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iPod Gets The Royal Nod

Posted by Zonk on from the scott-thompson-makes-a-good-monarch dept.

frostilicus2 writes "Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of England seems to have taken quite an interest in technology recently. She's now getting hip and funky with an Apple iPod." From the article: "If the thought of the Queen trolling through Apple's online jukebox, iTunes looking for 'hits' is a little too much for the frontal lobes, the Sun assures its readers that, like most things, she probably has a footman to do it for her."

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  1. ok? by Osmosis_Garett · · Score: 5, Funny

    How is this news? Where's the page 3 girl?

    1. Re:ok? by njcoder · · Score: 4, Funny
      " How is this news?

      Dude, didn't you see it said Apple in the story? Geez.

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    2. Re:ok? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny
      Lizzy does if for me!

      Luv
      John Howard (PM)
      xxx

    3. Re:ok? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      I guess you're sorry you bought that Nomad, huh?

  2. Oh God we are one step away from by nihilistcanada · · Score: 5, Funny

    I dub thee Sir Jobs. The Royal Reality Distortion Field will be something to truly fear.

    1. Re:Oh God we are one step away from by Darvin · · Score: 5, Informative

      It would never be Sir Jobs.

      Rather Sir Steven, or Sir Steven Jobs. But since he's not a member of the commonwealth, it would only ever be Steven Jobs KBE.

    2. Re:Oh God we are one step away from by RichardX · · Score: 2, Interesting

      We laugh at Daikatana because it took approximately 400 years to develop, and was hyped the entire time as "It's gonna be the best game ever! So good it'll redefine the whole concept of what a 'game' is!"
      And then, of course, it just turned out to be an utter load of pants.

      The Reality Distorition Field thing, I have slightly less of a firm grasp on, but it seems to be related to the fact that any time Jobs is involved in.. well.. anything, really.. all logic, reason, and common sense shoot straight out of the window, and are replaced by blue-sky idealism, promises, wild claims, and hype - and yet, even normally rational people seem to swallow it down. Presumably due to some alternate-universe effect that surrounds him, hence the Reality Distortion Field. (someone correct me if wrong)

      And as for Milkshake, I believe that's a slang term for, loosely speaking, what one woman has that others don't. Her "unique selling point", if you will - maybe large breasts, or nice skin, or great booty-shaking skills. It's whatever aspect of her "Brings all the boys to the yard", as the song says.

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    3. Re:Oh God we are one step away from by Ohreally_factor · · Score: 2, Funny

      Or Steven Jobs KTHNXBYE

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  3. I've always said... by WFFS · · Score: 5, Funny

    That there should be more Queen on iPods.

    "I'm just a poor boy... nobody loves me..."

  4. Executive iPod by uberjoe · · Score: 2, Interesting

    That kind of reminds me of this http://www.whitehouse.org/kids/ipod.asp/

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  5. Sex Pistols by ari_j · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can any of you guys hack the iTunes Music Store so every listed song is actually God Save the Queen by the Sex Pistols, just for a day or two?

    1. Re:Sex Pistols by DarkHelmet · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Anarchy in the UK would work just as well, I think.

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    2. Re:Sex Pistols by biglig2 · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Well, thing is, it's 2005 now and while she is still the Queen, he's appearing on I'm a Celebrity get me out of here....

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  6. I wonder... by Zimok · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I wonder what the queen listens to?

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    1. Re:I wonder... by slarshdot · · Score: 2, Funny

      smack my bitch up?

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    2. Re:I wonder... by slashdot.org · · Score: 2, Funny

      I wonder what the queen listens to?

      Yeah, there aren't many things that I wonder about less...

  7. onepod? by job0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    shouldn't that be a onepod or maybe a wepod

  8. pfft... by pswayze · · Score: 5, Funny

    It only costs me ten bucks and a bit of self-respect to get the royal nod in a back alley. And it's certainly pleasing to all of my lobes.

  9. Re:Does She Need It? by Minced · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Mom, I want an i-Pod" "WHAT?!" "Come on mom...all the world leaders got one!" "Oh really now...*scornful*" "G.W and the Queen got one!" "I suppose if the USA and England went to war you would follow?" "Well o'course, if all the cool countries were doing it."

