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Post by: Azza007
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20586343
One of the big stories of the day over here in sunny England. Congrats to both Kate and Will.
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Post by: Palindrome
Great, yet more monarchist media saturation.
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Post by: daedalus
She's expecting? Expecting what?
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Post by: Captain Fantastic
Nice! Let's hope it isn't a malformed sewer rodent like prince charles!
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Post by: Lt. Coldfire
Who's the father?
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Post by: Albatross
Aye, congratulations to Wills & Kate.
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Post by: Kilkrazy
This provides excuse for alcoholic drink to celebrate.
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Post by: Chowderhead
Well, he got her eggo preggo.
Now we wait to see if the baby will be mentored by the Queen, or creepy uncle Charlie. 
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Post by: AustonT
 Chowderhead wrote:Well, he got her eggo preggo.
Now we wait to see if the baby will be mentored by the Queen, or creepy uncle Charlie.
Uncle?
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Post by: InquisitorVaron
Nice for them, hope this doesn't get overplayed.
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Post by: Valkyrie
Expect the same headlines for the next nine months.
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Post by: InquisitorVaron
Depends on the paper you're reading, sun and mail then sure.
Times or the Independant I have my doubts. 
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InquisitorVaron wrote:Depends on the paper you're reading, sun and mail then sure.
Times or the Independant I have my doubts.
The Express will be the one to watch out for. They'll roll out Saint Diana looking over the new baby.
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Post by: BolingbrokeIV
I don't think I will live to see this child as monarch. It would mean outliving William and while I'm five years younger than him I don't have dieticians, personal trainers, queless healthcare etc. He's probably not as reckless on a mountain bike either.
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Post by: InquisitorVaron
 Mr. Burning wrote:InquisitorVaron wrote:Depends on the paper you're reading, sun and mail then sure.
Times or the Independant I have my doubts.
The Express will be the one to watch out for. They'll roll out Saint Diana looking over the new baby.
Forgot about those nutjo... I mean diffirently viewed citizens, to be honest I just hope they bring in more gullible stupid americ... I mean much loved clever sightseers.
I want to see if we make a profit on them, otherwise they should go and stop draining our funds 
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Post by: Grey Templar
 Glorioski wrote:I don't think I will live to see this child as monarch. It would mean outliving William and while I'm five years younger than him I don't have dieticians, personal trainers, queless healthcare etc. He's probably not as reckless on a mountain bike either.
its doubtful many alive today will see the child as monarch either. Considering it wouldn't happen till William kicks the bucket and that won't be for a while yet. Lets just hope the Queen skips grandpa and hands the Crown directly to William.
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Post by: KalashnikovMarine
In October 2011, Commonwealth leaders agreed to change succession laws so that the daughter of any future UK monarch will have equal right to the throne as a son.
I found this interesting, you'd think that would have been altered long ago after some of the hard core Queens England has had over the centuries.
Any one, congrats to Willy and Kate on their forth coming nipper. Good for them, terrible for us on either side of the pond. Goddess forsake we're gonna hear EVERYTHING about this pregnancy, and everything about the kid once it's born. We thought the bloody wedding coverage was bad....
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Post by: Ratbarf
its doubtful many alive today will see the child as monarch either. Considering it wouldn't happen till William kicks the bucket and that won't be for a while yet. Lets just hope the Queen skips grandpa and hands the Crown directly to William.
That's Charles' decision not the Queen's.
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Post by: Grey Templar
 KalashnikovMarine wrote:
In October 2011, Commonwealth leaders agreed to change succession laws so that the daughter of any future UK monarch will have equal right to the throne as a son.
I found this interesting, you'd think that would have been altered long ago after some of the hard core Queens England has had over the centuries.
Any one, congrats to Willy and Kate on their forth coming nipper. Good for them, terrible for us on either side of the pond. Goddess forsake we're gonna hear EVERYTHING about this pregnancy, and everything about the kid once it's born. We thought the bloody wedding coverage was bad....
Its infintly better then crap about Snooki and Bieber.
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Post by: feeder
 Grey Templar wrote: KalashnikovMarine wrote:
In October 2011, Commonwealth leaders agreed to change succession laws so that the daughter of any future UK monarch will have equal right to the throne as a son.
I found this interesting, you'd think that would have been altered long ago after some of the hard core Queens England has had over the centuries.
Any one, congrats to Willy and Kate on their forth coming nipper. Good for them, terrible for us on either side of the pond. Goddess forsake we're gonna hear EVERYTHING about this pregnancy, and everything about the kid once it's born. We thought the bloody wedding coverage was bad....
Its infintly better then crap about Snooki and Bieber.
Disagree, it's worse. At least Snooki and Bieber earned their (in)famous status.
It absolutely boggles my mind that some of my British cousins will bang on about the "bloody cradle to grave benefits spongers"in one breath, and extol the virtues of the Royals in the next.
