copemech Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 (edited) SA's kind of complicated too. It was the second of the crown colonies to break away (the US being the first). At the end of the boer war a govt consisting of both boers and English speakers was established. This new Union of South Africa being an amalgam of the two boer republics (Transvaal and Orange Free State) and the two crown colonies (Cape colony and Natal). This govt was answerable to the crown through it's representative the governor. The crown only ceased to be head of state in SA when SA withdrew from the commonwealth in 1961 when it became a republic. So like India, SA is a former colony with no legal ties to the crown, whereas Aus, NZ and Canada still have the crown as head of state. Isn't Puerto Rico sort of a state of the US? A quick readthrough the wikipedia thing indicates: "Puerto Rico, officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is an unincorporated territory of the United States" Aquired as a settlement of the Spanish American war, along with Guam and the Phillipines. Guam is still a similar commonwealth it seems, and the Phillipines went independant. From what I seen, it appears they are officially US citizens, pay taxes, yet cannot vote in US elections, as they have their own government? I think they all speak Spanish as the native language. Edited February 5, 2011 by copemech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joekarter Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 Isn't Puerto Rico sort of a state of the US? No, 'cause we'd have to remake all the flags and we're a little tight on funds right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copemech Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 The Queen's Riddle Barack Obama met with the Queen of England . He asked her, "Your Majesty, how do you run such an efficient government? Are there any tips you can give to me?" "Well," said the Queen, "the most important thing is to surround yourself with intelligent people." Obama frowned, and then asked, "But how do I know the people around me are really intelligent?" The Queen took a sip of tea. "Oh, that's easy; you just ask them to answer an intelligent riddle." The Queen pushed a button on her intercom. "Please send Tony Blair in here, would you?" The former Prime Minister, Tony Blair, walked into the room and said, "Yes, your Majesty?" The Queen smiled and said, "Answer me this please, Tony, your mother and father have a child. It is not your brother and it is not your sister. Who is it?" Without pausing for a moment, Tony Blair answered, "That would be me." "Yes! Very good," said the Queen. Obama went back home to ask Joe Biden , his vice president the same question. "Joe, answer this for me. Your mother and your father have a child. It's not your brother and it's not your sister. Who is it?" "I'm not sure," said Biden. "Let me get back to you on that one..." He went to his advisors and asked every one, but none could give him an answer. Finally, he ended up in the men's room and recognized Colin Powell 's shoes in the next stall. Biden asked Powell, "Colin, can you answer this for me? Your mother and father have a child and it's not your brother or your sister. Who is it?" Colin Powell yelled back, "That's easy, it's me!" Biden smiled, and said, "Thanks!" Then, he went back to speak with Obama. "Say, I did some research and I have the answer to that riddle. It's Colin Powell!" Obama got up, stomped over to Biden, and angrily yelled into his face, "No, you idiot! It's Tony Blair!" AND THAT MY FRIENDS IS PRECISELY WHAT'S GOING ON IN WASHINGTON D.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copemech Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 (edited) Never leave Texas!My link Fooking GS! He need shot! Edited February 6, 2011 by copemech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham2 Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Never leave Texas!My link Fooking GS! He need shot! Never leave Texas..there's a reason for that http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/109199/20110205/super-bowl-2011-super-bowl-game-dallas-fort-worth-international-airport-national-football-league-nfl.htm??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copemech Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 Never leave Texas..there's a reason for that http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/109199/20110205/super-bowl-2011-super-bowl-game-dallas-fort-worth-international-airport-national-football-league-nfl.htm??? Yea, ice and snow mostly gone after today and yesterday, but maybe more by mid week! Last week was horrid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pa. Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 Dave was staring sadly into his pint and sighed heavily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pa. Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 A woman asks her husband at breakfast time, "Would you like some bacon and eggs, a slice of toast, and maybe some grapefruit juice and coffee?" He declines. "Thanks for asking, but I'm not hungry right now. It's this Viagra," he says. "It's really taken the edge off my appetite." At lunchtime, she asked him if he would like something. "How about a bowl of soup, homemade muffins, or a cheese sandwich?" He declines. "The Viagra," he says, "really trashes my desire for food." Come dinnertime, she asks if he wants anything to eat. "Would you like a juicy rib eye steak and some scrumptious apple pie? Or maybe a rotisserie chicken or tasty stir fry?" He declines again. "No," he says, "it's got to be the Viagra. I'm still not hungry." "Well," she says, "Would you mind letting me up? I'm starving." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofasttim Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 A woman asks her husband at breakfast time, "Would you like some bacon and eggs, a slice of toast, and maybe some grapefruit juice and coffee?" He declines. "Thanks for asking, but I'm not hungry right now. It's this Viagra," he says. "It's really taken the edge off my appetite." At lunchtime, she asked him if he would like something. "How about a bowl of soup, homemade muffins, or a cheese sandwich?" He declines. "The Viagra," he says, "really trashes my desire for food." Come dinnertime, she asks if he wants anything to eat. "Would you like a juicy rib eye steak and some scrumptious apple pie? Or maybe a rotisserie chicken or tasty stir fry?" He declines again. "No," he says, "it's got to be the Viagra. I'm still not hungry." "Well," she says, "Would you mind letting me up? I'm starving." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofasttim Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 > A senior citizen drove his brand new BMW Z4 convertible out of the car > salesroom. Taking off down the motorway, he floored it to 160kmh, > enjoying the wind blowing through what little hair he had left. > > "Amazing!" he thought as he flew down the N1, enjoying pushing the > pedal to the metal even more. Looking in his rear view mirror, he saw > a police car behind him, blue lights flashing and siren blaring. > > "I can get away from him - no problem!" thought the elderly nutcase > as he floored it to 180kmh,then 220 then 240kmh. Suddenly, he thought, > "What on earth am I doing? I'm too old for this nonsense!" So he > pulled over to the side of the road and waited for the police car to > catch up with him. > > Pulling in behind him, the police officer walked up the driver's side > of the BMW, looked at his watch and said, "Sir, my shift ends in 10 > minutes. Today is Friday and I'm taking off for the weekend. If you > can give me a reason why you were speeding that I've never heard > before, I'll let you go." > > The old man, looked very seriously at the policeman, and replied, > "Years ago, my wife ran off with a policeman. I thought you were > bringing her back." > > "Have a good day, Sir", said the policeman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pa. Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 A dancing Frog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham2 Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 A dancing Frog. I can't stand that type of Tv show but that adductor strength and flexibility shown by that 'frog' is something any kickboxer would die for. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham2 Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 At an auction in Glasgow, a wealthy American announced that he had lost his wallet containing 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joekarter Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 A man had 50 yard line tickets for the Super Bowl. As he sat down, he noticed that the seat next to him was empty. He asked the man on the other side of the empty seat whether anyone was sitting there. "No," the man replied, "The seat is empty." "This is incredible," said the first man. "Who in their right mind would have a seat like this for the Super Bowl, the biggest sporting event in the world and not use it?" The second man replied, "Well, actually, the seat belongs to me. I was supposed to come with my wife, but she passed away. This will be the first Super bowl we haven't been together since we got married in 1967." "Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. That's terrible. But couldn't you find someone else -- a friend or relative, or even a neighbor to take the seat?" The man shook his head. "No, they're all at the funeral." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copemech Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 Nothing like an old Texas storyteller! Funny! (language caution) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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