lawrocket 3 #26 February 22, 2007 I agree. It's just an interesting irony (irony is almost always coincidental) My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #27 February 22, 2007 (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,673 #28 February 22, 2007 QuoteQuoteIt is, more than likely, simply a coincidence nuts, the royal family is in cahoots with Haliburton who run the british parliament. Now, with Tony Blair and GWB under the secret pay of the Heinz corporation, who are held hostage by Pepsi-co, it is obvious that the British pull back is direct means of protecting young Harry from getting his hair sandy. it's a conspiracy what would people here say if young Chelsea or one of the Bush daughters were on track to go over in a couple months and the US would suddenly annouce a withdrawal in the same timetable???? they'd say nothing - if they knew what's good for them and they wanted to keep getting ketchup rations I expect they're trying to draw attention away from the OKC bombing conspiracy, those sneaky royals.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DZJ 0 #29 February 22, 2007 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteYou'll have to forgive us for having traditions. Tea time is a tradition. Royalty is silly. Sorry, that's just my opinion. If you want to honor someone for their blood line, have at it. No more silly than making common actors into Royalty. Or treating some slapper who banged an old man till he croaked then pretended to be Marilyn Monroe until she OD'ed like a goddess. Have they finished fighting over her corpse over there yet? At least actors did something for their noteriety other than being born. Royality is silly and outdated. Accept it and move on. Or kiss my "royal" ass.If royalty is so obviously 'silly and outdated', why hasn't it been abolished yet? Or could it be that there are actually good reasons for their persistence? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,673 #30 February 22, 2007 Quote At least actors did something for their noteriety other than being born. Royality is silly and outdated. Accept it and move on. Or kiss my "royal" ass. Yup, John Wayne and Ronald Reagan did a great job fighting for freedom from Hollywood in WWII.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #31 February 22, 2007 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteYou'll have to forgive us for having traditions. Tea time is a tradition. Royalty is silly. Sorry, that's just my opinion. If you want to honor someone for their blood line, have at it. No more silly than making common actors into Royalty. Or treating some slapper who banged an old man till he croaked then pretended to be Marilyn Monroe until she OD'ed like a goddess. Have they finished fighting over her corpse over there yet? At least actors did something for their noteriety other than being born. Royality is silly and outdated. Accept it and move on. Or kiss my "royal" ass. Having a Royal family is the best soap opera of all. I wouldn't want to be one at all, their lives are not their own.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christelsabine 1 #32 February 22, 2007 Quote At least actors did something for their noteriety other than being born. Royality is silly and outdated. Accept it and move on. Or kiss my "royal" ass. Your talking about notoriety, right? There are many in US (political) history who easily could claim that: Drinkers, liars, actors, another actor, killer/another liar ... And "you" kissed all their a****, right? OK, now move on.. Long live the Queen, my aunt. dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoop 0 #33 February 22, 2007 I think its good, both Harry & William are good for our country and are proving to be very respectable. It annoys me when I see pictures of Harry having been out and had a few drinks with his friends. So what for gods sake. He deserves a night off like anyone else, paticularly as his spare time will be full of other royal duties. He doesn't just have a military career. Heres hoping the throne skips Charles and goes straight to the younger blood Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zipp0 1 #34 February 22, 2007 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteYou'll have to forgive us for having traditions. Tea time is a tradition. Royalty is silly. Sorry, that's just my opinion. If you want to honor someone for their blood line, have at it. No more silly than making common actors into Royalty. Or treating some slapper who banged an old man till he croaked then pretended to be Marilyn Monroe until she OD'ed like a goddess. Have they finished fighting over her corpse over there yet? At least actors did something for their noteriety other than being born. Royality is silly and outdated. Accept it and move on. Or kiss my "royal" ass.If royalty is so obviously 'silly and outdated', why hasn't it been abolished yet? Or could it be that there are actually good reasons for their persistence? The monarchy was abolished in 1649, but restored in 1660. Many countries have abolished their monarchies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolished_monarchy Monarchies abolished in the 20th century Portugal, 1910 Korea, 1910 (native monarchy abolished; replaced by rule by Japan, a monarchy, through 1945) China, 1912 (revolution/coup d'état) Russia, 1917 (revolution) Montenegro, 1918 (referendum deposed King and united with Serbia) Germany, 1918 (All on account of German defeat in World War I) Prussia, 1918 Bavaria, 1918 Württemberg, 1918 Saxony, 1918 Hesse and by Rhine, 1918 Baden, 1918 Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, 1918 Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 1918 Mecklenburg-Strelitz, 1918 Oldenburg, 1918 Brunswick, 1918 Anhalt, 1918 Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 1918 Saxe-Meiningen, 1918 Saxe-Altenburg, 1918 Waldeck-Pyrmont, 1918 Lippe, 1918 Schaumburg-Lippe, 