  10. Awkward by NilObject · · Score: 5, Funny

    This would make for the most awkward iPod commercial, ever.

    I mean, I'm listening to The White Stripe' "Seven Nation Army", and now I have this image of the Queen rocking out in some sort of a shuffle-type fashion in my head.

    "Back and forth, through my mind!"

    1. Re:Awkward by mj_1903 · · Score: 3, Funny

      and now I have this image of the Queen rocking out in some sort of a shuffle-type fashion in my head

      Don't imagine it, live it.

    2. Re:Awkward by killjoe · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Lots of people are making jokes but to me it's kind of profound. People speak of music as being universal and stories like this drive it home for me. Ok she is probably not listening to White Stripe but she is most certainly listening to Bach and maybe even some modern music from her youth. I even imagine she might listen to steely dan or joni mitchell.

      Anyway the point is that she might very well be listening the same music as you are and that says something about the power of music to reach people of all ages, cultures, or strata in the society.

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  11. By Royal Appointment by rollerbob · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Maybe Apple can now put the Royal Coat of Arms on their UK iPods, just like HP Sauce and Branston Pickle.

  12. Royal iPod by ndansmith · · Score: 2, Funny

    First we have the U2 iPod. Now Apple can launch the HRH Queen Elizabeth II iPod. It will be royal blue. To cater to British sensibilities, the HRH QE2 iPod featuers and extra long queue.

  13. Re:Does She Need It? by dangitman · · Score: 3, Funny
    When I'm queen I want the footman to carry the whole stereo around for me.

    She's probably too embarassed to have everyone hear Her Robbie Williams and Duran Duran collection out loud. Say, when is Her Highness' silhouette-dancing ad going to be released? Maybe she'll sell out to Sir Gates and appear at a conference screaming "Commoners, Commoners, Commoners!"

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  14. The Queen on iTunes? by 91degrees · · Score: 2, Funny

    She pirates. She's a regular on warez sites and IRC.

    HRH ER2:Y0 d00dz, 0n3 r00lz. n0 really. 1 roolz over all of 9R3ET 8R17ain

    1. Re:The Queen on iTunes? by 91degrees · · Score: 5, Funny

      Ah, but the Queen is technically above the law. If they try to sue, then she can just declare herself immune from the law.

      Normally such irresponsible behaviour would cause a constitutional crisis, and probably require imediate abdication or abolision of the monarchy, but if it was against the record industry, I think a lot of people would see her point.

  15. Re:Who is John Howard? by KiwiSurfer · · Score: 2, Informative

    John Howard is the Prime Minister of Australia. He was one of the first leaders to express support for George Bush's plan to invade Afganstian.

  16. Proper address by reformhead · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's Her Majesty. Not Her Royal Majesty. She is the Sovereign and does not need the Royal tag added because she IS Royal. Yanks have some difficulty with this, no doubt, but that's the way it is.

    I hate it when people get her forms of address wrong. Kinda like calling Mr. Bush The Honorable President.

    1. Re:Proper address by debugdave · · Score: 5, Funny

      yeah I totally hate it when they call the president the "honorable" president. Absolutely ridiculous.

    2. Re:Proper address by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      "... U.S. dignitary"

      Ladies and Gentlemen, we have found the winner of "Oxymoron of the Year 2005". Congratulations.

  17. Amusing reply by Conch · · Score: 5, Funny

    I were thinking of posting an amusing reply but I will have my footman do it for me instead.

  18. TorrentSpy.com by PeteDotNu · · Score: 2, Funny

    TorrentSpy.com, by Royal Appointment to HRH The Majesty Elizabeth II of England.

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  19. Re:Executive iPod - Working Link by Nasarius · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Amazon has song previews too, ya know.

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  20. Re:Does She Need It? by ozmanjusri · · Score: 2, Informative

    Did Johnnie Howard's nagging pay off in the end?

    Yeah, I bought a nice new iPod and left it at Cheviot Bay for him.

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  21. Apples new ad compaign by evil_marty · · Score: 2, Funny

    just wait for the ads!

