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Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2001 6:59 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] A chuckle for you folks over in the U.K.
> In <list-1319145@skylee.com>, on 10/06/01
> at 01:59 PM, "William R. Benson" <Benson@eqe.com> said:
>
>
> >The second is from our friends in England.
> >Playing "My Country 'Tis of Thee" for the changing of the guards was very
> >moving. "
>
> >I damn near died laughing. Somebody needs to tell the fellow that they
> >play "My Country Tis of Thee" at every changing of the guard, only the
> >British have a different title and words for it, something like "God Save
> >the Queen", (and it happens to be their National Anthem.)
>
> When the Queen sings it, she may very well be singing: "my country 'tis of
> ME" if you listen closely. I sure would be if I enjoyed her tax-free
> status and vast holdings.
>
In fact the Queen elected to pay tax on her income several years ago.
> News Item Just In: 10/6/01 Claim of 'proof of prior ascendancy' just
> filed with the British Court by some woman who has found validation for a
> long-considered non-legal marriage of some King back a dozen generations.
> She may be the rightful Queen of Brits. <now I'll duck & run>
>
Hmmmmm, that'd be Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine about 1152; or something
back then, We'll watch with interest, should be fun.
Richard
Southampton - England
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