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Post by carlton43 on Jul 31, 2020 8:55:57 GMT
My dad shakes his head at me for living in a house that has a conservatory. It could be the nature of what you are conserving in it? Perhaps we should have Sumptuary Laws instead of Property Taxes? A tax on :- Avocado Quinoa Jojoba Goretex Posh Handbags Louboutin Shoes Pashmina Vuitton Lexus
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jul 31, 2020 10:14:35 GMT
My dad shakes his head at me for living in a house that has a conservatory. It could be the nature of what you are conserving in it? Perhaps we should have Sumptuary Laws instead of Property Taxes? A tax on :- Avocado The fruit or the passé bathroom suite?
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Post by carlton43 on Jul 31, 2020 10:49:24 GMT
It could be the nature of what you are conserving in it? Perhaps we should have Sumptuary Laws instead of Property Taxes? A tax on :- Avocado The fruit or the passé bathroom suite? Both of course. Also the Bidet and the £2K Toilet/Bidet.
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Post by greenchristian on Jul 31, 2020 15:28:06 GMT
Given that the first Stuart monarch was Robert II in 1371 (who had at least 10 legitimate children) there are probably hundreds of thousands of people who are descended from him. So the odds of this particular one being the first to leave one of the UK's main political parties have to be pretty slim. This always strikes me about anyone claiming noble or royal ancestry. Though my brother has dug back as far as the late C17th in my family and impressively absolutely all of them were peasants, domestic servants etc. Though I like to think that anyone actually descended from e.g. the Stuarts has to put up with their all-conquering ancestors looking down with disgust on their descendants lolling about on the sofa whereas mine are saying "Wow! You've got a sofa!?" Mathematically speaking, it's pretty much certain that you're descended from a whole load of nobles and royals, albeit a lot further back than the 17th century, or even the 14th. Everyone with European ancestry who is alive today is descended from Charlemagne, for example. Though it's equally true to say that everybody in that category is descended from almost all of the peasants of Charlemagne's time (the exceptions being those peasants who have no living descendants).
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Post by notabrummie on Jul 31, 2020 19:01:33 GMT
This always strikes me about anyone claiming noble or royal ancestry. Though my brother has dug back as far as the late C17th in my family and impressively absolutely all of them were peasants, domestic servants etc. Though I like to think that anyone actually descended from e.g. the Stuarts has to put up with their all-conquering ancestors looking down with disgust on their descendants lolling about on the sofa whereas mine are saying "Wow! You've got a sofa!?" Mathematically speaking, it's pretty much certain that you're descended from a whole load of nobles and royals, albeit a lot further back than the 17th century, or even the 14th. Everyone with European ancestry who is alive today is descended from Charlemagne, for example. Though it's equally true to say that everybody in that category is descended from almost all of the peasants of Charlemagne's time (the exceptions being those peasants who have no living descendants). . I am descended from Royalty! When I was 15 the very nice lady in the kiosk on Gt Yarmouth pier told me so and that one day I would be recognised as such. I am 70 next year and, so far, she is the only one to have realised. I am still prepared to await the call though!
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jul 31, 2020 19:32:12 GMT
This always strikes me about anyone claiming noble or royal ancestry. Though my brother has dug back as far as the late C17th in my family and impressively absolutely all of them were peasants, domestic servants etc. Though I like to think that anyone actually descended from e.g. the Stuarts has to put up with their all-conquering ancestors looking down with disgust on their descendants lolling about on the sofa whereas mine are saying "Wow! You've got a sofa!?" Mathematically speaking, it's pretty much certain that you're descended from a whole load of nobles and royals, albeit a lot further back than the 17th century, or even the 14th. Everyone with European ancestry who is alive today is descended from Charlemagne, for example. Though it's equally true to say that everybody in that category is descended from almost all of the peasants of Charlemagne's time (the exceptions being those peasants who have no living descendants). Given the extremely tight rules on who can live there, and the fact that nobody previously did want to live there, a fair few Andorrans can trace their lineage back to the local militia who fought for Charlemagne. Who allegedly founded the country.
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Post by neilm on Jul 31, 2020 22:49:08 GMT
Mathematically speaking, it's pretty much certain that you're descended from a whole load of nobles and royals, albeit a lot further back than the 17th century, or even the 14th. Everyone with European ancestry who is alive today is descended from Charlemagne, for example. Though it's equally true to say that everybody in that category is descended from almost all of the peasants of Charlemagne's time (the exceptions being those peasants who have no living descendants). Given the extremely tight rules on who can live there, and the fact that nobody previously did want to live there, a fair few Andorrans can trace their lineage back to the local militia who fought for Charlemagne. Who allegedly founded the country. Lichtenstein has even tighter citizenship rules.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jul 31, 2020 22:55:45 GMT
Given the extremely tight rules on who can live there, and the fact that nobody previously did want to live there, a fair few Andorrans can trace their lineage back to the local militia who fought for Charlemagne. Who allegedly founded the country. Lichtenstein has even tighter citizenship rules. And is weirder. Especially with its bizarre worship of the PRC. Andorra is a lot of fun.
