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The Canning Process
Unlike the U.S., where huge mistakes are explained away or covered up, the British take national security seriously. Or maybe the Brits just really dig that royal family deal.
It's wall-to-wall apologies and vows that "heads are on the block" after a comedian dressed as Osama bin Laden crashed Prince William's 21st birthday party.
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Warren|6.24.03 @ 3:39AM|#
Of course they do. The royal family has been a joke for two generations.
Andy|6.24.03 @ 10:15AM|#
The police may be stressed, but everyone else in Britain just thinks it's funny.
Bob|2.3.04 @ 12:05PM|#
niggera fa so