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Anyone see that STUPID Red Robin Commercial?
It's a nationwide TV Commercial for the Red Robin Restaurant chain. The guy is at "Buckingham Palace" and he's trying to get the Coldstream Guard to move or say something. But the actor wearing the Palace Guard uniform is carrying an M1 Garand! And it's not even a cherry Garand (which would be the case for ANY honor guard or parade version for U.S. units).
So the sins are (a) an American iconic rifle for a British Regiment and (b) using a beater Garand instead of a pristine one. Ugh! |
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lol, im such a nerd
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I enjoy eating at Red Robin, they have good food.
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Don't actually have them in Winnipeg, but I used to frequent the one near the base in Edmonton during workup training. But yeah, that is kinda silly - could at least have gotten a SMLE.
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I know, we're nerds, but Any American Gun History buff will be irritated that an Iconic US rifle is being used as an honor guard weapon for a British unit and anyone who follows the British military (I do a little) would be offended that a unit of the CROWN would be shown with an American Rifle. |
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I don't think there are any Red Robins in my area. That guard would have beat that guy to a pulp though
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Also, the Coldstream Guards are only one of 5 Guards regiments that mount the guard at Buckingham Palace. They are, in order of precendence, the Grenadier Guards, the Coldstream Guards, the Scots Guards, the Irish Guards and the Welsh Guards. For some reason it's just the Coldstreams that made it into the North American popular consciousness. The uniform in the commercial is pretty messed up but it's actually closer to a Grenadier than Coldstream . |
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