*perform sudden and very diverting flamenco whilst making racket with castanets*
Annie ! You provocative hussey ....... I'll throw money at you to stop it. Seriously. I'll do it ! :-))
I see you know that "very diverting" is anniet for "pigs breakfast", Mike :)
I hadn't realised it was a money earner though!
Thankyou!
I know... you could take up street performing, anniet!! Oooooh... that is a good idea, anniet!! I know! And it was ours!!
Just be grateful it wasn't the cancan I had to perform. Or riverdance (which I used to be quite good at but only for about four seconds). I doubt either of those would earn me much as I'd peter-out wheezing before people had time to get at their money... *trip over David's detective* and I get the feeling he'd put his charges up skyhigh...
@Sir Ffing - not that we have any plans or anything... but if we were to ever decide we sort of didn't want our royal family anymore... would you like them? :)
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I get quite disappointed when I've gone to the expense of travelling to a foreign clime, to find little Britain there. Perhaps I'm a bit weird though? :)
Britain is good, little Britain in the sun is even better. The Spanish Costas are full of Brit ex pats, you can't move for them in their little enclaves, refusing to integrate with the locals. Usually instead with each others wives. Gib is quite different it has it's own individual flavour, whilst retaining it's ishness of Britain. I like it any way so there. Stamps foot :-)
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Annie ! You provocative hussey ....... I'll throw money at you to stop it. Seriously. I'll do it ! :-))
And I'll throw money to get her to continue! I'll raise you 10 Shekels and two camels.
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David S got my gist I think. If we were not a spoil of war and there was no bad blood between Britain and Spain (like there is with Argentina over the Falklands) then who knows how soon we'd dump the OT.
Yes, effectively you are a spoil of war. In wars there are winners and losers, and some are bad losers. There is no particular bad blood between the Spanish and us, in fact our Royals are on quite good terms with theirs. The Falklands problem is another matter. The British claim to sovereignty dates from 1690, and the United Kingdom has exercised de facto sovereignty over the archipelago almost continuously since 1833. Argentina has long disputed this claim, having been in control of the islands for a period prior to 1833. But they have politically unstable Regimes, so need to sabre rattle every so often to maintain control.
If you vote to give up your OT status, you would become fully Spanish administratively. But the UK would retain military control of the rock for national security reasons.
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@Sir Ffing - not that we have any plans or anything... but if we were to ever decide we sort of didn't want our royal family anymore... would you like them? :)
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As an Overseas Territory, the British Nationality Act 1981 granted Gibraltarians full British citizenship. Under its current constitution, Gibraltar has almost complete internal democratic self-government through an elected parliament. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who is represented by the Governor of Gibraltar.
They already have the Queen and her family! They just don't happen to live there.
Off to the Tower with her!!
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If you can forgive my teasing - did you take a wrong turn in the airport? ;-)
If the pilot doesn't plonk the aircraft down pretty smartly its a long trundle the whole length of the runway and back again to the terminal building!
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An interesting chat, Sir. Thank you kindly. I hope you do not regret inviting me to tarry awhile? :-)
Not at all my good man, always happy to chat with the Colonials :-)))
Waiting for Godot & salvation :-)
Why do doctors have to practice?
You'd think they'd have got it right by now
Yes I did get the gist of that. But if they gave up OT status and with it British protection they WOULD become Spanish. They can't afford to take that chance and they know it. There is nothing wrong with Gib as it is. They have as much devolved autonomy as Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. And think on, who is it that enforces the 3 mile territorial waters limit, ratified by the United Nations Law of the Sea Convention of 1982? Yes the Royal navy and the Coastguard. Else you would have Spanish trawlers all over the place over fishing, it is bad enough as it is with constant incursions being dealt with.
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Why do doctors have to practice?
You'd think they'd have got it right by now
They have as much devolved autonomy as Wales, Scotland, and Ireland.
And we only just "kept" Scotland... *turn to address Scotland* Thank you :) and my sincere apologies for how rude some of us were after you decided to stick with us.*
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3 mile territorial waters limit
Well, my admittedly limited understanding of the Utrecht treaty, was that the water around the rock was not included, nor was the isthmus. Spain gave temporary permission for Gibraltar's yellow fever sufferers (I think) to be quarantined there *far away look* perhaps because they thought us Brits might flung them into the sea otherwise - where they'd wash up on Spain's coastline...
