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Harry: His Royal Styness (Will clean his father's pig sty)
UK Sun ^ | 1/17/05 | JOHN COLES

Posted on 01/16/2005 6:08:59 PM PST by wagglebee

PRINCE Harry is making amends for his Nazi fancy dress shame — by mucking out his dad’s pigs.

Angry Charles has ordered Harry, 20, to do a series of lowly jobs at his organic farm near Highgrove, Gloucs.

A Royal source said: “His father thought a few days getting his hands dirty might focus his mind.”


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: britain; britishroyals; england; germany; greatbritain; nazis; princecharles; princeharry; royalfamily; royals; scotland; swastika; uk; unitedkingdom; wales
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1 posted on 01/16/2005 6:08:59 PM PST by wagglebee
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To: wagglebee

Interesting.


2 posted on 01/16/2005 6:12:48 PM PST by risk
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To: wagglebee

This worked when I was growing up on a farm in C. Iowa!


3 posted on 01/16/2005 6:13:17 PM PST by zzen01
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To: wagglebee
Boy is 20. If he doesn't understand by now, there isn't much hope. Slopping hogs isn't going to help.

/john

4 posted on 01/16/2005 6:14:20 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (D@mit! I'm just a cook. Don't make me come over there and prove it!)
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To: JRandomFreeper
Or mucking out... Ouch. That hurts at 20....

/john

5 posted on 01/16/2005 6:15:58 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (D@mit! I'm just a cook. Don't make me come over there and prove it!)
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To: wagglebee

Leave him to clean up after pigs for a decade. Then he'll be alright.


6 posted on 01/16/2005 6:18:00 PM PST by JohnnyZ ("Thought I was having trouble with my adding. It's all right now." - Clint Eastwood)
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To: wagglebee

It was a costume party


7 posted on 01/16/2005 6:19:06 PM PST by suekas
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To: JRandomFreeper

exactly my thoughts. it is too late to knock some sense into that boy. if his parents really wanted him to turn out well, they should've thought about that while they were philandering during his whole childhood. Apples don't fall far from trees, and I bet this isn't the last "crazy" thing we see ol' Harry do.


8 posted on 01/16/2005 6:19:39 PM PST by sassbox
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To: wagglebee

THE SWINEHERD (Hans Christian Andersen)

There was once a poor Prince, who had a kingdom. His kingdom was very small, but still quite large enough to marry upon; and he wished to marry.

It was certainly rather cool of him to say to the Emperor's daughter, "Will you have me?" But so he did; for his name was renowned far and wide; and there were a hundred princesses who would have answered, "Yes!" and "Thank you kindly." We shall see what this princess said.

Listen!

It happened that where the Prince's father lay buried, there grew a rose tree--a most beautiful rose tree, which blossomed only once in every five years, and even then bore only one flower, but that was a rose! It smelt so sweet that all cares and sorrows were forgotten by him who inhaled its fragrance.

And furthermore, the Prince had a nightingale, who could sing in such a manner that it seemed as though all sweet melodies dwelt in her little throat. So the Princess was to have the rose, and the nightingale; and they were accordingly put into large silver caskets, and sent to her.

The Emperor had them brought into a large hall, where the Princess was playing at "Visiting," with the ladies of the court; and when she saw the caskets with the presents, she clapped her hands for joy.

"Ah, if it were but a little pussy-cat!" said she; but the rose tree, with its beautiful rose came to view.

"Oh, how prettily it is made!" said all the court ladies.

"It is more than pretty," said the Emperor, "it is charming!"

But the Princess touched it, and was almost ready to cry.

"Fie, papa!" said she. "It is not made at all, it is natural!"

"Let us see what is in the other casket, before we get into a bad humor," said the Emperor. So the nightingale came forth and sang so delightfully that at first no one could say anything ill-humored of her.

"Superbe! Charmant! exclaimed the ladies; for they all used to chatter French, each one worse than her neighbor.

"How much the bird reminds me of the musical box that belonged to our blessed Empress," said an old knight. "Oh yes! These are the same tones, the same execution."