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Post by: purplefood
feeder wrote:
Disagree, it's worse. At least Snooki and Bieber earned their (in)famous status.
It absolutely boggles my mind that some of my British cousins will bang on about the "bloody cradle to grave benefits spongers"in one breath, and extol the virtues of the Royals in the next.
I won't go into why I think it's different (Unless you want to PM me) but it is different.
At least... I think it is.
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Post by: sebster
KalashnikovMarine wrote:
In October 2011, Commonwealth leaders agreed to change succession laws so that the daughter of any future UK monarch will have equal right to the throne as a son.
I found this interesting, you'd think that would have been altered long ago after some of the hard core Queens England has had over the centuries.
Any one, congrats to Willy and Kate on their forth coming nipper. Good for them, terrible for us on either side of the pond. Goddess forsake we're gonna hear EVERYTHING about this pregnancy, and everything about the kid once it's born. We thought the bloody wedding coverage was bad....
Yeah, that's the cool part of all of this. Also that whether it's a boy or a girl, they'll be the first monarch of England that is allowed to marry a Catholic.
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Post by: KalashnikovMarine
 sebster wrote: KalashnikovMarine wrote:
In October 2011, Commonwealth leaders agreed to change succession laws so that the daughter of any future UK monarch will have equal right to the throne as a son.
I found this interesting, you'd think that would have been altered long ago after some of the hard core Queens England has had over the centuries.
Any one, congrats to Willy and Kate on their forth coming nipper. Good for them, terrible for us on either side of the pond. Goddess forsake we're gonna hear EVERYTHING about this pregnancy, and everything about the kid once it's born. We thought the bloody wedding coverage was bad....
Yeah, that's the cool part of all of this. Also that whether it's a boy or a girl, they'll be the first monarch of England that is allowed to marry a Catholic.
You mean besides all the English monarchs who ruled before the establishment of the Anglican church?
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Post by: purplefood
KalashnikovMarine wrote: sebster wrote: KalashnikovMarine wrote:
In October 2011, Commonwealth leaders agreed to change succession laws so that the daughter of any future UK monarch will have equal right to the throne as a son.
I found this interesting, you'd think that would have been altered long ago after some of the hard core Queens England has had over the centuries. Any one, congrats to Willy and Kate on their forth coming nipper. Good for them, terrible for us on either side of the pond. Goddess forsake we're gonna hear EVERYTHING about this pregnancy, and everything about the kid once it's born. We thought the bloody wedding coverage was bad....
Yeah, that's the cool part of all of this. Also that whether it's a boy or a girl, they'll be the first monarch of England that is allowed to marry a Catholic.
You mean besides all the English monarchs who ruled before the establishment of the Anglican church?
It's usually referred to as the church of England... but I assume that's what he means... But also... 500 or so years.. damn... that's a long ass time.
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Post by: sebster
KalashnikovMarine wrote:You mean besides all the English monarchs who ruled before the establishment of the Anglican church?
Well, yeah. Smartass
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Post by: rubiksnoob
Well top poops then, chapsters. Am I doing Briticisms right?
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Post by: purplefood
No...
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Post by: BolingbrokeIV
 purplefood wrote: KalashnikovMarine wrote: sebster wrote: KalashnikovMarine wrote:
In October 2011, Commonwealth leaders agreed to change succession laws so that the daughter of any future UK monarch will have equal right to the throne as a son.
I found this interesting, you'd think that would have been altered long ago after some of the hard core Queens England has had over the centuries.
Any one, congrats to Willy and Kate on their forth coming nipper. Good for them, terrible for us on either side of the pond. Goddess forsake we're gonna hear EVERYTHING about this pregnancy, and everything about the kid once it's born. We thought the bloody wedding coverage was bad....
Yeah, that's the cool part of all of this. Also that whether it's a boy or a girl, they'll be the first monarch of England that is allowed to marry a Catholic.
You mean besides all the English monarchs who ruled before the establishment of the Anglican church?
It's usually referred to as the church of England... but I assume that's what he means...
But also... 500 or so years.. damn... that's a long ass time.
It was actually put into force after James II, Britain's last Catholic monarch, was deposed. 300 years ago.
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Post by: rodgers37
Will we get a bank holiday?
But seriously though, congratulations to them both, bar that silly French journalist being a prat, these two have provided some very positive news for the UK over the past year or so.
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Post by: Kilkrazy
It is traditional for there to be celebrations on the birth of a new heir to the throne. I hope it will involve a bank holiday.
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Post by: BolingbrokeIV
Isn't there enough stress on the economy at the moment without adding a royal celebration bank holiday for the third year in a row?
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Post by: marv335
So Kate gets knocked up as soon as Wills gets back from his Falkland Islands Detachment...
As we used to say in the RAF, the second bang was the bergen hitting the floor
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Post by: Desert_thunder_heart
They have announced it all a bit early though... Kate could easily miscarry.
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Post by: Grey Templar
Well most people will assume thats not going to happen.
