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[–]DDdms 1272 points1273 points ago

"Exhale your last breath, plebeian"

[–]Zombie_Death_Vortex 50 points51 points ago

"This time god does not need to save the queen" In movie announcer voice

[–]flamingboard 7 points8 points ago

In a world where leaders actually fight their own wars...

[–]hinduguru 1357 points1358 points ago

"POP POP nigga"

[–]spotter300 123 points124 points ago

thames riverside!

[–][deleted] 144 points145 points ago

watching mothafuckas drop

[–]slimmtl 253 points254 points ago

We're royally fucked.

[–]ifyouknowwhatimeanx 332 points333 points ago

MAGNITUDE!

[–]darkops32 184 points185 points ago

pop POP!

[–]ethzilla 185 points186 points ago

POP WHAT MAGNITUDE!? POP WHAT!!??!?!?

[–]drylube 47 points48 points ago

[–]Evilsmako 21 points22 points ago

[–]byteplumber 34 points35 points ago

ready to lay shots non stop until I see yo monkey ass drop

[–]rage_erection 11 points12 points ago

Let yo homies know who dunnit. Cuz when it comes to this Queen shit you muthafuckas know who run it.

[–]theunknown_ 14 points15 points ago

Don't shoot until you can see the whites of their eyes.

[–]AerialAmphibian 50 points51 points ago

If the enemy has conjunctivitis we're screwed.

[–]Paul_Langton 20 points21 points ago

Or jaundice.

[–]Danjitsu 53 points54 points ago

"Let them eat lead."

[–]lenojames 70 points71 points ago

"Proceed! Enhance the pleasure of my morning and afternoon!"

[–]plexiff 26 points27 points ago

Go on! Make my day!

Took me a while.

[–]Bestpaperplaneever 34 points35 points ago

Eviscerate the proletariat!

[–]geneticdrift 16 points17 points ago

LONG MAY SHE REIGN OVER US.

[–]chasmo-OH-NO 10 points11 points ago

She's a good Sheila. Not at all stuck up. I heard the prime minister the other day say "it's hot enough to boil a monkey's bum," and she smiled quietly to herself.

[–]BeatlesForSale 3 points4 points ago

G'Day Bruce!

[–]Jackpot777 3 points4 points ago

Australia, Australia, Australia, we love you, amen.

[–]ltkillroy 764 points765 points ago

Queen Elizabeth 2: The Reckoning

[–]Changeling88 622 points623 points ago

Elizabeth II: Monarch Reloaded.

[–]LordOfTheNorth 442 points443 points ago

E2: Judgement Day

[–][deleted] 308 points309 points ago

Elizabeth: Queen of War

[–]Osiris32 268 points269 points ago

War Queen: Windsor's Revenge

[–]SimpleDan11 467 points468 points ago

Queen Elizadeath

[–]m_s_m 250 points251 points ago

Elizadeath 2k12: Jubilee Genocide

[–]SinisterKid 198 points199 points ago

Lizzy: The Vampire Slayer.

[–]jesusismoney 169 points170 points ago

Elizabeth II: Elizabeth Harder

[–]Heimdall2061 134 points135 points ago

The Last Queen of Scotland

[–][deleted] 16 points17 points ago

Judgment (Fort)night

[–]russscott 67 points68 points ago

Elizabeth II: Wrath of Queen

[–]420ish 55 points56 points ago

Also Starring: Freddie Mercury's hologram

[–]lmmortal 22 points23 points ago

Elizabeth II: Queen of Blades

[–]eighthgear 94 points95 points ago

Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.

[–]Eriden 102 points103 points ago

... The Movie.

[–]ModestCamel 33 points34 points ago

Or ETSBTGOGOTUKOGBANIAOHORATQHOTCDOTC The Movie, for short.

[–]russlar 24 points25 points ago

Is that Welsh?

[–]Ivexian 147 points148 points ago

Queen Elizabeth 2: Electric Boogaloo

[–]Dreddy 10 points11 points ago

Then of course they make the prequel after the fact and call it:

Elizabeth II: The Rising

[–]1handsomejosh 308 points309 points ago

What do you do for work? "Oh I just follow the queen around with an umbrella in case it rains."

[–]EpicJ 189 points190 points ago

He is trained like Jackie Chan, when shit goes down you'd better watch out for the guy with the umbrella.

[–]VesuviusVader 99 points100 points ago

Reminds me of this SAS documentary where they were talking about working security for VIPs and the like. They all carried umbrellas.

