Posted on 09/26/2010 8:12:00 PM PDT by John Semmens
Citing the rising cost of utilities, the British Royal Family has sought funds from a program designed to help poor households with their heating bills.
“The global recession hasn’t exempted the Queen and her kin from hardship,” said Reginald Smythe, spokesman for the Crown. “The million pounds a year it costs to heat and cool the Palace has put a real bite on the family’s budget. There’s even a fear that Prince Charles may have to sell his string of polo ponies just so his mother can make ends meet. Her Majesty felt such a turn of events would risk demoralizing the nation. To avoid this setback, the Queen thought it would be better to seek out this alternate source of money.”
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CRY ME A RIVER
You almost got me.
Tetley’s instead of Earle Grey. Only one jar of Grey Poupon per month. Oh the horror, the horror.
I am certain this is going over like a fart in church with the commoners.......
Oh I do worry how the windsors are holding up these days.
There’s even a fear that Prince Charles may have to sell his string of polo ponies just so his mother can make ends meet
Awwww... Poor Chuck..Hey you big eared freak why don’t you stop flying around the world and telling people to live “Green” and tighten your belt like the rest of us...
Why don’t they just abolish their vestigial monarchy already?
Doesn’t matter who you are, this is funny!
Good point. They can have Miss England or the Page Three topless models from the British tabloids on hand for the opening of new McDonald’s locations and important stuff like that.
Chuckle.
That was good and had me going for a minute, then I looked up. hahahahahahahah. Love your work.
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