Prince Charles Says Games Are For Dummies

[FearlessLeader2]

Um, are you under the impression that he actually did the gardening himself? His gardners did everything for him, and someone surely ghost-wrote that book, with the likely but likely sole exception of that 'from-the-heart' forward.

EDIT: spelling

[This message has been edited by FearlessLeader2 (edited July 22, 2001).]

 

[Az]

Why do you think he needs to do that?
He has recieved an education good enough to write excellent English.
Now look those people are not always smart or especially gifted. But you can't deny the fact that education plays an important role in life no matter how smart or dumb you are...

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[GP]

I'm noticing that a lot of you guys have some kind of flaming or shooting smiley in your sig. What up with that?

 

[Vrylakas]

I recall about 10 years ago Prince Charles paid a brief visit to Canada, and made one of his customary pretentious remarks. He said something to the effect of "Why don't Canadians study proper (i.e., The Queen's) English in their schools, and why have they let some of those insidious American spellings creep in to their usage?" I know Americans are used to being lectured about their lack of British English, but I was surprised at the response from the Canadians; for a whole day the Toronto radio stations were fuming and seething with anti-Charles tirades. It was pretty amusing, at least from a distance.

I think Prince Charles, for all his charity work, is a poster boy for why most of Europe has either ditched or demoted their royalty. He clearly is not in touch with the life of his average "subject". Reminds me of George Bush Sr. during the 1992 American presidential elections when he visited a foodmarket (with cameras in tow) and was amazed at how a cash-out line works with modern scanners. That was a clear sign he knew little of how the average American lived...

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[Iroquois]

I think Prince Charles has it in his mind that because he is royalty that everyone should admire and look up to him. He thinks everyone should do as he does and he feels like he is called to set everyone else straight because he is royalty.

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[Az]

Sorry guys nut...are you "anti-charles" or anti-royalists?

Just asking really...

 

[Iroquois]

Originally posted by Az:
Sorry guys nut...are you "anti-charles" or anti-royalists?

Just asking really...

I'm niether. Well, maybe a little anti-Charles. I just call them like I see them. I think if Charles (and Mr. Bush, and lots of others too) would try to live like everyone else then they wouldn't have this problem. As it is they seperate themselves from everyone else and those kinds of pretentious remarks are what gives it away.

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[Az]

Well Iroquois in this case you are right.

But we must admit that these people will never be able to live exactly like us. They're far more educated and far richer than us.
But they should never forget a part of their exellent education which tells them to try to be simple and not overdoo it like some nouveaux-riches.

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[thedirk]

I'm a little anit-charles, I just don't like him very much.

I'm not really anti-royalty, but I'm certainly not pro-royalty.

I just don't think that monarchy really has much of a place in a democratically governed nation. As a Canadian, I have no desire to see Charles be our king, and would shed no tears if we got rid of the monarchy.

Unless of course they made me king, in which case I'm sure I would love the monarchy and think it was a great thing.