"Yes! yes!" said the Emperor, and he wept like a child at the remembrance.

"I will still hope that it is not a real bird," said the Princess.

"Yes, it is a real bird," said those who had brought it. "Well then let the bird fly," said the Princess; and she positively refused to see the Prince.

However, he was not to be discouraged; he daubed his face over brown and black; pulled his cap over his ears, and knocked at the door.

"Good day to my lord, the Emperor!" said he. "Can I have employment at the palace?"

"Why, yes," said the Emperor. "I want some one to take care of the pigs, for we have a great many of them."

So the Prince was appointed "Imperial Swineherd." He had a dirty little room close by the pigsty; and there he sat the whole day, and worked. By the evening he had made a pretty little kitchen-pot. Little bells were hung all round it; and when the pot was boiling, these bells tinkled in the most charming manner, and played the old melody,

"Ach! du lieber Augustin,
Alles ist weg, weg, weg!"*

* "Ah! dear Augustine!
All is gone, gone, gone!"

But what was still more curious, whoever held his finger in the smoke of the kitchen-pot, immediately smelt all the dishes that were cooking on every hearth in the city--this, you see, was something quite different from the rose.

Now the Princess happened to walk that way; and when she heard the tune, she stood quite still, and seemed pleased; for she could play "Lieber Augustine"; it was the only piece she knew; and she played it with one finger.

"Why there is my piece," said the Princess. "That swineherd must certainly have been well educated! Go in and ask him the price of the instrument."

So one of the court-ladies must run in; however, she drew on wooden slippers first.

"What will you take for the kitchen-pot?" said the lady.

"I will have ten kisses from the Princess," said the swineherd.

"Yes, indeed!" said the lady.

"I cannot sell it for less," rejoined the swineherd.

"He is an impudent fellow!" said the Princess, and she walked on; but when she had gone a little way, the bells tinkled so prettily

"Ach! du lieber Augustin,
Alles ist weg, weg, weg!"

"Stay," said the Princess. "Ask him if he will have ten kisses from the ladies of my court."

"No, thank you!" said the swineherd. "Ten kisses from the Princess, or I keep the kitchen-pot myself."

"That must not be, either!" said the Princess. "But do you all stand before me that no one may see us."

And the court-ladies placed themselves in front of her, and spread out their dresses--the swineherd got ten kisses, and the Princess--the kitchen-pot.

That was delightful! The pot was boiling the whole evening, and the whole of the following day. They knew perfectly well what was cooking at every fire throughout the city, from the chamberlain's to the cobbler's; the court-ladies danced and clapped their hands.

"We know who has soup, and who has pancakes for dinner to-day, who has cutlets, and who has eggs. How interesting!"

"Yes, but keep my secret, for I am an Emperor's daughter."

The swineherd--that is to say--the Prince, for no one knew that he was other than an ill-favored swineherd, let not a day pass without working at something; he at last constructed a rattle, which, when it was swung round, played all the waltzes and jig tunes, which have ever been heard since the creation of the world.

"Ah, that is superbe!" said the Princess when she passed by. "I have never heard prettier compositions! Go in and ask him the price of the instrument; but mind, he shall have no more kisses!"

"He will have a hundred kisses from the Princess!" said the lady who had been to ask.

"I think he is not in his right senses!" said the Princess, and walked on, but when she had gone a little way, she stopped again. "One must encourage art," said she, "I am the Emperor's daughter. Tell him he shall, as on yesterday, have ten kisses from me, and may take the rest from the ladies of the court."

"Oh--but we should not like that at all!" said they. "What are you muttering?" asked the Princess. "If I can kiss him, surely you can. Remember that you owe everything to me." So the ladies were obliged to go to him again.

"A hundred kisses from the Princess," said he, "or else let everyone keep his own!"

"Stand round!" said she; and all the ladies stood round her whilst the kissing was going on.

"What can be the reason for such a crowd close by the pigsty?" said the Emperor, who happened just then to step out on the balcony; he rubbed his eyes, and put on his spectacles. "They are the ladies of the court; I must go down and see what they are about!" So he pulled up his slippers at the heel, for he had trodden them down.