1918 Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, 1918 Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, 1918 Reuss Senior Line, 1918 Reuss Junior Line, 1918 Austria, 1918 (Finland, 1918 - never in effect) (Lithuania, 1918 - never in effect) Poland, (Regency Kingdom of Poland (1916-1918)), 1918 Hungary, 1918 (restored 1920, although throne remained vacant) Bukhara (Uzbekistan), 1920 Turkey, 1922 (coup d'état) Greece, 1924 (restored 1935) Croatia, 1943 Iceland, 1944 Yugoslavia, 1945 (Communist reconstruction) Manchukuo, 1945 Hungary, 1946 Italy, 1946 (referendum) Bulgaria, 1946 Albania, 1946 Sarawak, 1946 Romania, 1947 Indian Princely States, 1947-1950 Ireland, 1949 India, 1950 Egypt, 1953 (coup d'état) Vietnam, 1955 (referendum) Pakistan, 1956 Tunisia, 1957 Iraq, 1958 (coup d'état) Ghana, 1960 South Africa, 1961 Rwanda, 1961 Tanganyika, 1962 Yemen, 1962 Nigeria, 1963 Uganda, 1963 Kenya, 1964 Zanzibar, 1964 Burundi, 1966 Malawi, 1966 Maldives, 1968 Libya, 1969 (coup d'état) Gambia, 1970 Guyana, 1970 Sierra Leone, 1971 Ceylon, 1972 Greece, 1973 (coup d'état, confirmed by referendum 1974) Afghanistan, 1973 (coup d'état) Ethiopia, 1974 (coup d'état) Malta, 1974 Laos, 1975 (coup d'état) Sikkim, 1975 (when Sikkim became part of India) Trinidad and Tobago, 1976 Iran, 1979 (revolution) Central African Empire, 1979 Fiji, 1987 (coup d'état) Mauritius, 1992 -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #35 February 22, 2007 Well, bully for them... Thay can and did suit themselves. We, on the otherhand like our Royal family and couldn't give a flying fuck what anyone else thinks. It's none of the business. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #36 February 22, 2007 If Prince Harry gets into trouble he can just fly away on his broomstick, right? Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #37 February 22, 2007 QuoteQuoteYou'll have to forgive us for having traditions. Tea time is a tradition. Royalty is silly. Sorry, that's just my opinion. If you want to honor someone for their blood line, have at it. Seems to me Prince Harry is acting on more than his bloodline.So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #38 February 22, 2007 what's wrong with royalty???? If people would just elect me king, I could have all the neocons beheaded. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScottishJohn 25 #39 February 23, 2007 Or he can rely on his SAS minders to watch his back---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think my attitude stinks you should smell my fingers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #40 February 23, 2007 <> Elect? Elect? You don't vote for kings. ........ Quote Woman: Well how'd you become king then? King Arthur: The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. THAT is why I am your king. Dennis: [interrupting] Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,274 #41 February 23, 2007 Your list is faulty. I believe that quite a few of the countries stated as abolishing monarchies actually rid themselves of our monarchy when they gained independence. Similarly, quite a few eastern european countries listed had their monarchies removed by force once they were behind the iron curtain. Are you trying to suggest that the UK should become communist?Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #42 February 23, 2007 QuoteOr he can rely on his SAS minders to watch his back The what? Never heard of that, I looked it up, seems to be an airline. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christelsabine 1 #43 February 23, 2007 Just look a bit closer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Air_Service http://home.hccnet.nl/22.sas/ dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Botellines 0 #44 February 23, 2007 Quote At least actors did something for their noteriety other than being born. Royality is silly and outdated. Accept it and move on. Or kiss my "royal" ass. I agree that the only thing royalty did to be royalty is being born among royalty. However, how is it diferent from being a Bush? You will agree that George Bush is not the brightest dude in the block, and he is president because his family had the money and the power. I prefer royalty, since they inbreed they have a shorter life span that your president. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #45 February 23, 2007 Thanks I never knew they existed... I guess I should try traveling outside of my county. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #46 February 23, 2007 QuoteQuote At least actors did something for their noteriety other than being born. Royality is silly and outdated. Accept it and move on. Or kiss my "royal" ass. Your talking about notoriety, right? There are many in US (political) history who easily could claim that: Drinkers, liars, actors, another actor, killer/another liar ... And "you" kissed all their a****, right? OK, now move on.. Long live the Queen, my aunt. LOLWhen an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #47 February 23, 2007 QuoteOr he can rely on his SAS minders to watch his back Yea, 'causeno doubtthey can catch incoming RPG's with their teethWhen an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #48 February 23, 2007 Probably the best way to protect him is to [starts to duck down very low] keep the 'mericans way from him (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #49 February 23, 2007 Yeak try and catch a RPG with one stinkin tooth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christelsabine 1 #50 February 23, 2007 Quote I prefer royalty, since they inbreed they have a shorter life span that your president. Well, I would not bet my money on that: Having a look at the loooong fruitful lifes of British Royals - many of them reach an age of nearly 100, that's not bad Not to forget about the entertainment value ... dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