No? :) Oh. Okay :) ... and then we kind of... kept encroaching and not giving it back...*
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Gib is quite different it has it's own individual flavour, whilst retaining it's ishness of Britain.
I've never been so I will take your word for it :) and I'm sure it's lovely... but I do prefer a thorough cultural dipping when I travel abroad, rather than just a flavour :)
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I like it any way so there. Stamps foot :-)
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Oh... that's not a dance move. Well I'm glad you like it, Chris because I don't know any national dances I could divert Gibraltarians with if you hadn't :)
* I heard a couple of days ago that someone has made it impossible for them to vote for independence again... but I didn't catch the whole snippet and can find no mention on the internet, which means it can't be true... or can it? :)
edit (for late thought) *Under the circumstance... you'd think we'd be more tolerant about squatters (and their right to remain somewhere) than we in fact are :)
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I heard a couple of days ago that someone has made it impossible for them to vote for independence again..
Certainly not what Lady muck Sturgeon thinks I can assure you! She has threatened to hold further referendums until they DO get independence. What of course they don't realise is that they would then get kicked out of the EU, and be made to re-apply in their own right. That would not get passed because of them opposing nuclear weapons, they couldn't be part of NATO. Apart from which North Sea oil has nearly run out, which they thought was their fortune in waiting.
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Well, my admittedly limited understanding of the Utrecht treaty, was that the water around the rock was not included,
Not at the time no. That was added in 1982 which pissed them off even further.
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Gib is quite different it has it's own individual flavour, whilst retaining it's ishness of Britain.
I've never been so I will take your word for it :) and I'm sure it's lovely...
It is, I love the place.
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but I do prefer a thorough cultural dipping when I travel abroad,
Well swimming in a foreign pool is one pastime I suppose.
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Oh... that's not a dance move. Well I'm glad you like it, Chris because I don't know any national dances I could divert Gibraltarians with if you hadn't :)
Well you could try Salomes's wotsit, pretty much a diversion I would have thought.*
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nor was the isthmus
Ah, that was the Spanish ambassador with a lisp that said "Isthmus be wrong to let the Brits have it!".
@Sir Ffing - not that we have any plans or anything... but if we were to ever decide we sort of didn't want our royal family anymore... would you like them? :)
Thank you, Anniet, but no. Have you considered offering them to Spain? :-) Their royals enjoy hunting too.
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always happy to chat with the Colonials :-)))
By all means do, Sir, but you'd have to go back five or six generations in my family before you'd find someone that considered themselves one :-)
RE: RE: *perform sudden
I see you know that "very diverting" is anniet for "pigs breakfast", Mike :)
I hadn't realised it was a money earner though!
Thank you!
I know... you could take up street performing, anniet!! Oooooh... that is a good idea, anniet!! I know! And it was ours!!
Just be grateful it wasn't the cancan I had to perform. Or riverdance (which I used to be quite good at but only for about four seconds). I doubt either of those would earn me much as I'd peter-out wheezing before people had time to get at their money... *trip over David's detective* and I get the feeling he'd put his charges up skyhigh...
@Sir Ffing - not that we have any plans or anything... but if we were to ever decide we sort of didn't want our royal family anymore... would you like them? :)
*wait for the Oi...*
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RE: I get quite
Britain is good, little Britain in the sun is even better. The Spanish Costas are full of Brit ex pats, you can't move for them in their little enclaves, refusing to integrate with the locals. Usually instead with each others wives. Gib is quite different it has it's own individual flavour, whilst retaining it's ishness of Britain. I like it any way so there. Stamps foot :-)
And I'll throw money to get her to continue! I'll raise you 10 Shekels and two camels.
Yes, effectively you are a spoil of war. In wars there are winners and losers, and some are bad losers. There is no particular bad blood between the Spanish and us, in fact our Royals are on quite good terms with theirs. The Falklands problem is another matter. The British claim to sovereignty dates from 1690, and the United Kingdom has exercised de facto sovereignty over the archipelago almost continuously since 1833. Argentina has long disputed this claim, having been in control of the islands for a period prior to 1833. But they have politically unstable Regimes, so need to sabre rattle every so often to maintain control.
