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I was just watching a British crime show and learned that the prisons are part of Her Majesty’s Prison System (or some such).
by throwaway894345 4y ago
I was just watching a British crime show and learned that the prisons are part of Her Majesty’s Prison System (or some such).
- sangnoir 4y agoI daydreams of becoming an indie game developer and publishing under the name Her Majesty's Pencil Service That name was inspired by the very real HMSO: Her Majesty's Stationary Office(!): a name that struck me as absurdly pretentious for something really mundane.
- caf 4y agoHence the phrase "detained at Her Majesty's pleasure".