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LOL I know what you meant Greg :p Back in those days y'see ..... was when the boats were made of wood , and the men were made of steel Personally I think we left our backbone somewhere since those days :(

Unloaded in VA - waiting at Walmart :D

BBC News Dec 31 Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid will not receive a posthumous pardon for killing a county sheriff in 1878, the governor of the US state of New Mexico has said. Bill Richardson had been asked to pardon the infamous 19th Century bandit in order to fulfil a promise supposedly...

RLENT (Sorry Sue ..... I just couldn't resist .....) LOL thats ok, but I do believe the OP did say ..... "Born to extravagant wealth, they have, for the most part, led exemplary lives." ;) :p

Oh dear now I'm in a bit of a pickle..... Dead Space 2 AND Two Worlds 2 are out on the same day :eek: (Jan 25) Which one to choose first?? :confused:

A New York Ghost Story retold by S. E. Schlosser There is a story told in Troy and Albany about a couple returning home from a trip to New England. They were driving home in a carriage, and were somewhere near Spiegletown when the light failed and they knew they would have to seek...

In an Acapulco hotel: The manager has personally passed all the water served here. In a Tokyo shop: Our nylons cost more than common, but you'll find they are best in the long run. In a Japanese information booklet about using a hotel air conditioner: Cooles and Heates: If you want...

We didn't do bad back in the day, when Elizabeth I and Victoria were on the throne - for a little ol'Island that is ;)

Spoilsport, you had to come right and say it didn't you :p Did you ever get to Nottingham? There's a fantastic pub there leaning right up against Nottingham Castle. Inside is awesome. Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem - Nottinghams Oldest Inn Oh and to keep to thread - bet the Royal Family...

Where's Robin Hood when you need him eh ;)

I believe the American terminolgy to answer something like this is .... Go Figure :rolleyes: :D:D

I would have to do some more investigating before I could agree on the crown for hunting bit - I'm more inclined to believe it is a Government thing. They are usually behind anything to do with money :p Did you know that the Royal Household now pay tax just like the rest of us? Hmmm they...

Really? I did not know that :confused: Do you think maybe the invite got lost in the Christmas Post :rolleyes:

LOL Yep you got me there, forgot about all the water didn't I :D The only thing I know about fishing the rivers and lakes is that there are very few places where you can "just go & fish" you usually have to have a licence - which has nothing to do with the Crown .... just government...

Ah this has to do with Prince Charles and the Duchy of Cornwall (which Prince Charles owns funny enough lol). I believe is still an ongoing "secret quarrel" It is a very heady subject Greg, thats for sure. Some places I am reading "gave the land back to the landowners" and other places say...

Uh Oh that puts you on the side of the Monarchy :D

I agree - I think the actual events may well have gone something like that. :)

Once it was the Monarchy, then it was the Church, then back to the Monarchy LOL Much of the "belongs to the Crown" is history., and as I have said before it is only a name now. All swans in Britain belong "to the Crown". All deer in Sherwood Forest (I think thats right) "belong to the...

The British people were very taken with Diana - she was modern, forward, refreshingly different. Her openess gave us all a very rare insight into the Clique of the Royal Family. The slow growing animosity toward the Monachy, I believe started or grew from the time of her divorce from...

LOL so many questions .... I will do my best to answer all of them. Yes they were/are goofy (to use your word LOL) As I said before they can advise all they want but that is it. Prince Philip & Prince Charles have both "had talkings to' about trying to involve themselves in the politics...