# Breaking - The Queen is unwell (has died): 8 Sep 2022

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**Created:** [September 8, 2022, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-the-queen-is-unwell-has-died-8-sep-2022/971212 "2022-09-08T11:49:17Z")\
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The queue has eased up a little, 3.6 miles long and 9 hours queuing time as of 6 AM in London.

And I don’t want to hijack, but for those interested in amusing what3words location names, there’s a thread:

> [@amusing.location.game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-location-game/821563):
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> It’s in Saudi Arabia. The idea behind [What3Words.com](http://What3Words.com) is pretty neat: describe every 3m x 3m square on the globe with a unique three-word combination. So eagle.sheep.horn describes a spot in front of Sydney Opera House, for example. Confusingly, empire.state.building describes a point on a road in the Kanagawa prefecture of Japan. There’s plenty of choice if you want to find a particularly apposite, amusing or just surreal location. Consider delicious.fresh.coffee found in Brazil, secret.agent…

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