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DG
20-12-2007, 04:45 PM
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3078465.ece
kiddranc
20-12-2007, 06:12 PM
Who cares? The old bag can go hang for all I care.
Teagan
20-12-2007, 06:14 PM
Who cares? The old bag can go hang for all I care.

Personally, I say good on her!
Kiezo
20-12-2007, 06:16 PM
Personally, I say good on her!

For what, exactly? Staying alive?
Teagan
20-12-2007, 06:17 PM
For what, exactly? Staying alive?

Exactly. Why not?
Kiezo
20-12-2007, 06:23 PM
Exactly. Why not?

Well it doesn't exactly require great skill to carry out.
Teagan
20-12-2007, 06:36 PM
Well it doesn't exactly require great skill to carry out.

So, for instance, you never congratulate anyone on, say, their birthday? After all, there is no skill in getting older.

If you just don't like her, fair enough. I just happen to.
Kiezo
20-12-2007, 06:38 PM
So, for instance, you never congratulate anyone on, say, their birthday? After all, there is no skill in getting older.

You congratulate someone on getting pregnant or achieving something, not for having managed to cross the road properly/not choke on their food/not catch on fire for a year.
Yerascrote
20-12-2007, 06:40 PM
God Save The Queen!

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/58/200479575_ab78fb0414_o.jpg
Teagan
20-12-2007, 06:42 PM
You congratulate someone on getting pregnant or achieving something, not for having managed to cross the road properly/not choke on their food/not catch on fire for a year.

So you don't conragtulate someone on their birthday then.
Kiezo
20-12-2007, 06:45 PM
So you don't conragtulate someone on their birthday then.

No.

EDIT: Thinking back, I can't really think of anyone that does.
Teagan
20-12-2007, 06:47 PM
Its funny that. I have the word 'Congratulations' on loads of my 21st birthday cards.
DG
20-12-2007, 06:55 PM
I do think one good thing about having a King or Queen is it brings a sense of stability to a nation - Prime minsters will come and go and it seems like the major parties all seem to change their leaders every year these days.

A King or Queen is in it for the long haul and can be a good ambassador for a country.
Teagan
20-12-2007, 07:01 PM
I do think one good thing about having a King or Queen is it brings a sense of stability to a nation - Prime minsters will come and go and it seems like the major parties all seem to change their leaders every year these days.

A King or Queen is in it for the long haul and can be a good ambassador for a country.

I agree. Spain, Norway etc have a good relationship with their Royal families and I know some changes need to be made, but I don't see why we can't too.