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Obamas Give Queen Elizabeth an iPod
Ponca City, We love you writes "What did the Obamas give Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday when they arrived at Buckingham Palace? An Obama aide reported the queen was given an iPod loaded with video and photos of her 2007 trip to the United States, as well as songs and accessories. She also received a rare songbook signed by the composer Richard Rodgers. The gift issue had come up after Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited the White House last month. Mr. Brown gave Mr. Obama a pen holder carved from the timber of an anti-slave ship, receiving in return a DVD box set of American movies, igniting a torrent of criticism in the British press. According to news reports, the queen gave the Obamas a silver-framed signed photograph — a gift she gives to all visiting dignitaries."
(RP joke, for the humour impaired).
[FUCK BETA]
And its good to be Queen...
Its not my fault, someone put a wall in my way.
...that the Region 1 DVD's didn't play in Brown's Region 2 player. On his next visit Obama will give him a modding kit.
Had to be an iPod, not a Zune: Her Majesty has far too much gravitas to run around "squirting" people.
If you want your life to be different, live it differently.
Mr. Brown gave Mr. Obama a pen holder carved from the timber of an anti-slave ship, receiving in return a DVD box set of American movies, igniting a torrent of criticism in the British press.
Brown, commenting on the matter, said: "I've already downloaded most of these on the Pirate Bay."
"Anyone who [rips a CD] is probably engaging in copyright infringement." - David O. Carson
"igniting a torrent of criticism in the British press"
Where can I find that .torrent?
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So will she have to fly to the US and sync with Obamas PC to load new song onto them since apples DRM only allow the device to sync with one system without loosing data?
I just find it hilarious, it seems like the criticisms of the US personified.
"Here's a rare and incredibly symbolic gift, a pen case made with wood from anti-slave ships."-British
"lol heres 2 fast 2 furious" - US
It's been a long time.
Remember back in the day when you used to give mix tapes to girls to show them how amazing you were?
I'm god, but it's a bit of a drag really...
Everyone knows that the queen doesn't have an iPod, she has a wePod!
I think a nice gun would have been more fitting for Her Royal Highness.
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Yeah, I heard it was going to be examined by top men.
I hope out of consideration for the rich history of British music that it included some of the classics...
like the Sex Pistols http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Save_the_Queen_(Sex_Pistols_song)
"Ah, Mr. Obama, I've been expecting you."
"You seem to be handling all the troubles in the world, right now. One more shouldn't be a problem for you, please accept my gift to you of Northern Ireland."
Schroedinger's Brexit: The UK is both in and out of the EU at the same time!
OTOH, the Obama administration has looked so clueless so far about that "new dog for the White House" business, it probably wouldn't be a good idea...
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... iPod One ?
Chief Lincoln of the Americas offers you Construction in return for Invention and 126 gold!
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Still bitter McCain lost I see...Too bad we didn't elect that political prodigy Sarah Palin.
I swear to God...I swear to God! That is NOT how you treat your human!
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It's OK; they would have had to take it apart anyway to replace the battery at some point.
She was on the allied side, despite the fact that her real surname is "Achtungschweinhund Hollenstollen Von Saxe-Koburg Gutenberg".
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
Mr Brown does not have ur 733t h4kk1n sk1lz.
What am I on about? He doesn't have any skills, the fat Scottish twat.
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
I agree and since the British government is unwilling to make reparations I as a British citizen am more than happy to do so on their behalf.
Obviously all the people actually involved are dead now so there is nothing I can do for them so it's their ancestors I feel I must recompense.
I have a simple formula, all we need to do it work out the average yearly income of American African Americans and the average income of Africans to get a figure of how much worse off the African Americans are. Then multilply that by the average lifespan of an African American and the number of them who can prove their ancestors were slaves.
I'll accept payment in gold bullion.
agreed.
The blackmail-the-royals market needs to remain a domestic business.
Actually, it was the day before D-Day. On D-Day itself, the coverage ran something like 'Thank God, they're all in France now.'
Real Daleks don't climb stairs - they level the building.
See, diplomacy is a game, of sorts
No kidding. I hear it's pretty cutthroat, too.
By all accounts the Queen is actually into gadgets. She even has a Wii.
I assume that would be the "Royal Wii"?