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Posted: **Tue May 21, 2019 12:00 pm**

Salus Maior wrote:
Cappuccina wrote:DS9 references, good man!

I, for one, am happy for Meghan Markle and the royals across the pond, but please Brits keep the news about you're useless monarchy on your side.

*Your. And if there weren't a market for the news then it wouldn't be here.

Guess Americans are feeling a bit of regret for the separation.

Not Americans in the video but same difference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P5qheUxU4w

Posted: **Tue May 21, 2019 12:10 pm**

Why are we calling this literal infant "master"? At this point, he's only the master of sleeping and shitting.

Posted: **Tue May 21, 2019 12:37 pm**

Gonna be honest, I am pretty surprised that the douchebag son of a gaudy Arab oil sheik hasn't tried to buy his way into the Royal Family yet. Seems like that would've been a more likely source of diversity for the Crown than a mulatto actresses marrying in.

Posted: **Tue May 21, 2019 12:39 pm**

Bear Stearns wrote:Gonna be honest, I am pretty surprised that the douchebag son of a gaudy Arab oil sheik hasn't tried to buy his way into the Royal Family yet. Seems like that would've been a more likely source of diversity for the Crown than a mulatto actresses marrying in.

You say that like its a bad thing.

Posted: **Tue May 21, 2019 12:47 pm**

Grenartia wrote:
Bear Stearns wrote:Gonna be honest, I am pretty surprised that the douchebag son of a gaudy Arab oil sheik hasn't tried to buy his way into the Royal Family yet. Seems like that would've been a more likely source of diversity for the Crown than a mulatto actresses marrying in.

You say that like its a bad thing.

It's worse. Who wants the Royal Family to be typified by gold-plated Hummers, Ferraris, and morally questionable conflict of interest in Saudi Arabia's northern oil fields?

Posted: **Tue May 21, 2019 12:51 pm**

Bear Stearns wrote:
Grenartia wrote:
You say that like its a bad thing.

It's worse. Who wants the Royal Family to be typified by gold-plated Hummers, Ferraris, and morally questionable conflict of interest in Saudi Arabia's northern oil fields?

It's not as if the House of Windsor is hard up, now.

Posted: **Tue May 21, 2019 12:56 pm**

Bear Stearns wrote:
Grenartia wrote:
You say that like its a bad thing.

It's worse. Who wants the Royal Family to be typified by gold-plated Hummers, Ferraris, and morally questionable conflict of interest in Saudi Arabia's northern oil fields?

Prince Philip going to get himself a Ferrari to crash.

Posted: **Tue May 21, 2019 3:36 pm**

Bear Stearns wrote:Gonna be honest, I am pretty surprised that the douchebag son of a gaudy Arab oil sheik hasn't tried to buy his way into the Royal Family yet. Seems like that would've been a more likely source of diversity for the Crown than a mulatto actresses marrying in.

I have an idea

Posted: **Tue May 21, 2019 3:37 pm**

I'm surprised Americans give such a hoot, considering it isn't their royal family.

Posted: **Tue May 21, 2019 3:38 pm**

Grenartia wrote:Why are we calling this literal infant "master"? At this point, he's only the master of sleeping and shitting.

Because it's a valid form of address for a young boy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_(form_of_address)#Current_usage_in_the_United_Kingdom

Posted: **Tue May 21, 2019 3:40 pm**

Napkizemlja wrote:
Grenartia wrote:Why are we calling this literal infant "master"? At this point, he's only the master of sleeping and shitting.

Because it's a valid form of address for a young boy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_(form_of_address)#Current_usage_in_the_United_Kingdom

And that's how his parents want him referred to. He hasn't got a lofty title and they seem to be against him having one.

Posted: **Tue May 21, 2019 3:57 pm**

Aureumterra wrote:
Farnhamia wrote:*drags the thread back on topic* Master Archie is cuter.

And equally as useless inheriting state positions on the basis of birth with no actual power

Just end the monarchy

No.

It's a longstanding cultural institution that has a great deal of history and dignity associated with it.

Posted: **Tue May 21, 2019 4:00 pm**

Farnhamia wrote:
Napkizemlja wrote:Because it's a valid form of address for a young boy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_(form_of_address)#Current_usage_in_the_United_Kingdom

And that's how his parents want him referred to. He hasn't got a lofty title and they seem to be against him having one.

