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desirod7
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posted 06-28-2007 10:56 AM      Profile for desirod7     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Patricia Routledge to be Godmother of the Queen Victoria

It is the perfect metaphor since the ship is a nautical Hyacinth Bucket.
All pretensions, lower class lineage, in your face classism, and caters to snobbery.

[ 06-29-2007: Message edited by: desirod7 ]


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SalamisFiloxenia (Tom...)
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posted 06-28-2007 11:02 AM      Profile for SalamisFiloxenia (Tom...)   Email SalamisFiloxenia (Tom...)   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
what a brilliant idea, im sure there was a keeping up appearances special when she went on the qe2!
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Linerrich
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posted 06-28-2007 11:12 AM      Profile for Linerrich   Email Linerrich   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
I know Ms. Routledge has much acting talent beyond "Keeping Up Appearances," but I do hope she reprises the persona of Hyacinth for this occasion. It is sooooo fitting!

Rich


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desirod7
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posted 06-28-2007 11:36 AM      Profile for desirod7     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by van gogh:
what a brilliant idea, im sure there was a keeping up appearances special when she went on the qe2!

I recall the episode. He cabin was a Deck 1 grille class with real wood panelling. They were sailing in Mauretania slums and she was indignant when 86'd from the Princess Grille and told to eat in the Mauretania Restaurant. In reality their cabin would be too small to fit camera equipment.


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Brian_O
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posted 06-28-2007 12:20 PM      Profile for Brian_O     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Now, I'm confused. What's the difference between Godmother and Madrina? Maureen Ryan was named Madrina of the QV at the float out and was Guest of Honour at that occasion.

Brian


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Maasdam
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posted 06-28-2007 12:37 PM      Profile for Maasdam   Author's Homepage   Email Maasdam   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Wonderfully choice love here talent (beyond Hyacinth)
The QE2 episode was fun. But don't forget that Hyacinth installed an safety burglar alarm that sounded as the horn of QE2.

Great Lady fore a good ship.

Greetings Ben.


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goodclicks
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posted 06-28-2007 02:14 PM      Profile for goodclicks     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by desirod7:
It is the perfect metaphor since the ship is a nautical Hyacinth Bucket.
All pretensions, lower class lineage, in your face classicm, and caters to snobbery.
[/QB]

ROFLMAO!!!

Is it true that you are often asked by fellow Cunard passengers wishing to acertain your social standing the restaurant you eat in?

[ 06-28-2007: Message edited by: goodclicks ]


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Pascal
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posted 06-28-2007 02:39 PM      Profile for Pascal     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Who the hell is she ? I assumed that a decent godmother for a Cunard Queen could only be a member of the royal familly...
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philcheese2001
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posted 06-28-2007 05:50 PM      Profile for philcheese2001   Email philcheese2001   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Patricia is the 1st lady of Merseyside (far more popular than Cilla!) a native of Berk-in-ed!

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Linerdan
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posted 06-28-2007 05:59 PM      Profile for Linerdan   Email Linerdan   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
This is an excellent choice! , i can just see her now organision the whole day complete with indoor outdoor BBQ with cucumber sandwiches.

Her guest list will include:
The Victor and his wife
Elizabeth and Emment
Her sisiter Violet (The one with the big house and room for a pony)

Unfortunely her son Sheridain cant make it.

Also Onslow ,Daisy and Rose have not been told.

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
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posted 06-28-2007 06:00 PM      Profile for Malcolm @ cruisepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by goodclicks:
Is it true that you are often asked by fellow Cunard passengers wishing to acertain your social standing the restaurant you eat in?

Very!

I recall being on board the QM2 on a Trans to New York. For most of the day they kept announcing over the PA that Grill passengers should visit the immigration officers on board with their passports 'at leisure'.

I was sitting in the Cinema at about 4.00pm when the announcement came "Britannia Dining Passengers mush go to immigration with their passports, now!".

I missed the end of the movie.


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Malcolm @ cruisepage
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posted 06-28-2007 06:11 PM      Profile for Malcolm @ cruisepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by Brian_O:
Maureen Ryan was named Madrina of the QV at the float out and was Guest of Honour at that occasion.

I think (hope) that desirod7 is joking!


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Brian_O
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posted 06-28-2007 06:42 PM      Profile for Brian_O     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:

I think (hope) that desirod7 is joking!


I hope so too. I thought that Maureen Ryan was an excellent choice. Certainly a better choice than Ms. Routledge. Put simply, Maureen deserves the honour.

