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jmcquown

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May 23, 2019, 1:21:18 PM5/23/19
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Sainsbury's. The first time she visited a grocery store was in the
1960's on a visit to the United States. She was amazed at all the fresh
products. Can you really buy all of this in one place?

Fast forward to 2019: She visited Sainsbury's. She didn't marvel at
the selection. She's worried about identity theft and people cheating
using automated self checkout stands.

Jill

U.S. Janet B.

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May 23, 2019, 2:41:22 PM5/23/19
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On Thu, 23 May 2019 13:21:10 -0400, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net>
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I am amazed that a woman of her age still manages to get about as she
does -- in and out of vehicles, up and down stairs and yet she is
aware of identity theft. Good for Her!
Janet US

Bruce

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May 23, 2019, 3:06:58 PM5/23/19
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On Thu, 23 May 2019 12:41:15 -0600, U.S. Janet B. <J...@nospam.com>
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lol

Bruce

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May 23, 2019, 3:08:28 PM5/23/19
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On Thu, 23 May 2019 19:55:42 +0100, Pamela <pamela...@gmail.com>
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>She's doing very well at 94.

And she's aware of identity theft! Do you think she's a remainer?

lucreti...@fl.it

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May 23, 2019, 3:53:22 PM5/23/19
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On Fri, 24 May 2019 05:08:24 +1000, Bruce <br...@invalid.invalid>
wrote:

>On Thu, 23 May 2019 19:55:42 +0100, Pamela <pamela...@gmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>>On 19:41 23 May 2019, U.S. Janet B. <J...@nospam.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 23 May 2019 13:21:10 -0400, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Sainsbury's. The first time she visited a grocery store was in the
>>>>1960's on a visit to the United States. She was amazed at all the fresh
>>>>products. Can you really buy all of this in one place?
>>>>
>>>>Fast forward to 2019: She visited Sainsbury's. She didn't marvel at
>>>>the selection. She's worried about identity theft and people cheating
>>>>using automated self checkout stands.
>>>>
>>>>Jill
>>>
>>> I am amazed that a woman of her age still manages to get about as she
>>> does -- in and out of vehicles, up and down stairs and yet she is
>>> aware of identity theft. Good for Her!
>>> Janet US
>>
>>She's doing very well at 94.
>
>And she's aware of identity theft! Do you think she's a remainer?

I don't know but I do hope they do not ask her to entertain Trump
again. He was such a clod last time, they shouldn't ask it of her.

Sqwertz

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May 23, 2019, 4:35:38 PM5/23/19
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Are you sure you're not confusing paragraph #1 with Gorbachev?

-sw

U.S. Janet B.

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May 23, 2019, 6:23:34 PM5/23/19
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I think I read that Charles drew the short straw

jmcquown

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May 23, 2019, 6:38:12 PM5/23/19
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To be accurate, it was a *replica* of Sainsbury's but when shown the
technology she wondered why people couldn't just walk out without
scanning items. I think she's a marvel at her age. :)

Jill

Bruce

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May 23, 2019, 6:43:24 PM5/23/19
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On Thu, 23 May 2019 18:38:07 -0400, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net>
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Yeah, it takes an absolute genius to make that comment.

jmcquown

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May 23, 2019, 8:17:00 PM5/23/19
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Nope. But I got the decade wrong. She visited her first grocery store
in 1957, not in the 1960's.

https://blogs.weta.org/boundarystones/2013/05/20/queen-aisle-4

"So, imagine you are doing your Saturday afternoon grocery shopping at
the local supermarket. All of a sudden a motorcade pulls up. Out pops
the Queen of England and the royal prince. They walk into the store and
begin to wander the aisles, indulging in the free samples and chatting
with customers. After a few minutes they exit the store, get back in
their limo and drive off.

Seems pretty far fetched, right? Well, maybe so, but that is exactly
what patrons at the (aptly named) Queenstown Giant Food store in West
Hyattsville experienced in October 1957.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip had come to the United States to
take part in the 350th Anniversary celebration of the settlement of
Jamestown, Virginia – the first permanent English settlement in America.
(Nice of them to come, considering the subsequent unpleasantness, which
resulted in the American Revolution… but I digress.) After the
festivities, they traveled to Washington, D.C. to stay with President
Eisenhower at the White House and, it seems, experience a little Americana."