[–]kolipo 86 points87 points ago

Its always raining there.

[–]FuzzBuket 80 points81 points ago

THIS .. IS.. SCOTLAND *queen kicks obama into a pit

[–]sqrt-1loveyou 8 points9 points ago

I don't like your ellipses.

[–]hitchhikerwithknife 12 points13 points ago

i read that in groundskeeper willies voice

[–][deleted] 23 points24 points ago

Not right now :D Sunny as fuck!

[–]Rehehelly 27 points28 points ago

It's 1am...

[–]linlorienelen 14 points15 points ago

Or the colourful Swiss Guards. They don't fuck around.

[–]SyanticRaven 6 points7 points ago

I remember watching that too. Also seeing a picture of some bodyguards with umbrellas and FN F2000s. They may have been Italian I cannot remember.

[–]Gottheit 29 points30 points ago

This is England.

There's no 'in case' about it. He follows the queen BECAUSE it rains.

[–]Onlinealias 5 points6 points ago

"...and I hate fire the SA80 day. That bitch be crazy".

[–]Boxy310 200 points201 points ago

"Tut tut. Those Zeds were a right bother."

[–]karina_notkatrina 65 points66 points ago

This picture really just reminds me of World War Z. I can imagine the Queen shooting at the hordes while shouting pithy euphemisms.

[–]StochasticOoze 47 points48 points ago

this should totally be Left 4 Dead DLC.

[–]karina_notkatrina 26 points27 points ago

I can see it now: Queen Elizabeth II and the royal family navigate the palace into the streets of London and go from safe house to safe house until they meet up with a helicopter that takes them to safety. Little do they know that one of the pilots has been infected. Dum dum dum....

[–]StochasticOoze 25 points26 points ago

And the witches all look suspiciously like Princess Di

[–]Heimdall2061 10 points11 points ago

[–]karina_notkatrina 15 points16 points ago

And Patient Zero is Margaret Thatcher!

[–]celestialwolf 10 points11 points ago

Kind of reminds me of the very end of Call of Duty: Black Ops where JFK gets ready to fight zombies.

[–]Midlothianer 20 points21 points ago

Zeds standing for Zulus I should hope.

[–]SirTophammHat 20 points21 points ago

Zed's dead baby

[–]DunDunDunDuuun 116 points117 points ago

And this is the best the dutch royal family (crown prince) is trusted with... www.Imgur.com/z1noH

[–]lebiro 165 points166 points ago

Is he throwing a small red toilet?

[–]pokemanzred 125 points126 points ago

yes he is.

[–]lebiro 78 points79 points ago

Well, that seems... logical...

[–]pokemanzred 86 points87 points ago

It was on Queens day, where the royal family goes to a town to get a tour and play games while the rest of the country dresses in orange and gets drunk.

He participated in a throw a toilet as far as you can game. Now he says he regrets going it because some people complained and said that it is unethical to throw toilets while they have none in Africa.

[–]lebiro 90 points91 points ago

Now he says he regrets going it because some people complained and said that it is unethical to throw toilets while they have none in Africa.

I'm not sure if I should feel bad for laughing at that...

[–]pokemanzred 39 points40 points ago

The people that complained should feel bad, it was a game. Now he has to apologize because if he doesn't he will get more shit from them.

[–]lebiro 53 points54 points ago

It seems like such a hilarious, cobbled together argument. If people aren't allowed to throw things that aren't widely available in Africa, there are a lot of things people can't throw.

[–]xaronax 81 points82 points ago

How the fuck are we supposed to get them to Africa if we don't practice throwing them?

[–]Eriden 12 points13 points ago

to throw toilets while they have none in Africa.

What good is a toilet without a reliable water and sewage infrastructure?

[–]AnArmadillo 6 points7 points ago

Urine trouble now.

[–]HugoChavezRamboIII 34 points35 points ago

His hand?! Can no-one see that ... hand?

[–]mattthematty 20 points21 points ago

It's just a lizard hand. You'd think in today's world, people wouldn't be so lizardhomophobic. Get with the times, Hugo Rambo.

[–]GeorgePlimpton 5 points6 points ago

The proper term is Reptilian Humanoid, you xenophobe! SRS will be alerted to your speciesism.

[–]rickthecabbie 662 points663 points ago

I would say "God Save The Queen" But it looks like she's doing just fine on her own.

