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To: Steve Lee who wrote (25590)	11/20/2002 10:38:42 AM
From: Joe S Pack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Hey! Watch what you say about our queen! She may be completely out of touch and have hallucinations about old Al doing a marvelous job at economic stability, but she MUST NOT be called an "old hagg". That's my tax money she's living off and if you had paid four million squids a year for someone to buy new outfits, you would want to think she is a great investment for the country too. LOL! Is that inflation adjusted? Do all commonwealth subjects pay for Her Majesty? -Nat

To: Steve Lee who wrote (25590)	11/20/2002 11:42:21 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

Steve, the number of tourists who go to London to visit the Queen or at least gawp at the redcoats, is enough to pay for all the royal family and a lot more besides. Imagine what a drab little place it would be without all that pomp and ceremony. Think of Vienna as a 'once was great' place which is now a backwater. Count the tourists. Britain should NOT let go of the royal family. The Queen brings in more spending power than North Sea oil [I guess]. Mqurice