Posted on 12/03/2012 8:53:52 AM PST by rawhide
Translation looks to be something like “extremely grave over-puking”. (Sounds like a lot of fun.)
Making babies with Kate... what fun!
I feel great empathy for Great Britain. They will have yet another unemployed freeloader to support.
Thank you!
I think that name has proven to be a bit too... explosive.
Dont apologise.
I am not that offended, as I am not a Royalist, although I wish them well.
Actually I believe you did, but it was nixed pretty quickly.
Bada bing!
Then blame the US media, not us. If its any consolation, you bore the world with reality stars and Hollywood.
So we’re equal.
Maybe let's go back to "Battenberg"
Like the great great grandfather and one time first sea lord.
Hey Hillary!! THIS is what legs are supposed to look like!
The suggestions of ONE lone officer in the Revolutionary Army is hardly a legitimate offer to make Washington a King - and such a move would be seen as an abject betrayal of the “Spirit of 1776” that saw monarchy as a system that made all men slaves but one.
Washington was a man who made the Kings of Europe look like valets, but he was also a man who rejected utterly the system of hereditary or absolute rule.
He was, as King George would have it “the greatest character of the age”. The king asked his American painter, Benjamin West, what Washington would do after winning independence. West replied, “They say he will return to his farm.” “If he does that,” the incredulous monarch said, “he will be the greatest man in the world.”
America at the time balked at even the suggestion (made by Adams) that the President be called “your Excellency” or “your Majesty” opting instead for him to be called “Mr. President”.
http://www.pbs.org/georgewashington/classroom/rule_of_law2.html
On May 22, 1782, one of Washington’s officers, Colonel Lewis Nicola wrote to him that the ineffectiveness of the Congress during the war had demonstrated the inadequacy of republican government. Nicola proposed that Washington become King of the United States.
George Washington replied to Nicola the same day, stating that he had read Nicola’s letter “with a mixture of great surprise and astonishment.” Washington continued: “no occurrence in the course of the War, has given me more painful sensations than your information of there being such ideas existing in the Army as you have expressed, and I must view with abhorrence, and reprehend with severity.” Washington wrote that he could not think of anything in his own conduct that would suggest that he would consider being king. “You could not have found a person to whom your schemes are more disagreeable.”
Washington wrote that he would work to see the army receive justice but only through lawful, constitutional means: “No Man possesses a more sincere wish to see ample justice done to the Army than I do, and as far as my powers and influence, in a constitutional way extend, they shall be employed to the utmost of my abilities to effect it, should there be any occasion.” Washington concluded by asking Nicola never again to consider the idea of monarchy: “If you have any regard for your Country, concern for yourself or posterity, or respect for me, to banish these thoughts from your Mind, and never communicate, as from yourself, or any one else, a sentiment of the like Nature.”
Yep, we have a so-called Queen now that tells us “to eat cake” while they take million $$$ vacations.
Correction.... I believe she tells us to eat TOFU or vegetables or something else.... while SHE eats cake (and ice cream... lots and lots of ice cream!!!!)
I wish them well, I really do. This young couple, promising to “keep it real” in their vows. Prince William signing on for another tour of duty. The young Duchess has been a picture of class. I really do like them.
I wish them well, I really do. This young couple, promising to “keep it real” in their vows. Prince William signing on for another tour of duty. The young Duchess has been a picture of class. I really do like them.
“puking up toenails”
Thanks for the translation. Why use Latin when plain old English will do?
“Then blame the US media, not us. If its any consolation, you bore the world with reality stars and Hollywood.”
Well at least we don’t have to pay the “stars” $48 million per year to to look down their nose at us.
We have a President like that!
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