Fair enough.Although I'm a happy monarchist, I don't begrudge others not wanting them. I do get cheesed off with some of the arguments that rely on bollocks (that they cost the country money, etc) when it's perfectly fair to disagree with them on idealogical grounds.
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Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Wed 13 Apr 2011, 11:24,
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I think what they "cost" is offset by the amount of money they bring inthat and the fact that the queen is the head of the armed forces so we shut the fuck up or she goes Gaddafi
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Paul_P http://www.Paul-hub.com,
Wed 13 Apr 2011, 11:26,
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And the money from their estate goes to government and is more than the civil list.I can just imagine that, though.
"I say Philip, order the general to shoot those poor people over there. They're spoiling the view."
("I say Philip, order the general to shoot those poor people over there. They're spoiling the view."
Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Wed 13 Apr 2011, 11:32,
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and Philips response would be"do we start with the fattys or the darkies"
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Wed 13 Apr 2011, 11:37,
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