on this day in 1776

**Percy** · #16 5th-July-2009

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mind you Australia hangs on the US coatails

The American political back-room refers to our PM, Kevin Rudd, as the 'Chinese Ambassador'.

I call him Chairman Mousey Kev, the Great Leader.

Zuberi · #17 5th-July-2009

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Originally Posted by Percy

What you mean 'YOU', white eyes?

The Queen costs nothing. She is self-funding and provides far more 'Head of State' bang for that buck than your President does.

The Presidential election alone soaks up more wasted media time - and vast amounts of YOUR dollars - every four goddam years, than is spent on the Queen in twenty years.

As for me paying for her. I am in Australia. The Queen of Britain is also the Queen of Australia. And of Canada. And of New Zealand. America is the only anglophile nation that is the odd one out. We don't pay a cent and she lives 12000 miles away and never interferes with us. She pops around for a visit occasionally and it is like welcoming a Granny who we only see once in a while.

I bet you wish you didn't have to have friggin' Obama shoved down your throats every damned night.

Do you remember the opium wars?

**Percy** · #18 5th-July-2009

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Originally Posted by Zuberi

Do you remember the opium wars?

Ahh, those were the days. Unfortunately I was just a twinkle in my old great-grand pappy's eye.

The opium wars were down to Scots, actually.

Celtic Druid · #19 6th-July-2009

Moved.

Interesting. But yet this thread shouldn't have been posted on main chat. Remember, this is pertinent to the concerns of men primarily.