He is allowed to use Earl of Dumbarton as a courtesy title.

Posted: **Tue May 21, 2019 4:01 pm**

Bear Stearns wrote:
Salus Maior wrote:
*Your. And if there weren't a market for the news then it wouldn't be here.

Guess Americans are feeling a bit of regret for the separation.

Let's not act like multinational media conglomerates that are often state-funded and have considerable sway over public opinion are entirely the result of rational market forces acting independently.

And yet 29 million Americans tuned in to watch the Royal Wedding in 2018.

Yeah, I'm sure the state conglomerate is entirely responsible for making people turn on their tvs and watch.

Posted: **Tue May 21, 2019 5:30 pm**

The Two Jerseys wrote:
Farnhamia wrote:And that's how his parents want him referred to. He hasn't got a lofty title and they seem to be against him having one.

He is allowed to use Earl of Dumbarton as a courtesy title.

As far as I know, Master Archie has not said if he will use that or not. All he's said is, "Ask me Da."

Posted: **Tue May 21, 2019 6:42 pm**

Napkizemlja wrote:I'm surprised Americans give such a hoot, considering it isn't their royal family.

Americans only like monarchs if they're cute.

"Hey can you go colonize Africa a little bit."

THOSE AFRICANS WON'T KNOW WHAT HIT THEM, HIGHNESS-CHAN!

Posted: **Tue May 21, 2019 8:09 pm**

Farnhamia wrote:
The Two Jerseys wrote:He is allowed to use Earl of Dumbarton as a courtesy title.

As far as I know, Master Archie has not said if he will use that or not. All he's said is, "Ask me Da."

The young Master is already speaking ? Smart lad.

Posted: **Tue May 21, 2019 9:16 pm**

Cappuccina wrote:
The Rich Port wrote:
I'll give the Royals some credit, they aren't some Ferengi-looking peeps.

Prince Charles kinda looks like Odo but that's a good thing.

DS9 references, good man!

I, for one, am happy for Meghan Markle and the royals across the pond, but please Brits keep the news about you're useless monarchy on your side.

Canada. Jamaica.

Oh and Greenland also. You're surrounded, and your only ally is Mexico.

Posted: **Tue May 21, 2019 9:26 pm**

Risottia wrote:
Cappuccina wrote:DS9 references, good man!

I, for one, am happy for Meghan Markle and the royals across the pond, but please Brits keep the news about you're useless monarchy on your side.

Canada. Jamaica.

Oh and Greenland also. You're surrounded, and your only ally is Mexico.

Posted: **Tue May 21, 2019 9:30 pm**

Salus Maior wrote:
Aureumterra wrote:And equally as useless inheriting state positions on the basis of birth with no actual power

Just end the monarchy

No.

It's a longstanding cultural institution that has a great deal of history and dignity associated with it.

Dignity may not be the right word for it.

Posted: **Wed May 22, 2019 1:11 am**

Just another "important top news" story from the media

Posted: **Wed May 22, 2019 1:58 am**

Posted: **Wed May 22, 2019 2:07 am**

Bear Stearns wrote:Gonna be honest, I am pretty surprised that the douchebag son of a gaudy Arab oil sheik hasn't tried to buy his way into the Royal Family yet. Seems like that would've been a more likely source of diversity for the Crown than a mulatto actresses marrying in.

Well, there was an Al-Fayed/Kashoggi bid at getting within reach of the Duke of Cambridge and of the Duke of Sussex, but it struck an obstacle.

Posted: **Wed May 22, 2019 2:09 am**

Mostrov wrote:
Bear Stearns wrote:Gonna be honest, I am pretty surprised that the douchebag son of a gaudy Arab oil sheik hasn't tried to buy his way into the Royal Family yet. Seems like that would've been a more likely source of diversity for the Crown than a mulatto actresses marrying in.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodi_Fayed

Rather passé, they've already tried.

Fortunately MI6 saw to that. It would be embarrassing to have an Arab, much less a Bavarian, in the line of succession.

Yeah, gotta keep that Battenberg-Glucksburg-Coburg-Gotha blood purely English as it is. Down with the Bavarians!

Posted: **Wed May 22, 2019 2:30 am**

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