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With you to an extent: Her Lizzieness is OK - she does a lot of good for the country, particularly with the "more backward" countries that are easily awed by a pretty crown. CharlieBoy is a waste of air though.
chriselst wrote: stop pretending Wales is a proper country and consume it completely
Turn that round: we swallow them. That way we get a sensible name for the country - we could call it "Wales", our monarchy is dead (killed by the English) and there is no need to sack the government, since they become a regional council (with reduced powers)
chriselst wrote: anyone wanting to be a politician has to have had a proper job (not working for daddy) for at least 5 years
Better idea: anyone wanting to be a politician can't be.
The government is selected by lottery. All your possessions are sold and the funds placed in trust. After the five years, they are returned to you adjusted for how well everyone else has been doing under your rule. So they have an incentive to promote the well being of the country or they will be poor as church mice when they are kicked out.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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you are just trying to increase the size of your flock
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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OriginalGriff wrote: All your possessions are sold and the funds placed in trust. After the five years, they are returned to you adjusted for how well everyone else has been doing under your rule.
So, you enjoyed Eddings[^] Tamuli too 
modified 2-Jul-14 8:11am.
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Yep!
Pity he died - I enjoyed his books; he was an excellent writer.
P.S. Linky no worky (the paste truncate bug again): Eddings[^]
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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OriginalGriff wrote: Linky no worky
Fixed ...
OriginalGriff wrote: he was an excellent writer
Yes, I have all his fantasy novels - and I really enjoyed them.
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So there will never be another in the Althalus universe - pity.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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OriginalGriff wrote: Althalus universe
Nice thought 
Eddings was the kind of writer that wrote books that can be read more than once ...
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He was. The final words of the Malloran always put a lump in my throat:
"And so, my children, the time has come to close the book. There will be other days and other stories, but this tale is finished."
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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chriselst wrote: we need a new national anthem
I reckon that we either go with Highway to Hell or Thunderstruck. My preference would be Thunderstruck.
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Good idea.
Although if we go with Griff's idea and Wales consumes England then the new anthem should be Dirty Deeds Done With Sheep.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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but they are aussie, at least pick a Brit band, Led Zep or Purple will do or even in a pinch def leopard
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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Whenever I hear a Led Zeppelin song I really like it, then 5 minutes later I'm ready for the next one, after 10 minutes I'm really getting bored of it, and after about half an hour I'm ready to kill myself.
GET ON WITH IT!
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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AC/DC are about as Australian as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Bon Scott - Scottish
Angus Young - Scottish
Malcolm Young - Scottish
Brian Johnson - English
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On a half-serious note, Tunisia, Egypt, Ukraine had a go at what you propose recently, and they are doing mildly well by now.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
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At least they're interesting.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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I believe we've had a few revolts/revolutions:
The Baronial Revolt
Magna Carta
The Wars of the Roses
The English Civil War
The Industrial Revolution
The Troubles
Maggie
The Maastrict Treaty (either of them!)
The Lisbon Treaty
We don't actually know if the Scots want to go yet, and there are plenty of Unionists in Northern Ireland (that's why it's there!)
I do fancy poaching some decent left wingers though.
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chriselst wrote: England is the only country never to have had one
#cough cough#[^]
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I see your Civil war and raise you
Glorious Revolution[^]
and
Peasants Revolt[^]
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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Bergholt Stuttley Johnson wrote: Peasants Revolt[^]
A few people march to London, the leaders get killed and the rest go back to work.
Not exactly a revolution.
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Bergholt Stuttley Johnson wrote: Glorious Revolution[^]
That was an invasion by the Dutch.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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That wasn't it revolution, it was just an argument that got out of hand.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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If that's just an argument - I don't wanna see your idea of a revolution!
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chriselst wrote: So now we're left with just what is now called England & Wales we need a new name for the new country,
Great Britain without Scotland should be called Greater Britain.
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I love Scotland it just the Scots I have a problem with
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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I'm sure they'll be heartbroken to hear that
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