphy Lecture.
One empty jumbo = 100 RMLs
Plenty of wine left with so few there.
I wonder whom the potato will blame for the low turnout – could it be that his reputation preceded him?
“English rules of royal prerogative to demand that the citizenry hand over their property to the crown were rejected by this country long ago.”
Oh, get over yourself. They were rejected by this country a hundred years before your country was even thought of. Your founding fathers considered themselves to be defending this settlement, not inventing it.
Doesn’t stop your government demanding its citizens hand over eye-watering amounts of their hard-earned wealth though, does it? To the tune of an estimated $4.7tn this year, I believe. So yeah, you stand by your founding fathers there. I’m sure they’re proud of you all.
On par with the quote from the Pressdram vs Arkell case.
“We note that Mr Arkell’s attitude to damages will be governed by the nature of our reply and would therefore be grateful if you would inform us what his attitude to damages would be, were he to learn that the nature of our reply is as follows: fuck off.”
A high speed car chase through New York traffic.
Yeah, right
More a slow motion cosplay reenactment of Diana and Dodi.
The University’s Facebook page shows that perhaps less than expected turned up, judging by the pictures…
Scrolling down the page it seems as though Spud audience was much the same as any other lecture.
Andrew C said:
“Spud claims his inaugural lecture at Sheffield University went well……
The University’s Facebook page shows that perhaps less than expected turned up, judging by the pictures…
https://www.facebook.com/sheffielduniversitymanagementschool/photos/pcb.10159492045343733/10159492042293733
That’s so pitiful I almost feel sorry for him.
Worse, looking at their ages, I’d guess they’re all staff. The only person who looks close to normal student age is the one serving the drinks.
Or… Backgrid could have said: “YES! We would be happy to provide the items you requested. Attached is our price list (in US dollars).”
“A high speed car chase through New York traffic.”
The Bee have their angle
https://babylonbee.com/news/terrified-paparazzi-photographer-starting-to-think-this-meghan-markle-girl-is-stalking-him
Re: Spud’s lecture… I think that the sole comment on the Facebook photo sums up correctly:-
“Looks a bit northern with the unfilled wine glasses, nowt wrong with that, just sayin’. Boddingtons next time perhaps, and someone with a post-grad econ qualification to do the lecture.“
Myself, if I was doing the PR here, I would have ended the letter at:
“third parties cannot just demand it be given to them.”
I’d have left all the rest, including the implicit “Your Move, Honey” to be implicit.
Ah, Timmy, the impulse to take the piss out of a wog is a very difficult impulse to control.
Or so I’m told.
“I’d have left all the rest, including the implicit “Your Move, Honey” to be implicit.”
Or if you want to be explicit, “We refer your clients to the response given in Arkell vs Pressdram”