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God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
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Daddy like machine rest. Daddy want!
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That old lady could shoot both rifle and shotgun better thank most on this board and she could definitely ride a horse better than almost anyone you know.
I imagine if she could have, she would have rather been some moderately well off country gentry than a queen, but God had other plans. For someone who was not born to be queen and only ruled by accident of history, she did a good job as far as anyone can tell. Any parent should know better than to criticize her for the actions of her children. Many of us have done far worse with far fewer challenges. In any case, good or bad, she is gone on to her reward now.
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She raised and trained Labrador retrievers. In her later years, she didn't shoot, but her husband did. He did the shooting while she worked the dogs. When a dog brought a live bird to her, she'd personally wring it's neck.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
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That look that says "Yes darling, that's the Queen holding you. "
When a country is well governed, poverty and a mean condition are something to be ashamed of. When a country is ill governed, riches and honors are something to be ashamed of . Confucius
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And taking a little rifle practice at sea in her younger days.
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That old lady could shoot both rifle and shotgun better thank most on this board and she could definitely ride a horse better than almost anyone you know.
I imagine if she could have, she would have rather been some moderately well off country gentry than a queen, but God had other plans. For someone who was not born to be queen and only ruled by accident of history, she did a good job as far as anyone can tell. Any parent should know better than to criticize her for the actions of her children. Many of us have done far worse with far fewer challenges. In any case, good or bad, she is gone on to her reward now. I like this post. I will add she's hunted the tiger..
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
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Frilly hat, frock, and pearls. "Why of course, I'd love to do some shooting."
It takes a village to raise an idiot.
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I think all drivers in the motor corps had some mechanical training. Princess Elisabeth drove an ambulance during the blitz on London for at least part of her service. She, and others in the entire royal family refused the government's urging to evacuate to the one of the colonies for "the duration" which says something. My Aunt June (a nurse) met the (then) Princess Elizabeth who was delivering a dead body which was very badly damaged when bombs hit a residential district of London (I can no longer remember which district). I *DO* remember Aunty June saying that it was Elizabeth that cleaned up the blood and feces in the back. Combined with the info from the above pictures, I'm sad she has died. The current royals are a far cry... Meghan Markle being the low point IMNSHO. Thanks, California! /John
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I think all drivers in the motor corps had some mechanical training. Princess Elisabeth drove an ambulance during the blitz on London for at least part of her service. She, and others in the entire royal family refused the government's urging to evacuate to the one of the colonies for "the duration" which says something. My Aunt June (a nurse) met the (then) Princess Elizabeth who was delivering a dead body which was very badly damaged when bombs hit a residential district of London (I can no longer remember which district). I *DO* remember Aunty June saying that it was Elizabeth that cleaned up the blood and feces in the back. Combined with the info from the above pictures, I'm sad she has died. The current royals are a far cry... Meghan Markle being the low point IMNSHO. /John Megan Markle is the low point, period.
Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want. Rehabilitation is way overrated. Orwell wasn't wrong. GOA member disappointed NRA member 24HCF SEARCH
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That’s pretty badass! Her sons and grandkids like to shoot and hunt in a country that is mostly anti guns and anti hunting. That says something good about her.
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She was a class act in my opinion. She did a tough job for 70 years without scandal. The whole Megan thing could have blown up much worse. The queen knew it was all bigger than her.
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She was quite a lady and doesn’t deserve the bile many have put on her. She led a very long and eventful life very successfully. May she Rest In Peace.
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She was quite a lady and doesn’t deserve the bile many have put on her. She led a very long and eventful life very successfully. May she Rest In Peace. +1 ^^^^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^^^
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That picture of the Shah Pahlavi of Iran is iconic. Wonder how relations with Iran would be if Carter hadn’t thrown him overboard.
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Some drunken history concerning dates and time frames of events on this and other threads.
Things that could not have happened unless she had her own personal time machine...
I wont bother with laying out a sequence of events to prove.
I'm being kind...
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A lot of the Royals can't handle the discipline and structure that's expected of them and opt out. Queen Elizabeth's Uncle, Edward lasted less than a year as King before he abdicated the throne and bailed.
Queen Elizabeth took it on at a young age and maintained it for her whole life. Obviously, it provided her with an opulent life. But she would have had that anyway.
I respect her for having the discipline to maintain the tradition in such a classy manner. The position has a lot of perks to say the least. But it also requires a type of sacrifice that very few people will experience.
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