[–]phattmatt 87 points88 points ago

That's one saved fucking Queen...

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=277_1222377805

[–]Galapogos 6 points7 points ago

Having only seen the DVD covers for Izzards standup, I had no idea what to expect. He's just a normal comedian? Why does he dress like a cross-dresser?

[–]Quander 50 points51 points ago

Because he is a cross dresser. . . As he puts it, he is a male lesbian.

[–]Galapogos 11 points12 points ago

A male lesbian! Haha jolly good!

[–]SpaghettiBuckshot 500 points501 points ago

"Queen save the God"

[–]Twaddles 294 points295 points ago

God has a tattoo that says, Elizabeth.

[–]J_Crow 97 points98 points ago

"Lizzy"

[–]Honestly_ 52 points53 points ago

Or as she likes to be known "The Lizard".

[–]NeddieSeagoon 11 points12 points ago

Nice try, David Icke.

[–]armagin 39 points40 points ago

Technically she does hold the title "defender of the faith"

[–]rimo 23 points24 points ago

And "Vanquisher of Demons".

[–]MaybeOptimist 9 points10 points ago

Unless there's recoil...

[–]SKINNYERIC1 35 points36 points ago

It appears to be bolted to concrete blocks I reckon she's pretty safe

[–]russscott 9 points10 points ago

God have mercy on her enemies.

[–]disembodied_voice 27 points28 points ago

I'd say the better phrase for this picture is, "God Save Us From The Queen"!

[–]IsThisNickTaken 141 points142 points ago

The man standing nearest her almost seems to be romantically devoted to the gun. "Yeah, baby, you show them what you showed me."

I like that.

edit Well, in retrospect it may seem more like a proud father. Likable nonetheless!

[–]rasputine 40 points41 points ago

He kind of has a sad cast to his face...kinda like, Yay, my baby girl graduated....with major in exotic dancing.

[–]db0255 15 points16 points ago

It seems more like a smirk that says, "Well, by George, that's the Queen, shooting a machine gun. I won't see that again."

[–]TomTaroo 84 points85 points ago

can i just say one tiny bit of trivia here because SA80 bugs me. SA80 (Small Arms 1980) refers to a family of firearms that include the L85 (pictured) L86 (the long one with a bipod) and a carbine for armoured personell.

If you can spot this buried you will learn a small factoid from someone who's used them.

[–]fingerguns 14 points15 points ago

Psh, knew it was an L85 from BF3.

[–]thanimal 170 points171 points ago

"send in the poor"

[–]digitalpencil 19 points20 points ago

reading this in her voice was just priceless, have an upvote good sir.

[–]Osiris32 65 points66 points ago

Is that a Regimental Scary Monster....smiling? I thought that their smiling muscles were surgically removed and replaced with yelling ones.

[–]hussard_de_la_mort 82 points83 points ago

This is the special public relations model.

[–]Osiris32 9 points10 points ago

Ah, that explains the lack of vole under his nose.

[–]thumbtacforbreakfast 19 points20 points ago

If you look close you can almost see the thumbtacks pinning his cheeks back.

[–]Niqulaz 129 points130 points ago

"Hail to the queen, baby!"

[–]SprechenSieDich 225 points226 points ago

"Now, if I'd had one of these a couple of decades back, Diana would have been much less hassle!"

[–]Crepti 528 points529 points ago

That's an SA80A1, which tells us the picture was taken mid-90's at the very latest. Supported by the fact that it's using a SUSAT which, while still standard issue, is often replaced by the ACOG.

The DPM used on the uniforms is not the CS95 pattern, but does not look like CS94 either, so is most likely the uniform used in the early 90's.

The picture was taken before Diana was killed.

Is this The Queen discovering her bloodlust, which would later lead her to murder?

The conspiracy deepens.

[–]ML90 253 points254 points ago

Get ye a wench, young lad. Get ye a wench.

[–]Crepti 141 points142 points ago

Appreciate the concern, but I have me a wench. I also have me a degree in military history and experience in the army using said rifle ;)

[–]saintwhiskey 134 points135 points ago

...you just turned around and looked at the explosion.

[–]Crepti 101 points102 points ago

Are you kidding me? I've seen dozens of explosions, and let me tell you, I get far too much enjoyment from watching them to not. Screw looking cool, I want to watch.

[–]Deddan 79 points80 points ago

In the event of explosion look directly at explosion.