Brian


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sympatico
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posted 06-28-2007 06:50 PM      Profile for sympatico     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by Brian_O:
Now, I'm confused. What's the difference between Godmother and Madrina? Maureen Ryan was named Madrina of the QV at the float out and was Guest of Honour at that occasion.

Brian


I believe that Madrina and Godmother are one in the same, however, the Free Dictionary gives this definition.

Ma`dri´na
n. 1. An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting as the leader of a troop of pack mules.

Malcolm I think Desirod is pulling our leg! However I think Hyacinth would make a wonderful Godmother.


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greybeard
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posted 06-28-2007 08:41 PM      Profile for greybeard     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by Brian_O:
Now, I'm confused. What's the difference between Godmother and Madrina? Maureen Ryan was named Madrina of the QV at the float out and was Guest of Honour at that occasion.

Brian


It appears to be an Italian tradition to have a Madrina - who is pointedly not referred to as the "godmother" - for the float-out ceremony.

A different person is invited to be the Godmother at the official naming ceremony when the ship arrives at its home port.


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Rex
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posted 06-28-2007 09:07 PM      Profile for Rex     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Why didn't they pick Elton John or George Michael? After all, they ARE used to riding big queens .
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posted 06-29-2007 06:53 AM      Profile for Cambodge   Email Cambodge   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Just outa curiosity. Are there any Yanks following this dialogue and know whomthehell they are alll talking about?
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Linerrich
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posted 06-29-2007 07:02 AM      Profile for Linerrich   Email Linerrich   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by Cambodge:
Just outa curiosity. Are there any Yanks following this dialogue and know whomthehell they are alll talking about?

Sure there are lots of us here! But unless you're familiar with "Brit-coms" popularly shown on Public Television, or BBC America, you could be lost in reference to Patricia Routledge.

And Maureen Ryan could be considered the "First Lady" of Cunard. She has worked aboard their vessels for over 40 years as ship's hostess, and is charming and gracious, very knowledgeable and quite an asset to Cunard. I've met her on several crossings both QE2 and QM2.

Rich

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desirod7
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posted 06-29-2007 08:09 AM      Profile for desirod7     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by Linerrich:

Sure there are lots of us here! But unless you're familiar with "Brit-coms" popularly shown on Public Television, or BBC America, you could be lost in reference to Patricia Routledge.

And Maureen Ryan could be considered the "First Lady" of Cunard. She has worked aboard their vessels for over 40 years as ship's hostess, and is charming and gracious, very knowledgeable and quite an asset to Cunard. I've met her on several crossings both QE2 and QM2.

Rich

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quote:
Just outa curiosity. Are there any Yanks following this dialogue and know whomthehell they are alll talking about?

Cambodge, Here we go

Keeping Up Appearances
Hyacinth Bucket


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NAL
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posted 06-29-2007 08:23 AM      Profile for NAL     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Miss Routledge has been a frequent pax on QE2 and probably on QM2 as well. I don't know if she traveled on [in] other Cunarders. Wonderful choice I think....
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Steve Read (sread)
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posted 06-29-2007 08:50 AM      Profile for Steve Read (sread)   Author's Homepage   Email Steve Read (sread)   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
This whole post is, of course, not true.
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KenC
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posted 06-29-2007 03:45 PM      Profile for KenC   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
This is a somewhat ungracious taking of an excellent actress's name in vane.

Patricia Routledge is so much more than her role as 'Hyacinth Bucket' - if you want to take the time to check out her career (including a TONY) then check out the link below before you mock.

http://www.musical-theatre.net/html/unsungheroines/patriciaroutledge.html

Perhaps we should start a thread about Paris Hilton being the new godmother of RMS Dubai Hilton (opening in 2009)

Ken


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Maasdam
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posted 06-29-2007 04:59 PM      Profile for Maasdam   Author's Homepage   Email Maasdam   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by KenC:
This is a somewhat ungracious taking of an excellent actress's name in vane.

Patricia Routledge is so much more than her role as 'Hyacinth Bucket' - if you want to take the time to check out her career (including a TONY) then check out the link below before you mock.

http://www.musical-theatre.net/html/unsungheroines/patriciaroutledge.html

Perhaps we should start a thread about Paris Hilton being the new godmother of RMS Dubai Hilton (opening in 2009)

Ken


Agree with you Ken. Let's turn things around. Is the Queen Victoria a suitable ship fore this Grand Dame to be Godmother of.

Greetings Ben.


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oslo dutch
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posted 07-01-2007 08:05 AM      Profile for oslo dutch     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Climb every mountain from the movie The sound of muisc was sung by her.....
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quote:
Originally posted by oslo dutch:
Climb every mountain from the movie The sound of muisc was sung by her.....

No that was Margery McKay


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