  22. England != Britain by snap2grid · · Score: 2, Informative
    It's the British Monarchy, not the English one, although I guess there are quite a few here who would be happy with a republic. Although having said that, Elizabeth I was Queen of England and not Scotland, so Elizabeth II of Britain is technically Elizabeth I of Scotland, so... that would just mean that the headline is actually cleverly localised for someone like me living in Scotland.

    Makes sense!

  23. interesting. by St.+Arbirix · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder if she pays royalties.

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  24. The Sun by t_allardyce · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I think its probably about time to point out that The Sun is a brand of toilet paper with funny pictures and words printed on it to entertain while you take a dump. To quote it in with any seriousness outside the bathroom just isn't done.

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    1. Re:The Sun by Tim+Browse · · Score: 3, Funny

      "You're Sun Readers, aren't you?"
      "How did you know that?"
      "You've sawn the wrong ends off your shotguns."

  25. Re:Top quality journalism here... by Tim+Browse · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The only thing wrong is expecting any kind of journalism from The Sun, let alone 'top quality' journalism.

    This is the sort of paper that uses bold and italics in its editorials, just to make sure you get the point.

    Enough said, I think.

  26. Incredible to imagine it, because of her age? by haggar · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I guess the reason it's so hard to imagine Queen Elisabeth II browsing iTunes is her age. Because our civilization has this prejudice that old folks don't do youthy stuff.
    I had a relative, 15 or 20 years ago (he is now deceased) who was an octagenarian (80+ years) and was enthusiastically programming on his ZX Spectrum
    He developed a rather sophisticated geodesy program (he was a retired geodesist), which he even sold to a handful of companies. All this didn't look strange to me, as I was still a kid, void of preconceptions. It is only now, that I am grown up, that I see how extraordinary this was. It's the mentality of today's world that makes it sound so incredible. It's also the reason why many of us will have problems finding a job at 50+, in software or hardware development.

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  27. here by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    http://page3.co.uk/
    More interesting anyway.

  28. Wrong by Martin+Spamer · · Score: 3, Funny


    The official title is Her Royal Highness in the third person or Your Royal Highness in the second person.

    However being a republican I would address her as 'Yo Beth' just to see the reaction on the faces of all the sycophants.

  29. Re:Top quality journalism here... by Tibe · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh My! really?

  30. Re:paradox by Pop69 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    If I remember rightly, the last time she wanted to listen to Queen she invited them round and got the guitarist guy to stand on the roof of Buckingham Palace and play God save the Queen.

    Stylish or what ?

  31. When the Crown does it, it's not piracy. :) by argent · · Score: 4, Funny

    We assume she is not searching the royalty free or pirated stuff.

    The Queen does not need to engage in Piracy, She could simply issue Letters of Marque authorizing a Privateer to undertake the mission on Her behalf.

  32. Re:Top quality journalism here... by soliptic · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Better the Sun than the Mail.

    The Sun is knowingly, amusingly and mostly-harmlessly lowbrow. Sure, it prints a load of rubbish, but it knows that just as well as we do, and nobody takes it too seriously. The Mail is poisonous, self-important and comes damn near to inciting hate crime imho.

  33. Re:Who is John Howard? by Bertie · · Score: 2, Insightful

    And what a success it's been. Whole army divisions guided by surveillance equipment which could read the time off your watch from outer space has failed to find Immanuel Goldstein, I mean Osama bin Laden, and nobody actually seems interested in finding him either, presumably bebause if they do, they won't have a bogeyman any more. Meanwhile, farmers are producing bumper opium crops, and Kabul's full of Western "consultants" getting rich off money that's meant to be rebuilding the place. Outside their gated communities and Land Cruiser convoys, it's like the Wild West.

    Well done, George.

  34. When I visited her... by epeus · · Score: 2, Interesting

    ...she had the band of the Coldstream Guards playing a medley of show tunes and oldies.
    There was something very surreal about sitting in Buckingham Palace in the presence of Her Majesty while a gaggle of beefy soldiers in red and gold uniforms play 'Let me take you by the hand and show you the streets of London' on brass instruments.