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David J. Sharp's avatar

A pleasant image, that: The bonny Prince Charlie skipping down the lane, perhaps essaying a Fred Astaire step or two … as Britain bravely muddles on.

Michael Patrick O’Leary's avatar

I do have a picture of the then prince in a kilt skipping down a lane to greet the odious Jimmy Savile.

David J. Sharp's avatar

Better than Bobby Maxwell, though.

Michael Patrick O’Leary's avatar

I would not like to make a choice between Savile and the Bouncing Czech. Robert Maxwelton braes are bonny.

David J. Sharp's avatar

And wee. (Whee!)

Quentin Hardy's avatar

Now grade it on a curve that includes the behavior and public statements of The American Who Would Be King.

Benjamin Dreyer's avatar

For some reason I’m suddenly put in mind of OW’s “the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable.”

JulieAA's avatar

I would recommend this response: "The authorities have our full and wholehearted support = Send him to the Tower and hand me an axe, I’ll do it myself." Spoken by someone of honor in the current administration, or anyone qualified in the other two branches . . . although I'm currently hard pressed to say whom that might be.

Maggie Green's avatar

I dunno. R when it stands for Rex has some weight to it.

Doug Wyatt's avatar

I thought you would mention the multiply passive "What follows ..." sentence.

Alice M Askew's avatar

As QE II might have remarked sotto voce upon hearing of this latest royal pickle, "But who's going to care for his dogs?" I'm sure he had several; all British Royals do.

I am sorry for and sympathize with Sallie's discomfort in damp weather. I understand her need for cozy garments, but am anxious to learn what the lettering on her shirt means. I'm almost positive the fragment I can make out, "eline," is "Feline something..."

Oh, dear! The Resident Cat won't like that one bit.

Benjamin Dreyer's avatar

FEELING SWELL SURF COMMUNITY

Alice M Askew's avatar

Thank you. Just goes to show how word fragments can trip the reader up.

robsdoor's avatar

They may have consideed "my brother" and concluded that it might be seen as an attempt to put a thumb on the scale

Brandon Fox's avatar

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!

Trey Graham's avatar

"Murderous" indeed. But then no one does witheringly polite quite like the English do.