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Butler shortage has world's wealthy working
The Telegraph (U.K.) ^ | 6-24-07 | David Sapsted

Posted on 06/25/2007 10:06:52 AM PDT by Renfield

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To: Aria

I could be happy like that.

That is my goal after all- to have a beautiful house to take care of for the rest of my life...


41 posted on 06/25/2007 11:13:44 AM PDT by Mr. K (Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants don't help)
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To: Larry Lucido

Sounds like a good idea for a SitCom !!


42 posted on 06/25/2007 11:14:59 AM PDT by Mr. K (Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants don't help)
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To: cripplecreek

Kennedy compound? I don’t want to know.


43 posted on 06/25/2007 11:18:11 AM PDT by listenhillary (Conservatives -- We're NOT DEAD YET !!!)
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To: Renfield

My man Winston has been gainfully employed by my mummy and daddy for years. (/sarcasam)


44 posted on 06/25/2007 11:24:24 AM PDT by Moleman
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To: Renfield

Somehow the image of boorish no count Alex Baldwin bossing around a proper English butler is no way to start a week.


45 posted on 06/25/2007 11:27:08 AM PDT by rod1 (uake)
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To: Renfield

I think it time to open up a local branch of the Devries Scool of Butlering (and tractor trailer driving).


46 posted on 06/25/2007 11:30:16 AM PDT by rod1 (uake)
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To: Renfield

We’ve got a lot of illegal immigrants in this country who are looking for jobs. Just give us the word, and we’ll send them over.


47 posted on 06/25/2007 11:54:50 AM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Renfield

Having recently traveled through the grain belt, I thought this was going to be a galvanized grain storage bin thread.

Most are made by Butler


48 posted on 06/25/2007 12:01:33 PM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . Happiness is a down sleeping bag)
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To: Renfield

Anthony Hopkins...

“Remains of the Day”


49 posted on 06/25/2007 12:02:20 PM PDT by Herosmith ("Hindsight alone is not wisdom, And second-guessing is not a strategy." - GWB)
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To: Mr. K

American Houseboy?


50 posted on 06/25/2007 12:06:01 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (When Bubba lies, the finger flies!)
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To: Herosmith
Anthony Hopkins...

“Remains of the Day”

I saw that film recently and thought it was incredibly good. I'm not sure if that many people know about it but it must be one of Hopkins' greatest roles.

51 posted on 06/25/2007 12:16:33 PM PDT by wideminded
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To: Tijeras_Slim
"Sir, I've had my fill of sweaty purple spandex."

No problem.


52 posted on 06/25/2007 12:17:17 PM PDT by AFreeBird (Will NOT vote for Rudy. <--- notice the period)
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To: Renfield

This is awful! Who is going to do the murders now?


53 posted on 06/25/2007 12:18:29 PM PDT by Our man in washington
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To: Renfield
There are estimated to be up to 5,000 butlers in Britain, and Mr Watson said there remained a reluctance among people to choose it as a career.

Yeah, I can't imagine why. I mean, who wouldn't want a life of servitude for the likes of Tom Cruise and Theresa Heinz-Kerry."There ain't enough money in the world!"

54 posted on 06/25/2007 12:18:45 PM PDT by New Girl
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To: Aria

Good idea - who needs a college class when I could just subscribe to “Martha Stewart Living”?

Seriously, though, any kind of domestic work is about producing the kind of environment that the employer wants, and I think I’d find the environment of dot-com millionaires pretty alien!


55 posted on 06/25/2007 12:18:45 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Nihil curo de ista tua stulta superstitione.)
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To: Rb ver. 2.0

56 posted on 06/25/2007 12:19:20 PM PDT by RockinRight (Our 44th President will be Fred Dalton Thompson!)
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To: Cicero

Get your nasty mitts away from Antoine, you parvenu, or I’ll have the dogs released. ;)


57 posted on 06/25/2007 12:22:13 PM PDT by Xenalyte (Lord, I apologize . . . and be with the starving pygmies in New Guinea amen.)
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To: Our man in washington

LOL!


58 posted on 06/25/2007 12:23:06 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: wideminded
“Remains of the Day” I saw that film recently and thought it was incredibly good.

I endured that movie with an ex-gf who loved it. Years later someone said "what was that about?" and I answered "Two people fall in love, do nothing about it for 20 years, while cleaning a huge beautiful house."

59 posted on 06/25/2007 12:26:43 PM PDT by ko_kyi
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To: PBRSTREETGANG

“(How many servants does the butler have?)”

The butler has his own butler.


60 posted on 06/25/2007 12:35:10 PM PDT by SmoothTalker
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