Meeting Royalty in Europe
Oct 30th 2003, 10:56 pm
#31
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Following up to Miguel Cruz
>> Seriously, why do you think that people in this newsgroup are interested
>> in meeting royalty -- or, indeed, that they haven't?
>Why else go to Europe?
I even went to the trouble of being born in Europe, and I still
only see photos of Juan Carlos opening the restaurant i'm in,
never the real Juan.(get the subtle little jokes, huh).
Although my wife did bump into the Queen once, while out for an
early run. Also, the chap I used to play golf with also goes
fishing and hired the same ghillie that the Queen Mum used to
use. Beat that Robert!
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>> Seriously, why do you think that people in this newsgroup are interested
>> in meeting royalty -- or, indeed, that they haven't?
>Why else go to Europe?
I even went to the trouble of being born in Europe, and I still
only see photos of Juan Carlos opening the restaurant i'm in,
never the real Juan.(get the subtle little jokes, huh).
Although my wife did bump into the Queen once, while out for an
early run. Also, the chap I used to play golf with also goes
fishing and hired the same ghillie that the Queen Mum used to
use. Beat that Robert!
--
Mike Reid
"Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso
UK walking & photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
Spain,cuisines and walking "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap
Oct 30th 2003, 10:56 pm
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Following up to Jeremy Henderson
>> Back in 1960 met Princess Marie of Romania (I recollect she was)
>> at a small party in Youngstown Ohio. She was a fat dumpy old
>> lady.
>Are you sure it wasn't the Queen Mother - the description fits. Was she
>drunk and smelling of Dubonnet and corgi piss?
The Queen Mother would have smelt of gin and tobacco
The Queen might smell of corgi piss.
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>> Back in 1960 met Princess Marie of Romania (I recollect she was)
>> at a small party in Youngstown Ohio. She was a fat dumpy old
>> lady.
>Are you sure it wasn't the Queen Mother - the description fits. Was she
>drunk and smelling of Dubonnet and corgi piss?
The Queen Mother would have smelt of gin and tobacco
The Queen might smell of corgi piss.
--
Mike Reid
"Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso
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Oct 30th 2003, 11:02 pm
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On 30 Oct 2003 16:16:16 -0800, Robert wrote:
> You actually could have been
> flying to Monaco
>(land in Nice)
Yes, we know how to get to Monaco by plane.
> on the royal plane for a week of
> massages and relaxation.
You can't relax in Monaco, it's an ant-hill.
--
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If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we would
be so simple that we couldn't.
> You actually could have been
> flying to Monaco
>(land in Nice)
Yes, we know how to get to Monaco by plane.
> on the royal plane for a week of
> massages and relaxation.
You can't relax in Monaco, it's an ant-hill.
--
Tim.
If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we would
be so simple that we couldn't.
Oct 30th 2003, 11:03 pm
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On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 08:25:02 +0100, Mxsmanic wrote:
>> True story: I almost hung up on a billionaire because he
>> sounded like he was from a lower class
Snob.
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If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we would
be so simple that we couldn't.
>> True story: I almost hung up on a billionaire because he
>> sounded like he was from a lower class
Snob.
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If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we would
be so simple that we couldn't.
Oct 30th 2003, 11:07 pm
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On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 11:56:01 +0000, Reid wrote:
> Influenceing the subconscious through belief (not my original idea. ....
Oh really? You disappoint me.
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Tim.
If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we would
be so simple that we couldn't.
> Influenceing the subconscious through belief (not my original idea. ....
Oh really? You disappoint me.
--
Tim.
If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we would
be so simple that we couldn't.
Oct 30th 2003, 11:11 pm
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On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 11:56:03 +0000, Reid wrote:
> Following up to Miguel Cruz
>>> Seriously, why do you think that people in this newsgroup are interested
>>> in meeting royalty -- or, indeed, that they haven't?
>>Why else go to Europe?
> I even went to the trouble of being born in Europe, and I still
> only see photos of Juan Carlos opening the restaurant i'm in,
> never the real Juan.(get the subtle little jokes, huh).
Perleeze!
> Although my wife did bump into the Queen once, while out for an
> early run. Also, the chap I used to play golf with also goes
> fishing and hired the same ghillie that the Queen Mum used to
> use. Beat that Robert!
Prince Charles used to hunt on my sister's farmland and they'd pop in for
tea out of chipped mugs of a cold morning. na na nana na
--
Tim.
If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we would
be so simple that we couldn't.
> Following up to Miguel Cruz
>>> Seriously, why do you think that people in this newsgroup are interested
>>> in meeting royalty -- or, indeed, that they haven't?
>>Why else go to Europe?
> I even went to the trouble of being born in Europe, and I still
> only see photos of Juan Carlos opening the restaurant i'm in,
> never the real Juan.(get the subtle little jokes, huh).
