Althouse: "Queen furious about police stealing bowls of nuts and nibbles left out for her in apartments in the BP/Queen's corridor."

December 12, 2013

"Queen furious about police stealing bowls of nuts and nibbles left out for her in apartments in the BP/Queen's corridor."

"She has a very savoury tooth and staff leave out cashews, Bombay Mix, almonds etc. Prob is that police on patrol eat the lot."

11 comments:

Gahrie said...: The same thing happens in the staff lounge where I work....; 12/12/13, 1:57 PM
Irene said...: Monarchs used to be happy when other people tasted their food.; 12/12/13, 2:02 PM
Sorun said...: The Queen needs a footmen to carry her nuts and nibbles, like they used to do back in the day.; 12/12/13, 2:06 PM
Belial said...: Her forebears might have dusted the nuts and sweetmeats with arsenic, after having built up a tolerance themselves, to flush out the traitorous nibblers.

Today, all the poor woman can do is pad down the corridor to her sitting-rooms muttering "Off with their heads" under her breath.

She's only a bird in a gilded cage.; 12/12/13, 2:17 PM
lemondog said...: Today, all the poor woman can do is pad down the corridor to her sitting-rooms muttering "Off with their heads" under her breath.

Or "Off with their nuts."

Anybody check corgi breath for nuts?; 12/12/13, 2:27 PM
David said...: Chocolate coated Ex-Lax. With raisins.

That should fix the problem.; 12/12/13, 2:29 PM
lemondog said...: Corgi breath; 12/12/13, 2:33 PM
CWJ said...: Perhaps distraction is in order. Put a plate of donuts beside each bowl of nuts.; 12/12/13, 3:27 PM
ALP said...: "Did those coppers eat my nibbles again? Those wankers!"; 12/12/13, 4:03 PM
Tom said...: Isn't hunting in the King or Queen's wood punishable by death? Or at least a trip to the Tower of London for a stretch?; 12/12/13, 4:21 PM
Anonymous said...: She needs to hide them under the bed or in her file drawer like normal people. ;); 12/13/13, 2:04 AM