Thursday 28 February, 2008

God Save the Queen

And they said she’d never bounce back… Ha!

Not only has HRH, the Queen of Tsango recovered from a debilitating bout of the blues, she has staged a dramatic reappearance on the ‘social scene’ (ability to conduct oneself in conversation for more than 20 minutes at a stretch without sighing). Her prolonged absence from the field of play has proved immeasurably beneficial. Having recuperated from a chronic case of the disease that shall not be named, her highness marched out of the convalescent ward with that trademark zeal and is presently in the process of shamelessly ‘strutting her stuff’.

The knights regent have decided to commemorate this comeback by loudly proclaiming the name of their esteemed patron whenever within a five metre radius accompanied by much exaggerated saluting and bowing. The cheeky Queen, not satisfied by these prostrations has made a renewed request for impromptu performances of cheap hindi movie songs (brownie points for extra cheapness, muffins for consolation prizes), a proposal that has been met with a 66.7% rate of compliance (i.e. whole heartedly accepted by 2/3 loyal lieges).

Back at the Castle, the Queen is deep in the midst of loud and animated diplomatic parleys with three kinds of people

1. those who relentlessly admire her beauty
2. herself (who also classifies under type 1)
3. those with whom strategic alliances are being forged

With regards to the latter-est type, breaking news on the Daily Babbler reports that she has gained the allegiance of Shehzadi KB of the famed Lucknow Sultanate. Together they have vowed to combine their armies and wreak vengeance on the kingdom of the evil and loud (though mostly loud) R. LAMBAsticus, who after having greedily usurped territories in Yale, Columbia and NYU has set his sights on pastures closer to home. Reticent with regards to battle strategy all that was heard from the monarch’s mouth was a precocious, “Who needs ideas and plans? We’re bitchy… and enthusiastically so!”

I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: Never underestimate the resilience of blue blood.

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