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You just know there's going to be food puns
[BBC] Four people have been arrested after custard and apple crumble were flung at a display case containing part of the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London ... Take Back Power, which describes itself as a new non-violent civil-resistance group, claimed it was behind the act. [Guardian] The demonstrators then opened their coats to show their T-shirt slogans reading "Take Back Power", before one shouted "democracy has crumbled". [Metro} They have been taken into custody. [Apple crumble recipe]
posted by Wordshore on Dec 06, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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"Perhaps that empire shall crumble first." -Fidel Castro
posted by lalochezia at 6:47 AM
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They have been taken into custody.
*apple-ause*
posted by rory at 6:51 AM
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Commenters were diss-custard.
posted by zamboni at 6:51 AM
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(I hope it's obvious I was applauding Wordshore's phrasing there.)
posted by rory at 6:54 AM
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Petition for GBBO Apple Crumble showstopper in forthcoming ep?
posted by SaharaRose at 7:03 AM
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Fun puns.
But I also agree with their anti-imperial, anti-monarchical stance.
posted by doctornemo at 7:09 AM
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lovely jubbly!
posted by chavenet at 7:11 AM
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The protest sounds half-baked to me, but fomenting opposition in this way is often how a movement rises up. As long as they're leavened with the sort of wit they displayed today they should survive a punch-down and their second rise should be even stronger.
posted by at by at 7:15 AM
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Can slapping food on a sealed display case really be called "defacing?"
Additionally, if the BBC is going to provide a half-assed diagram of a crown, surely it could have provided equally-labelled diagrams of crumble and custard....
posted by GenjiandProust at 7:25 AM
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Needs more time proving.
posted by whatevernot at 7:29 AM
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I also agree with their anti-imperial, anti-monarchical stance
Which empire worries you most?
An overwhelming majority of Canadians would rather rejoin a revived zombie British Empire than become Americans.
Windsor has used some of his influence to support Canadian sovereignty. We'll take all the friends we can get. At this point we'd host a pretender to the French crown if we thought it'd keep Trump out.
posted by justsomebodythatyouusedtoknow at 7:29 AM
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As long as they're leavened
This is very important. The acts need to be calculated to boost public anger at the target of the protests, not at the protestors themselves. The latter effectively destroys public support for the cause.
If I were a provocatuer for the wealthy, influencing a group to shoot themselves in the foot would be my goal.
posted by CynicalKnight at 7:30 AM
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If you're going to fling pies, my personal preference would be to fling it directly at horrible people. Much, much funnier and more direct.
posted by Peach at 7:47 AM
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"You need a radical insurgency you can count on.... you need rebels you can depend upon to do the wrong thing".
posted by lalochezia at 7:47 AM
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The reliable response of "you're protesting wrong!"
posted by Zumbador at 8:08 AM
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So the key to revolution is... Plenty of overtime for the cleaning staff?
posted by Marky at 8:17 AM
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Should have used an Apple Windsor cake.
posted by rory at 8:20 AM
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GenjiandProust: "Can slapping food on a sealed display case really be called "defacing?""
I'll have you know that case is the culmination of centuries of superior bespoke British craftsmanship.
posted by Thorzdad at 9:00 AM
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We make apple crumble with pears. Just chop em up and bake em with granola & sugar.
posted by ovvl at 9:35 AM
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GenjiandProust: "Can slapping food on a sealed display case really be called "defacing?"
Additionally, if the BBC is going to provide a half-assed diagram of a crown, surely it could have provided equally-labelled diagrams of crumble and custard...."
Actually yeah, I think that you can call it defacing. In practice it's not much different from somebody scribbling graffiti on your front door.
I wholeheartedly approve of this kind of non-violent protest.
posted by ashbury at 9:39 AM
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fomenting opposition in this way is often how a movement rises up.
Who can forget the Fusilade de Tarte Tatin that ignited the French Revolution or Lenin's October Sharlotka Hurl?
posted by Phanx at 10:12 AM
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Giving King Chuck his just desserts.
posted by Phanx at 10:18 AM
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The suspects were taken into custardy.
posted by caviar2d2 at 11:01 AM
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Actually yeah, I think that you can call it defacing. In practice it's not much different from somebody scribbling graffiti on your front door.
I guess, yeah, if the graffiti was done in something as indelible as whipped cream, sure.
You can make a case that throwing the crumble at Charles would be a sort of assault, but a very well sealed display case?
posted by GenjiandProust at 11:27 AM
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Which empire worries you most?
All of them. I don't usually rank 'em, except when it becomes a tactical requirement.
posted by doctornemo at 11:37 AM
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I wholeheartedly approve of this kind of non-violent protest.
Let's not forget the series of climate actions using this approach.
posted by doctornemo at 11:37 AM
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Who can forget the Fusilade de Tarte Tatin that ignited the French Revolution
We must not accept the royalist framing of this. The Fusilade was a direct response to the Bombardement de Brioches. Who can forget Marie Antoinette's battle cry of "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche!"?
posted by aneel at 12:15 PM
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Let us all daily protest the royal imperative with the dunking of the Bourbons.
posted by biffa at 12:26 PM
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Which empire worries you most?
All of them. I don't usually rank 'em
Most of them don't need to be more rank than they already are.
posted by Greg_Ace at 1:35 PM
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is this a just dessert..
and
how did they smuggle pies past Ravens.
posted by clavdivs at 1:36 PM
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justsomebodythatyouusedtoknow: " I also agree with their anti-imperial, anti-monarchical stance
Which empire worries you most?
An overwhelming majority of Canadians would rather rejoin a revived zombie British Empire than become Americans.
Windsor has used some of his influence to support Canadian sovereignty. We'll take all the friends we can get. At this point we'd host a pretender to the French crown if we thought it'd keep Trump out."
This is a funny poll, because King Charles already is Canada's head of state. But assuming the intended meaning of becoming part of the British state this still packs a punch considering that's a shitshow of its own.
posted by lookoutbelow at 2:05 PM
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> If you're going to fling pies, my personal preference would be to fling it directly at horrible people. Much, much funnier and more direct.
that's a great way to get shot
posted by okayturnip at 8:54 PM
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Cake Whack Thrower
posted by LukeyHear at 1:07 AM
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An overwhelming majority of Canadians would rather rejoin a revived zombie British Empire than become Americans. I mean, duh. I would love Maine to shift to Canada. For Health Care and Civility I'd learn about hockey.
the Fusilade de Tarte Tatin that ignited the French Revolution
Lenin's October Sharlotka Hurl?
Bombardement de Brioches.
these spark joy
I would very much like some custard apple tart. I could make gingerbread, that would be comforting.
posted by theora55 at 3:59 PM
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