Jill

lucreti...@fl.it

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May 23, 2019, 8:25:04 PM5/23/19
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On Thu, 23 May 2019 16:23:27 -0600, U.S. Janet B. <J...@nospam.com>
I didn't see that, I certainly hope so :)

Sqwertz

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May 23, 2019, 9:00:37 PM5/23/19
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Hmm. Nothing about here being impressed at the wide array of foods
and vegatbvles available.

I'm just wondering what the source was for your original two
paragraphs. The Queen would not be concerned with identity theft
and card skimming. Nor be impressed with an American grocery store
in the 50's or 60's.

Where's Gregory Morrow? She's the expert on Queens.

-sw

Sqwertz

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May 23, 2019, 9:46:03 PM5/23/19
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This is all just BS. The queen hasn't shopped for 5 decades. And
all this staged shit is just blowing smoke up the asses of the
Royally Obsessed.

We should have pitched a rec.food.cooking reality TV show to the
networks 5-7 years ago. The season finale could have been a cook-in
at Julie's or Jill's clubhouse, where we have to find all our
ingredients locally while spotting farm stands and/or bags in trees
:-)

That really doesn't sound that unrealistic if you think about it
flip past any reality TV shows these days. But we've lost our best
kooks vs. stable people since then.


-sw

Bruce

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May 23, 2019, 9:53:28 PM5/23/19
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On Thu, 23 May 2019 20:47:47 -0500, Sqwertz <sqwe...@gmail.invalid>
wrote:

>On Thu, 23 May 2019 18:38:07 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> On 5/23/2019 2:41 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>> On Thu, 23 May 2019 13:21:10 -0400, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sainsbury's. The first time she visited a grocery store was in the
>>>> 1960's on a visit to the United States. She was amazed at all the fresh
>>>> products. Can you really buy all of this in one place?
>>>>
>>>> Fast forward to 2019: She visited Sainsbury's. She didn't marvel at
>>>> the selection. She's worried about identity theft and people cheating
>>>> using automated self checkout stands.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> I am amazed that a woman of her age still manages to get about as she
>>> does -- in and out of vehicles, up and down stairs and yet she is
>>> aware of identity theft. Good for Her!
>>> Janet US
>>>
>> To be accurate, it was a *replica* of Sainsbury's but when shown the
>> technology she wondered why people couldn't just walk out without
>> scanning items. I think she's a marvel at her age. :)
>
>This is all just BS. The queen hasn't shopped for 5 decades. And
>all this staged shit is just blowing smoke up the asses of the
>Royally Obsessed.

Thank you. This little event was staged for the sheeple. It gave Jill
something to drool over while she was eating her steamed vegetables.

Opinicus

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May 23, 2019, 11:26:45 PM5/23/19
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On Thu, 23 May 2019 21:23:42 -0300, lucreti...@fl.it wrote:

> >>>>She's doing very well at 94.
> >>>And she's aware of identity theft! Do you think she's a remainer?
> >>I don't know but I do hope they do not ask her to entertain Trump
> >>again. He was such a clod last time, they shouldn't ask it of her.
> >I think I read that Charles drew the short straw
> I didn't see that, I certainly hope so :)
"And it's sooo unfortunate that we're redecorating Buckingham Palace
that week--(er) month--(er) year?"

--
Bob
St Francis would have done better to preach to the cats

U.S. Janet B.

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May 24, 2019, 12:19:21 AM5/24/19
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On Fri, 24 May 2019 06:26:40 +0300, Opinicus
<gez...@spamcop.net.which.is.not.quite.invalid> wrote:

>On Thu, 23 May 2019 21:23:42 -0300, lucreti...@fl.it wrote:
>
>> >>>>She's doing very well at 94.
>> >>>And she's aware of identity theft! Do you think she's a remainer?
>> >>I don't know but I do hope they do not ask her to entertain Trump
>> >>again. He was such a clod last time, they shouldn't ask it of her.
>> >I think I read that Charles drew the short straw
>> I didn't see that, I certainly hope so :)
>"And it's sooo unfortunate that we're redecorating Buckingham Palace
>that week--(er) month--(er) year?"

