Bush Daughters Caught Wearing Ku Klux Klan Costumes

[Amaurote]

Okay, this didn't happen, but imagine your response if it had (http://www.guardian.co.uk/monarchy/story/0,2763,1389376,00.html), or if the occasion on which it had taken places was a "Southern Coolies and White Pride" theme party.

What scares me is that every time I express the view that a republic would be a good thing, my older relatives almost unanimously take the line that, "Ah, well, we all know Charles is an idiot and there are too many parasites on the payroll, but you only have to look at America to see what a President would mean." Logically it's a complete non sequitur, of course, but it's so emotive that it becomes quite difficult to contradict. If the world outside the United States ever needed another excuse to resent President Bush, this is it.

PS: The Daily Politics just sent out Daisy Sampson to conduct a straw poll. A cockney market trader shrugged noncommittally at the question and deadpanned, "Well, he's German, isn't he, so what's wrong with him dressing up as one?" Which is totally unfair, harsh and inaccurate, but unfortunately also very, very funny.

[Ice Man]

Can someone please translate what he said. Thanks.

[Evilpoptart]

"Well, he's German, isn't he, so what's wrong with him dressing up as one?"


LMAO

[Diva]

He sure made an ass of himself this time. The more I hear about the royal family, the less I understand about their hold on England. They do nothing politically, do photo-ops and live off of the taxpayer's money. When they announced 'the palace had issued an apology' I thought 'Oh good. Finally they're acknowledging the true source of power... the building.' It's inhabitants, on the other hand, are have as much presence as their replicas in Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum... and as bright, too.

[Amaurote]

"But it was not in any way a coincidence that today, the day of
culmination of the project, the great day of unveiling, the day
that the Heart of Gold was finally to be introduced to a
marvelling Galaxy, was also a great day of culmination for Zaphod
Beeblebrox. It was for the sake of this day that he had first
decided to run for the Presidency, a decision which had sent
waves of astonishment throughout the Imperial Galaxy - Zaphod
Beeblebrox? President? Not the Zaphod Beeblebrox? Not the
President? Many had seen it as a clinching proof that the whole
of known creation had finally gone bananas.

[...]There was a mood of immense excitement thrilling through all of
them. Together and between them they had gone to and beyond the
furthest limits of physical laws, restructured the fundamental
fabric of matter, strained, twisted and broken the laws of
possibility and impossibility, but still the greatest excitement
of all seemed to be to meet a man with an orange sash round his
neck. (An orange sash was what the President of the Galaxy
traditionally wore.) It might not even have made much difference
to them if they'd known exactly how much power the President of
the Galaxy actually wielded: none at all. Only six people in the
Galaxy knew that the job of the Galactic President was not to
wield power but to attract attention away from it.

Zaphod Beeblebrox was amazingly good at his job."

[JakeD]

"If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now."

[Unforgiven]

I don't really see the big deal.

[Amaurote]

I don't really see the big deal.

No? In that case, I can't wait to see all those happy smiling native American faces next time you Detroitians stage a "KKK versus Tecumseh" theme night.

[Evilpoptart]

Don't worry Am, the only way Unfy will see the big deal is if it's written in perl

[Amaurote]

The theme was "Natives and Colonials", Harry came dressed as a Nazi and William came dressed as a comedy blackamoor in lion- and leopardskin, black leggings and "comedy feet", presumably deciding against putting a bone through his nose at the last second. Quite apart from the fact that we're part of a Commonwealth, the Queen is Head of State in both Australia and Canada. I wonder what the "natives and colonials" there will make of that...my guess is it won't be a ham sandwich.

[Amaurote]

:troops:

[Evilpoptart]

The New GOP

[Amaurote]

Inauguration Day, 'tenshun:

[Thaum1el]

I can see only one thing that makes it better having a king of Sweden rather than a president. And that has to do with Sweden being a little country where most poeple hardly know where to find.

See, meeting the president of Tinyland is one thing. But for some, it's just a bigger thing to shake hands with a king, even of Tinyland. As many people also wants to see the king.

On the other hand, the royals are suppose to be good advertisement for a country. The prince there didn't really succeed now, did he.