[–]NonnagLava 36 points37 points ago

I read this in the Aperture Science announcer voice...

[–]DaLateDentArthurDent 17 points18 points ago

The boys down in the lab just told me that this compound has a rare chance of exploding, as you know, this facility never has explosions, so in the event of an explosion, look directly at the explosion.

Because hey, explosions are cool...and expensive

This is Cave Johnson

EDIT: Not a great impression but I still read it in his voice

[–]penguin93 8 points9 points ago

I think you used the perfect amount of commas for a Cave Johnson speech.

[–]Leroin 18 points19 points ago

The picture was taken before Diana was killed.

Just before Diana was killed.

[–]Ezili 8 points9 points ago

Also, the picture looks like early 90s.

[–]masters_in_fail 18 points19 points ago

Mind unabbreviating the abbreviations?

[–]Crepti 57 points58 points ago

The SA80 is the rifle, popularly believed to mean "Small Arms for the 1980's" or somesuch. The A1 is just the model. We're currently using the A2, as it got a major overhaul after the Gulf War due to the A1 being shit.

SUSAT = Sight Unit Small Arms Trilux. The standard issue sight used by the British military.

ACOG = Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight. Used by militaries worldwide and featured in all the big computer games, it's a well-known sight.

DPM = Disruptive Pattern Material. The camouflage material many modern military field uniforms are made from, although this is slowly being replaced by MTP, or Multi-Terrain Pattern.

CS95 = Combat Soldier 95. The exact pattern of the DPM that came into service in 1995, and used right up until recently when the MTP took over.

CS94 = Same as CS95, but in 1994.

[–]brojbro 10 points11 points ago

I may have this wrong, but I believed "SA80" was the family, the L85 being the standard service rifle (alongside the L86 LSW, L98 Cadet GP Rifle, etc), A1/A2 referring to the version of it. So technically, its the SA80 L85A1. I could be wrong though.... not sure.

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points ago

A1 = shit magazines falling out. Don't miss that!

EDIT - also the tritium gas in SUSATs is lethal if it cracks in an unventilated room. Instructor told me that on day one. Should one of the fuckers crack, inhaling it is a radiation hazard.

I say bring on the ACOG! Cheers yanks.

[–]C_M_O_TDibbler 3 points4 points ago

didn't the cut and pattern change for 95? I have been wearing DPM since the 80's and noticed the fit changed for the 95 and the pattern is slightly different

[–]Crepti 4 points5 points ago

The patterns changed a lot over the years in order to try and match the trends and environments of the soldiers. For example, the 95's tend to have small shapes whereas the uniforms in the picture above have slightly larger ones. However, the above uniforms do not have the distinctive tan colour that the 94's included.

The 95's themselves move away from the light tan and go back to being darker, which is more reminiscent of how they were in the 80's, but with smaller shapes.

[–]long_ruler 17 points18 points ago

There are some real smart people on reddit...

[–]Olyeller 6 points7 points ago

They are a rare breed, often trampled on by the retarded masses who resent their superior intelligence. Remember this man, he may soon fall victim to the same fate.

[–]l_urch 29 points30 points ago

"Let them eat lead"

[–]cnov 26 points27 points ago

Good 'ol Queeny, I bet she is a dab hand with a shotgun.

[–]C_M_O_TDibbler 22 points23 points ago

she is

[–]LeonHRodriguez 22 points23 points ago

riding, hunting, shooting...members of the Royal family are expected to be proficient at these activities

[–]omnomnomnomnomnomn0m 12 points13 points ago

Higher res? I want a wallpaper

[–]Lynx_Rufus 329 points330 points ago

England, right-o.

[–]Skitrel 249 points250 points ago

English person here. It's righteo. Right-o is more of an australian thing.

Not saying that right-o isn't said here, there's some cross over, but this just seems.... Not English.

"England, UP YOURS!" is more appropriate and English than either of them though.

[–]ExdigguserPies 113 points114 points ago

I prefer to spell it "righty ho".

[–]Midlothianer 81 points82 points ago

Scotland, AHL SMASH YE!

We have a variety of wonderful dialects up here in Pictland but "Ahl smash ye" is the only one I've heard in all of our major cities.

[–]dumbkid 45 points46 points ago

Thought we agreed on "Scotland! Fucksake!"

[–]Midlothianer 33 points34 points ago

Ok, my one can be Glasgow's. Aberdeen's can be "Aberdeen! ~unintelligible~!

