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Royal Baby and Wine - 7/22/2013 10:43:09 PM   
ckinv368

 

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Status: offline 		So I will preface this by stating (firmly) that I live in Texas, and am happy to live in such a wonderful place. That said, I'm really happy for those CT users on the other side of the "pond" who have a new Royal Heir. Congratulations to all of you! In honor of the occasion, we opened a nice little sparkling wine, and a nice older bordeaux. Both were (and continue to be) really tasty! I wish the parents the best of luck, and am happy for the family, and for those of our friends who reside in the UK (one of our greatest allies). Cheers!

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RE: Royal Baby and Wine - 7/22/2013 11:44:20 PM   
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RE: Royal Baby and Wine - 7/22/2013 11:51:15 PM   
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RE: Royal Baby and Wine - 7/23/2013 3:39:50 AM   
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Loved his turn on "Crime Story".

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RE: Royal Baby and Wine - 7/23/2013 4:24:57 AM   
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That said, I'm really happy for those CT users on the other side of the "pond" who have a new Royal Heir.


Some of us on this side of the pond think we should be more evolved and move away from monarchy and being slobbering serfs.

I've never seen so much news coverage dedicated to three peices of info (baby's sex, weight and time of birth). As for those morons stood outside Buckingham Palace taking photos of a peice of paper....well.......I have a word that I could use for them, but I think the forum would block it.


+1 on Farina. That was a real shame.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiKTGIxDuQ8


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RE: Royal Baby and Wine - 7/23/2013 4:27:59 AM   
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RE: Royal Baby and Wine - 7/23/2013 4:34:54 AM   
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Status: offline 		History tells us that the royal line in Wales was previously Gruffydd. Anglicized the spelling is Griffith.

I think I could take Prince Chuck. Especially if it meant getting back the crown, wealth and lands stolen from my people.

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RE: Royal Baby and Wine - 7/23/2013 5:25:05 AM   
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RE: Royal Baby and Wine - 7/23/2013 5:38:55 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Yossarian


quote:

ORIGINAL: ckinv368

That said, I'm really happy for those CT users on the other side of the "pond" who have a new Royal Heir.


Some of us on this side of the pond think we should be more evolved and move away from monarchy and being slobbering serfs.

I've never seen so much news coverage dedicated to three peices of info (baby's sex, weight and time of birth). As for those morons stood outside Buckingham Palace taking photos of a peice of paper....well.......I have a word that I could use for them, but I think the forum would block it.


+1 on Farina. That was a real shame.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiKTGIxDuQ8



Kind of what I was thinking. Who is paying for all that Monarchy crap?

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RE: Royal Baby and Wine - 7/23/2013 5:47:13 AM   
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History tells us that the royal line in Wales was previously Gruffydd. Anglicized the spelling is Griffith.

I think I could take Prince Chuck. Especially if it meant getting back the crown, wealth and lands stolen from my people.


You can have Wales. I just want my lands in Scotland back - Dufftown and the surrounding glens.

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RE: Royal Baby and Wine - 7/23/2013 5:47:17 AM   
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Who is paying for all that Monarchy crap?


Me. And all the other "subjects".

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RE: Royal Baby and Wine - 7/23/2013 5:53:12 AM   
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ORIGINAL: lockestep


quote:

ORIGINAL: mgriffith

History tells us that the royal line in Wales was previously Gruffydd. Anglicized the spelling is Griffith.

I think I could take Prince Chuck. Especially if it meant getting back the crown, wealth and lands stolen from my people.


You can have Wales. I just want my lands in Scotland back - Dufftown and the surrounding glens.


Little known fact is that most credit card providers will allow you (under differing circumstances and costs) to have additional cards issued on your account for most any name. Celebrities and the uber wealthy often do this for security reasons.

I have thought about how much fun it would be have one with the Welsh spelling. Imagine the confusion on people's faces when they try and pronounce the name.


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RE: Royal Baby and Wine - 7/23/2013 5:54:20 AM   
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RE: Royal Baby and Wine - 7/23/2013 6:20:02 AM   
Yossarian

 

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Status: offline 		What about that great Welsh village called Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch? Surely we could take part of that

When The Current Mrs Yossarian moved to London we went out to Wales for a long weekend. She is French so I got her to ask for directions to the following places.....

