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2012/01/30 20:54:28
Subject: What would you get the Queen for a present?
sub-zero wrote:As an American, I am curious about this "giving gifts to political figures" thing. I for one voted for Obama, but I would never even entertain the thought of sending him some cheesy gift on his birthday. lol I don't even know when his B-day is. Is it common practice for the citizens of Great Britain to send gifts to the Queen on her B-day, or just something that your thinking about doing? Honestly, The politicians over here are so corrupt and untrustworthy, it's no wonder we don't have a tradition like this one.
Well, lets be honest, Im not actually going to send her a bloody present.
It was more of a light hearted "what would you buy a woman who has almost everything" not "Matty is going to spend his hard earned buying some cheesy gak for a stranger"
HAHA Alright then, I wasn't sure if you were serious or not. I mean you guys do put mayonnaise on french fries. yuck!
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2012/01/30 20:58:45
Subject: What would you get the Queen for a present?
Hlaine Larkin mk2 wrote:Enough one way tickets for her and her family to go to some place that actually wants them.
I think someone's already suggested a trip to the Falklands.
Oh yeah they love her there.
And a large percentage of the British populace do, other than the bitter twisted minority that dont stop whinging about them, so lets have it right, she can just stay in fething London.
We are arming Syrian rebels who support ISIS, who is fighting Iran, who is fighting Iraq who we also support against ISIS, while fighting Kurds who we support while they are fighting Syrian rebels.
2012/01/30 21:02:00
Subject: What would you get the Queen for a present?
TheSecretSquig wrote:How about an interview at the Job centre for her and all her family instead of 'stealing' money from the hard working taxpayer to pay for her to live the life of luxury.
Damn that witch and her brood, they cost every citizen 62 pence a year. Greedy old dodderer didn't even take a full pound.
Avatar 720 wrote: You see, to Auston, everyone is a Death Star; there's only one way you can take it and that's through a small gap at the back.
Powder Burns wrote:what they need to make is a fullsize leatherman, like 14" long folded, with a bone saw, notches for bowstring, signaling flare, electrical hand crank generator, bolt cutters..
2012/01/30 21:11:31
Subject: What would you get the Queen for a present?
TheSecretSquig wrote:How about an interview at the Job centre for her and all her family instead of 'stealing' money from the hard working taxpayer to pay for her to live the life of luxury.
Damn that witch and her brood, they cost every citizen 62 pence a year. Greedy old dodderer didn't even take a full pound.
Yeah, Prince Harry served in Afghanistan, The Queen is at 370 engagements a year, Andrew flew in the Falklands, but lying slimy politicians who do feth all work and commit fraud and get the taxpayers to pay for their hookers are alright because they got elected.
The Royals are without ambition because they are born to serve and told so from an early age. They don't "aspire" to go any further up a ladder, there's no rungs to climb, they just live and serve.
Politicians crave power, they got to where they are thanks to ambition, lust for control and power and control are meat and mead to a politican, and they will do anything to achieve it.
I can understand people being indifferent to the Royals, or thinking they are old fashioned and somewhat pointless, but I genuinely don't understand where the utter total loathing comes from other than poorly thought out class warfare, envy, and utter ignorance.
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We are arming Syrian rebels who support ISIS, who is fighting Iran, who is fighting Iraq who we also support against ISIS, while fighting Kurds who we support while they are fighting Syrian rebels.
2012/01/30 21:22:07
Subject: What would you get the Queen for a present?
TheSecretSquig wrote:How about an interview at the Job centre for her and all her family instead of 'stealing' money from the hard working taxpayer to pay for her to live the life of luxury.
Damn that witch and her brood, they cost every citizen 62 pence a year. Greedy old dodderer didn't even take a full pound.
It's considerably more than that.
The 62 pence figure was based off of the £38M figure.
These figure exclude, for example, the cost of the security, royal visits and lost incomes from things such as the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwell.
When one factors these into the equation a figure around the £200M mark would appear to be closer to the truth.
Of course this may well still represent good value for money in one's own opinion.
Course that also pays for a lot of nurses/policemen/soldiers/ deserving group of your choice here.
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2012/01/30 21:24:39
Subject: What would you get the Queen for a present?
mattyrm wrote: Diamond Jubilee week for a fantastic old lady this week.
Yes chaps, 60 glorious years!
Anyway, I want to get the Queen a present, but I'm not a sentimental man and I'm all out of ideas, I was going to go for a gift voucher for Marks and Spencer, but perhaps the denizens of dakka have a better idea.