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Post by: AustonT
if it has a heartbeat she has less than a 1/2% chance of miscarriage if our own OB is to be believed.
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Post by: Howard A Treesong
It is much too early, but as soon as she went to hospital the press swarmed and the couple don't really have much choice but to reveal it just to get them to lay off the intrusion and speculation.
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Post by: Hlaine Larkin mk2
 Howard A Treesong wrote:
It is much too early, but as soon as she went to hospital the press swarmed and the couple don't really have much choice but to reveal it just to get them to lay off the intrusion and speculation.
But the common allegation that she went for morning sickness treatment kinda indicates they wanted the story to get out
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Post by: sebster
 Hlaine Larkin mk2 wrote:But the common allegation that she went for morning sickness treatment kinda indicates they wanted the story to get out
No, it indicates that she needed treatment for morning sickness, and once she'd had that it become obvious the secret was going to get out, so they might as well announce anyway.
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Post by: Howard A Treesong
Hlaine Larkin mk2 wrote: Howard A Treesong wrote:
It is much too early, but as soon as she went to hospital the press swarmed and the couple don't really have much choice but to reveal it just to get them to lay off the intrusion and speculation.
But the common allegation that she went for morning sickness treatment kinda indicates they wanted the story to get out
That's a bizarre line of thinking, it serves no purpose, I've not heard this 'common allegation'. They could have just announced it, in fact the queens speech on Christmas Day would have been ideal timing. The reason she went to hospital is that her morning sickness was so severe it could leads to dehydration, like any form of extreme sickness that prevents you keeping down fluids.
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Post by: Hlaine Larkin mk2
Howard A Treesong wrote: Hlaine Larkin mk2 wrote: Howard A Treesong wrote:
It is much too early, but as soon as she went to hospital the press swarmed and the couple don't really have much choice but to reveal it just to get them to lay off the intrusion and speculation.
But the common allegation that she went for morning sickness treatment kinda indicates they wanted the story to get out
That's a bizarre line of thinking, it serves no purpose, I've not heard this 'common allegation'. They could have just announced it, in fact the queens speech on Christmas Day would have been ideal timing. The reason she went to hospital is that her morning sickness was so severe it could leads to dehydration, like any form of extreme sickness that prevents you keeping down fluids.
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Post by: BolingbrokeIV
What a pleasant thing to say.
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Post by: Howard A Treesong
Hlaine Larkin mk2 wrote: Howard A Treesong wrote: Hlaine Larkin mk2 wrote: Howard A Treesong wrote:
It is much too early, but as soon as she went to hospital the press swarmed and the couple don't really have much choice but to reveal it just to get them to lay off the intrusion and speculation.
But the common allegation that she went for morning sickness treatment kinda indicates they wanted the story to get out
That's a bizarre line of thinking, it serves no purpose, I've not heard this 'common allegation'. They could have just announced it, in fact the queens speech on Christmas Day would have been ideal timing. The reason she went to hospital is that her morning sickness was so severe it could leads to dehydration, like any form of extreme sickness that prevents you keeping down fluids.
How do those support the claim that she was admitted to hospital because they wanted the news to get out? The Sun article says the couple wanted the exact opposite, like most couples would prefer.
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Post by: hotsauceman1
I hear she has A disease with the pregnancy, one that has causes severe dehydration.
But also. Why does this matter? there is just one more human in the wworld. Really, I'm not sure why the Brits put up with this stuff. Doesnt it get annoying after awhile.
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Post by: Avatar 720
It keeps the front pages of the more worthless papers entertained for a while.
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Post by: hotsauceman1
Yeah, But maybe to me it doesnt make since.
Ohh, Someone famous is pregnant, this is totally worh obsessing over.
Maybe its jue me and my hatred of famous people.
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Post by: Alfndrate
I find it interesting... Most of our leaders have kids who have kids by the time they reach office, and while the Queen has been ruling for a long time, it's kinda cool to see what is gonna happen with William's offspring. Hopefully Kate won't die in a car crash several years after the child's birth...
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Post by: Avatar 720
"Ohh, Someone famous is pregnant, this is totally worh obsessing over."
For a lot of the glossy mags and crappier papers, a famous person being pregnant is like Christmas. It gives them months of headlines and front pages that practically write themselves. Kerry Katona's latest food/drug binge can only fuel those things for a while.
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Post by: hotsauceman1
Like i said. Its nothing special.
Now if she was giving birth an alien human hyrid(I still not sure the prince is human) then it is.
But someone is eating it up and i dont get why.
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Post by: Hlaine Larkin mk2
Howard A Treesong wrote: Hlaine Larkin mk2 wrote: Howard A Treesong wrote: Hlaine Larkin mk2 wrote: Howard A Treesong wrote:
It is much too early, but as soon as she went to hospital the press swarmed and the couple don't really have much choice but to reveal it just to get them to lay off the intrusion and speculation.
