As for stories playing overseas, Jason York (former Sen) was talking about playing in one of those leagues. And the team’s leading goal-scorer had to wear a gold helmet and a special jersey for all the games. If someone else became the goal-scoring leader on the team, he would have to wear it for the next game.

As for the Queen, she is dignified and has carried herself well over the years in the face of relentless smarmy assaults by a minority of considerably less than respect-worthy people. It’s hard to understand why the Brits indulge in such mean-spirited royal bashing when for centuries now the Queen has been identified with the people/nation (which means they are in effect pissing on their own heads) as opposed to an land-owning aristocracy which has given way to a obscenely wealthy merchant elite (with a few exceptions) which is somewhat less than, heheh, classy. And, it’s hard to beat the current American aristocracy, ie. the Hollywood sheissmeisters for self-serving crassness. Hmm, why aren’t these self-annointed royals subject to the same slamming? Oh yeah, that’s right, they’re humble and they’re artists and they struggle with human problems… why, they’re just like you and I except they just have a `bit’ more moola and a `few’ more things, etc etc. And, after all, it is their self-assumed mandate to `mock’ others and not for them to be exposed to the same denigrating light they cast …. unless, of course, big money is to be made and the properly annointed sacrificial pseudo-victims have been properly prepped to `play their roles’. Ahhh yes, it’s all about appearances – nothing is worth anything unless it can be turned into cash.