English Royal Wedding

[rocklander]

stringbean

[Vince]

I don't see that as an argument to my point.. yes the NZ public would be paying, but they'd be paying NZ employees and potentially companies.. ergo the money-go-round statement...

Yeah, but the money could go to something that would have more of a lasting benefit to the economy.

Having said that, I'm not a big fan of tourism. It creates a workforce that's good at making beds and not much else, but that's on the bigger picture.

[Slowy]

I vote that all gossip journalists and other "Royal Watchers" are rounded up and banished to Mogadishu for a minimum of 15 years. Any that survive should be sent back for another 15.

Then we and the young couple might all enjoy some peace & quiet.

[rocklander]

Then we and the young couple might all enjoy some peace & quiet.

I'd say for sure that william is already getting a piece.

[Jenesis]

not allowed to post pictures of Kate in a bikini?

I think the link is busted.

na it was fine when i posted it


got edited/taken down. was tastefull too

http://www.point-spreads.com/images/sto ... prince.jpg

Looks photoshopped to me.

[hamo]

I think the link is busted.

na it was fine when i posted it


got edited/taken down. was tastefull too

http://www.point-spreads.com/images/sto ... prince.jpg

Looks photoshopped to me.

That's what I thought too.

[werdna]

As the future king of England, William could pull any woman from anywhere. But tragically, that freedom iscurtailed by the intense media scrutiny he is under. News of the World pays 10,000 quid for a story from any woman who beds a famous footballer from the premier league, so any woman who slept with William could name her price for the story. That left him with only being able to pull posh, moneyed society women, who he knows would lose their reputation if they talked to the media. In the end, he married one.

In his shoes, would you have played it any differently?

[Ears]

Then we and the young couple might all enjoy some peace & quiet.

I'd say for sure that william is already getting a piece.

A hair piece?

[Polar Bear]

I don't see that as an argument to my point.. yes the NZ public would be paying, but they'd be paying NZ employees and potentially companies.. ergo the money-go-round statement...

Yeah, but the money could go to something that would have more of a lasting benefit to the economy.

Having said that, I'm not a big fan of tourism. It creates a workforce that's good at making beds and not much else, but that's on the bigger picture.

Not wanting to start an off topic discussion Vince, but surely you're trolling.

[Bg]

got edited/taken down. was tastefull too

http://www.point-spreads.com/images/sto ... prince.jpg

No it wasn't. You'll find that some sites don't allow linking of images - that site would appear to be one of them.

Jumped to many conclusions lately

[Vince]

Not wanting to start an off topic discussion Vince, but surely you're trolling.

About what?

[Polar Bear]

Having said that, I'm not a big fan of tourism. It creates a workforce that's good at making beds and not much else, but that's on the bigger picture.

That ^

[bluesbass]

That left him with only being able to pull posh, moneyed society women

Wrong!
Her mother was an air hostess, and her Dad worked for British Airways, doing what... I can't remember (air hostesses mostly I guess).
Her mother's side of the family were miners and labourers and her Dad came from Leeds.
They formed their own mail order firm that sells party supplies and decorations which made them millionaires.

Her Mum and Dad made money sure, but hardly "posh" or "society".

[Vince]

Having said that, I'm not a big fan of tourism. It creates a workforce that's good at making beds and not much else, but that's on the bigger picture.

That ^

It's absolutely true though. Tourism depends a lot on fashion, if the market decides that NZ is no longer fashionable, then we'll wind up with a bunch of empty hotels. And of course, we're as far away from most affluent countries as you can get, which means that we're already behind the 8 ball in trying to convince people that the 24 hour (plus) flight is worth it. Finally, there's the problem that you can't really create natural beauty, we have what we have and that's all.

Compare that to investing in science and research, and putting more money into education. IT is a natural. We could have products that are not fashion dependant, that in many cases cost nothing to ship and, best of all, are endlessly sustainable since research always leads to more research.

So no, I'm not trolling. I may be exaggerating slightly for effect, but I'm definitely not trolling.

[Terexgeek]