Post #104424 by Satan's Sin on Tue, Jul 27, 2004 7:11 AM

Commonwealth members of TC -- your comments are going to go over most Americans' heads.

It is my perception that most British people are forgetting that "Windsor" is a completely made-up name, and most Americans would be shocked to learn of this in the first place (or of the equally foggy fact that the predominant bloodline in the British royal family is German).

We are so very glad our Founding Fathers created a pure republic and banned hereditary titles of any sort; nonetheless, we cannot help but continue to be fascinated by your royals' antics, which proves to us on a continuing basis of the wisdom of the Founders' decision. And I think a little Maori blood will do them good.

And p.s. -- poor Charles. He has the most unfortunate face. I met him ages ago, and he was much better looking in person than in his photos. Actually a rather handsome man, not at all like the jug-eared, pointy-nosed upper-class twit (to borrow a phrase from Monty Python) he looks to be in his pictures. Some people are unlucky like that.