But the common allegation that she went for morning sickness treatment kinda indicates they wanted the story to get out
That's a bizarre line of thinking, it serves no purpose, I've not heard this 'common allegation'. They could have just announced it, in fact the queens speech on Christmas Day would have been ideal timing. The reason she went to hospital is that her morning sickness was so severe it could leads to dehydration, like any form of extreme sickness that prevents you keeping down fluids.
How do those support the claim that she was admitted to hospital because they wanted the news to get out? The Sun article says the couple wanted the exact opposite, like most couples would prefer.
If they really didn't they could of have a doctor go to their residence instead of publicly going to a hospital where they knew the media would flock,
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Post by: BolingbrokeIV
 hotsauceman1 wrote:But also. Why does this matter? there is just one more human in the wworld. Really, I'm not sure why the Brits put up with this stuff. Doesnt it get annoying after awhile.
She's giving birth to Britain's future head of state, just in case you haven't done the maths.
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Post by: hotsauceman1
Well one, from what i hear it is Twins.
This will be interesting.
Bujt really, head of what? The queen does NOTHING.
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Post by: Hlaine Larkin mk2
hotsauceman1 wrote:Well one, from what i hear it is Twins.
This will be interesting.
Bujt really, head of what? The queen does NOTHING.
She has to pass every bill that parliament passes, ignore the fact a royal hasn't refused since Queen Anne
And she still has to open a lot of buildings and wave at her subjects
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Post by: BolingbrokeIV
Yep, she waves to people. Big responsibility.
Anywyay this doesn't compare to a celebrity baby in any way because this one will be named a proper name like Richard or James. Not Apple or Milkshake.
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Post by: Alfndrate
Glorioski wrote:Yep, she waves to people. Big responsibility.
Anywyay this doesn't compare to a celebrity baby in any way because this one will be named a proper name like Richard or James. Not Apple or Milkshake.
Is that what Lil Kim meant when she said her milkshakes bring all the boys to the yard?
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Post by: kronk
Congrats to the happy couple.
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Post by: p_gray99
I'm surprised it didn't happen earlier. I was expecting it to be about a month after the wedding that it would be announced...
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Post by: Grey Templar
Howard A Treesong wrote:
How do those support the claim that she was admitted to hospital because they wanted the news to get out? The Sun article says the couple wanted the exact opposite, like most couples would prefer.
I think what they are saying is this,
Because she was admitted to the hospital, they had no choice but to make the announcement.
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Post by: Howard A Treesong
I already said that.
Hlain is saying they went to hospital in order to reveal it. Which makes no sense at all. They could have just issued a press release.
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Post by: BolingbrokeIV
 Alfndrate wrote: Glorioski wrote:Yep, she waves to people. Big responsibility.
Anywyay this doesn't compare to a celebrity baby in any way because this one will be named a proper name like Richard or James. Not Apple or Milkshake.
Is that what Lil Kim meant when she said her milkshakes bring all the boys to the yard?
Kelis and no.
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Post by: InquisitorVaron
The telegraph gave this story half a page, the mail 13 pages.
You americans don't know left wing
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Post by: sebster
hotsauceman1 wrote:Like i said. Its nothing special.
Now if she was giving birth an alien human hyrid(I still not sure the prince is human) then it is.
But someone is eating it up and i dont get why.
People have different interests. Why, some people out in the world might even consider posting on a forum about plastic miniatures a colossal waste of time.
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Post by: master of ordinance
Well done to them. Ensurring that the royal line will be continued is one of the many dutys of the royal children
But seriously i hope everything goes well. (yes i am a royalist)
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Post by: MrDwhitey
Well the Aussie prank backfired somewhat. The woman they humiliated was found unconscious and later died from suspected suicide.
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Post by: Azza007
 p_gray99 wrote:I'm surprised it didn't happen earlier. I was expecting it to be about a month after the wedding that it would be announced...
I think it said in the article how they wanted to wait until after the Diamond Jubilee celebrations were over. So as not to take anything away from it. As for those who wonder what the Queen actually does, she is also an ambassador for our country.
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Post by: hotsauceman1
 Azza007 wrote: p_gray99 wrote:I'm surprised it didn't happen earlier. I was expecting it to be about a month after the wedding that it would be announced...
I think it said in the article how they wanted to wait until after the Diamond Jubilee celebrations were over. So as not to take anything away from it. As for those who wonder what the Queen actually does, she is also an ambassador for our country.
We american have those, They are Called Ambassadors, And we dont go bonkers over their everyday life.
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Post by: Albatross
Listen, the Queen is our fething head of state, that's it. You don't like it, we don't give a gak.
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Post by: Mattman154
 Albatross wrote:Listen, the Queen is our fething head of state, that's it. You don't like it, we don't give a gak.
But apparently you do?
