On 5/7/2017 4:29 PM, Cousin Ricky wrote:
>>
>> The literal answer is because you are Americans. But I know what you
>> mean.
>> Actually my personal opinion is that you would have been better off with
>> the Danes. I worked on a Danish Oil Exploration rig for about six
>> months. I really liked the people I met there. Importantly their sense
>> of humour is similar to ours. But on the other hand. Could you trust
>> them to keep you? The gave away the Shetland Islands to the King of
>> Scotland (No, not Idi Amin) Because the then King of Denmark was too
>> poor to buy his sister a weeding present.
>
> Good point.  I am a diehard republican (with a small 'r');

I am too, although our present Queen does a good job. But for the rest, 
the French had the right idea. ;)

> I do not
> understand how one person deserves sovereignty over an entire nation
> just because they emerged from some special vagina.

You have got it all wrong. It is the farther that is important. The 
women are only there if there are no men.
And it was a long time ago about 500 years. And it was the Norwegian 
Kink not the Danish one.

> A constitutional
> monarchy such as Denmark would be tolerable, though; possibly more
> tolerable than a de jure republic whose sovereignty has been usurped by
> a small class of people just because they have more money.
>

Or like the Netherlands. Those Royals keep a low profile. Ours play for 
Brand Britain.
"You want to buy anti personal weapons, Mr Saudi?
"Well as long as you don't use them on persons. The price will be right."


> I assume you mean "wedding" present.  When people complain about us
> redefining marriage or protest that the government should get out of the
> marriage business and leave it to the churches, I remind them that
> marriage started out as a contract for exchange of merchandise, namely
> the bride.  Payment could be in the form of such things as, say, the
> Shetland Islands.

You will be a big hit at parties, I would imagine. :)

-- 

Regards
     Stephen

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