Our king is half-witted, he doens't seem to know where he is at times. Good advertisement for Sweden too :P

[Bassmama]

Which half is witted???

[Poseidon]

Usually it's the lower half

[Thaum1el]

Something like that, aye.

In 1977, his firstborn child, princess Victoria, was born. The king then talked about female heritage on the throne. "The job is too tough for a girl."

In 1978, he said, "I don't like opening nuclear powerplants, but I will if I'm ordered to."

In 1989 he managed to start a diplomatic controversy with Norway. Norway clubbed seals, which many people were against, and there was a lot of illegal seal hunting, which rose a big debate in Scandinavia. The king made the following statement: "If Gro Harlem Brundtland (norwegian PM -- my note) cannot take care of the seal problem, how is he suppose to take care of the norwegian people?". Something the caused some mild diplomatic protests.

In 2004, as he went to Brunei, which is a sultanic dictatorship where, I believe, the sultan is the sovereign owner of all property we would call public or for use of public (all streets, all buildings in the city, the water supply, natural resources etc), the sultan had a big party at his $50 million palace, where he invited a big mass of token subjects. The king saw all the subjects, and in his speech he praised the sultan as a ruler that seems so "close to his people".

These are just a few on the list. The amazing thing is the king is not suppose to make public political statements - since he's a representative of the entire people, and can't take public sides.

Me? I think he's slighty silly, but from time to time rather hilarious.

[Amaurote]

These are just a few on the list. The amazing thing is the king is not suppose to make public political statements - since he's a representative of the entire people, and can't take public sides.

That's precisely what annoys me the most, Thaum: the pretence that the monarchy is apolitical when the reality is that it only stays silent when it is attempting to avoid scrutiny. So, the typical approach is: Prince Charles slags off public education and architecture, then refuses to respond to criticism; Prince Harry can't fit into an SS uniform, so he chooses an Afrika Korps costume instead, then becomes totally unreachable when his escapade is made public; Prince Andrew spends about £300 k going to a golf course, refuses to explain why, but the Palaces steps in to try restore "balance" by pretending that the original leaked letter revealing this wasn't all bad (maybe, but it wasn't any good, either).

[Evilpoptart]

You can make fun of Americans all you want really, and I don't mean to offend, but.....

For fucks sake, don't you think its high time you sack the whole royalty bit?

I mean seriously, they use tax revenue to go golfing? WTF?

To me, it just seems like a reality show you dry british types can't get enough of

Thank god the founding fathers had enough sense to put a stopper in that song and dance

[Amaurote]

Thank god the founding fathers had enough sense to put a stopper in that song and dance

:D

http://blogdayafternoon.com/images/stories/0704/f911.jpg

[Unforgiven]

I can see only one thing that makes it better having a king of Sweden rather than a president. And that has to do with Sweden being a little country where most poeple hardly know where to find.

See, meeting the president of Tinyland is one thing. But for some, it's just a bigger thing to shake hands with a king, even of Tinyland. As many people also wants to see the king.

On the other hand, the royals are suppose to be good advertisement for a country. The prince there didn't really succeed now, did he.

Our king is half-witted, he doens't seem to know where he is at times. Good advertisement for Sweden too :P

And if I remember correctly, you have a hot princess.

[Thaum1el]

I wouldn't really say she is, not my type.

[Evilpoptart]

haha Am.....Bush Jokes aside, he still isnt Royalty in the true British sense of the word

I knew I left myself open for that

[Unforgiven]

Submitted for your approval, the Swedish princess.

[Thaum1el]

Unforgivenn, not the crown princess though.

[Evilpoptart]

Swedish princesses are fuckin HOT

[Unforgiven]

You'll have to forgive my monarchial-impared (no, that is not a word) mind, byt what's the differance between a "crown princess" and a "princess"?

[Thaum1el]

You'll have to forgive my monarchial-impared (no, that is not a word) mind, byt what's the differance between a "crown princess" and a "princess"?

A crown princess is a crown-heir, which is to say, she (or he, if it is the crown prince), is the one that will inheret the crown, become queen (or king), while the others are simply princes and princesses, which means they are legitimate children of the one who has the crown, but will not inheret it.