If you vote to give up your OT status, you would become fully Spanish administratively. But the UK would retain military control of the rock for national security reasons.
OI!!
They already have the Queen and her family! They just don't happen to live there.
Off to the Tower with her!!
If the pilot doesn't plonk the aircraft down pretty smartly its a long trundle the whole length of the runway and back again to the terminal building!
Not at all my good man, always happy to chat with the Colonials :-)))
Waiting for Godot & salvation :-)
Why do doctors have to practice?
You'd think they'd have got it right by now
RE: If you vote to give up
Which I think is the reason they don't do it. If they could dump you lot and NOT become Spanish, I think he's saying they'd do it in a heartbeat.
David
Miserable old git
Patiently waiting for the asteroid with my name on it.
Yes I did get the gist of
Yes I did get the gist of that. But if they gave up OT status and with it British protection they WOULD become Spanish. They can't afford to take that chance and they know it. There is nothing wrong with Gib as it is. They have as much devolved autonomy as Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. And think on, who is it that enforces the 3 mile territorial waters limit, ratified by the United Nations Law of the Sea Convention of 1982? Yes the Royal navy and the Coastguard. Else you would have Spanish trawlers all over the place over fishing, it is bad enough as it is with constant incursions being dealt with.
Waiting for Godot & salvation :-)
Why do doctors have to practice?
You'd think they'd have got it right by now
RE: They have as much
And we only just "kept" Scotland... *turn to address Scotland* Thank you :) and my sincere apologies for how rude some of us were after you decided to stick with us.*
Well, my admittedly limited understanding of the Utrecht treaty, was that the water around the rock was not included, nor was the isthmus. Spain gave temporary permission for Gibraltar's yellow fever sufferers (I think) to be quarantined there *far away look* perhaps because they thought us Brits might flung them into the sea otherwise - where they'd wash up on Spain's coastline...
No? :) Oh. Okay :) ... and then we kind of... kept encroaching and not giving it back...*
I've never been so I will take your word for it :) and I'm sure it's lovely... but I do prefer a thorough cultural dipping when I travel abroad, rather than just a flavour :)
*wait expectantly... and wait... and wait...*
Oh... that's not a dance move. Well I'm glad you like it, Chris because I don't know any national dances I could divert Gibraltarians with if you hadn't :)
*
I heard a couple of days ago that someone has made it impossible for them to vote for independence again... but I didn't catch the whole snippet and can find no mention on the internet, which means it can't be true... or can it? :)
edit (for late thought)
*Under the circumstance... you'd think we'd be more tolerant about squatters (and their right to remain somewhere) than we in fact are :)
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RE: I heard a couple of
Certainly not what Lady muck Sturgeon thinks I can assure you! She has threatened to hold further referendums until they DO get independence. What of course they don't realise is that they would then get kicked out of the EU, and be made to re-apply in their own right. That would not get passed because of them opposing nuclear weapons, they couldn't be part of NATO. Apart from which North Sea oil has nearly run out, which they thought was their fortune in waiting.
Not at the time no. That was added in 1982 which pissed them off even further.
It is, I love the place.
Well swimming in a foreign pool is one pastime I suppose.
Well you could try Salomes's wotsit, pretty much a diversion I would have thought.*
Ah, that was the Spanish ambassador with a lisp that said "Isthmus be wrong to let the Brits have it!".
Or I could try this for you *
Waiting for Godot & salvation :-)
Why do doctors have to practice?
You'd think they'd have got it right by now
RE: @Sir Ffing - not that
Thank you, Anniet, but no. Have you considered offering them to Spain? :-) Their royals enjoy hunting too.
By all means do, Sir, but you'd have to go back five or six generations in my family before you'd find someone that considered themselves one :-)
Says he with Sid James in his
Says he with Sid James in his Avatar!
Waiting for Godot & salvation :-)
Why do doctors have to practice?
You'd think they'd have got it right by now
You are an appreciator of
You are an appreciator of irony, Sir :-)
I note you favoured chosen one, not justice
edit: Might that be telling? ;-)
RE: You are an appreciator
One does not watch Blackadder as an idle pastime you know!
Don't lose you head now!
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Why do doctors have to practice?
You'd think they'd have got it right by now