[–]VogeGandire 24 points25 points ago

Nah, Glasgow's would just have to be "Glesga! Git any spare change pal?"

[–]brosephjyant 26 points27 points ago

"England, sod off!"

[–]boesse 13 points14 points ago

as a northerner friend of mine would put it "You can go fuck righ 'toff, then! How's it feel now, you li'le wankah!"

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

Fuck You - is an English slang that's taken the world by storm.

Like Suits. The British invented the suit. Everyone uses them and doesn't realise this. Even our worst enemies like Iran dress up in Suits and decry western influence.

[–]LordOfTheNorth 56 points57 points ago

England, can't be arsed!

[–]kjaya 30 points31 points ago

This is one of those phrases that just doesn't function with an American accent.

[–]TrolleyPower 28 points29 points ago

Americans can't say arse properly and English people can't say ass properly.

[–]sailingthefantasea 19 points20 points ago

which is bad because the phrase badass seems to be around a lot lately. You cannot exactly say badarse.

[–]spotter300 171 points172 points ago

[–]Captain_Swing 133 points134 points ago

Straight outa' Windsor,

Call me motherfuckin' Betty,

Fuck with me and your palms gettin' sweaty,

Don't mess around with a Glock for a gat,

SA80 with a fuckin' SUSAT!

Think you tough 'cause you come from the street,

With your 9mm and your sneakered feet,

Think you're ready, to bring the atrocity,

While I'm bringin' five-fifty six high velocity.

[–]BeatlesForSale 4 points5 points ago

We call sneakers "trainers" in Britain. Otherwise that was a jolly good show.

[–]yrro 4 points5 points ago

You just won.

[–]Lance_Strongarm 9 points10 points ago

That guy on the right looks like Mike from Spaced

[–]RedTiger013 9 points10 points ago

Well long live the fucking Queen..

[–]Infidel_Grey 14 points15 points ago

This is the most English photo I've ever seen. From the umbrella down to the plump but jolly fellow at the far right.

[–]Jhonnystonehenge 28 points29 points ago

God save everyone else from the queen.

[–]peperonikiller 8 points9 points ago

Insert Killing Floor Gun Seller Lady Voice Here

[–]otherworldsthanthese 6 points7 points ago

Saving this for next time someone makes a Canada/Queen comment to me.

(Canadian living in Texas. We don't get a lot of variety in our Canada bashing here)

[–]Tacdeho 27 points28 points ago

As an American, I have no idea how the British feel about her, in general.

But that being said, I think that woman is brilliant. She just doesn't slow down, and it seems like she has enough to go see what life is like on the other side, outside of the palace.

[–]lebiro 68 points69 points ago

Feeling is somewhat mixed. I think on the whole, pro-royalist is probably the majority. Certainly I would be more comfortable voicing royalist opinions (if those were mine) to strangers than anti-royalist ones (which mine predominantly are). I am not a fan of the royal family on principal, but there are many arguments for the practical benefit of their presence (although any claim we should retain them purely for the sake of tradition turns my stomach).

That said, I must agree that at her age, a lot of the things she does are rather impressive. It is a commonly accepted theory that she is refusing to die until she is certain that Charles won't succeed her.

[–]SharkReceptacles 18 points19 points ago

Accurate answer, and I would add that many British people do not want Charles on the throne. Even anti-monarchists have a sort of grudging respect for Elizabeth II; she does the job well, she is utterly tireless and she seems to have a fairly good idea of where her boundaries are in terms of being able to speak to ordinary people: she is rarely patronising.

There's a silly theory about the desire of many people to see the Crown skip a generation along the lines of "people just really like WillsnKate and want to see them crowned", but the truth is a lot of us really can't stand Charles. Reasons vary, but he is not a popular man.

[–]lebiro 9 points10 points ago

but he is not a popular man.

That he most certainly is not. I don't think I've ever met anyone who liked/approved of him, not even my grandmother, who is as traditional a royalist as one could expect to meet would, in her words "cross the road to see him". I think the William's popularity is certainly a factor in the pro-skip argument though, he is widely seen as his mother's son (which is lucky for him really...)

[–]aethelberga 3 points4 points ago

I like him. I think his position is a pretty tough one, Not that the monarch has a lot of power anymore, but at least she's at the apex of the theoretical pyramid. He's kind of just waiting around for his big moment, as it were, and the longer it goes on gets the more ridiculous it looks. There have been unpopular Princes of Wales before and the monarchy has gone on.

