Meeting Royalty in Europe

Mxsmanic wrote:

Arwel Parry writes:

A business suit will do, though lots turn up in morning suits and hats.

What is a morning suit?

Striped trousers and cut-away (tail) coat. (Nowadays most men only wear
them when they get married, and rent them briefly for that sole
purpose.)

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) "evgmsop-no wrote:

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And no doubt have whatever serves as "secret service" in their country
promtly pounding at your door to arrest you! (Couldn't happen to a more
deserving troll.)

It'd sure help if people didn't feed them _all_ _the_ _time_.

David

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Mxsmanic wrote:

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes:

Judging from your frequent mistakes in spelling, one can only conclude
that your billionaire "friend" is a "self-made man" and his business
such that a proper education is not a requirement.

In the United States, most wealthy people are self-made, although that
is becoming less and less true with the continuing polarization of
wealth.

But SFAIK, most of them (nowadays) have a reasonably good education.
("Self-made" does not equate with "self-educated".)

Mxsmanic wrote:

Thanks. How entertainingly ridiculous it all is! Does anyone really
think I'd dress up in such costumes just for the high privilege of
accepting his invitation to some social outing as ritualized and dreary
as the attire it requires? Do people really have time and motivation to
waste on such high theater?

Obvioulsy our friend "Robert" would be over the moon, were he to be
included in such a gathering! (And some people, myself among them,
rather enjoy the "high theater" of dressing up - although I agree,
sipping tea at a "garden party", dressed to the nines, holds no charm
for me, either.)


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On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 18:47:14 -0600, "Douglas W. Hoyt"
wrote:

It's strange how my posting on safety in Europe turned into a debate
of whether or not I have a royal friend. Some of you may not have seen my
last post so I'll say it again below.

I haven't read those other posts or those other threads, and I wish I
hadn't read this one.


Ditto. Could this guy BE any more pompous?


Mason Barge

"If this is coffee, please bring me some tea. If this is tea, please bring me some coffee."
-- Abraham Lincoln

Mxsmanic wrote in message . ..
Robert writes:

But I do have these contacts and I realize that
that it's sounds unbelievable.

It doesn't sound unbelievable at all. A great many people are very
close to billionaires, royalty, and so on, but usually do not pursue the
contacts that would have the former drinking tea in the parlors of the
latter. It is really true that most of us are separated from so-called
celebrities by only a few degrees of separation, and so those of us who
worship them can come to know them if that be our goal.

What concerns me more is your lack of discretion. Each tale is a bit
more fabulous than its predecessor, and, as I expected, you eventually
named names when the stories alone failed to impress. If you are making
things up, it doesn't matter, but if you are not, it's very indiscreet.

I am curious that my sincerity has not come shinning
through my posts, because what I say is true.

Sincerity is impossible to assess on USENET.

I see now I made my own luck.

Probably. See above.

It's not my targe but I'm just going to push forward until I get
it. Success treads on the heals of every right effort.

Yes. See above. I'm not sure I see the attraction of tea with royals
or handshakes with Senator Kennedy, but it's clear that these are very
important to you.

The only thing that is important to me is the money I earned by
putting a deal together and that I now have interesting friends who I
have learned a great deal from. It's important to the people who asked
me all the questions though. That's ok, even if they themselves wish
to be rich, famous and important.

Jeremy Henderson wrote in message ...
On 31/10/03 6:55 am, in article ,
"Hatunen" wrote:

On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 03:36:33 +0000 (UTC),
wrote:

In article ,
(Robert) wrote:

Do not show
up at the palace uninvited.

Ah, so *that's* where I've been going wrong. Thanks for the tip.

Just go about your business in a positive
manner expecting someday that you will meet meet royalty. You people
got lucky without any effort - because through me you have come one
step to actually meeting royalty.

Seriously, why do you think that people in this newsgroup are interested
in meeting royalty -- or, indeed, that they haven't?

Back in 1960 met Princess Marie of Romania (I recollect she was)
at a small party in Youngstown Ohio. She was a fat dumpy old
lady.

Are you sure it wasn't the Queen Mother - the description fits. Was she
drunk and smelling of Dubonnet and corgi ****?

J.

Would you drink a pint of Corgi **** to meet with the Queen alone for
a half an hour hour? Seriously. Lots of people would.

"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" "evgmsop-no wrote in message ...
Robert wrote:


Judging from your frequent mistakes in spelling, one can only conclude
that your billionaire "friend" is a "self-made man" and his business
such that a proper education is not a requirement. (A lot of people
collect commissions for entrepreneurial services - how does that make
them "friends" of the business-owners involved?)

Yes, totally self-made. He only cares if you can sell. No waste or
bull**** in the way he does things. That's why he's a billionaire. He
invited me to his house. He called me a lot. Maybe we're not "friends"
but I say it like that.

Show of hands, please: How many of you think you'd remotely WANT to be
intimate with someone who judges his friends by their ability to "sell"
his merchandise?

If you can sell I'll give you a job. I have electric power generator
for sale for US$30 million. You find a buyer and I'll pay you a US$1.8
million commission. If you can do this be sure we will be friends
forever. That's what I mean dick-wad.

Mxsmanic wrote in
:

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes:

Interesting observation! Does a "princess" cease to be such, when she
marries?

If she marries an heir to the throne, she becomes queen when he becomes
king, as I recall. In fact, I think she also becomes queen if she
marries a king, but I'm not sure. I know that the rule does not apply
in reverse, which is why the queen of England is still married to a
prince (a "prince consort").


There are many princes and princesses who will never be kings or queens.
("many" being a relative term). Even if they marry and are not in line to
be queen a princess remains a princess.

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes:

And no doubt have whatever serves as "secret service" in their country
promtly pounding at your door to arrest you!

It isn't generally illegal to e-mail someone, not even in the U.S.
(yet).

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