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Post by: Albatross
Me? Yes, I do. I mean, I don't obsess over the minutiae of royal lives, but Her Majesty is the leader of our nation and the current holder of an ancient and sacred position, in addition to being a person that represents our national values with poise and dignity.
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Post by: Mattman154
Albatross wrote:
Me? Yes, I do. I mean, I don't obsess over the minutiae of royal lives, but Her Majesty is the leader of our nation and the current holder of an ancient and sacred position, in addition to being a person that represents our national values with poise and dignity.
I'm just pointing out you can't say you don't give a gak if you do in fact give a gak.
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Post by: hotsauceman1
Albatross wrote:Listen, the Queen is our fething head of state, that's it. You don't like it, we don't give a gak.
I dont care if you britains mind. Heck I understand why this would make you happy.
Its when americans care that it pisses me off.
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Post by: Cheesecat
hotsauceman1 wrote: Albatross wrote:Listen, the Queen is our fething head of state, that's it. You don't like it, we don't give a gak.
I dont care if you britains mind. Heck I understand why this would make you happy.
Its when americans care that it pisses me off.
Why would that piss you off, I don't see any problem with Americans being interested in other cultures.
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Post by: hotsauceman1
Its rarely the "Interested in other cultures" people that i see.
In my experience it was is those who are enamored with fairy tale ending type of relationships. And its typically women.
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Post by: Albatross
Mattman154 wrote: Albatross wrote:
Me? Yes, I do. I mean, I don't obsess over the minutiae of royal lives, but Her Majesty is the leader of our nation and the current holder of an ancient and sacred position, in addition to being a person that represents our national values with poise and dignity.
I'm just pointing out you can't say you don't give a gak if you do in fact give a gak.
What, that other people don't like our monarchy/the fact we have one? Why would that bother me? The annoying thing is Americans fething banging on about it as if we hadn't realised that we are a Constitutional Monarchy, or considered the issues surrounding this. It's almost as if every generation of teenagers throws up a handful of kids who think they're the first ones to make certain observations. It's an irritant. Like itchy balls.
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hotsauceman1 wrote: Albatross wrote:Listen, the Queen is our fething head of state, that's it. You don't like it, we don't give a gak.
I dont care if you britains mind. Heck I understand why this would make you happy.
Its when americans care that it pisses me off.
I feel the same about hardcore anime fans, if that's any help? Well, it's more pathos than rage.
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Post by: purplefood
I find myself agreeing with Albatross far too often these days...
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Post by: Cheesecat
I almost always agree with Albatross, I can't see why anyone wouldn't.
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Post by: Rainbow Dash
only princess I care about is Cadance, and when she will be expecting a foal
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Post by: hotsauceman1
Dude, Really?
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Post by: Albatross
 Cheesecat wrote:
I almost always agree with Albatross, I can't see why anyone wouldn't.
Sigged!
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Post by: Lone Cat
Bad news. a pair of Ozzie deejay had mocked an indian nurse (who tended Duchess Catherine's pregnancy (??) ) and the nurse committed suicide ono!
This is outrageous! but since lese Majeste is no longer exists in UK. is there any other legal code that can be used against them?
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Post by: purplefood
 Lone Cat wrote:Bad news. a pair of Ozzie deejay had mocked an indian nurse (who tended Duchess Catherine's pregnancy (??) ) and the nurse committed suicide ono!
This is outrageous! but since lese Majeste is no longer exists in UK. is there any other legal code that can be used against them?
There's a separate thread to discuss that... and possibly... the hospital mentioned it was considering pressing charges.
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Post by: Rainbow Dash
yes really, why should I care about someone I don't know having a child
its no different to me then if you had said some random woman living in some random country was having a child
but in this case, this woman is a royal, so for some reason I am told to care more...news flash, I don't
just a woman, and its just a baby
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Post by: Albatross
 Rainbow Dash wrote:
yes really, why should I care about someone I don't know having a child
its no different to me then if you had said some random woman living in some random country was having a child
but in this case, this woman is a royal, so for some reason I am told to care more...news flash, I don't
just a woman, and its just a baby
You know... I never realised that. Wow. You've just blown my mind. Why has it taken so long for someone to actually stand up and say something about this? Well done sir.
Well done.
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Post by: d-usa
I for one take comfort in knowing that the royal penis proved fully functional and that the royal family was able to introduce some new genetic material into the royal gene pool, something that is certainly much needed in European royalty.
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Post by: Rainbow Dash
Albatross wrote: Rainbow Dash wrote:
yes really, why should I care about someone I don't know having a child
its no different to me then if you had said some random woman living in some random country was having a child
but in this case, this woman is a royal, so for some reason I am told to care more...news flash, I don't
just a woman, and its just a baby
You know... I never realised that. Wow. You've just blown my mind. Why has it taken so long for someone to actually stand up and say something about this? Well done sir.
Well done.
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Post by: InquisitorVaron
Why have ponies seeped into society, keep it to yourself and your groups even in a wargaming society your barely accepted.
