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Caption Photo of Queen Elizabeth
AP ^ | June 12, 2008

Posted on 06/14/2008 6:57:25 PM PDT by Shermy



TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: royals; strange
Explanation: "Gurning"
1 posted on 06/14/2008 6:57:27 PM PDT by Shermy
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To: Kenny Bunk; w_over_w; JohnHuang2; Roscoe Karns; aculeus; swarthyguy; dighton; blam; SunkenCiv; ...

Gurning ping.


2 posted on 06/14/2008 6:58:52 PM PDT by Shermy (Handlebars, Flobots. A prophecy about egomania, megalomania and Obama.)
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To: Shermy
The world champion is selected annually during the Egremont crab apple fair.

It sounds more like a road apple fair.

3 posted on 06/14/2008 7:04:08 PM PDT by HuntsvilleTxVeteran (McCain will send a self-abused stomped elephant to the DRNC.)
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To: Shermy; Roscoe Karns; aculeus; swarthyguy; dighton; Lijahsbubbe; martin_fierro
Explanation: "Gurning"

Also included... a picture of Camilla on the slideshow thumbnails. Coincidence?

4 posted on 06/14/2008 7:05:20 PM PDT by Ezekiel
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To: Shermy
Well worth a ping.

Especially if you have son-in-law who's a Brit...

5 posted on 06/14/2008 7:06:29 PM PDT by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance on Parade)
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To: Shermy

I’m gurning, I’m gurning, I’m gurning for you.


6 posted on 06/14/2008 7:07:21 PM PDT by csvset
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To: Shermy

In Britain, they have institutes of higher gurning.


7 posted on 06/14/2008 7:11:06 PM PDT by exit82 (People get the government they deserve. And they are about to get it--in spades.)
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To: Shermy
thank you for the explanation....I thought the Queen was watching someone with a really bad case of constipation.....
8 posted on 06/14/2008 7:11:54 PM PDT by Kimmers (Taxation WITH representation ain't much fun either...)
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To: csvset
I’m gurning, I’m gurning, I’m gurning for you.

LOL! I'm sure BOC would find that amusing, too.

9 posted on 06/14/2008 7:17:22 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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To: Shermy

There was a comic, once, who said “England is like a retarded older brother.” It fits.


10 posted on 06/14/2008 7:23:41 PM PDT by Paul Heinzman (I'm dirty, mean, mighty unclean.)
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To: Shermy

Michael Jackson could take his nose off, stand there straight faced and win the world championship.


11 posted on 06/14/2008 7:33:52 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Rebelbase
Michael Jackson could take his nose off, stand there straight faced and win the world championship.

Well then he is the winner... Michael has no nose...

12 posted on 06/14/2008 7:42:49 PM PDT by John123 (Obama said that he has been in 57 states. I will now light myself on fire...)
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To: Shermy

.."that's the expression I had trying to "pass" all that cheese I ate a week ago"

13 posted on 06/14/2008 7:44:25 PM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: John123

That is one ugly dude...


14 posted on 06/14/2008 7:45:15 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By any means necessary.)
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To: Shermy

All righty, then.


15 posted on 06/14/2008 7:49:35 PM PDT by rabidralph
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To: Shermy
I faced down Nazis fire bombing my country, handled the Sex Pistols mocking me, and dealt with my idiotic son, all to have my duties involve this..... wow.... how.... special....
16 posted on 06/14/2008 7:52:36 PM PDT by mnehring
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To: Shermy

Is there a Ministry of Gurning?


17 posted on 06/14/2008 8:21:13 PM PDT by clintonh8r (Leaving the top of my ballot blank.)
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To: clintonh8r
Is there a Ministry of Gurning?

Yes, it's next to the Ministry of Silly Walks.

18 posted on 06/14/2008 8:39:24 PM PDT by Bosco (Remember how you felt on September 11?)
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Also included... a picture of Camilla on the slideshow thumbnails.


19 posted on 06/14/2008 8:39:41 PM PDT by aculeus
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To: Bosco

That’s what I thought...


20 posted on 06/14/2008 9:05:02 PM PDT by clintonh8r (Leaving the top of my ballot blank.)
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To: Shermy

Which end of the horse is he imitating?


21 posted on 06/14/2008 9:32:03 PM PDT by AZLiberty (President Fred -- I still like the sound of it.)
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To: Shermy; aculeus; Ezekiel
Gurning is the art of making grotesque faces while sticking the head through a horse's collar,


22 posted on 06/14/2008 9:47:26 PM PDT by Lijahsbubbe
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23 posted on 06/14/2008 10:23:46 PM PDT by Roscoe Karns
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To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran
Hillery Clinton could beat them all at Gurning, hands down!
24 posted on 06/15/2008 7:24:21 PM PDT by Candor7 (Fascism? All it takes is for good men to say nothing, (Expose Obama))
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