[–]Kaarboer 32 points33 points ago

she is refusing to die until she is certain that Charles won't succeed her.

That would be my move.

Why do appeals to tradition disgust you?

[–]lebiro 28 points29 points ago

I don't feel that "it's always been that way, it would be a shame to get rid of them" is a sufficient reason to hold onto an institution built on the idea that one family is born inherently better than all of us, and because of that is deserving of our respect, admiration, loyalty and money. As I say, I can appreciate practical arguments (tourism revenue and so forth), but I find the idea of a monarchy (and an unelected Head of State, regardless of her actual role) distasteful on principle.

[–][deleted] 16 points17 points ago

As an American, seeing the many long lasting traditions you have is rather nice.

[–]Crazyh 14 points15 points ago

Can you blame her, do you want Charles on your money?

[–]lebiro 26 points27 points ago

That face, on everything? Good god no.

[–]nixcamic 13 points14 points ago

(although any claim we should retain them purely for the sake of tradition turns my stomach).

I think they probably bring in more than enough tourism money to pay their keep and on that aspect I support it for "Traditions sake".

[–]redmercuryvendor 32 points33 points ago

You'd be hard pressed to find somebody in the country that doesn't love the Queen, but the vast majority are completely indifferent to having a monarchy, however. Basically, everyone loves the person, not so much the position she holds.

[–]EightBitRemix 7 points8 points ago

Go up to Scotland, you will find about 5 million people who don't love the Queen.

[–]scoutisimba 4 points5 points ago

Even the Scots love the queen, sorry.

[–]Churba 4 points5 points ago

You should've seen her Mother. At her 100th birthday, she was given a Nebuchadnezzar of fine champagne(a giant bottle, holding roughly 20 regular bottles worth), and when asked what she would do with it, she said she'd share it with her family...and if they didn't want any, she swore she'd drink the damned thing herself.

[–]TheRaven42 26 points27 points ago

That is terrifying.

[–]hinduguru 161 points162 points ago

ly awesome

[–]C_M_O_TDibbler 25 points26 points ago

she regularly shoots pheasant on her estates in scotland IIRC she is a cracking shot with a shotgun,

[–]thatoneguy82101 9 points10 points ago

Misread as peasants. I prefer my version

[–]TheHatist 2 points3 points ago

Like a monarch.

[–]Funk_Munki 4 points5 points ago

Like the boss.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points ago

Killer Queen?

[–]ML90 7 points8 points ago

The chap behind her looks so proud.

[–]khamileone 13 points14 points ago

Is it me, or was anyone else like, where are their earmuffs?

[–]Torvix 15 points16 points ago

WHAT?!

[–]mracidglee 6 points7 points ago

WOT?

FTFY

[–]jigs_up 7 points8 points ago

Buck Buck, lights out, 'Cause when I get my sawed off, niggaz get hauled off

[–]fordo 3 points4 points ago

God save (us from) the queen!

[–]CombatGynecologist 4 points5 points ago

Can you imagine how completely puckered the asshole of the person responsible for making sure that the SA80 was completely secure and incapable of recoiling was that entire time, so that it wouldn't carve the queen in half?

[–]Incubusvir 3 points4 points ago

God save the Queen Nevermind. She saved herself.

[–]James-VZ 6 points7 points ago

Re-title: Queen Elizabeth II giving me a boner.

[–]jeharu 15 points16 points ago

she looks awfully comfortable handling an assault rifle.

[–]EHoffman922 22 points23 points ago

She is also an avid hunter and is quite familiar with guns.

[–]AerialAmphibian 53 points54 points ago

She's also the last surviving head of state who served in World War II. I imagine that besides learning about guns from her family's hunting tradition, she probably had some military firearms training along the way.

In February 1945, she joined the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service, as an honorary Second Subaltern with the service number of 230873. She trained as a driver and mechanic, and was promoted to honorary Junior Commander five months later.

[–]brawr 39 points40 points ago

Of course she does. Have you seen The Queen? The best part was when she dropped into the Falklands with SAS paratroopers. Putting the Empire back together, one dead dirty peasant at a time.

[–]FuzzBuket 13 points14 points ago

Shes actually in the expendables 3

[–]SaintZvlkx 4 points5 points ago

I would actually pay to see that.

[–]FNHUSA 41 points42 points ago

Its actually in a vice. Shes not supporing it what-so-ever except her right hand on the trigger.