Lucky13
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....would that be just the Canadians or any other of the old colonies? 
A Queen question for our British cousins. (actually everyone, but them, mostly)
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parsifal
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Not sure what any of this has to dp with anything, but its still excellent
Lucky13
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Here's a question...
Has the time gone for great Kings, Queens OR Presidents, what is it left to do, for them to earn the same admiration as Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt, King Lionheart, Queen Elisabeth, Gustav II Adolf and others? Views?
Has the time gone for great Kings, Queens OR Presidents, what is it left to do, for them to earn the same admiration as Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt, King Lionheart, Queen Elisabeth, Gustav II Adolf and others? Views?
yulzari
Tech Sergeant
Don't start me on Richard Coeur de bloody Lion (pauses to spit to one side.)
Thats a great movie!!! Kind of reminds me of Mr. Jackson's early movies.
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meatloaf109
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Reggie, or Michael?
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meatloaf109
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Wasn't he a Queen too?
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meatloaf109
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Washington is the only one on your list that was widely well regarded during his lifetime. The rest were not duly recognised as "Great" until after their deaths.
As to the Question; do something great, I guess...
michaelmaltby
Colonel
"... Washington is the only one on your list that was widely well regarded during his lifetime."
FDR was elected for an unprecedented third term --- that's recognition.
MM
FDR was elected for an unprecedented third term --- that's recognition.
MM
Pete
Readie
Chief Master Sergeant
Virtually nothing Jan.
We'd better start learning Chinese as they are the power to be it would appear. Even the ever smiling Obama can't get away from this.
John
yulzari
Tech Sergeant
Re Richard Couer do Lion.
No problem with his woofterdom, more being a murderous psychopath who emptied England's treasury so he could bully and slaughter folk from France to Palestine. Leaving his little brother to balance the books and get the bad reputation. At least John lived in England and would have done a halfway decent job as a medieval king if he didn't continuously have to squeeze cash out of the english cow for big brother to spend and get the glory. Mind you, I know Richard never spoke English and I doubt if John did either.
No problem with his woofterdom, more being a murderous psychopath who emptied England's treasury so he could bully and slaughter folk from France to Palestine. Leaving his little brother to balance the books and get the bad reputation. At least John lived in England and would have done a halfway decent job as a medieval king if he didn't continuously have to squeeze cash out of the english cow for big brother to spend and get the glory. Mind you, I know Richard never spoke English and I doubt if John did either.
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meatloaf109
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Oops, I was thinking of Teddy, not Franklin.
You are right.
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meatloaf109
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Oh, right, the hobbit guy...
Makes Wingnut Wings models now.
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meatloaf109
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I have been sugesting Chinese language learning tapes as X-mas presents for several years now...
Only if they keep lending us the money to buy the goods from them that we otherwise couldn't afford!
That's a circle that won't close and we are already living with the consequences.
Cheers
Steve
Readie
Chief Master Sergeant
All too true Steve.
Oh well....
Back to British Leyland. BMC etc...what was your favour car?
I have had a couple of Moggy Thous, a 1300mk3, several Mini's, 2 Marina's and a Maxi. The main issues were rust, rust and more rust...but, when they broke the parts were cheap and I could repair them...
All worth a fortune on ebay these days..you may say how quickly we forget !!
Cheers
John
A few BL cars have passed through my hands. Minis are,well,Minis. I had an Allegro for a couple of months as a young chemist..... shocking. My now late sister in law bought a jaguar XJS for some reason a few years ago. That was a shed on wheels.
The rustiest car I ever owned was a Lancia Beta,now we are talking integrity/life threatening corrosion!
All my recent cars have been German! Who won the bloody war anyway?
Cheers
Steve
The rustiest car I ever owned was a Lancia Beta,now we are talking integrity/life threatening corrosion!
All my recent cars have been German! Who won the bloody war anyway?
Cheers
Steve
Readie
Chief Master Sergeant
Lancia was Italian for rust ! Great engine shame about everything else.
The wife is a Golf person and has had all the marks over the years, I'm a car tart and have had Japanese,British,Italian, a modern MINI, French and currently a diesel Fiesta. Mind you the engine is French...hump.
Global cars means just that I guess...
Our local VAG dealer has a POW room..'Persons Outside Wolfsburg' ...you can sit and watch endless VW adverts, drink 'coffee' and watch the garage techies work until you agree to buy the peoples wagen at 0% finance with a free trip to Berlin chucked in.
Cheers
John
Freebird
Master Sergeant
I have another theory....8)
The northern hemisphere, revolving around London naturally, enables people to stand up right and be rational as the human body is working as designed.
The southern hemisphere, where our colonials were rather wild, made them stand upside down.
So, if the phrase 'a rush of blood to the head' is true then the southern hemisphere lot must live in that state permanently. Does this explain anything?
Possibly...
But, the 'sane rational club' does include the Canadians.
Ummm
John
Ah no, the criminals were all sent down under, we got the looneys...
