On 1/18/06, Mark Weiss <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> A great idea! Brits from the Republic of Albion would flock to our
> shores to watch the changing of the unflinching guards.
Yes, feudalism for America. Do you think they will let young Jeb sit
on the throne?
> An Arizona real estate developer bought London Bridge (I'm not
> kidding. This is as weird as the royal toothpaste squeezer) and
> re-erected it, stone by stone, in the middle of a then-waterless
> desert near the site of a new reservoir. The idea was to publicize
> the house lots he was selling. When the reservoir filled up he cut a
> channel from it so that there's real water below the bridge. He
> brought in some European mute swans and paddle boats and built a
> bunch of mock-tudor structures. Very Merrie Olde England. In those
> structures you can buy cotton candy, corn dogs, hamburgers and
> postcards. The place is always jammed with tourists. Except for the
> five months of the year when the temperature is over 100 F.
>
Yes, I know about this wierd fetish for bridges. Why doesn't someone
buy windsor castle instead?
> Anybody know what happened to the Scottish antifeudalism law? For
> those who don't know, much of Scotland is still owned by the great
> lords, who collect taxes from their tenants. The Duchess of
> Sunderland owns close to a fourthe of the country, mostly pasturage,
> and collects a fee for each sheep. The Scottish palliament a few
> years ago passed a law requiring tenants to have first refusal of any
> land their overlords sell. The law met with legal challenges. Any further news?
*groan*
Steerpike
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