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Best name suggestion I've seen for the newborn drain on the taxpayer...

737 replies

SolidGoldBrass · 23/07/2013 23:16

I popped into a pub this afternoon for a wee and a pint and they had a Royal Baby Name sweepstake board behind the bar.

Someone had suggested 'Dodi.' Grin

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ToysRLuv · 27/07/2013 18:15

How many ways can you say the same thing, I wonder, Secret?

theodorakisses · 27/07/2013 18:20

I expect there are any people on this thread who do not pay tax, live ok as in not on the street and are allowed to have babies. Yawn, right on lefties are so tedious.

motherinferior · 27/07/2013 18:20

I generally bite the heads of small mammals, myself. I have a standing order with the local pet shop.

LuisSuarezTeeth · 27/07/2013 18:22

Gosh. This thread went well.

theodorakisses · 27/07/2013 18:24

Twits

Secretswitch · 27/07/2013 18:29

I'm guessing as many ways as you can. It must feel threatening to you that not everyone reviles a baby.

ToysRLuv · 27/07/2013 18:36

Confused What have I said several times in this thread, apart from answering "no" the "you hate the baby" - rubbish, which has cropped up ridiculously often, even after being refuted. I refuse to repeat what I have said any more, just because you can't/won't RTT. Please, RTFT. Really, this is getting rather strange. Smile

Secretswitch · 27/07/2013 18:41

Interesting. It is strange isn't it? You do appear to be very enmeshed with this issue.

ToysRLuv · 27/07/2013 18:42

Unless you believed it when I was being ironic.

kim147 · 27/07/2013 18:43

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Secretswitch · 27/07/2013 18:44

Ironic? Certainly if you believe so,

WineNot · 27/07/2013 18:44

You'd think, wouldn't you.

So odd that people still have a pop at the concept of a monarchy via a bay Confused

WineNot · 27/07/2013 18:45

baby

Secretswitch · 27/07/2013 18:47

Yes, we'll reasoning and logic appear to be in short supply here. I shall leave you lovely poster's to your compassionate baby bashing selves.

ToysRLuv · 27/07/2013 18:51

I'm apparently "a (almost) psycho baby hater" - Like you would not defend yourself against that kind of rubbish, even if that means repeated explanations of your stance. If that means I'm enmeshed - then, so be it.

JustinBsMum · 27/07/2013 18:51

I don't consider babies born to parents on benefits to be anything like as much of a drain on the taxpayer. They're statistically more likely than this one (who is, I'm sure, no more or less lovely than any newborn) to end up working for a living

I dispute this, it depends how long benefit receivers (excluding royals) have been on benefits -generational dependence and all that.

ToysRLuv · 27/07/2013 18:52

Yes, indeed, kim. It's apparently too hard a difference for some to grasp. Really advanced that. We should apply for Mensa (although even they are a bit on the dim side these days).

usualsuspect · 27/07/2013 18:54

STOP HATING THE BABY.

You bunch of psychopaths.

Angelfootprints · 27/07/2013 18:55

Nobody called YOU a psycho Toys for the last friggin time, nor anyone a for being a republican.

It was at one , isolated poster (who is nothing to do with you ) for pretending to find death sad.

Please, move on!

valiumredhead · 27/07/2013 19:00

Iirc out want a case of pretending to find death sad but the royals having to pretend to be sad after Diana's death when in fact I expect there were many of them that uttered a huge sigh of relief!

valiumredhead · 27/07/2013 19:00

It not out

usualsuspect · 27/07/2013 19:02

Didn't the queen have to be persuaded to go back to London to look at the 50 million flowers that were left at Buck house.

Angelfootprints · 27/07/2013 19:05

Do you not think that would make the royals psychopathic to an extent if they genuinely felt no sadness at all? Not even sorry for William and Harry?

I understand there are people in this world who are pure evil, and yes lots of people are relived when they go, but I would hardly categorise Diana as evil.

EeTraceyluv · 27/07/2013 19:08

I feel that it is bloody unfair to have one large, extended family who get to do untold things that the ordinary person will never in their wildest dreams achieve (honeymoon in the Seychelles anyone??), to be given, on a golden plate, the best education, the best clothes, the best houses cars and lifestyle and never to know the reality of day to day struggles. Maybe that makes me a green eyed monster. If it does, that's fine. I would love to have those options. Posing for a few pics, shaking a few hands, making some speeches being looked at and having loads of burly blokes looking out for me would be a fair swap

valiumredhead · 27/07/2013 19:12

She did usual. She had no idea what was going on. It was about the only thing Tony did right, to tell her there would be uproar if she didn't get down to London asap!

It was Tony wasn't it? So long ago now...