I really see no reason why the Queen or anybody else from the royal
family should receive Trump. Let him be satisfied with
what's-er-name.
Or, let all those rowdy folks in Parliament have at him :O))
Janet US

Janet

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May 24, 2019, 8:33:33 AM5/24/19
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In article <9treee9ofki3kgsri...@4ax.com>, J...@nospam.com
says...
>
> On Fri, 24 May 2019 06:26:40 +0300, Opinicus
> <gez...@spamcop.net.which.is.not.quite.invalid> wrote:
>
> >On Thu, 23 May 2019 21:23:42 -0300, lucreti...@fl.it wrote:
> >
> >> >>>>She's doing very well at 94.
> >> >>>And she's aware of identity theft! Do you think she's a remainer?
> >> >>I don't know but I do hope they do not ask her to entertain Trump
> >> >>again. He was such a clod last time, they shouldn't ask it of her.
> >> >I think I read that Charles drew the short straw

Reputedly, the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markel, has refused to meet
Trump.


> >> I didn't see that, I certainly hope so :)
> >"And it's sooo unfortunate that we're redecorating Buckingham Palace
> >that week--(er) month--(er) year?"
>
> I really see no reason why the Queen or anybody else from the royal
> family should receive Trump. Let him be satisfied with
> what's-er-name.
> Or, let all those rowdy folks in Parliament have at him :O))
> Janet US

A significant group of the major UK politicians in Parliament have
already refused to attend the Trump State banquet. Digestive problems.
And one who May not be PM by then.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1129257/nigel-farage-donald-trump-the-
queen-state-banquet-buckingham-palace-brexit-party

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/speaker-john-bercow-refuses-
invitation-14709262

http://www.talk-finance.co.uk/britain/some-british-celebrities-refuse-
to-participate-in-a-state-banquet-with-trump/

Btw, just a note on court etiquette for Americans.

When invited to a State Visit, do not reply " Okay to bring all the
kids? Oh, and make sure Nigel Farage gets an invite to dinner cos he
really really likes me, but leave out the Lord Mayor of London cos he's
brown and a Muslim."

The Queen's bod is strictly off limits. Do Not Touch, pat, hug, or walk
in front of her.

Do not vomit on the Prime Minister's lap.


Janet UK


Janet

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May 24, 2019, 9:23:53 AM5/24/19
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In article <YJGFE.49668$Fw4....@fx32.iad>, j_mc...@comcast.net
says...
>
> On 5/23/2019 4:37 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> > On Thu, 23 May 2019 13:21:10 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
> >
> >> Sainsbury's. The first time she visited a grocery store was in the
> >> 1960's on a visit to the United States. She was amazed at all the fresh
> >> products. Can you really buy all of this in one place?
> >>
> >> Fast forward to 2019: She visited Sainsbury's. She didn't marvel at
> >> the selection. She's worried about identity theft and people cheating
> >> using automated self checkout stands.
> >
> > Are you sure you're not confusing paragraph #1 with Gorbachev?
> >
> > -sw
> >
> Nope. But I got the decade wrong. She visited her first grocery store
> in 1957, not in the 1960's.
>
> https://blogs.weta.org/boundarystones/2013/05/20/queen-aisle-4

That was her first visit to an AMERICAN grocery, during an official
visit.

Hardly the first ever in her life.

Janet UK

Ophelia

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"U.S. Janet B." wrote in message
news:aa7eeepmsq7qksg0j...@4ax.com...
====

Heh, lucky him :))


Bruce

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May 24, 2019, 2:29:27 PM5/24/19
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On Fri, 24 May 2019 18:46:54 +0100, Pamela <pamela...@gmail.com>
wrote:

>On 13:33 24 May 2019, Janet <Ja...@somewhere.com> wrote:
>>
>> A significant group of the major UK politicians in Parliament have
>> already refused to attend the Trump State banquet. Digestive problems.
>> And one who May not be PM by then.
>>
>> https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1129257/nigel-farage-donald-trump-the-
>> queen-state-banquet-buckingham-palace-brexit-party
>>
>> https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/speaker-john-bercow-refuses-
>> invitation-14709262
>>
>> http://www.talk-finance.co.uk/britain/some-british-celebrities-refuse-
>> to-participate-in-a-state-banquet-with-trump/
>>
>> Btw, just a note on court etiquette for Americans.
>>
>> When invited to a State Visit, do not reply " Okay to bring all the
>> kids? Oh, and make sure Nigel Farage gets an invite to dinner cos he
>> really really likes me, but leave out the Lord Mayor of London cos he's
>> brown and a Muslim."
>>
>> The Queen's bod is strictly off limits. Do Not Touch, pat, hug, or walk
>> in front of her.
>>
>> Do not vomit on the Prime Minister's lap.
>
>Nor should Trump propose any major change of state policy to the Queen
>which enriches himself.
>
>The man's a boor, to be tolerated but not indulged.

