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Hmmmm,
so if Her Majesty ruled America does that mean we'd also be subject to her goofy soap opera-like family members? Not sure I'd have the stomach to scrape and curtsey to their capricious ways.
I have some respect for HM the Queen, but in my humble opinion, believe many of her offspring and other sundry relatives would do well by joining their distant cousins over on the Left Coast in Tinsel Town.
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JanesOpinion
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June 10, 2005
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Long live The King of All of Everything!
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TARZANA
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June 9, 2005
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Lensman
That is very disturbing news. I'll have a quick word with General Wolfe, or his modern-day equivalent. The Frogs really must learn to know their place.
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Limey
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June 9, 2005
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Limey
While the British are in the general neighbourhood, I wonder if they could detour up here and re-invade Quebec. They've gotten a bit out of line since the last time, electing a series of Prime Ministers, and so on. It's hard to get any English words in edgewise nowadays...
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Lensman
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June 9, 2005
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Fact
Yes, you could be lucky and get one of those. Their hats are called bearskins, which on a quick calculation probably weigh around half a grizzly.
The bobbies are quicker: they ride bikes.
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Limey
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June 8, 2005
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Tarzana
Well that's that, then. HM will need to consider what's to become of you.
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Limey
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June 8, 2005
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Strat
And boolah, boolah to you, too!
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Limey
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June 8, 2005
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Guards, Limey?
You mean those guys who can't see or move too well because their hats are smothering them? How much do those things weigh? Or will she send a Bobbie with a stick to rap my knuckes?
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FactorFiction
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June 8, 2005
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Haha! How very chummy of you to extend the invite, Limey, but no, thank you. Permission must always be sought of our King to make any formal international alliance changes. We do not grant you his contact information under the pushy circumstances. So sorry. Have a nice day.
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TARZANA
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June 8, 2005
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Tarzana
I don't think she needs your permission. You unlawfully went your own way some years ago; now it's time for you to ask forgiveness, make amends and pay your taxes.
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Limey
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June 8, 2005
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LOL! Right on and Boolah Boolah!
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strat
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June 8, 2005
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strat
So be it: we'll give you bangles and beads as well, if you like. It always pays to keep the natives happy!
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Limey
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June 8, 2005
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Smartdog
A tour? Now that does sound exciting. But let's forget The Ritz and do a kind of tea-shoppe crawl. Betty's in York (ie the original York in Yorkshire, not your new-fangled version)would be a great place to start.
You don't have custard creams? They consist of two small square biscuits with custard-tasting ícing between them. Quite nice.
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Limey
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June 8, 2005
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Sorry, Limey, but Queen Elizabeth II has not sought our permission to do any such thing. However, she is a very nice lady.
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TARZANA
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June 8, 2005
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The thing is, I don't have too much of a problem with any of this,
Ol' Shrub definitely needs to go, as do most of the morons in the capitol, with a quickness. As for the spelling and pronunciation thing, I'm from the Southeastern United States, where these and other such affectations, such as use of turn signals on vehicles, do not apply.
But until someone can come up with anything cooler than Hendrix's version of "The Star Spangled Banner," I'm afraid there will be no other national anthem.
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strat
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June 8, 2005
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Limey,
Possibly, though I am unaware of any cookies with custard in or on them.
We have a Ritz here too - a few of them actually. Shall we do a tour?
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smartdog_670
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June 8, 2005
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Smartdog
A biccie is a biscuit. Do you call them cookies?
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Limey
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June 8, 2005
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Mystic
Why did that suddenly occur to you?
The answer is no. Like the rest of us you will stand and listen to God Save The Queen - and, please, none that emotional, watery-eyes, hand-over-the-heart nonsense you Americans seem to go in for.
When you are called upon to salute the Union Flag you will do so with a straight back and stiff upper lip.
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Limey
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June 8, 2005
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Smartdog
It's impossible to reduce the Queen to anything.
If you're very good, I'll take you to The Ritz. Their afternoon tea is quite exceptional.
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Limey
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June 8, 2005
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Does this mean you're replacing the Star Spangled Banner ...
with that idiotic song from Oasis, "Wonderwall?"
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fwmystic
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June 8, 2005
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Limey,
By the way, what's a biccie? They sound delicious.