[Amaurote]

while the others are simply princes and princesses, which means they are legitimate children of the one who has the crown, but will not inheret it.

Unless they were to all fall over and die spontaneously, like in King Ralph. I nearly jizzed in my pants when I saw that scene. I think I have it on a loop somewhere, I must remember to look it up again sometime.

[Unforgiven]

Makes sense and that's what I kind of figured, thanks Thaum.

I think the non-crown-princess is hotter, though. Don't get me wrong, they're both quite attractive, but you have to consider this: which would look better first thing in the morning, with no makeup or personal assistant-types making her all dressed up? I'd bet the one I posted.

[Amaurote]

All princesses and princes should look like glamour models. That way they can inspire the paparazzi to pursue them all to destruction down the same French underpass.

[JakeD]

All princesses and princes should look like glamour models. That way they can inspire the paparazzi to pursue them all to destruction down the same French underpass.

Oh, wow. :eek:

[Evilpoptart]

All princesses and princes should look like glamour models. That way they can inspire the paparazzi to pursue them all to destruction down the same French underpass.

I never knew you had it in you......

Reminds me of a story....a story in which I prove my soul is beyond redemtion, and that I am going straight to hell, and NOT passing GO....


So there I am, rocking out some stoned Dig Dug on a Atari classics disc on PS1. I get a little bored for a moment, so I turn on CNN, and I see Princess Di was in a car wreck.......

So what did my big mouth say? "I Hope she dies, the whinny (Expletive Deleted)"

Why did I say this? I don't know. Prolly because I thought she was overated, overexposed, and everything else......

So anyway I go back to playing Dig Dug, making it to stage 34 and setting the high score to over 400K....GO ME

Afterwords, I go back to the TV, and I get the update, she did die....

AND SILENCE FILLED THE ROOM

Everyone looked at me all at once......

"Looks like I bought my ticket eh fellas?"

[Amaurote]

I remember the day well. I can even remember making some terrible gibe about The Police's "De Do Do Do" with one of my mates at the time, which still reminds me of the wreck to this very day.

I agree with you, by the way - sorry, I know some people worshipped the red carpets she walked on, but to me and everyone I know she was nothing more than a state parasite. Incidentally, does anyone remember how much money the Queen of Hearts and Patroness of a Thousand Charities actually left to charity in her will? I'll give you two clues - it's quite round, and it isn't a prime number.

[Unforgiven]

I remember hearing about it and saying "Who's that?".

Heh, ignorant American, I am.

[Amaurote]

My grandad always used to hate looking at her whenever she appeared on telly. "Urgh, she has sly eyes" he'd say. He was quite right, too, that Martin Bashir interview was nearly as scary as the Michael Jackson one he did a year or two back.

[Evilpoptart]

that Martin Bashir interview was nearly as scary as the Michael Jackson one he did a year or two back.

That one, where MJ got all up in the tree and was talking about his special place?


And I always thought his special place was a kids arse......

[Amaurote]

That one, where MJ got all up in the tree and was talking about his special place?


And I always thought his special place was a kids arse......

Hahahaha, oh, that is harsh...but totally deserved.

Incidentally, have you seen The Smoking Gun (http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/010605jackson.html) lately? That guy is going to Statesville Prison pronto, textbook child molester, open and shut case. I'm sure he'll have an interesting explanation for masturbating a child in his underwear, but I'd say his best shot is to do it in a basso voice to distract the court from what he actually has to say.

[Thaum1el]

Oh. Speaking of kings... heh. The moronic Westboro preaches (godhatesfags guy) made another statement the other day on his website saying that the swedish king looks like a faggot, and one has to be gay to be king in Sweden. However gay he may look, I seriously wouldn't mind the Westboro Baptists getting hit by random natural disaster (only hitting them of course), to say what they have to say about divine punishments afterwards...

[Amaurote]

The moronic Westboro preaches (godhatesfags guy) made another statement the other day on his website saying that the swedish king looks like a faggot

And yet Paul Wolfowitz gets away unscathed yet again, despite single-handedly putting the "camp" in Camp David. There's just no justice in the world.