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Why We Are Here => Water Cooler => Topic started by: rcjordan on July 23, 2013, 12:38:48 AM

Title: somebody missed the memo
Post by: rcjordan on July 23, 2013, 12:38:48 AM
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Title: Re: somebody missed the memo
Post by: littleman on July 23, 2013, 12:46:10 AM
I think our tourism is  the reason they keep the royals around.
Title: Re: somebody missed the memo
Post by: ergophobe on July 23, 2013, 01:16:16 AM
Funny story on NPR where the reporter went to Britain to find out how extreme the hysteria was, and found that the event seemed to generate less interest there than here.
Title: Re: somebody missed the memo
Post by: BoL on July 23, 2013, 03:40:06 AM
Seems to be a big deal in Canada too.

It was worked out that it costs each person in the UK about 60 pence, $1 USD a year to have the royal family. Considering that cash could be spent on rural internet I'm surprised they're still about
Title: Re: somebody missed the memo
Post by: littleman on July 23, 2013, 05:04:01 AM
This guy puts together a pretty good argument for keeping them:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhyYgnhhKFw
Title: Re: somebody missed the memo
Post by: bill on July 23, 2013, 08:23:31 AM
And I thought it was just all the monarchy-loving Japanese who were all going nuts about this. I was surprised they even broke for the weather report with all their breathless blathering on about this.  I'm glad you guys get to suffer too.
Title: Re: somebody missed the memo
Post by: dogboy on July 23, 2013, 10:37:24 AM
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/22007_535627639823695_2127117512_n.jpg)
Title: Re: somebody missed the memo
Post by: Rumbas on July 23, 2013, 01:11:34 PM
I wonder if our 3rd due a week ago will make as much noise around the World?
Title: Re: somebody missed the memo
Post by: Travoli on July 23, 2013, 04:37:04 PM
Hah, great meme.
Title: Re: somebody missed the memo
Post by: Drastic on July 23, 2013, 05:19:35 PM
Travis?

He's alive!!
Title: Re: somebody missed the memo
Post by: ergophobe on July 23, 2013, 07:30:48 PM
The Guardian website was letting you opt out. You could click a button declaring yourself as either a Republican or a Royalist and it would instantly filter. Don't see ti now. Maybe you have to be signed in
Title: Travis?
Post by: Mackin USA on July 24, 2013, 04:20:46 PM
He's alive!!

THAT is the real story here...
Title: Re: somebody missed the memo
Post by: ergophobe on July 24, 2013, 11:59:41 PM
Mackin... something on the occasion of the royal wedding that is apropos for the royal birth

http://consistory.org/twain-laughter-of-monarchs-73/
http://www.twainquotes.com/Monarchy.html
Title: Re: somebody missed the memo
Post by: Mackin USA on July 25, 2013, 07:32:10 PM
I'm a visual person:
Original cartoon owned by the Mark Twain Museum, Hannibal, MO.
Title: Re: somebody missed the memo
Post by: dogboy on July 26, 2013, 02:20:34 AM
Royal couple with baby Prince

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/993628_10200369206818355_605807169_n.jpg)