Got to a pub or night club dressed in all your pony gear and declare you love the show, then you've won my respect.
On subject, I agree that they needed some new genes and to become closer to society. I would care more if they did more or had a official role other than a mild diplomatic one.
They're outdated and use lots of money, I'm game if they bring more back in through tourism and the like.
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Post by: Kilkrazy
Keep the Brony stuff in the Brony thread, please.
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Post by: Goliath
Rainbow Dash wrote:
yes really, why should I care about someone I don't know having a child
its no different to me then if you had said some random woman living in some random country was having a child
but in this case, this woman is a royal, so for some reason I am told to care more...news flash, I don't
just a woman, and its just a baby
In that case why would you care when "Princess Cadance" has a foal? I'm fairly sure you don't know her*, yet you apparently would care if she gave birth.
*what with the problem with the lack of actually existing.
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Post by: hotsauceman1
Y'know what would be awesome? It it turned out to be an alien in disquise and grew up to rule britain.
And I concur. No brony Stuff in here. We dont need to Sully other people threads.
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Post by: djphranq
I'm just thrilled they're having a child. I think that's cool. Not because they're royals or something like that but I just think couples having children is cool.
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Post by: purplefood
hotsauceman1 wrote:Y'know what would be awesome? It it turned out to be an alien in disquise and grew up to rule britain.
Except the British head of state has no real power in Britain.
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Post by: KalashnikovMarine
 d-usa wrote:I for one take comfort in knowing that the royal penis proved fully functional and that the royal family was able to introduce some new genetic material into the royal gene pool, something that is certainly much needed in European royalty.
This is an excellent point, Look at it from William's shoes, goddess knows it's hard to find a Princess/Any one with a title who isn't at least your second cousin at this point so there's really no choice left but to go after a commoner.
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Post by: Rainbow Dash
 Goliath wrote: Rainbow Dash wrote:
yes really, why should I care about someone I don't know having a child
its no different to me then if you had said some random woman living in some random country was having a child
but in this case, this woman is a royal, so for some reason I am told to care more...news flash, I don't
just a woman, and its just a baby
In that case why would you care when "Princess Cadance" has a foal? I'm fairly sure you don't know her*, yet you apparently would care if she gave birth.
*what with the problem with the lack of actually existing.[/quote
she's a magical pony not a random human... (it was a joke)
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Post by: Albatross
purplefood wrote: hotsauceman1 wrote:Y'know what would be awesome? It it turned out to be an alien in disquise and grew up to rule britain.
Except the British head of state has no real power in Britain.
Once again, something that is trotted out all the time, usually without anything to back it up. The Queen has power. It's just customary that she doesn't exercise it because we have been a stable country for the last couple of centuries. It's like saying that we don't have a nuclear deterrent because we've never nuked anyone. The Queen has a constitutional role in the business of government; She gives permission for the formation of governments and grants royal assent to legislation, meaning that she could refuse to permit either. It's basically our final brake on the excesses of mob rule. How do people that grow up in a country not know how it is run? I find that incredible.
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Post by: KalashnikovMarine
Albatross wrote: purplefood wrote: hotsauceman1 wrote:Y'know what would be awesome? It it turned out to be an alien in disquise and grew up to rule britain.
Except the British head of state has no real power in Britain.
Once again, something that is trotted out all the time, usually without anything to back it up. The Queen has power. It's just customary that she doesn't exercise it because we have been a stable country for the last couple of centuries. It's like saying that we don't have a nuclear deterrent because we've never nuked anyone. The Queen has a constitutional role in the business of government; She gives permission for the formation of governments and grants royal assent to legislation, meaning that she could refuse to permit either. It's basically our final brake on the excesses of mob rule. How do people that grow up in a country not know how it is run? I find that incredible.
So in the future if Willy got a wild hair he could kick Parliament to the curb and rule ye olde style?
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Post by: Hlaine Larkin mk2
Because it's pretty much a ceremonial role nowadays and a formality we keep hanging around
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Post by: Cheesecat
Albatross wrote: purplefood wrote: hotsauceman1 wrote:Y'know what would be awesome? It it turned out to be an alien in disquise and grew up to rule britain.
Except the British head of state has no real power in Britain.
Once again, something that is trotted out all the time, usually without anything to back it up. The Queen has power. It's just customary that she doesn't exercise it because we have been a stable country for the last couple of centuries. It's like saying that we don't have a nuclear deterrent because we've never nuked anyone. The Queen has a constitutional role in the business of government; She gives permission for the formation of governments and grants royal assent to legislation, meaning that she could refuse to permit either. It's basically our final brake on the excesses of mob rule. How do people that grow up in a country not know how it is run? I find that incredible.
Cuz politicz iz boring lol, in all seriousness I don't find find politics that interesting about 95% of the time, I know it's important but there's so many better things I would rather spend my free time with.