Perleeze!
> Although my wife did bump into the Queen once, while out for an
> early run. Also, the chap I used to play golf with also goes
> fishing and hired the same ghillie that the Queen Mum used to
> use. Beat that Robert!
Prince Charles used to hunt on my sister's farmland and they'd pop in for
tea out of chipped mugs of a cold morning. na na nana na
--
Tim.
If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we would
be so simple that we couldn't.
Oct 30th 2003, 11:12 pm
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On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 12:03:19 GMT, Tim Challenger wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 08:25:02 +0100, Mxsmanic wrote:
>>> True story: I almost hung up on a billionaire because he
>>> sounded like he was from a lower class
> Snob.
sorry Mixi, posted on the end of the wrong message there.
--
Tim.
If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we would
be so simple that we couldn't.
> On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 08:25:02 +0100, Mxsmanic wrote:
>>> True story: I almost hung up on a billionaire because he
>>> sounded like he was from a lower class
> Snob.
sorry Mixi, posted on the end of the wrong message there.
--
Tim.
If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we would
be so simple that we couldn't.
Oct 30th 2003, 11:23 pm
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In article <[email protected]>,
Reid <[email protected]> wrote:
> Following up to Go Fig
>
> >> It isn't. Only a small minority of people care about royalty--the ones
> >> who have lifetime subscriptions to _Point de Vue_, for example.
> >>
> >
> >Humm... isn't one of the biggest stories in England now if the heir to
> >the thrown will meet with the hired help... the former butler to his
> >mother ?
>
> Its a fluff element in the news generated by the butler, who has
> a book out,, sensible Brits don't give a s*** about the royals,
> its mainly little old ladies etc.
>
> Yesterdays tabloid headlines:-
So if William meets with the kiss and tell butler (and a thief), what
will be the lead domestic news item of the day ?
In the U.S., it will be covered on all the nightly news programs at some
point during the 30 min broadcast.
IMHO, William shouldn't give this traitor the time of day... let along
some summit.
jay
Fri, Oct 31, 2003
mailto:[email protected]
> Election of leader of Tory party
> Rod Stewarts girlfriends bum (see through dress picture story)
> Iraq
> Football (finances of)
> then I reach "your" story on page 7, 4"x4".
>
> Yesterday serious paper:-
> Election of leader of Tory party
> Yukos affair in Russia
> Postal strike
> Iraq
> Cost of scottish parliament building
> Japan election
> Bush (next election)
>
> I could find nothing on the royals (one other national heavy
> *never* mentions royals as a policy)
--
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Galileo muttered under his breath: "Nevertheless, it does move."
Reid <[email protected]> wrote:
> Following up to Go Fig
>
> >> It isn't. Only a small minority of people care about royalty--the ones
> >> who have lifetime subscriptions to _Point de Vue_, for example.
> >>
> >
> >Humm... isn't one of the biggest stories in England now if the heir to
> >the thrown will meet with the hired help... the former butler to his
> >mother ?
>
> Its a fluff element in the news generated by the butler, who has
> a book out,, sensible Brits don't give a s*** about the royals,
> its mainly little old ladies etc.
>
> Yesterdays tabloid headlines:-
So if William meets with the kiss and tell butler (and a thief), what
will be the lead domestic news item of the day ?
In the U.S., it will be covered on all the nightly news programs at some
point during the 30 min broadcast.
IMHO, William shouldn't give this traitor the time of day... let along
some summit.
jay
Fri, Oct 31, 2003
mailto:[email protected]
> Election of leader of Tory party
> Rod Stewarts girlfriends bum (see through dress picture story)
> Iraq
> Football (finances of)
> then I reach "your" story on page 7, 4"x4".
>
> Yesterday serious paper:-
> Election of leader of Tory party
> Yukos affair in Russia
> Postal strike
> Iraq
> Cost of scottish parliament building
> Japan election
> Bush (next election)
>
> I could find nothing on the royals (one other national heavy
> *never* mentions royals as a policy)
--
Legend insists that as he finished his abject...
Galileo muttered under his breath: "Nevertheless, it does move."
Oct 30th 2003, 11:53 pm
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In message <[email protected]>, Hatunen
<[email protected]> writes
>On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 03:36:33 +0000 (UTC),
>[email protected] wrote:
>>In article <[email protected]> ,
>>[email protected] (Robert) wrote:
>>> Do not show
>>> up at the palace uninvited.
>>Ah, so *that's* where I've been going wrong. Thanks for the tip.
>>> Just go about your business in a positive
>>> manner expecting someday that you will meet meet royalty. You people
>>> got lucky without any effort - because through me you have come one
>>> step to actually meeting royalty.
>>Seriously, why do you think that people in this newsgroup are interested
>>in meeting royalty -- or, indeed, that they haven't?