TheSecretSquig wrote:How about an interview at the Job centre for her and all her family instead of 'stealing' money from the hard working taxpayer to pay for her to live the life of luxury.
Damn that witch and her brood, they cost every citizen 62 pence a year. Greedy old dodderer didn't even take a full pound.
It's considerably more than that.
The 62 pence figure was based off of the £38M figure.
These figure exclude, for example, the cost of the security, royal visits and lost incomes from things such as the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwell.
When one factors these into the equation a figure around the £200M mark would appear to be closer to the truth.
Of course this may well still represent good value for money in one's own opinion.
Course that also pays for a lot of nurses/policemen/soldiers/ deserving group of your choice here.
How sure are you? 200M may be just a coincidence but I saw a break down that compared the salary George negotiated against the return on the profits of the rent he offered in exchange. That particular guy called the royal salary 40M and the return on rent 200M. Which if your figure is right basically breaks even with the tax payer effectively paying nothing. Should the tax payers cease to pay the royals they would be well within their rights to stop voluntarily giving their profits to the state. Which would increase their income and probably their outlays too, According to that guy taxes would go up.
You could check how true it is, I have no idea.
http://blog.cgpgrey.com/the-true-cost-of-the-royal-family/
Avatar 720 wrote: You see, to Auston, everyone is a Death Star; there's only one way you can take it and that's through a small gap at the back.
Powder Burns wrote:what they need to make is a fullsize leatherman, like 14" long folded, with a bone saw, notches for bowstring, signaling flare, electrical hand crank generator, bolt cutters..
2012/01/30 21:44:31
Subject: What would you get the Queen for a present?
My uncle got the Queen a gift once, he bought her a vinyl record of "The Battle of New Orleans". He was drunk, it wasn't her birthday, and the FBI came knocking on his door about a week later to investigate possible terrorist activities.
My uncle has a lot of those stories, most of them involving the phrase "was drunk".
2012/01/30 22:19:51
Subject: What would you get the Queen for a present?
Da Boss wrote:Hrrrm, enjoy saying goodbye to being subsidised by the rest of the UK then. Free education and prescriptions don't pay for themselves.
I have about half the US population I wish you'd tell that to.
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2012/01/30 22:26:32
Subject: What would you get the Queen for a present?
All boils down the Oil. Being in what would be Scottish Territorial waters, Scotland would be pretty well off.
Did someone say oil?
I think the question you have to ask yourself is, do you have a navy/airforce? If not (looks over at Battleships and carrier in Corpus Christi) have you ever desired the right to drink tequila and eat Tex Mex?
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2012/01/30 22:33:04
Subject: What would you get the Queen for a present?
Those who count th cost of the Monarchy often ignore the Royal Estates, private land belonging to ther queen and royal family administered by the Government for which the government not the queen gets the proceeds. These estate takings greatly exheed the civic list payouts.
Its a bit like saying, "Here we will take all your earnings from your possessions, and in return give you a grant which doesn't cover the loss, for which you have to work, and as you are on a grant we can call are a scrounger, gottit."
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2012/01/30 22:36:50
Subject: Re:What would you get the Queen for a present?
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2012/01/30 22:37:57
Subject: What would you get the Queen for a present?
Sorry. I fully recognize the raw crazy that is Australia, but frankly, the only natural hazards you have in Scotland are pub guys, and "damp." No killer snakes, jackalopes, scoprions, or angry buss boys (sounds almost...boring ). A couple of thousand bottles of tequila should do the trick, and while they're puking (which we all know is what happens when tequila gets involved, yes there will be puking) we'll hire immigrant day laborers to take over for us (because that would be like, work).
Haggis and nice mole sauce anyone?
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halonachos wrote:My uncle got the Queen a gift once, he bought her a vinyl record of "The Battle of New Orleans". He was drunk, it wasn't her birthday, and the FBI came knocking on his door about a week later to investigate possible terrorist activities.
My uncle has a lot of those stories, most of them involving the phrase "was drunk".
We may in fact be related.
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-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
2012/01/30 22:42:22
Subject: What would you get the Queen for a present?
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and a Tilly to lean on.
). A couple of thousand bottles of tequila should do the trick, and while they're puking (which we all know is what happens when tequila gets involved, yes there will be puking) we'll hire immigrant day laborers to take over for us (because that would be like, work).