I can't believe that the Lounge has somehow missed the Major Crapper story

[Bossy Monkey]

Apparently, when Charles and Camilla had to postpone their wedding a day due to the Pope's funeral, the new date and time conflicted with the wedding of a Major Thomas Crapper (apparently a descendant of the famous inventor, but that isn't confirmed in the linked story). Now I care not a whit about royal weddings, but I think from now on whenever I need to put my name on the list for a table at a restaurant, I'm going to give it as "Major Crapper, party of two." Do you think he ever thought twice about taking the promotion to Major? Do you think he'll ever make General?

The story also mentions a former Buckingham Palace spokesman named Dickie Arbiter, which also a) sounds made up and b) is too good for words. I wonder if he also covered cummerbunds.

More here, though Arbiter and Crapper are really only mentioned in passing:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1452308,00.html

Edit: A glance at the story indicates that the times don't actually conflict; the royal wedding is in the morning while the Crappers' is in the afternoon. Still...

[Historic NY]

1. I don't give a crap................

I usually leave one morning, noon or night. :hide:

[two gun sid]

2. I guess it's better than Private Crapper.

[Bossy Monkey]

3. and particularly Private First Class Crapper

whether they have such a rank in Britain I don't know, but for Major Crapper's sake I hope not.

[Bossy Monkey]

4. Where's the Matcom News Network when you need it? nt

[Historic NY]

5. taking a crap

:hurts:

[Dukkha]

6. At least He's not in the Navy

He could have been Rear Admiral Crapper

[Bossy Monkey]

8. Yeah, I stuck that one on my poll-- wait, let me rephrase that.

No, seriously. Link: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x3018872

[leftofthedial]

7. are you shitting me?

[muriel_volestrangler]

9. The anti-monarchy Independent made it their front page story

A fairytale wedding in Windsor: Major Thomas Crapper is a prince for a day...

The wedding was a fairytale ending to a fine romance. The groom looked dashing as he stood outside the Guildhall in Windsor yesterday afternoon; the bride was radiant. They paid no heed to the world's press, gathered in their hundreds. Nor did they care that their plans had been disrupted by the death and funeral of the Pope. Their day could not even be spoilt by the visibly heavy security presence in the town. They understood that it was necessary, for the eyes of the world were on Windsor yesterday.

Major Thomas Nigel Crapper of the Royal Signals married Deborah Jane Biltcliffe in a civil ceremony at the Guildhall. They kissed for the photographers on the steps as they emerged as man and wife.
...
The new Mrs Crapper, who has let it be known that she would prefer to be addressed as "Debs", said the couple intended to live in Bath and have what they describe as "lots of little Crappers".

There were three other weddings at the Guildhall yesterday: Mr Fraser Moores of Windsor, Berkshire, married Ms Grace Beesley; Mr James Hooper of St Albans, Herts, married Ms Nadine Hopkins; and HRH Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor, Prince of Wales, married Mrs Camilla Parker Bowles.



http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp?story=627944

Smarter looking than the first wedding that day, I think ...