>Back in 1960 met Princess Marie of Romania (I recollect she was)
>at a small party in Youngstown Ohio. She was a fat dumpy old
>lady.
I get the impression that most people in the UK get to meet royalty
sooner or later, since they put themselves around a lot.
My brother met Prince Charles when he was opening a project my brother
had worked on. My next-door neighbour met the Queen a few years ago --
he'd worked on the Britannia's engines when it was being built in the
mid-50s, and they were having reunions when the ship was being
decommissioned -- he tells me that in those circumstances the Queen is
awesomely well-briefed on her guests, as they have to write a small
essay on what they've done, and she remembers them all when she meets
them.
I collected the full set about 6 years ago. I was in bed one Saturday
morning when the radio was announcing the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
I heard the mail arrive through the front door and was amazed to find an
envelope with "Lord Chamberlain, Buckingham Palace" on the front, which
was inviting me to a Buckingham Palace Garden Party the next month. God
knows how I got on the invitation list, as I've got mild republican
sympathies, but I suppose they have to scrape the barrel to get 20,000
guests to each of the four garden parties every year
! Anyway, I went
out of curiosity to see how the other half lives, and got to see the
Queen, Phil, Liz' Mum, and a number of lesser Dukes and Duchesses who I
can never remember who they are. It was also amazing to see the number
of people in London who are entitled to wear Australian army or Canadian
naval uniform (or indeed Chinese uniforms over by the Diplomatic Tent).
I have to say the royals serve very nice cakes and ice cream.
--
Arwel Parry
http://www.cartref.demon.co.uk/
<[email protected]> writes
>On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 03:36:33 +0000 (UTC),
>[email protected] wrote:
>>In article <[email protected]> ,
>>[email protected] (Robert) wrote:
>>> Do not show
>>> up at the palace uninvited.
>>Ah, so *that's* where I've been going wrong. Thanks for the tip.
>>> Just go about your business in a positive
>>> manner expecting someday that you will meet meet royalty. You people
>>> got lucky without any effort - because through me you have come one
>>> step to actually meeting royalty.
>>Seriously, why do you think that people in this newsgroup are interested
>>in meeting royalty -- or, indeed, that they haven't?
>Back in 1960 met Princess Marie of Romania (I recollect she was)
>at a small party in Youngstown Ohio. She was a fat dumpy old
>lady.
I get the impression that most people in the UK get to meet royalty
sooner or later, since they put themselves around a lot.
My brother met Prince Charles when he was opening a project my brother
had worked on. My next-door neighbour met the Queen a few years ago --
he'd worked on the Britannia's engines when it was being built in the
mid-50s, and they were having reunions when the ship was being
decommissioned -- he tells me that in those circumstances the Queen is
awesomely well-briefed on her guests, as they have to write a small
essay on what they've done, and she remembers them all when she meets
them.
I collected the full set about 6 years ago. I was in bed one Saturday
morning when the radio was announcing the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
I heard the mail arrive through the front door and was amazed to find an
envelope with "Lord Chamberlain, Buckingham Palace" on the front, which
was inviting me to a Buckingham Palace Garden Party the next month. God
knows how I got on the invitation list, as I've got mild republican
sympathies, but I suppose they have to scrape the barrel to get 20,000
guests to each of the four garden parties every year
! Anyway, I went out of curiosity to see how the other half lives, and got to see the
Queen, Phil, Liz' Mum, and a number of lesser Dukes and Duchesses who I
can never remember who they are. It was also amazing to see the number
of people in London who are entitled to wear Australian army or Canadian
naval uniform (or indeed Chinese uniforms over by the Diplomatic Tent).
I have to say the royals serve very nice cakes and ice cream.
--
Arwel Parry
http://www.cartref.demon.co.uk/
Oct 31st 2003, 12:31 am
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Tim Challenger writes:
> sorry Mixi, posted on the end of the wrong message there.
I never communicate with billionaires by phone, anyway.
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> sorry Mixi, posted on the end of the wrong message there.
I never communicate with billionaires by phone, anyway.
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Oct 31st 2003, 12:48 am
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Following up to Go Fig
>So if William meets with the kiss and tell butler (and a thief), what
>will be the lead domestic news item of the day ?
I don't often watch the TV news, but I would guess 2nd or 3rd,
depends what's been happening elsewhere. He's not thief, see
below.
>In the U.S., it will be covered on all the nightly news programs at some
>point during the 30 min broadcast.
>IMHO, William shouldn't give this traitor the time of day... let along
>some summit.
There are good reasons why he is a "traitor". The royals let him
be accused of something or other and then only half way through
the trial did the Queen "remember" that he was innocent (of what
I forget, was it he was holding some papers for Diana?). he is
now very bitter with the royals.
I assume he was part of the Diana camp in the feuding within the
royals, no doubt they all hate each other.
