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Mike

July 17, 2012, 02:37:52 PM
Mark Twain:
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it."
and
"Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please."

Squirrel

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July 17, 2012, 02:43:56 PM
Thanks for posting this!

In 5 years, they'll have their 100 year anniversary!

I guess,
:bday5:
House of Windsor  :hehe:
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." - Stephen Hawking

Diamonds

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July 17, 2012, 02:47:49 PM
Happy birthday!

Mike

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July 17, 2012, 04:16:06 PM
Did any other British monarch change his family's name?
Mark Twain:
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it."
and
"Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please."

snokitty

#4
July 17, 2012, 05:29:57 PM
Not that I have ever read about they didn't.

If they hadn't changed it there was a very real possibility that they would have been thrown out on their behinds. There are British people today that still complain about them being German.
"Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too"      Voltaire

I can see humor in most things & I would rather laugh than cry.    Snokitty

LouisFerdinand

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November 26, 2017, 10:57:23 PM
Are there any events scheduled to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the House of Windsor?

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