Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83 (MC830713); site erix.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!akgua!mcnc!decvax!mcvax!enea!erix!mike From: mike@erix.UUCP (Mike Williams) Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: Does Royalty serve a purpose? Message-ID: <275@erix.UUCP> Date: Wed, 22-Feb-84 06:48:38 EST Article-I.D.: erix.275 Posted: Wed Feb 22 06:48:38 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 23-Feb-84 04:59:19 EST References: <935@pegasus.UUCP>, <2564@fortune.UUCP> <1027@cwruecmp.UUCP> Organization: L M Ericsson, Stockholm, Sweden Lines: 10 You in the USA don't realize how lucky you are. Kings and queen may be fine for opening buildings, bridges, after dinner speeches etc but they have one drawback - they don't go away after max two terms of office. Europe has official royalty in several countries. Maybe we could fix up some sort of deal with the USA. When we get fed up we could swap for a few months so we all learn what we really are missing. Mike Williams {decvax!philabs}!mcvax!enea!erix!mike