It must take forever making that fit on the football pools entry form. :)
Posted on 04/25/2016 10:05:26 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
WINDSOR, United Kingdom - The Queen banned Obama from landing a dozen helicopters at Windsor Castle because last time he visited six of them ruined the lawn. The 90-year-old monarch is said to have told aides the helicopters were 'over the top' and they would be limited to three.
US Secret Service claimed it needed all twelve so agents could be in close proximity to the President when he came to the castle on Friday. The service also demanded to post guards inside the private dinner with the Queen and Obama, presumably to prevent the pensioner attacking the President.
Commenting on the three helicopter limit an insider told the Daily Star newspaper: "Various US aides said that wouldn't be possible. The President has a small army of Secret Service agents who follow him all over.
"They said they needed to be within reach of the President at all times. They also wanted guards posted inside the dining hall when he had lunch with the Queen. But Her Majesty refused to back down and said, 'three helicopters only'.
"The Secret Service had to go away and think about their plan. The President's officials were told that the Queen regarded Windsor Castle as her family home and the most important of all royal residences.
"They were told that the Queen was particularly sensitive to any potential damage to the castle and grounds. Eventually the President’s aides accepted her wishes. She rarely imposes her will but when she does people listen – it just took the US Secret Service agents a little time to realize that."
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OK...I misinterpreted your comment...
“For no matter how silly the idea of having a Queen may be to us, we as Americans must be gracious and considerate hosts”.
Ironic, since Leslie Nielsen was a Canadian.
It must take forever making that fit on the football pools entry form. :)
Goonie Goo Goo
I would have said “YOU can have one helicopter. We’ll supply a couple of buses to bring your entourage here from the airport. Or you can stay home.”
I saw that movie in a theatre in England way back when. You could tell who the Americans were, we were the *only* ones laughing.
I heard she’s a pretty nice girl.
She’s not Puerto Rican, she’s a Bigfoot, isn’t she, Gus?
I'd put money on the 90 year old Queen of England
vs the 54 year old queen from the U.S.
True. It’s so funny to watch him in “Forbidden Planet” because he mostly was the straight man to the very few comic scenes (the robot making 480 gallons of booze comment, for example). Earl Holliman. 1956 and he’s still with us.
“She can not walk steps. I bet she climb the ___ out a tree though, don’t she, Gus?”
As the Queen said, if Obama shiws up, there goes the neighborhood.
I am taking inventory of my four o’clocks, planting even more tomatoes, admiring my roses and azaleas, and taking my mulch mountain from two years ago and adding it to my planting beds. The worms and bugs did their thing and broke it all down to the best stuff ever. It does take two years by the way.
Still the funniest standup show, ever.
“Hey boy, you look mighty cute in them jeans.....”
According to Breitbart, he gave her an album. I had wondered too.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/04/22/obamas-birthday-gift-queen-photo-album/
Her Majesty lived through the blitz and worked in the army in the Auxiliary Territorial Service, a women’s volunteer service, during the Second World War.
She has outlasted Hitler, Stalin and a host of lesser evil despots, as well as the Irish Republican Army and the Irish bombings.
I’ll put $50 on the old lady to make the rump ranger in chief cry uncle inside of 2 minutes.
Another $20 that she might ventilate the halfrican.
Never mess with an older lady’s garden!!!
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