And an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope.
I wanna die in bed surrounded by fat grandchildren, but guess that's off the menu.
Jenny ,'Bring On The Night'
Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
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Steph L. - May 07, 2010 6:23:18 am PDT #18523 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
WindSparrow - May 07, 2010 6:28:11 am PDT #18524 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
And the nice red uniforms.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - May 07, 2010 6:57:54 am PDT #18525 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
I think Buffistas would govern Britain better than we appear to be able to at the moment. Go ahead and invade. I can give you maps. Not secret ones. Atlas of UK roads type maps. But still. Maps.
I really think one has to live in a place before letting his/her opinions to determine the course of the country.
Yes, probably true.
how can she vote, if she's not a citizen?
She's an Irish citizen. Northern Ireland's citizens can vote in Irish elections, and Irish people can vote in UK elections. People whine about it. As someone from an Irish family, I support it wholeheartedly, given the centuries during which Britain screwed the Irish over. (In fact, I think every Commonwealth country's citizens should have the right to vote here if they live here.)
WindSparrow - May 07, 2010 7:08:49 am PDT #18526 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
I think Buffistas would govern Britain better than we appear to be able to at the moment.
Except for the possibly not entirely ideal climate, many of us would be quite pleased to consider one or more of the British Isles for the location of Buffista Island.
meara - May 07, 2010 7:17:26 am PDT #18527 of 30000
Irish people can vote in British elections, even though they have their own government?!? I had no idea. That's so weird. Is it only if they live in Britain, though? That at least makes a modicum of sense.
Fred Pete - May 07, 2010 7:31:38 am PDT #18528 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
Except for the possibly not entirely ideal climate, many of us would be quite pleased to consider one or more of the British Isles for the location of Buffista Island.
I probably have very, very distant cousins in Anglesey.
Liese S. - May 07, 2010 7:32:23 am PDT #18529 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Well, Navajos can vote in US elections even though they have their own government. Not exactly analogous, I suppose.
omnis_audis - May 07, 2010 7:45:45 am PDT #18530 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Wait, Shir is British?? I'm so confused.
ION- I found the leetle notpad with the measurements of all my furniture. After I sign lease, I can head to my new (dark, empty) apartment and measure out the rooms, and start scheming where to put all my stuff! For tomorrow, the truck load of junk arrives! Wheee! Two days early! (kinda glad I high tailed it that last leg of the trip now).
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - May 07, 2010 8:03:22 am PDT #18531 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
Is it only if they live in Britain, though? That at least makes a modicum of sense.
Yes, they have to be living here. But they don't have to be British citizens.
Except for the possibly not entirely ideal climate, many of us would be quite pleased to consider one or more of the British Isles for the location of Buffista Island.
The Isle of Wight is lovely during the summer. We could have a summer house town there.
Shir - May 07, 2010 8:09:45 am PDT #18532 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
My mom was born in Manchester, omnis. After my grandfather died when she was 2 years old, they came here.
Which is why I thought for years he was born there, too. Not so: he was born and raised in Lebanon (the family migrated from Riga, had the base at Rishon LeZion (one of the first settlements in Israel, and had a contract from a wine company to supervise the vineyards of it in Beirut), and accepted a job as a physician in the U.K. 6 years before his passing.
I love my family history. I know very little of it, but it seems like I'm pretty much from everywhere.