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Post by: sebster
hotsauceman1 wrote:We american have those, They are Called Ambassadors, And we dont go bonkers over their everyday life.
You go bonkers over your presidents instead.
As much as a monarchy is a weird historical relic, it does seperate the need people have to love their national institutions from the political nitty gritty, which is nice.
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Post by: purplefood
Albatross wrote: purplefood wrote: hotsauceman1 wrote:Y'know what would be awesome? It it turned out to be an alien in disquise and grew up to rule britain.
Except the British head of state has no real power in Britain.
Once again, something that is trotted out all the time, usually without anything to back it up. The Queen has power. It's just customary that she doesn't exercise it because we have been a stable country for the last couple of centuries. It's like saying that we don't have a nuclear deterrent because we've never nuked anyone. The Queen has a constitutional role in the business of government; She gives permission for the formation of governments and grants royal assent to legislation, meaning that she could refuse to permit either. It's basically our final brake on the excesses of mob rule. How do people that grow up in a country not know how it is run? I find that incredible.
She has no real power.
What we have is an understanding.
The monarchy agrees not to say no and parliament agrees to let the monarchy remain as head of state.
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Post by: feeder
Albatross wrote: purplefood wrote: hotsauceman1 wrote:Y'know what would be awesome? It it turned out to be an alien in disquise and grew up to rule britain.
Except the British head of state has no real power in Britain.
Once again, something that is trotted out all the time, usually without anything to back it up. The Queen has power. It's just customary that she doesn't exercise it because we have been a stable country for the last couple of centuries. It's like saying that we don't have a nuclear deterrent because we've never nuked anyone. The Queen has a constitutional role in the business of government; She gives permission for the formation of governments and grants royal assent to legislation, meaning that she could refuse to permit either. It's basically our final brake on the excesses of mob rule. How do people that grow up in a country not know how it is run? I find that incredible.
Firstly, figurehead or not, I think an alien superbeing would rule the Empire regardless.
Second, I imagine that if the Queen actually tried to exercise her power and veto something, the public would quickly find itself no longer needing an inherited head of state.
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Post by: Fenrir Kitsune
Hopefully get a day off work, but I'm not overly fussed one way or the other.
I'll be avoiding the tabloids even more than I normally do though.
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Post by: Rysaer
I can't say I mind either way. I'm Scottish so I naturally don't care about the Royal Family. Although good for them and I hope it all goes well etc.
However I too will be dodging the tabloids/news as much as possible. As we will have to revise the following situation.
Original: Beatles bigger than Jesus.
Revised: The Royal Baby, bigger than The Beatles and Jesus combined.
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Post by: Grey Templar
 Rysaer wrote:I can't say I mind either way. I'm Scottish so I naturally don't care about the Royal Family.
Is it that or are the Scots a little hurt about the previous Scottish royal family getting run out by the Dutch royal family
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Post by: Rysaer
Grey Templar wrote: Rysaer wrote:I can't say I mind either way. I'm Scottish so I naturally don't care about the Royal Family.
Is it that or are the Scots a little hurt about the previous Scottish royal family getting run out by the Dutch royal family
Ha ha, nah I'm not too hurt about that, I just don't really buy in to the whole Royal Family thing, I might be a member of the UK but that doesn't mean I have to care
Also if I'm ever asked 'where I come from?' my answer is always Scotland, not the UK.
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Post by: Alfndrate
Alright, let's settle this. Albatross and Purps, esteemed ambassadors of the Empire, the colonies that ceded from Her Majesty's glorious empire, and all lands that flew under the flag of the conglomeration known as the United States of America do formally petition the Crown in her wisdom and understanding to accept us back into the Empire.
If you accept on behalf of your countrymen, then we shall summarily execute the cast of the Jersey Shore and ask permission to suddenly give a gak about Kate and William's future offspring.
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Post by: KalashnikovMarine
We should probably execute the cast of the Jersey Shore just in the name of all free peoples in the world.
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Post by: Albatross
Alfndrate wrote:Alright, let's settle this. Albatross and Purps, esteemed ambassadors of the Empire, the colonies that ceded from Her Majesty's glorious empire, and all lands that flew under the flag of the conglomeration known as the United States of America do formally petition the Crown in her wisdom and understanding to accept us back into the Empire.
If you accept on behalf of your countrymen, then we shall summarily execute the cast of the Jersey Shore and ask permission to suddenly give a gak about Kate and William's future offspring.
No deal. I like Jersey Shore. It's quaint. We could arrange to have them transported to Australia, if that would suit?
Regards,
The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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Post by: Alfndrate
The Colonies do hereby accept such terms. We have shipped them to Italy, and we can ship them to a land down under, where the women glow and the men plunder.
When should we discuss renaming the land?
Signed,
The Colonies, Formerly known as the United States of America.
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Post by: Albatross
Alfndrate wrote:The Colonies do hereby accept such terms. We have shipped them to Italy, and we can ship them to a land down under, where the women glow and the men plunder.
