On This day..

by **MacDuff** » 30 Aug 2007, 08:16

Just go chew on your quid

by **Ozzie Geoff** » 30 Aug 2007, 09:18

Whats a "quid" in Canadian, MacDuff?

By the way, on this day in 30BC Klaeopatra thrust an asp to bosom.

by **MacDuff** » 04 Sep 2007, 05:04

About $2.15 8-) :D 8-) :D :P The decline of the U.S.$ has resulted in ours rising to over 95 cents. Under the Liberals it went down to 62 cents :idea: They however, got the order of the BOOT for corruption in giving multi million dollar contracts to their financial supporters :twisted: Cause for chewing the cud if not the quid :?

by **Ozzie Geoff** » 05 Sep 2007, 14:03

Today is the 10th anniversary of the death of Mother Theresa.
When it came thru in the wire services the jouralists actually burst out laughing. Not out of disrespect, just the timing of it with Diana hogging all available news space. :evil:

Any other time and bingo, its lead story.

On the day of Di's funeral, there was another very important event.
I was in Rhodes on my way to Symi....
What was it?? :twisted:

by **maziemoo** » 06 Sep 2007, 11:15

Everyone in my place of work seems really irritable :twisted:

...beginning to wish I'd stayed in bed

!

by **Jerry** » 06 Sep 2007, 11:27

The funeral took place one week before we got married. Our annivery is 13th, Sept. 10 yrs. Back to the Sporodese to celibrate.

by **Kojak** » 06 Sep 2007, 13:12

Jerry, I hope that was intended to be celebrate and not celibate!

by **Richard** » 06 Sep 2007, 13:26

How on Earth do you remember these dates?

by **Kojak** » 06 Sep 2007, 14:12

His wife reminded him perhaps?

by **maziemoo** » 06 Sep 2007, 15:16

Seems strange to think that already 10 years has passed since Diana's death and funeral....only feels like yesterday.

How proud she would be of her sons if she were alive to see them now....William has always been steady and noble and now it would seem young Harry is at last starting to grow up and understand the importance of thinking before he acts.

But I don't begrudge him a few mistakes, after all is there anyone who hasn't made a few themselves along the way.....that's how we learn lessons after all.

by **Ozzie Geoff** » 06 Sep 2007, 16:00

Gawd streuth Maziemoo, fair suck of the old saus!!

They'd be the most erratic young men on the planet.

What can you expect with, as Germaine Greer said, having that "devious moron" as a mother. :idea:

By the way, as I'm orf to broome tomorrow, the annpuncement on Di's funeral day was the news that Athens had won the 2000 Olympics. I was in Rhodes and the place was in an uproar, cars tooting, people in the streets. Wonderful sight and atmosphere.

by **Ozzie Geoff** » 06 Sep 2007, 16:02

OOps,2004 Olympics...I wonder if they have paid them off?? :twisted:

by **Jerry** » 06 Sep 2007, 16:07

Definitly CELEBRATE. Remembering the date is easy, 2 days after her birthday. Also 15 days before mine.

by **Joanie** » 06 Sep 2007, 16:20

Funny S.O.H.some folk

didnt mean you Jerry love

by **maziemoo** » 06 Sep 2007, 17:06

My point was OG, that no-one is perfect and if they think they are, then they're deluded. Personally I think everyone is capable of being devious given right set of incentives.

I don't expect more of other people than I'm prepared to give of myself and I try not to focus on the faults of others rather than on getting my own house in order.

It's very easy to get drawn into the argument that these young lads come from a privileged background so they should know/do/behave better, but I wonder how many one of us would serve as any better role models in the same circumstances.

[quote="Ozzie Geoff"]

Gawd streuth Maziemoo, fair suck of the old saus!!

They'd be the most erratic young men on the planet.

What can you expect with, as Germaine Greer said, having that "devious moron" as a mother. :idea:

By the way, as I'm orf to broome tomorrow, the annpuncement on Di's funeral day was the news that Athens had won the 2000 Olympics. I was in Rhodes and the place was in an uproar, cars tooting, people in the streets. Wonderful sight and atmosphere.

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by **Ozzie Geoff** » 07 Sep 2007, 03:50

I feel sorry for the poor -s.

Fancy living your life in a goldfish bowl, every move recorded and commented on. Your face in almost every journal and magazine in the world.
Still, they have been brought up to know no other way of life.

I recall seeing a reverse shot of Di exiting her digs, before her marriage. Across the road in the suburban street there must have been a hundred photographers. Thats 100 lens "eyes" staring at you.

I thought "You poor devil..this will be the rest of your life.."
And, sadly, it was... :cry:

by **maziemoo** » 07 Sep 2007, 09:15

That says it nicely OG....charmed life in many ways, but don't think it's as charmed as we may like to think. A lot of pressure on them to be all things to all people....at the end of the day they're just human.

by **Adriana** » 07 Sep 2007, 09:32

Princes have always played. It is just that thanks to modern instant media more people know about it faster.

Some of us remember when HRH Princess Anne was the wild one, dancing on the stage at 'Hair'

and forever in trouble for speeding tickets and shouting at policemen...

by **Kojak** » 07 Sep 2007, 10:22

I can remember when Princess Anne was too young to be driving and dancing on stage...

by **Mille** » 07 Sep 2007, 10:33

Not only the English royal family has been in the coloured papers, our own Danish Princes have been there too, and still are on occasions.
The Swedish royal family too, come to think of it!

I think OG's term of living in a goldfish bowl is very accurate!
The rich and famous cant fart without it being exposed in any available paper/ magazine. :evil:

Sometimes I think people forget that they are human beings too, trying to live as "normal" as they can with the life they are born into.

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