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It WILL be the Elizabeth Tower: MPs support renaming the tower housing Big Ben after the Queen
Daily Mail UK ^

Posted on 06/01/2012 7:04:45 PM PDT by Perdogg

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To: Perdogg

“Big Elizabeth” just doesn’t sound right.


21 posted on 06/02/2012 4:51:54 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Romulus
Oh big freakin' whoop,name a clock tower after the monarch.Might as well be a bus stop,or a public toilet.In the old days it would be an impressive statue,or a grand edifice like the Victorians did.

But alas,there is probably no money available for such grand enterprises due to the overburdened welfare programs giving it all away to deadbeats and immigrants.Do you know I have a brother-in-law who got sacked from his job in 1981 for being consistantly late,even though he lived 50 feet from the works gate.

Yep,been "retired" for 31 years so far.But the lazy bastard still eats every day and lives in the same house.

22 posted on 06/02/2012 6:47:02 AM PDT by pricilla (one should always try to be smarter than the equipment one is operating - Amajato)
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To: kevao

Now that’s funny!!


23 posted on 06/02/2012 7:20:39 AM PDT by ops33 (Senior Master Sergeant, USAF (Retired))
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To: CatherineofAragon; pricilla

So why are you harassing the colonists. Go to the BBC’s forum where you don’t have to worry about the inferior foreigners throwing eggs at your beloved Queen. :)


24 posted on 06/03/2012 1:28:13 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: Romulus
The tower already has a name.....

Yes..... it's current name is The Clock Tower. Sometimes referred to as Big Tom. The name "St. Stephen's "was given to it by journalists reporting from Westminster - or rather from St. Stephen's Hall where the MPs met.

The largest bell in the Clock Tower is Big Ben.

25 posted on 06/03/2012 1:44:18 PM PDT by Churchillspirit (9/11/2001. NEVER FORGET.)
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To: SaraJohnson

Foreigner? Born and raised in Virginia? LOL

I don’t think it’s kosher to ping someone in order to try and carry an argument from one thread to the other, so I’m not going to get into this with you here. Although it looks like an interesting thread, so thanks for making me aware.


26 posted on 06/03/2012 1:53:40 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon (Time for a write-in campaign...Darryl Dixon for President)
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To: Perdogg

Why would they name the clock in honor of the Steelers quarterback in the first place?


27 posted on 06/03/2012 1:55:42 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: CatherineofAragon

Excuse me. I pinged someone you dissed in this thread because I agree with them and not you. Put the bottle down, Cathrine. You are getting your threads confused in your Queen frenzy.


28 posted on 06/03/2012 2:17:03 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: SaraJohnson

Sara. You need to stop. Calm down.


29 posted on 06/03/2012 2:26:23 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon (Time for a write-in campaign...Darryl Dixon for President)
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To: CatherineofAragon

Now, calm down, Cathrine. It’s okay. Not everyone is worshiping on the royals like you are. It’s alright. It does not mean that they are drunk or evil or anything else negative. They are not after you, just discussing our opinions about the royalty like you discuss your love for the dear queen.


30 posted on 06/03/2012 2:44:26 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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Yep, I do like her, absolutely. She is a kind woman, a devout Christian, and she has conservative views. Also, one of the few times she’s ever shown emotion in public was after 9/11. It’s too bad that a 225 year old grudge which you’ve projected onto that very pro-American elderly woman keeps you so full of hate. Oh, well.....


31 posted on 06/03/2012 4:42:30 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon (Time for a write-in campaign...Darryl Dixon for President)
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To: CatherineofAragon

You are delusional.


32 posted on 06/03/2012 5:57:10 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: SaraJohnson

Hey SJ,not my beloved Queen,for all I care she can go play in the street at night wearing a dark coat.You seem to have quite a spit going on there.Not taken your meds today??And by the way I AM a “colonist”.


33 posted on 06/03/2012 6:41:19 PM PDT by pricilla (one should always try to be smarter than the equipment one is operating - Amajato)
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To: pricilla

Let me guess. You were aching for some “spit”? Bored?


34 posted on 06/03/2012 6:50:48 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: SaraJohnson

Me,bored?no but sure looks like you are..


35 posted on 06/03/2012 6:58:56 PM PDT by pricilla (one should always try to be smarter than the equipment one is operating - Amajato)
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