As soon as he had got into the court-yard, he moved very softly, and the ladies were so much engrossed with counting the kisses, that all might go on fairly, that they did not perceive the Emperor. He rose on his tiptoes.

"What is all this?" said he, when he saw what was going on, and he boxed the Princess's ears with his slipper, just as the swineherd was taking the eighty-sixth kiss.

"March out!" said the Emperor, for he was very angry; and both Princess and swineherd were thrust out of the city.

The Princess now stood and wept, the swineherd scolded, and the rain poured down.

"Alas! Unhappy creature that I am!" said the Princess. "If I had but married the handsome young Prince! Ah! how unfortunate I am!"

And the swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown color from his face, threw off his dirty clothes, and stepped forth in his princely robes; he looked so noble that the Princess could not help bowing before him.

"I am come to despise thee," said he. "Thou would'st not have an honorable Prince! Thou could'st not prize the rose and the nightingale, but thou wast ready to kiss the swineherd for the sake of a trumpery plaything. Thou art rightly served."

He then went back to his own little kingdom, and shut the door of his palace in her face. Now she might well sing,

"Ach! du lieber Augustin,
Alles ist weg, weg, weg!"


9 posted on 01/16/2005 6:27:43 PM PST by Alouette (Learned Bubbie of Zion)
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To: JRandomFreeper

Actually, some 20 year olds these days seems to be at the maturity level of a 13 year old 30-40 years ago....this might make the kid THINK!


10 posted on 01/16/2005 6:28:50 PM PST by goodnesswins (Tax cuts, Tax reform, social security reform, Supreme Court, etc.....the next 4 years.....)
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"Actually, some 20 year olds these days seems to be at the maturity level of a 13 year old 30-40 years ago....this might make the kid THINK!"

No they don't.


11 posted on 01/16/2005 6:37:10 PM PST by Johnnyboy2000 (Give it all up tommorrow to live in world without crime, and go back tothe circuit riding motocross)
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To: suekas
Some people enjoy whipping up a storm in a teacup.
12 posted on 01/16/2005 6:37:27 PM PST by Red Sea Swimmer (Tisha5765Bav)
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To: suekas
It was a costume party

So next costume party, you going to show up as Osama Bin Laden?

13 posted on 01/16/2005 6:53:05 PM PST by Popman (Buccaneer fan forever. At least the fans act like winners when we did win the Super Bowl)
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To: Popman

Have you seen "The Producers" ?


14 posted on 01/16/2005 6:54:53 PM PST by Red Sea Swimmer (Tisha5765Bav)
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To: Popman

no but I have a East German border guards uniform


15 posted on 01/16/2005 6:55:21 PM PST by Charlespg (Civilization and freedom are only worthy of those who defend or support defending It)
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To: Charlespg
You must be a closet Communist then, just as Star Wars fans who dress up as Chewbakker are secret Wookies.
16 posted on 01/16/2005 7:01:04 PM PST by Red Sea Swimmer (Tisha5765Bav)
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To: goodnesswins
...this might make the kid THINK!
God forbid! First of all, thinking hurts; also, there's no telling what he might come up with if he ever starts thinking...
17 posted on 01/16/2005 7:01:24 PM PST by GSlob
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To: Red Sea Swimmer
Have you seen "The Producers" ?

No, what does that have to do with OBL?

18 posted on 01/16/2005 7:05:25 PM PST by Popman (Buccaneer fan forever. At least the fans act like winners when we did win the Super Bowl)
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To: Popman

The importance of context as it relates to people dressing up in costumes for events.


19 posted on 01/16/2005 7:07:16 PM PST by Red Sea Swimmer (Tisha5765Bav)
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To: Charlespg
no but I have a East German border guards uniform

Which, I'm sure is a wonderful fantasy you can enjoy in your private monments.

: )

20 posted on 01/16/2005 7:08:51 PM PST by Popman (Buccaneer fan forever. At least the fans act like winners when we did win the Super Bowl)
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