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05-21-18, 05:13 AM | #31 |
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Indeed they are and they bring in a lot more revenue than they cost.
One independant source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/b...-a8345436.html
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05-21-18, 05:33 AM | #32 | |
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From the perspective of commercial advertisement, 82 million per year for THIS advertising campaign, to me sounds like a steal, almost. Compare that to the many wastes of money for summits and galas, sports events abused for propaganda by politicians and business, government distributing careers and pensions and privileges as gifts to politicians, and so forth. Your theatre monarchy serves a much better job of producing shared indentity among your people and making you friends from ashore, than our Federal president (you know his name?), embattled Macronman in Super Franconia, or the Donald in the Polarized States of America. Seen this way, you Brits have it lucky. And just btw, the big events like this one are real breathtakers. Nobody does this kind fo stuff like you Brits, nobody. Every couple of years, I love to watch it. I wonder whether I am still around when the next big marriage takes place.
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05-21-18, 05:35 AM | #33 |
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Yep, well said Sky
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05-21-18, 05:56 AM | #34 |
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05-21-18, 06:07 AM | #35 | |
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I think France could do the same thing with the Foreign Legion if they threw some money into doing so. I think maybe the USA could alter the USMC a bit to fill the roll of incorporating foreigners into the US in a more cohesive manner, and giving them a shared national identity. It's not like we'll probably need to do much island hopping for awhile. It's also not like they'd need more money to do it, just re-distribute some of that (more then the next eight nations combined) yearly ob$cene expenditure.
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05-21-18, 08:11 AM | #36 |
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Promises promises
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05-21-18, 01:01 PM | #37 |
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Just a Backstory: A very modern royal wedding.
https://soundcloud.com/reuters/backs...-royal-wedding
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05-21-18, 01:25 PM | #38 |
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Did you see that electric XKE Jaguar replica, provided by his father Charles, that Prince Harry drove off in?
This Jaguar left as much of the original 1968 Series 1.5 E-Type in tact as possible while replacing the original inline-six engine with an electric motor and battery pack. Enough power is sent to the rear wheels to push this feline from 0-62 in just 5.5 seconds. That means it's quicker now than it was when new and chugging on gasoline. Plus did you know that Meghan's father won the lottery way back a long time ago, $750,000 to be exact and that he used that money to send his daughter Meghan to the best schools ... what a nice investment that was, uh?
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05-21-18, 01:38 PM | #39 |
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$750,000 is a serious sum, and I understand that he wanted to support his daughter, nicely done,which parent had not done it!
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05-21-18, 01:54 PM | #40 | |
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05-21-18, 04:22 PM | #41 |
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Notice which side Prince Harry is driving on ...
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05-21-18, 04:25 PM | #42 | |
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05-21-18, 04:31 PM | #43 |
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Wow that's a spiffy lookin car
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05-21-18, 04:46 PM | #44 |
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Should have had the proper paint job though
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05-22-18, 01:42 PM | #45 | |
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Harry and Meghan attend first royal event since wedding
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The first official appearance, the story has its time.
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