Which county would you be Duchess or Duke for?

Harryhannoi · October 21, 2006, 09:00:37 PM

I'd take the Duchess of Derby - sounds nice. :teehee:

Cassidy · October 22, 2006, 03:30:13 PM

Quote from: *~Gem*Gems~* on October 21, 2006, 07:20:42 PM
:teehee: why manchester?

'Cause Man Utd rules! :yay:

Gems · October 22, 2006, 03:38:18 PM

:rolleyes:

heather · October 22, 2006, 07:25:58 PM

Sadly, the title "Duchess" has now become tarnished...I mean they let any old scrag become a Duchess these days 8)

Toujours · October 22, 2006, 07:28:12 PM

devonshire. i like the peak district ;)

princesslily · October 25, 2006, 08:34:50 AM

Quote from: heather on October 22, 2006, 07:25:58 PM
Sadly, the title "Duchess" has now become tarnished...I mean they let any old scrag become a Duchess these days 8)

Are you referring to cam cam?

Wombat · October 25, 2006, 09:20:12 AM

Quote from: heather on October 22, 2006, 07:25:58 PM
Sadly, the title "Duchess" has now become tarnished...I mean they let any old scrag become a Duchess these days 8)

Cool..with no regard for standards...I should be able to get a duchesshood..or whatever you call it :shifty:

Smartie** · October 25, 2006, 10:23:23 PM

Quotewhy manchester?

I like the name :shrug:
I think the current Duke lives in California. Smartie..Duchess of Manchester..nice ring don't ya think?

Quote'Cause Man Utd rules!

and Christiano Ronaldo is HOTT! :fool:

Gems · October 25, 2006, 10:26:40 PM

:huh?: there's a duke of manchester? ;)

Windsor · October 25, 2006, 10:46:35 PM

Alexander Montagu is the 13th and current Duke of Manchester, he lives in California, United States. :)

Gems · October 25, 2006, 10:49:37 PM

:teehee: Well that'd be why I've never heard of him then. :thumbsdown:

This is Off Topic, but what are all the titles Charles and Philip have? :hmm:

Windsor · October 25, 2006, 10:59:05 PM

Prince Philip:

His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, Baron Greenwich, of Greenwich in the County of London, Royal Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Extra Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Grand Master and First and Principal Knight of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Member of the Order of Merit, Companion in the Order of Australia, Companion in the Queen's Service Order, Lord of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Member of Her Majesty's Privy Council for Canada.

Prince Charles:

His Royal Highness The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall and Earl of Chester, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the Isles, Prince and Great Steward of Scotland, Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Great Master and First and Principal Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Member of the Order of Merit, Knight of the Order of Australia, Companion of the Queen's Service Order, Honorary Member of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, Chief Grand Commander of the Order of Logohu, Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Aide-de-Camp to Her Majesty.

Gems · October 25, 2006, 11:01:19 PM

:hug:

I still prefer Wesminster :happy:

Quote from: Smartie** on October 25, 2006, 10:23:23 PM
and Christiano Ronaldo is HOTT! :fool:

:nono: :nono: :nono: :nono: :nono: :nono:
:wait: :wait: :wait: :wait: :wait: :wait: :wait: :wait:

Smartie** · October 26, 2006, 06:43:19 PM

he is WOW
SO HOTT

if he was any hotter he'd be illegal lol

Gems · October 26, 2006, 08:21:46 PM

Don't say that to any of my friends :windsor: :teehee:

guysguy · October 26, 2006, 09:24:46 PM

manchester's son is about 16 or 17 now....

Gems · October 26, 2006, 10:02:05 PM

But is he American? :teehee: :hide:

dizzylizzy13 · October 26, 2006, 10:34:42 PM

The Duke of Manchester's heir, Viscount Mandeville is 13.
His mother, the former Wendy Dawn Buford, of the Anaheim, California Bufords, is American.
This by American standards, would entitle the Viscount to American citizenship should he wish to claim it, regardless of where he was born.
I don't know what the British requirements are.

Gems · October 26, 2006, 10:35:55 PM

The British requirements are to turn up do nothing :thumbsup:

dizzylizzy13 · October 26, 2006, 11:10:26 PM

Those sound like ours ... unfortunately our system over here is totally screwed up as people like my husband (a manager from Europe with a Ph.D. & a US (taxed) job had to wait 3 years longer to get a Green Card than several people who were applying for benefits.
"Give me your tired and poor and people willing to work the system ..."

Many people gain citizenship by having more than $ 1 million in assets yet turn around a year later and claim they can't afford to pay the full fees at the state universities. Kiddos get the degrees subsidized by the US taxpayer and go back home to earn wages.
The idiots at the Immigration and Naturalization Services are the same ones who issued Mohammed Atta a Visa posthumously ... so the level of incompetence is really stunning.

Meanwhile we have soldiers getting body parts blown off in Iraq and their families back home have to get by on food stamps ...

Sorry about the rant, it just very annoying.

Gems · October 26, 2006, 11:38:24 PM

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: I think we should all look at Australia.

Anyhow, I'm still sticking with Westminster, maybe Cheltenahm too :teehee:

Wombat · October 27, 2006, 01:14:10 AM

Quote from: *~Gem*Gems~* on October 26, 2006, 11:38:24 PM
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: I think we should all look at Australia.

Yeah....because we just load them onto planes and send them back to where they come from :thumbsup:

Australia is actively seeking skilled migrants..So dizzy..why don't you move here? :teehee:

dizzylizzy13 · October 28, 2006, 03:08:52 PM

Aw, boy, if only we could ... it seems like an amazing place to live. The people we have known who've been sent there to work for a few years have all said it was very hard to leave. Maybe we will someday, but for right now we have to stay in the States and look after some of my (elderly)family members. But still, it's a kind of a dream to think about ...

Gems · October 28, 2006, 03:17:52 PM

Quote from: wombat on October 27, 2006, 01:14:10 AM
Yeah....because we just load them onto planes and send them back to where they come from :thumbsup:

:yay: :yay: :yay: :yay:

dizzylizzy13 · October 28, 2006, 05:00:11 PM

That's exactly right! Completely agree with the one-way ticket back home immigration policy that is sadly, underused by most countries today.

If the immigrants don't like it in the new country then they need to go back to where they came from, I agree.

I think if someone goes to a country (for a new life or even a few years to work) they should learn the history, language & customs, and also contribute their taxes and be willing to fight for it (if they become citizens) should the need arise.

And assimilate, da**it!