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Post by finsobruce on Aug 1, 2020 1:52:28 GMT
Lichtenstein has even tighter citizenship rules. And is weirder. Especially with its bizarre worship of the PRC. Andorra is a lot of fun. 'Andorra' is a play by Max Frisch
"Lithuania' is Rupert Brooke's only play.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Aug 1, 2020 8:49:28 GMT
And is weirder. Especially with its bizarre worship of the PRC. Andorra is a lot of fun. 'Andorra' is a play by Max Frisch
"Lithuania' is Rupert Brooke's only play.
And the Andorra of the play is somewhat different to the actual country!
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Post by ColinJ on Aug 1, 2020 8:55:20 GMT
My dad shakes his head at me for living in a house that has a conservatory. I think you should start referring to it as 'The Orangery'. And watch the reaction.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Aug 1, 2020 9:02:21 GMT
My dad shakes his head at me for living in a house that has a conservatory. I think you should start referring to it as 'The Orangery'. And watch the reaction. I do call the box room "the Billiard Room". I wonder if I should try and make a secret passage to the Conservatory.
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Post by Arthur Figgis on Aug 1, 2020 9:09:16 GMT
I think you should start referring to it as 'The Orangery'. And watch the reaction. I do call the box room "the Billiard Room". I wonder if I should try and make a secret passage to the Conservatory. We have a room that we universally refer to as ‘Nonna’s office’. It is designed as an office, but we’ve never used it as one. When we first moved there, we didn’t know what we would do with the room, other than being somewhere to put a blow-up bed when my grandmother visited as she couldn’t manage the stairs to the bedrooms.
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Post by finsobruce on Aug 1, 2020 9:16:37 GMT
I think you should start referring to it as 'The Orangery'. And watch the reaction. I do call the box room "the Billiard Room". I wonder if I should try and make a secret passage to the Conservatory. You'll have to ask Dr Black's permission first.
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Post by The Bishop on Aug 1, 2020 10:33:18 GMT
Lichtenstein has even tighter citizenship rules. And is weirder. Especially with its bizarre worship of the PRC. And of course, its national anthem will sound highly familiar to our ears.
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Post by carlton43 on Aug 1, 2020 11:22:42 GMT
And is weirder. Especially with its bizarre worship of the PRC. Andorra is a lot of fun. 'Andorra' is a play by Max Frisch
"Lithuania' is Rupert Brooke's only play.
The Grantchester Fire Raiser.
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Post by andrewteale on Aug 1, 2020 18:35:09 GMT
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Post by Strontium Dog on Aug 1, 2020 20:03:16 GMT
He's the father in law of a guy on another forum I post on, although they've never met. I need say no more.
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Post by tonygreaves on Aug 2, 2020 20:34:01 GMT
Three Rivers District Council is becoming increasingly dysfunctional and fragmented. Listening in to proceedings at an extraordinary meeting held earlier this week was a painful experience, as debate was stifled. Not TRDC's finest hour. Bizarrely, the former council leader was present at the meeting, and proposed the main motion of the evening, even though she had sought "leave of absence" at the previous council meeting. The motion was not supported by three members of the Lib Dem group who abstained. See www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/18618631.three-rivers-criticised-failure-adopt-antisemitism-definition/ Anyway, another defection, hence the post in this thread. Elected as a Conservative, councillor Joanna Clemens (Moor Park and Eastbury ward) is now an Independent. Not an Independent with the two former Lib Dems who are a group together. So the council numbers are now: Lib Dem 22, Conservative 11, Labour 3, Independent Councillors Group (ex Lib Dems) 2, Independent (ex Con) 1. TRDC may be a bit more "fragmented" due to the defection of a Conservative (though the size of the LD working majority suggests that fragmentation has not gone very far!) but hardly "disfunctional" by this account.
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Post by tonygreaves on Aug 2, 2020 20:35:08 GMT
My dad shakes his head at me for living in a house that has a conservatory. It could be the nature of what you are conserving in it? Perhaps we should have Sumptuary Laws instead of Property Taxes? A tax on :- Avocado Quinoa Jojoba Goretex Posh Handbags Louboutin Shoes Pashmina Vuitton Lexus Err..hands off Goretex please.
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