Merthyr Tydfil
Cwmfelinfach
Llwynypia

She struggled a bit......as did I to be honest.

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RE: Royal Baby and Wine - 7/23/2013 6:22:09 AM   
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Dunno... Would like to offer Nigel as a suitable royal name.


As in Nigel Tufnel?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Tufnel

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RE: Royal Baby and Wine - 7/23/2013 6:36:00 AM   
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RE: Royal Baby and Wine - 7/23/2013 6:40:39 AM   
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Why not?

As long as one of the middle names is Eleven.

Charles William Henry Nigel Frederick Eleven Paul Windsor.

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RE: Royal Baby and Wine - 7/23/2013 6:49:02 AM   
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Who is paying for all that Monarchy crap?


Me. And all the other "subjects".


Soooo glad we split apart from that racket!

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RE: Royal Baby and Wine - 7/23/2013 7:09:42 AM   
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I heard James (my first name) is one of the top names being considered. If he ever logs onto CT maybe he could be J-UK.

Farina was excellent in Midnight Run with DeNiro. Great movie.

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RE: Royal Baby and Wine - 7/23/2013 7:27:55 AM   
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https://twitter.com/angryflatcap/status/359207536810930177/photo/1


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RE: Royal Baby and Wine - 7/23/2013 7:45:26 AM   
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George (favourite 4/1), James and Arthur...

Arthur?? That's currently at 9/1... Seriously.... King Arthur???

The odds on Frances is shortening massively....

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RE: Royal Baby and Wine - 7/23/2013 7:49:53 AM   
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Wait, what are we discussing here again?

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RE: Royal Baby and Wine - 7/23/2013 8:13:23 AM   
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Wait, what are we discussing here again?


Anything so long as it is not about how wonderful it is to have a royal baby.

Farina was pretty decent in that wine movie as well.......although his French sucked.

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RE: Royal Baby and Wine - 7/23/2013 8:50:01 AM   
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Who is paying for all that Monarchy crap?


Me. And all the other "subjects".


Looks like you guys are getting cheated. We only had to pay about a tenth for ALL our ex-presidents

"The US government spent nearly $3.7 million on former presidents in 2012, according to an analysis just released by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. That covers a pension, compensation and benefits for office staff, and the government also picks up the tab for other costs like travel, office space and postage."



"On 1 April 2012, the old Civil List and the Grants-in-Aid were replaced by the single Sovereign Grant. The British Parliament meets the cost of the Sovereign's official expenditure from public funds. This includes the costs of the upkeep of the various royal residences, staffing, travel and state visits, public engagements, and official entertainment. The Sovereign Grant funding system, which covers the royal costs, has been set at £36.1 million for the 2013-14 financial year."


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RE: Royal Baby and Wine - 7/23/2013 9:25:49 AM   
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RE: Royal Baby and Wine - 7/23/2013 9:40:05 AM   
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RE: Royal Baby and Wine - 7/23/2013 10:00:50 AM   
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I think Dennis Farina's finest role was on the hilarious "Get Shorty."  If you haven't seen it, you absolutely should.

Wait, what are we discussing here again?


See also "Big Trouble".

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RE: Royal Baby and Wine - 7/23/2013 10:47:21 AM   
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Status: offline 		I guess I just look for any excuse to drink wine. Royal baby . . . let's have wine. It's Tuesday . . . let's have wine. I made it to work in record time . . . let's have wine. You know---I always try to celebrate the important occasions in life.

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RE: Royal Baby and Wine - 7/23/2013 1:25:21 PM   
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Lets drink to her!

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RE: Royal Baby and Wine - 7/23/2013 1:30:35 PM   
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I guess I just look for any excuse to drink wine. Royal baby . . . let's have wine. It's Tuesday . . . let's have wine. I made it to work in record time . . . let's have wine. You know---I always try to celebrate the important occasions in life.


I got my riding mower back today, after a month in the shop (and a month of having to mow my yard with a push-mower in this sweltering heat). That calls for a glass of Bordeaux!

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