When should we discuss renaming the land?
Signed,
The Colonies, Formerly known as the United States of America.
Dear Colonies,
Please feel free to name yourselves however you see fit. You'll find that the British Empire has changed a lot since you left. It's smaller, for one thing. No, we're not into that whole 'taxation without representation' stuff anymore, we're more like Starbucks now - consider yourselves a franchise! Run the United Kingdom of America at your discretion and send us a percentage of the profits at the end of each month - in return you get proper tea and a cool accent. We don't micro-manage.
We do have an old bill for a load of ruined tea floating around somewhere, but we can put that to one side and deal with it once you've put out all the fires in the mid-west. And Boston.
Big Kiss!
Your Pals,
The British Empire
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Post by: kronk
Will the kid have a royal title? Who decides what it will be?
Prince William was always JUST PW, but before his wedding became the Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus. Where did that name come from?
When do you get the full title? Get hitched? Will the kid be just "Prince/Princess ____" for now?
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Post by: Alfndrate
 kronk wrote:Will the kid have a royal title? Who decides what it will be?
Prince William was always JUST PW, but before his wedding became the Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus. Where did that name come from?
When do you get the full title? Get hitched? Will the kid be just "Prince/Princess ____" for now?
Believe so could they name the kid Prince 
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Post by: hotsauceman1
Im still confused why you dont have a king.
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Post by: Alfndrate
The British ambassador can correct me, but I believe it is because George, the Queen's father had no sons, and Elizabeth was crowned Queen due to the lack of a male heir. I heard that King is considered a higher rank, and since Queen Elizabeth is the heir, granted Phillip the title of King would mean he would technically have more power than Elizabeth, the rightful "ruler" of the Kingdom.
Phillip is her hubby and was given the title Prince after she was crowned Queen. Charles or William would be King though.
When/If William is crowned King, Kate would become Queen as that is the title bestowed to the King's consort, but the reverse is not true.
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Post by: Hlaine Larkin mk2
The queen became the monarch, as a result her husband is only a prince.
But if a woman marries the king they become queen for some reason
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Post by: hotsauceman1
So Will Prince William Become King?
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Post by: Alfndrate
Yes he would. Edit: www.royal.gov. uk is an interesting site on this stuff, I particularly liked this: There are no obligatory codes of behaviour when meeting The Queen or a member of the Royal Family...
I'm going to meet the queen, and say, "Wassup mah dawg?"
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Post by: Hlaine Larkin mk2
Well Prince Charles is next in line and would be King as he is a male successor, the next in line is then William would is also a male heir to the throne
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Post by: hotsauceman1
Hmm, So if the male is of royal blood, he becomes a king.
His wife becomes queen.
But if he is not of royal blood he can only be a prince.
What does it say about the title of Queen mean when someone not of royal blood can obtain it?
There is a gender issue in there somewhere, i just have to find it.
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Post by: Hlaine Larkin mk2
hotsauceman1 wrote:Hmm, So if the male is of royal blood, he becomes a king.
His wife becomes queen.
But if he is not of royal blood he can only be a prince.
What does it say about the title of Queen mean when someone not of royal blood can obtain it?
There is a gender issue in there somewhere, i just have to find it.
For the record Prince Philip (QEII's husband) is of royal blood (Greek mainly IIRC)
And yes whoever the King marries is queen, unless they're Catholic or divorced before hand
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Post by: d-usa
Lots of gender issues in royalty.
Used to be a firstborn daughter can't become Queen if there are younger sons, but I think they are fixing that.
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Post by: Hlaine Larkin mk2
It has been fixed recently IIRC
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Post by: Albatross
Alfndrate wrote:The British ambassador can correct me, but I believe it is because George, the Queen's father had no sons, and Elizabeth was crowned Queen due to the lack of a male heir. I heard that King is considered a higher rank, and since Queen Elizabeth is the heir, granted Phillip the title of King would mean he would technically have more power than Elizabeth, the rightful "ruler" of the Kingdom.
Phillip is her hubby and was given the title Prince after she was crowned Queen. Charles or William would be King though.
When/If William is crowned King, Kate would become Queen as that is the title bestowed to the King's consort, but the reverse is not true.
This is all accurate. 
The only thing I would add is that the Duke of Edinburgh was a prince before he got married. He was Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark.
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Post by: Alfndrate
That is also true lol, he did renounce his royal titles and took the surname of his British relatives if I remember correctly?
How would you like to be Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy, 40th in line to the throne? Who would be completely booted back a space by that "tummybug"
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Post by: KalashnikovMarine
I doubt you'd care, at that position in line to the throne your chances of "moving up" to the serious contention would require something along the lines of a massive natural disaster, a master assassination plot organized by you or for you to be John Goodman.
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Post by: d-usa
Of course everybody knows that the true King of England is Franz, Duke of Bavaria!
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Post by: kronk
King Ralph.
What a piece of gak movie that was.
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