Comments on: However, Her Advisor, Sir Joseph Barton I, Was More Than a Little Interested

By: Photo Batch/Haikus to Match

Photo Batch/Haikus to Match — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:11:55 +0000

[...] Big Bad Sam (Run of Play) [...]

By: Links that we have covered, uncovered, and recovered…

Links that we have covered, uncovered, and recovered… — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:50:06 +0000

[...] Brian at RunofPlay found a very interesting painting of the Queen of England at a soccer game….and she was less than [...]

By: Brian Phillips

Brian Phillips — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:25:48 +0000

Oh, wow. The caption only makes it more upsetting.

By: NickDunmore

NickDunmore — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:06:13 +0000

I knew I recognised that style; I used to work for an image library which sub-licensed the Look and Learn collection.
They also had a great selection of creepy-ass bears:
http://www.lookandlearn.com/if?action=view&link=&image=A008034.jpg

By: Brian Phillips

Brian Phillips — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:04:09 +0000

Finally tracked down the source of this. It’s from a 1968 issue of Look and Learn, a weekly children’s magazine. The full caption read “So That’s Why… Football is Soccer. Queen Elizabeth I was horrified by the brutish sport and promptly banned the game.”

By: j

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:21:17 +0000

obviously she’s distraught by the officiating. more high boots than a Rockettes show.

By: nick

nick — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:18:09 +0000

Hey-o!

By: Brandon C

Brandon C — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:28:04 +0000

Queen Elizabeth: not a fan of the boys getting stuck in.

By: victory drive

victory drive — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:39:31 +0000

Communist kickball. What does she know about it?

By: Elliott

Elliott — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:10:44 +0000

I feel the same away about MLS, well, atleast the Kansas City Wizards