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smartdog_670
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June 8, 2005
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Limey,
It's no more clever than reducing the Queen to a grammarian. But thank you.
Right. So at 4 where shall we take it from?
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smartdog_670
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June 8, 2005
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Medusa
Perhaps Prince Andrew could replace Jeb? I'm sorry but I'm not sure what you mean by pocketbook. Is it a handbag? Ariala used the word in a comment to me just a few days ago.
Keep up your Greek mythology.
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Limey
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June 8, 2005
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Smartdog
I suppose you think that's rather clever ... well it is, up to a point. But I can't see HM allowing any of it to come into force.
As for tea - we normally take it at 4 in the afternoon.
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Limey
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June 8, 2005
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Ms N Dependence
Thanks: I thoughtit was about time I introdced the one person responsible for Queen's English.
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Limey
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June 8, 2005
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Reni
You laughed? Tut, tut. HM would take a very dim view!
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Limey
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June 8, 2005
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Medusa
Perhaps Prince Andrew could replace Jeb? I'm sorry but I'm not sure what you mean by pcketbook. Is it a handbag? Ariala used the word in a comment to me just a few days ago.
Keep up Greek mythology.
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Limey
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June 8, 2005
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Limey,
I'd be happy to take some tea with you. Where shall we take it to? And how much of it will we take?
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smartdog_670
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June 7, 2005
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Excellent Limes!
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Transcendental_Child
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June 7, 2005
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LImey,
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smartdog_670
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June 7, 2005
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As promised
When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one People to separate themselves from the senseless carping and bloviations of another, and to assume among the powers of the Earth, the separate and equal Station to which the Laws of Nature, and Nature’s God entitle them, a decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the Separation.
We hold these truths to be self evident, that all Languages are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among those rights are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of effective communication between whichever people use them – That to secure these rights, adjustments to the rules of spoken and written language are instituted among Men, deriving their legitimacy from those who speak and write them, that whenever any rules become destructive to these ends, it is the right of the People to alter or abolish them, and to institute new rules, laying their Foundation on such Principles, and organizing their structures in such Form, as shall seem most likely to effect Happy and Effective communication to the Speakers of such Languages.
more to come... time to go to bed!
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smartdog_670
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June 7, 2005
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Limey...I'd love to be insulted by this, but quite frankly I'm laughing too
hard to care. Excellent.
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Renigade
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June 7, 2005
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Queen Elizabeth + President Bush # 2
Limey, I would very much enjoy this presidential replacement. And while you are at it, please removeBush's bro, Jeb, before the next election, just in case. By the way, what is in Queen Elizabeth's pocketbook? I am mesmerized whenever I see her holding it. I don't think there's much in it. By the way, thanks for enjoying my stab at Greek mythology.
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MedusaNextDoor
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June 7, 2005
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Fact
But she does have one or two Royal Guards at her beck and call ...
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Limey
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June 7, 2005
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Limey to quote the 4 YO in my house...
"first you gotta catch me!" I bet I am spryer than the old biddy!
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FactorFiction
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June 7, 2005
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Smartdog ...
No mention of Boston? Such restraint!
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Limey
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June 7, 2005
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Smartdog
I'm working on it, but this is a serious matter.
Yes, I'd love to take tea with you: milk, no sugar, and, if I may, a couple of those custard cream biccies.
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Limey
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June 7, 2005
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Finally...
It's about time you used some real humor.
I will respond shortly with America's new Declaration of Independence. Please go ahead and dispand Congress - this way we can all have our guns back. Hey! You should come on over for a tea party :)
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smartdog_670
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June 7, 2005
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LOL, thanks for the sordid details
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Ariala
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June 7, 2005
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Fact
You would be well advised not to take liberties: your new ruler can become quite stern.
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Limey
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June 7, 2005
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Wonder
There's always an awkward one: to the Tower with you.
PS As you'll appreciate I'm having to right this standing up.
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Limey
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June 7, 2005
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Cool, now we can make fun of the Queen!
hehe this is going to be fuuuuun....
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FactorFiction
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June 7, 2005
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I work in Kansas...but live in Missouri...hmm, under whose rule shall I
abide, dear Queen?
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Ariala
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June 7, 2005
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