IMO the Queen should be up for contempt of court or something,
but I suppose that isn't possible :-)
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>So if William meets with the kiss and tell butler (and a thief), what
>will be the lead domestic news item of the day ?
I don't often watch the TV news, but I would guess 2nd or 3rd,
depends what's been happening elsewhere. He's not thief, see
below.
>In the U.S., it will be covered on all the nightly news programs at some
>point during the 30 min broadcast.
>IMHO, William shouldn't give this traitor the time of day... let along
>some summit.
There are good reasons why he is a "traitor". The royals let him
be accused of something or other and then only half way through
the trial did the Queen "remember" that he was innocent (of what
I forget, was it he was holding some papers for Diana?). he is
now very bitter with the royals.
I assume he was part of the Diana camp in the feuding within the
royals, no doubt they all hate each other.
IMO the Queen should be up for contempt of court or something,
but I suppose that isn't possible :-)
--
Mike Reid
"Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso
UK walking & photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
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Oct 31st 2003, 12:48 am
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Following up to Tim Challenger
>On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 11:56:01 +0000, Reid wrote:
>> Influenceing the subconscious through belief (not my original idea. ....
>Oh really? You disappoint me.
my subconscious must have said that :-)
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>On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 11:56:01 +0000, Reid wrote:
>> Influenceing the subconscious through belief (not my original idea. ....
>Oh really? You disappoint me.
my subconscious must have said that :-)
--
Mike Reid
"Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso
UK walking & photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
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Oct 31st 2003, 12:48 am
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Following up to Tim Challenger
> real Juan.(get the subtle little jokes, huh).
> Perleeze!
I trust you got real=royal in spanish?
>> Although my wife did bump into the Queen once, while out for an
>> early run. Also, the chap I used to play golf with also goes
>> fishing and hired the same ghillie that the Queen Mum used to
>> use. Beat that Robert!
>Prince Charles used to hunt on my sister's farmland and they'd pop in for
>tea out of chipped mugs of a cold morning. na na nana na
Right then, once my mum was driving through Knighsbridge and saw
the Queen with full bags of shopping, so she stopped the Morris
Minor traveller and said "O Queen, wouldst though like a lift,
marm?" It went OK except she had seen a lot of Henry VIII films
and thought you had to reatreat from Royals walking backwards, as
a result she ran over a beefeater reversing out of Buck House! So
that buggered the OBE.
were *you* joking?
--
Mike Reid
"Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso
UK walking & photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
Spain,cuisines and walking "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap
> real Juan.(get the subtle little jokes, huh).
> Perleeze!
I trust you got real=royal in spanish?
>> Although my wife did bump into the Queen once, while out for an
>> early run. Also, the chap I used to play golf with also goes
>> fishing and hired the same ghillie that the Queen Mum used to
>> use. Beat that Robert!
>Prince Charles used to hunt on my sister's farmland and they'd pop in for
>tea out of chipped mugs of a cold morning. na na nana na
Right then, once my mum was driving through Knighsbridge and saw
the Queen with full bags of shopping, so she stopped the Morris
Minor traveller and said "O Queen, wouldst though like a lift,
marm?" It went OK except she had seen a lot of Henry VIII films
and thought you had to reatreat from Royals walking backwards, as
a result she ran over a beefeater reversing out of Buck House! So
that buggered the OBE.
were *you* joking?
--
Mike Reid
"Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso
UK walking & photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
Spain,cuisines and walking "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap
Oct 31st 2003, 12:48 am
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Following up to Tim Challenger
>> on the royal plane for a week of
>> massages and relaxation.
>You can't relax in Monaco, it's an ant-hill.
and so noisy when the F1 is on.
--
Mike Reid
"Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso
UK walking & photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
Spain,cuisines and walking "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap
>> on the royal plane for a week of
>> massages and relaxation.
>You can't relax in Monaco, it's an ant-hill.
and so noisy when the F1 is on.
--
Mike Reid
"Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso
UK walking & photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
Spain,cuisines and walking "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap
Oct 31st 2003, 1:04 am
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Following up to Arwel Parry
>I get the impression that most people in the UK get to meet royalty
>sooner or later, since they put themselves around a lot.
Diana put her self about so much that one of the princes
distinctly looks like that bloke (Hewitt?).
I can only think of one person who has been to a garden party,
ironically the people who worship the royals are probably the
least likely to be asked to one
--
Mike Reid
"Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso
UK walking & photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
Spain,cuisines and walking "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap
>I get the impression that most people in the UK get to meet royalty
>sooner or later, since they put themselves around a lot.
Diana put her self about so much that one of the princes
distinctly looks like that bloke (Hewitt?).
I can only think of one person who has been to a garden party,
ironically the people who worship the royals are probably the
least likely to be asked to one
--
Mike Reid
"Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso
UK walking & photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
Spain,cuisines and walking "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap