I read this and started humming Rule, Britannia! in my head. :bowler:
This will go a long way toward keeping Harry the Bastard off the throme. I am not sure if that's a good thing though. :hmm:
QuotePalace says Duchess of Cambridge expecting a baby
By CASSANDRA VINOGRAD, Associated Press – 45 minutes ago
LONDON (AP) — The most widely anticipated pregnancy since Princess Diana's in 1981 is official: Prince William's wife, Kate, is pregnant.
St. James's Palace announced the pregnancy Monday, saying that the Duchess of Cambridge — formerly known as Kate Middleton — has a severe form of morning sickness and is currently in a London hospital. William is at his wife's side.
News of the pregnancy drew congratulations from across the world, with the hashtag "royalbaby" trending globally on Twitter.
The couple's first child will be third in line to take the throne — leapfrogging the gregarious Prince Harry and possibly setting up the first scenario in which a U.K. female heir could benefit from new gender rules about succession.
The palace would not say how far along the 30-year-old duchess is, only that she has not yet reached the 12-week mark. Palace officials said the duchess was hospitalized with hyperemesis gravidarum, a potentially dangerous type of morning sickness where vomiting is so severe no food or liquid can be kept down. They said she was expected to remain hospitalized for several days and would require a period of rest afterward.
"It's not unusual for pregnant women to get morning sickness, but when it gets to the point where you're dehydrated, losing weight or vomiting so much you begin to build up (toxic) products in your blood, that's a concern," said Dr. Kecia Gaither, director of maternal fetal medicine at Brookdale University and Medical Center in New York.
The condition is thought to affect about one in 50 pregnant women but Gaither said less than one percent of women with the condition need to be hospitalized.
The news came just days after the duchess, on a royal appearance, was playing field hockey with schoolchildren at her former school.
Not only are the attractive young couple popular — with William's easy common touch reminding many of his mother, the late Diana — but their child is expected to play an important role in British national life for decades to come.
William is second in line to the throne after his father, Prince Charles, so the couple's first child would normally become a monarch — eventually.
The confirmation of Kate's pregnancy caps a jam-packed year of highs and lows for the young royals, who were married in a lavish ceremony at Westminster Abbey last year.
They have traveled the world extensively as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee celebrations and weathered the embarrassment of a nude photos scandal, after a tabloid published topless images of the duchess.
Joe Little, managing editor of Majesty magazine, said the news bookended a year that saw the royal family riding high in popular esteem after celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years on the throne.
"We're riding on a royal high at the moment at the end of the Diamond Jubilee year," he said. "People enjoyed the royal romance last year and now there's this. It's just a good news story amid all the doom and gloom."
Speculation about when the couple would start a family has been rife since their wedding.
William's mother Diana got pregnant just four months after her wedding in 1981. Diana also reportedly suffered from morning sickness for months and complained of constant media attention.
"The whole world is watching my stomach," Diana once said.
She gave birth to William in 1982 after 16 hours of labor. At his birth, William was given a baby tag marked 'Baby Wales' and a 41-gun salute was fired in Hyde Park and the Tower of London.
In September 1983, roughly a year after the birth of William, Buckingham Palace announced that Diana was pregnant for a second time. However, within a week, Diana suffered a miscarriage when on holiday at Balmoral, Scotland.
In 1984, she became pregnant again and gave birth to Harry.
American tabloid speculation of Kate's pregnancy has been rampant for months. One newspaper even cited anonymous sources talking about Kate's hormone levels. Others have focused on the first signs of the royal bump.
The palace said the royal family was "delighted" by the news. British Prime Minister David Cameron admitted he got a heads-up about the pregnancy, saying he found the news "quite difficult" to keep to himself and expressing his confidence the duo will make "absolutely brilliant parents."
The leaders of Britain and the 15 former colonies that have the monarch as their head of state agreed in 2011 to new rules which give females equal status with males in the order of succession.
Although none of the nations had legislated the change as of September, the British Cabinet Office confirmed that this is now the de-facto rule.
Those changes make Kate's pregnancy all the more significant for the royal family, according to Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine.
"This is the first child who will be an heir to the throne whatever sex they are," she said. "It's a new beginning."
Graham Smith of anti-monarchy group Republic called Kate's pregnancy a "private, personal matter" for her and William, saying the flood of media coverage was disproportionate
"We've heard today that our future head of state is on the way. It's a pretty bizarre way of choosing someone for public office," he said.
On the couple's tour of Malaysia, Singapore, the Solomon Islands and Tuvalu in September, William reportedly said he hoped he and Kate would have two children.
Associated Press writers Jill Lawless, Paisley Dodds and AP Medical Writer Maria Cheng contributed to this report.
At her current mortality rate, QEII is looking to keep a lot of people off of the throne.
Quote from: Tonitrus on December 03, 2012, 02:32:31 PM
At her current mortality rate, QEII is looking to keep a lot of people off of the throne.
Meh, Charles should be skipped anyway.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 03, 2012, 02:33:51 PM
Quote from: Tonitrus on December 03, 2012, 02:32:31 PM
At her current mortality rate, QEII is looking to keep a lot of people off of the throne.
Meh, Charles should be skipped anyway.
A very popular viewpoint with gays. Why don't you just come out of the closet already?
Quote from: Neil on December 03, 2012, 02:46:37 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 03, 2012, 02:33:51 PM
Meh, Charles should be skipped anyway.
A very popular viewpoint with gays. Why don't you just come out of the closet already?
He's sullied the monarchy with his previous silliness. His embarrassments cannot be erased.
Besides, the will of the people demand the offspring of Diana. The nice one, not the minger ginger whinger one.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 03, 2012, 02:49:45 PM
Quote from: Neil on December 03, 2012, 02:46:37 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 03, 2012, 02:33:51 PM
Meh, Charles should be skipped anyway.
A very popular viewpoint with gays. Why don't you just come out of the closet already?
He's sullied the monarchy with his previous silliness. His embarrassments cannot be erased.
Besides, the will of the people demand the offspring of Diana. The nice one, not the minger ginger whinger one.
:blink:
That's what every other monarch does, which is why 'we' moved on from that system, now it doesn't matter as they're figureheads and people to put on stamps. :bowler:
Quote from: Neil on December 03, 2012, 02:46:37 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 03, 2012, 02:33:51 PM
Quote from: Tonitrus on December 03, 2012, 02:32:31 PM
At her current mortality rate, QEII is looking to keep a lot of people off of the throne.
Meh, Charles should be skipped anyway.
A very popular viewpoint with gays. Why don't you just come out of the closet already?
Is it? Are there that many gays that care about William?
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 03, 2012, 02:33:51 PM
Meh, Charles should be skipped anyway.
Wrong. He will be a great King.
Quote from: garbon on December 03, 2012, 03:11:38 PM
Quote from: Neil on December 03, 2012, 02:46:37 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 03, 2012, 02:33:51 PM
Quote from: Tonitrus on December 03, 2012, 02:32:31 PM
At her current mortality rate, QEII is looking to keep a lot of people off of the throne.
Meh, Charles should be skipped anyway.
A very popular viewpoint with gays. Why don't you just come out of the closet already?
Is it? Are there that many gays that care about William?
Not really. Most gays I know would like to kneel before Harry.
Charles will be fine, I can't recall him doing anything odd for some time. Anyway. if the monarchy can survive the Prince Regent then a pleasant old chap talking to his potted plants shouldn't be a problem.
Quote from: Martinus on December 03, 2012, 03:22:04 PM
Quote from: garbon on December 03, 2012, 03:11:38 PM
Quote from: Neil on December 03, 2012, 02:46:37 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 03, 2012, 02:33:51 PM
Quote from: Tonitrus on December 03, 2012, 02:32:31 PM
At her current mortality rate, QEII is looking to keep a lot of people off of the throne.
Meh, Charles should be skipped anyway.
A very popular viewpoint with gays. Why don't you just come out of the closet already?
Is it? Are there that many gays that care about William?
Not really. Most gays I know would like to kneel before Harry.
Indeed. Did we not have a mention of the new mural for Manbar in Soho?
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Damn...he knocked her up already.
http://todaynews.today.com/_news/2012/12/03/15576447-duchess-kate-is-pregnant-with-first-child?lite
You'd think he'd want to get a couple more years out of that fine little body before it got destroyed.
We must sacrifice what we must in our duty for Britain Seedy. Keep a stiff upper lip.
That's what mistresses are for, Seedy.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 03, 2012, 03:54:40 PM
Damn...he knocked her up already.
http://todaynews.today.com/_news/2012/12/03/15576447-duchess-kate-is-pregnant-with-first-child?lite
You'd think he'd want to get a couple more years out of that fine little body before it got destroyed.
Hey Tim, did you see Cal's article?
I know mustache rides are on the rise in the Middle East.
Too mean Garbon, too mean.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 03, 2012, 04:04:04 PM
I know mustache rides are on the rise in the Middle East.
Well yes, you should pay more attention to me than Cal. :angry:
Quote from: HVC on December 03, 2012, 04:06:06 PM
Too mean Garbon, too mean.
If the shoe fits, fits...
Quote from: Caliga on December 03, 2012, 02:16:23 PM
This will go a long way toward keeping Harry the Bastard off the throme.
Will he invade and conquer Normandy?
I thought Charles was a huge PETA supporter...that should put CdM squarely into the monarchist camp. :P
He does seem to have a thing for horses...
Quote from: Solmyr on December 03, 2012, 04:18:29 PM
Will he invade and conquer Normandy?
I get the impression Harry is more interested in conquering tail than Normandy.
Quote from: Caliga on December 03, 2012, 05:12:39 PM
Quote from: Solmyr on December 03, 2012, 04:18:29 PM
Will he invade and conquer Normandy?
I get the impression Harry is more interested in conquering tail than Normandy.
He'd get some French girls in the deal so it's a win-win.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 03, 2012, 02:49:45 PM
Quote from: Neil on December 03, 2012, 02:46:37 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 03, 2012, 02:33:51 PM
Meh, Charles should be skipped anyway.
A very popular viewpoint with gays. Why don't you just come out of the closet already?
He's sullied the monarchy with his previous silliness. His embarrassments cannot be erased.
Besides, the will of the people demand the offspring of Diana. The nice one, not the minger ginger whinger one.
The will of 14-year old girls and gays (which is usually the same thing).
If I ever hear about some guy geting arrested for homoness in a public bathroom in Baltimore, I'll know it was you.
Neil, like I said on the first page, you're off base. Perhaps if there was a chance that it skipped Charles and when directly to Harry then you might have a leg to stand on.
Grallon was certainly very pro-William.
he just wants the son of a stable boy to be king
The tourist industry is thus secured for another year :salute:
Quote from: HVC on December 03, 2012, 11:58:15 PM
he just wants the son of a stable boy to be king
Who would that be? :huh:
Because William is growing into a spitting image of Charles. Unlike Harry who is very much like the colonel Diana was boning at the time.
Quote from: Neil on December 03, 2012, 11:54:34 PM
Grallon was certainly very pro-William.
Yeah, but then he is very pro-adolescent boys. But then William turned 17 and grallon lost interest.
Quote from: Martinus on December 04, 2012, 03:24:00 AM
Because William is growing into a spitting image of Charles. Unlike Harry who is very much like the colonel Diana was boning at the time.
Had no idea Di was into strap-ons. Wish I'd paid more attention now.
I was about to make that joke. :Embarrass:
Quote from: Martinus on December 04, 2012, 03:24:00 AM
Quote from: HVC on December 03, 2012, 11:58:15 PM
he just wants the son of a stable boy to be king
Who would that be? :huh:
Because William is growing into a spitting image of Charles. Unlike Harry who is very much like the colonel Diana was boning at the time.
i get the names of the brotehr confused. i'm a bad subject lol
Quote
Graham Smith of anti-monarchy group Republic called Kate's pregnancy a "private, personal matter" for her and William, saying the flood of media coverage was disproportionate
"We've heard today that our future head of state is on the way. It's a pretty bizarre way of choosing someone for public office," he said.
You know, it's one thing to be anti-monarchist. But given how common monarchies have been throughtout much of human history, calling monarchy "bizarre" calls into question your grasp of reality.
Quote from: Caliga on December 03, 2012, 02:16:23 PM
I read this and started humming Rule, Britannia! in my head. :bowler:
You should adopt them, as your King & Queen. It's what's missing ot make a great country of America. That way, little girls could grow up dreaming of becoming a princess, instead of dreaming they become President. ;) :P
No. My ancestors fought a war to get rid of that shit. :showoff:
Just because I think it's neat that the Windsors will not die out soon doesn't mean I want to be supporting their asses myself. :)
Quote from: Caliga on December 04, 2012, 01:33:17 PM
No. My ancestors fought a war to get rid of that shit. :showoff:
Our ancestors did a lot of things. Not sure why that should be the primary motivating factor.
Quote from: garbon on December 04, 2012, 01:37:58 PM
Our ancestors did a lot of things. Not sure why that should be the primary motivating factor.
:hmm: ummm... because Fox News said so? :)
Quote from: viper37 on December 04, 2012, 09:09:11 AM
You should adopt them, as your King & Queen. It's what's missing ot make a great country of America.
Yes, yes we should. :)
QuoteThat way, little girls could grow up dreaming of becoming a princess, instead of dreaming they become President. ;) :P
:huh:
Why can't they be both? :unsure:
Yeah pretty sure they already dream both of those things :P
Quote from: Valmy on December 04, 2012, 01:45:49 PM
Yeah pretty sure they already dream both of those things :P
Dreaming to be President sounds like an awful dream.
It's a good dream for an extreme narcissist to have I think. :hmm:
Nah. My daughter wants to be president so she can help people. I keep telling her that that's not what they do, but she doesn't believe me.
Quote from: merithyn on December 04, 2012, 02:02:41 PM
Nah. My daughter wants to be president so she can help people. I keep telling her that that's not what they do, but she doesn't believe me.
Ah, that's just what she tells you. I'm sure she's actually power-hungry :D
Given how she followed that up with, "Whether they want me to or not," I'm willing to believe you. :ph34r:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/04/cute-kid-note-of-the-day-letter-to-queen_n_2165500.html
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Quote from: merithyn on December 04, 2012, 02:02:41 PM
Nah. My daughter wants to be president so she can help people. I keep telling her that that's not what they do, but she doesn't believe me.
Tell her that God helps those who help themselves. :)
Quote from: garbon on December 04, 2012, 05:16:01 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/04/cute-kid-note-of-the-day-letter-to-queen_n_2165500.html
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Damn you, Disney! :ultra:
Mine will rule on a throne of skulls.
By the way: Rule, Britannia! should be the UK's national anthem. Man up, Britain.
Quote from: Caliga on December 04, 2012, 07:41:06 PM
By the way: Rule, Britannia! should be Britain's national anthem. Man up, Britain.
Too aggressive these days. "Britannia rule the waves"? No, today they prefer to have a referendum on devolution of powers to the waves.
If they adopt a badass anthem, it might inspire them to be more badass. In conclusion, bring back Thatcher.
Quote from: Caliga on December 04, 2012, 07:48:44 PM
If they adopt a badass anthem, it might inspire them to be more badass. In conclusion, bring back Thatcher.
Josq just cried out in pain.
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 04, 2012, 07:51:15 PM
Josq just cried out in pain.
If Henry VIII met Josq and realized that he represents the average English kid these days, he'd cut his own fucking head off.
Quote from: Caliga on December 04, 2012, 07:54:53 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 04, 2012, 07:51:15 PM
Josq just cried out in pain.
If Henry VIII met Josq and realized that he represents the average English kid these days, he'd cut his own fucking head off.
:D
The succession law is being changed so that the new royal sprog will be 3rd in line to the throne regardless of its sex. The Daily Mail points out that, if this change had been made in Victoria's reign, then Kaiser Bill would have been king :cool:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2243135/ROBERT-HARDMAN-On-law-Kaiser-Bill-king.html
I particularly liked this bit :
"Not unreasonably, it has been suggested that this might have averted the Great War on the grounds that 'Kaiser Bill', however idiotic, would not have gone to war against himself."
That would be an interesting situation assuming a convergant alternate history. One monarch whose two nations, one more democratic than the other but neither entirely under his control, with completely opposing national interests....
Hmmm.....a lot of the trouble was caused by the backing the Kaiser gave to the building of a huge German fleet. If he had been king of Great Britain he would have had the fleet without all that hassle :P .
I disagree with you on the "opposing national interests". It took a lot of diplomatic incompetence by the German Empire to alienate Great Britain. Short of Germany being run by a madman they are natural allies for us.
Prince William and the Duchess should have at least 5 children in order to encourage birth rates in Britain and other ageing countries.
The severe form of morning sickness from which the Duchess of Cambridge is suffering, hyperemesis gravidarum, is more common among women carrying twins. Twins are usually delivered by caesarean section. This means the surgeon delivering the babies will decide the next in line to the throne. :bowler:
What happens if they have identical twins?
Will they tattoo one with a #1 so they can keep track of who's the true heir?
What about if they have conjoined twins?
Quote from: jimmy olsen on December 05, 2012, 05:58:15 AM
What happens if they have identical twins?
Will they tattoo one with a #1 so they can keep track of who's the true heir?
What about if they have conjoined twins?
Civil War
Twins are so common in my wife's family that if she gets pregnant three times, one of those will be twins. Fuck this having babies crap.
We need more babies to boost the economy.
Well you aren't getting them from me. :P
Ed is pulling my weight.
QuoteThe severe form of morning sickness from which the Duchess of Cambridge is suffering, hyperemesis gravidarum, is more common among women carrying twins. Twins are usually delivered by caesarean section. This means the surgeon delivering the babies will decide the next in line to the throne.
Wow. That's amazing.
Wouldn't it be cool if one was a boy and one was a girl and he got a good look and a choice of which to grab......
Quote from: jimmy olsen on December 05, 2012, 05:58:15 AM
What happens if they have identical twins?
Will they tattoo one with a #1 so they can keep track of who's the true heir?
Iron mask
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What about if they have conjoined twins?
One still has to pop out first. No way they can fit side to side.
Quote from: jimmy olsen on December 05, 2012, 05:58:15 AM
What about if they have conjoined twins?
They'd need to redesign the crown and the throne.
Badly executed prank phone call by Aussie DJs pretending to be the Queen and Prince Charles fools gullible hospital staff:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/day-fm-duo-impersonate-queen/story-e6frg6n6-1226530546575 (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/day-fm-duo-impersonate-queen/story-e6frg6n6-1226530546575)
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on December 05, 2012, 06:56:55 AM
Well you aren't getting them from me. :P
Ed is pulling my weight.
You are a welfare queen. :mad:
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on December 05, 2012, 06:50:02 AM
Twins are so common in my wife's family that if she gets pregnant three times, one of those will be twins. Fuck this having babies crap.
You know that that's not how that works, right?
Anyway, I wish them all well, and may the new heir be fat and happy. :)
Quote from: merithyn on December 05, 2012, 09:06:48 AM
Anyway, I wish them all well, and may the new heir be fat and happy. :)
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Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on December 05, 2012, 04:18:04 AM
Hmmm.....a lot of the trouble was caused by the backing the Kaiser gave to the building of a huge German fleet. If he had been king of Great Britain he would have had the fleet without all that hassle :P .
I disagree with you on the "opposing national interests". It took a lot of diplomatic incompetence by the German Empire to alienate Great Britain. Short of Germany being run by a madman they are natural allies for us.
British elites might have suffered Kaiser Wilhelm's backing of the German Navy, if he didn't follow that threatening outbursts that pinged though diplomatic circles, culminating with the infamous 1908 interview with the Daily Telegraph:
Quote. . . "You English," he said, "are mad, mad, mad as March hares. What has come over you that you are so completely given over to suspicions quite unworthy of a great nation? What more can I do than I have done? I declared with all the emphasis at my command, in my speech at Guildhall, that my heart is set upon peace, and that it is one of my dearest wishes to live on the best of terms with England. Have I ever been false to my word ? Falsehood and prevarication are alien to my nature. My actions ought to speak for themselves, but you listen not to them but to those who misinterpret and distort them. That is a personal insult which I feel and resent. To be forever misjudged, to have my repeated offers of friendship weighed and scrutinized with jealous, mistrustful eyes, taxes my patience severely. I have said time after time that I am a friend of England, and your press --, at least, a considerable section of it -- bids the people of England refuse my proffered hand and insinuates that the other holds a dagger. How can I convince a nation against its will ?
"I repeat," continued His Majesty, "that I am a friend of England, but you make things difficult for me. My task is not of the easiest. The prevailing sentiment among large sections of the middle and lower classes of my own people is not friendly to England. I am, therefore so to speak, in a minority in my own land, but it is a minority of the best elements as it is in England with respect to Germany. That is another reason why I resent your refusal to accept my pledged word that I am the friend of England. I strive without ceasing to improve relations, and you retort that I am your archenemy. You make it hard for me. Why is it?" . . .
His Majesty then reverted to the subject uppermost in his mind -- his proved friendship for England. "I have referred," he said, "to the speeches in which I have done all that a sovereign can do to proclaim my good-will. But, as actions speak louder than words, let me also refer to my acts. It is commonly believed in England that throughout the South African War Germany was hostile to her. German opinion undoubtedly was hostile -- bitterly hostile. But what of official Germany? Let my critics ask themselves what brought to a sudden stop, and, indeed, to absolute collapse, the European tour of the Boer delegates, who were striving to obtain European intervention? They were feted in Holland, France gave them a rapturous welcome. They wished to come to Berlin, where the German people would have crowned them with flowers. But when they asked me to receive them -- I refused. The agitation immediately died away, and the delegation returned empty-handed. Was that, I ask, the action of a secret enemy ?
"Again, when the struggle was at its height, the German government was invited by the governments of France and Russia to join with them in calling upon England to put an end to the war. The moment had come, they said, not only to save the Boer Republics, but also to humiliate England to the dust. What was my reply? I said that so far from Germany joining in any concerted European action to put pressure upon England and bring about her downfall, Germany would always keep aloof from politics that could bring her into complications with a sea power like England. Posterity will one day read the exact terms of the telegram -- now in the archives of Windsor Castle\emdash in which I informed the sovereign of England of the answer I had returned to the Powers which then sought to compass her fall. Englishmen who now insult me by doubting my word should know what were my actions in the hour of their adversity.
"Nor was that all. Just at the time of your Black Week, in the December of 1899, when disasters followed one another in rapid succession, I received a letter from Queen Victoria, my revered grandmother, written in sorrow and affliction, and bearing manifest traces of the anxieties which were preying upon her mind and health. I at once returned a sympathetic reply. Nay, I did more. I bade one of my officers procure for me as exact an account as he could obtain of the number of combatants in South Africa on both sides and of the actual position of the opposing forces. With the figures before me, I worked out what I considered the best plan of campaign under the circumstances, and submitted it to my General Staff for their criticism. Then, I dispatched it to England, and that document, likewise, is among the state papers at Windsor Castle, awaiting the severely impartial verdict of history. And, as a matter of curious coincidence, let me add that the plan which I formulated ran very much on the same lines as that which was actually adopted by Lord Roberts, and carried by him into successful operation. Was that, I repeat, an act of one who wished England ill ? Let Englishmen be just and say!
"But, you will say, what of the German navy? Surely, that is a menace to England ! Against whom but England are my squadrons being prepared? If England is not in the minds of those Germans who are bent on creating a powerful fleet, why is Germany asked to consent to such new and heavy burdens of taxation? My answer is clear. Germany is a young and growing empire. She has a worldwide commerce which is rapidly expanding, and to which the legitimate ambition of patriotic Germans refuses to assign any bounds. Germany must have a powerful fleet to protect that commerce and her manifold interests in even the most distant seas. She expects those interests to go on growing, and she must be able to champion them manfully in any quarter of the globe. Her horizons stretch far away." . .
Quote from: garbon on December 03, 2012, 10:12:08 PM
Neil, like I said on the first page, you're off base. Perhaps if there was a chance that it skipped Charles and when directly to Harry then you might have a leg to stand on.
True, but only now. There was a few years before he was balding when everyone liked William and didn't know Harry. Neil's probably not caught up.
Quote from: Solmyr on December 05, 2012, 10:38:46 AM
Quote from: merithyn on December 05, 2012, 09:06:48 AM
Anyway, I wish them all well, and may the new heir be fat and happy. :)
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How did you manage to get a picture of Harry taken 30 years in the future? :hmm:
Quote from: Caliga on December 05, 2012, 10:13:11 PM
Quote from: Solmyr on December 05, 2012, 10:38:46 AM
Quote from: merithyn on December 05, 2012, 09:06:48 AM
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How did you manage to get a picture of Harry taken 30 years in the future? :hmm:
Coach Harris there is from Missouri. I remember he was in a bunch of commercials telling Missourians not to attack tourists. At least that's what I got from it anyway.
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on December 05, 2012, 06:50:02 AM
Twins are so common in my wife's family that if she gets pregnant three times, one of those will be twins. Fuck this having babies crap.
Having babies is awesome :wub:
Though I do here they get troublesome as they get older :hmm:
Anyway a possible heir and spare on her first try? Nice.
Quote from: Brazen on December 05, 2012, 07:56:16 AM
Badly executed prank phone call by Aussie DJs pretending to be the Queen and Prince Charles fools gullible hospital staff:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/day-fm-duo-impersonate-queen/story-e6frg6n6-1226530546575 (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/day-fm-duo-impersonate-queen/story-e6frg6n6-1226530546575)
This has had an unfortunate sequel :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20645838
Right now, Howard Stern listeners are practicing thier accents to get in on this prank shit.
MA-KINE BOFF
Quote from: Brazen on December 05, 2012, 07:56:16 AM
Badly executed prank phone call by Aussie DJs pretending to be the Queen and Prince Charles fools gullible hospital staff:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/day-fm-duo-impersonate-queen/story-e6frg6n6-1226530546575 (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/day-fm-duo-impersonate-queen/story-e6frg6n6-1226530546575)
Nurse Who Took Prank Call on Royal Pregnancy Is Found Dead
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/07/nurse-who-took-prank-call-about-kate-middleton-is-found-dead/
Quote from: Phillip V on December 07, 2012, 02:41:28 PM
Quote from: Brazen on December 05, 2012, 07:56:16 AM
Badly executed prank phone call by Aussie DJs pretending to be the Queen and Prince Charles fools gullible hospital staff:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/day-fm-duo-impersonate-queen/story-e6frg6n6-1226530546575 (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/day-fm-duo-impersonate-queen/story-e6frg6n6-1226530546575)
Nurse Who Took Prank Call on Royal Pregnancy Is Found Dead
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/07/nurse-who-took-prank-call-about-kate-middleton-is-found-dead/
Um....
Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on December 07, 2012, 10:27:42 AM
Quote from: Brazen on December 05, 2012, 07:56:16 AM
Badly executed prank phone call by Aussie DJs pretending to be the Queen and Prince Charles fools gullible hospital staff:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/day-fm-duo-impersonate-queen/story-e6frg6n6-1226530546575 (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/day-fm-duo-impersonate-queen/story-e6frg6n6-1226530546575)
This has had an unfortunate sequel :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20645838
:hmm:
QuoteThe woman's body was found at an address in Weymouth Street, London, which is around the corner from King Edward VII Hospital on Beaumont Street. Police described the circumstance of her death as "unexplained."
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 07, 2012, 02:54:50 PM
QuoteThe woman’s body was found at an address in Weymouth Street, London, which is around the corner from King Edward VII Hospital on Beaumont Street. Police described the circumstance of her death as "unexplained."
Well she leaked information of vital national interest to a foriegn power.
Quote from: Valmy on December 07, 2012, 02:56:54 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 07, 2012, 02:54:50 PM
QuoteThe woman's body was found at an address in Weymouth Street, London, which is around the corner from King Edward VII Hospital on Beaumont Street. Police described the circumstance of her death as "unexplained."
Well she leaked information of vital national interest to a foriegn power.
She didn't. She just passed the call on to another nurse who did so.
Quote from: merithyn on December 07, 2012, 02:59:43 PM
She didn't. She just passed the call on to another nurse who did so.
Treachery must be purged at the root!
Journalists are scum. Film at 11.
Pretty amazingly freaky turn of events...
Quote from: Caliga on December 04, 2012, 07:54:53 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 04, 2012, 07:51:15 PM
Josq just cried out in pain.
If Henry VIII met Josq and realized that he represents the average English kid these days, he'd cut his own fucking head off.
Because Henry VIII had more in common with what the actual average English kid these days is like :p
Bring back Thatcher. :)