God Save the King?

Ummm... no. MAD is a doctrine, not an operations system. And as a doctrime... it PREVENTED war.

Indeed. The Soviet threat was real, and continues to cause issues, what with their bajillions of weapons, up to and perhaps including nukes, now finding their way into the hands of the truly insane.

Luckier than if the US had not stood up to the Soviets.

Agreed, as crazy as it sounds the threat of mutual destruction IMHO prevented the escalation of many conflicts to Armageddon status. now with the demise of the USSR and the rise of more radical regimes to nuclear status the world is a more unpredictable status. at least in the old days Nuclear brinkmanship was limited to sabre rattling.

Isn't God Save the Queen the same tune as God Bless America, or something like that?

Amazing thread, goes from GSTQ, to Sex Pistols, to Phil the Greek, to marrying your cousin in Arkansas, to some stuff about MAD.

Tim Brimelow

Well actually, God bless America is the same tune as God Save the (insert reigning Monarch here). Remember who came first :)

It is. although "God Save the King/Queen" is older by many years. I was just thinking, after looking at a photo of the late Princess Di. When good Queen Elizabeth finally does step down, and Charlie takes over they ~might~ want to cahnge the lyrics to "God Save The Country". How could he throw away a looker like her for horse-face Cammy? Ugh! (Profound appologies to any Brits; I am just wondering -- not looking for trouble)

-- John ___ __[xxx]__ (o - ) --------o00o--(_)--o00o-------

The history of things that didn't happen has never been written - Henry Kissinger

"I'm not afraid of the man who wants a thousand nukes, I'm afraid of the man who only wants one." (Anyone name the film?)

Going back to the topic though. Think of all the printers who will have jobs reprinting "Queen's Regulations"

Of course there are some here who would like to see us do away with the Monarchy in favour of an elected President, makes you wonder if a President can effect 8% increase to Tourism. A Monarchy has worked for us for the best part of 1500 years (albeit with a hiccough or two) -"if it ain't broke don't try to fix it".

Which may explain why Arkansas has no royalty .... ;-)

Cheers!!!

BobbyG

If I know Governments well enough, they'll try and get around the problem by printing out bazillions of little stickers that read:

---------- | KING'S |

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Nah, it's because *they* moved to New York..... ;-p

For the first part, that's "My Country, 'Tis of Thee". For the second part, that seems to be a human thing. I can't recall any conversation where the participants stuck to one subject.

Bill Banaszak, MFE

So this one time, at band camp...

And it all leads back to.....The Freemasons! ;+)

Kim M

Operation American Freedom Where is our Regime Change?

"The peacemaker"; line by Nicole Kidman's character, a defence/terrorism analist. In the movie, she was right, of course.

Rob

No, no, no - this is a Royalist thread. It leads back to the Templars. (Or is that what They *want* us to think?)

it's the grand and majestic knoghts of the oingo boingo. danny elfman's old band.

Uh, Rob, better make that 'analyst'. I hesitate to criticise other's spelling but in this case it appears as if Nicole's character might prefer something the Supreme Court just ruled legal. :)

Bill Banaszak, MFE and now we've gone astray again...

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Great, an Alyson Hannigan thread!!!!

Cheers,

Maybe that's why Tom Cruise left. Kim M

Operation American Freedom- Where is our regime change?