Didn't he visit her not too long ago? Are they getting romantically
involved?

dsi1

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May 24, 2019, 2:44:14 PM5/24/19
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On Friday, May 24, 2019 at 8:29:27 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>
> Didn't he visit her not too long ago? Are they getting romantically
> involved?

They'll have to dump their spouses first but it won't be the first time a Brit monarch has given it all up for an American. I predict a royal wedding in the near future.

U.S. Janet B.

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May 24, 2019, 2:57:20 PM5/24/19
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On Fri, 24 May 2019 18:46:54 +0100, Pamela <pamela...@gmail.com>
wrote:
snip
>
>The man's a boor, to be tolerated but not indulged.

you go too far

Bruce

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May 24, 2019, 3:08:03 PM5/24/19
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On Fri, 24 May 2019 12:57:12 -0600, U.S. Janet B. <J...@nospam.com>
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huh?

Bruce

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May 24, 2019, 3:09:10 PM5/24/19
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He'll have to move in with her. Let's hope the corgi's accept him.

U.S. Janet B.

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May 24, 2019, 3:15:43 PM5/24/19
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On Fri, 24 May 2019 13:33:28 +0100, Janet <Ja...@somewhere.com> wrote:

snip
>
> Reputedly, the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markel, has refused to meet
>Trump.
>
snip
> Janet UK
>
I don't blame her, he is slime. I can't imagine having to shake hands
and touch him or be close to him

Cindy Hamilton

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May 24, 2019, 4:12:56 PM5/24/19
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Not a problem. He's germ-phobic and does not like to shake hands.

Cindy Hamilton

lucreti...@fl.it

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May 24, 2019, 4:27:24 PM5/24/19
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On Sat, 25 May 2019 05:09:07 +1000, Bruce <br...@invalid.invalid>
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All the corgi's have crossed the Rainbow Bridge.

Bruce

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May 24, 2019, 4:40:33 PM5/24/19
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Oh.

U.S. Janet B.

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May 24, 2019, 6:33:34 PM5/24/19
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On Fri, 24 May 2019 17:26:01 -0300, lucreti...@fl.it wrote:

I didn't know that. I thought there were 1 or 2 left. :(

U.S. Janet B.

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May 24, 2019, 6:34:57 PM5/24/19
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On Fri, 24 May 2019 21:54:54 +0100, Pamela <pamela...@gmail.com>
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>Someone should tell Trump not to bring prostitutes to piss in the bed Obama
>slept in at the palace.

I thought they did that on top of rump not on/in the bed.

lucreti...@fl.it

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May 24, 2019, 7:03:24 PM5/24/19
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On Fri, 24 May 2019 16:33:27 -0600, U.S. Janet B. <J...@nospam.com>
wrote:

>On Fri, 24 May 2019 17:26:01 -0300, lucreti...@fl.it wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 25 May 2019 05:09:07 +1000, Bruce <br...@invalid.invalid>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>On Fri, 24 May 2019 11:44:09 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
>>><dsi...@hawaiiantel.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Friday, May 24, 2019 at 8:29:27 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Didn't he visit her not too long ago? Are they getting romantically
>>>>> involved?
>>>>
>>>>They'll have to dump their spouses first but it won't be the first time a Brit monarch has given it all up for an American. I predict a royal wedding in the near future.
>>>
>>>He'll have to move in with her. Let's hope the corgi's accept him.
>>
>>All the corgi's have crossed the Rainbow Bridge.
>
>I didn't know that. I thought there were 1 or 2 left. :(

I read that for quite some time she did not replace any feeling that
she might not last their life times. I expect some of the staff are
happy about that :) I am just reading a book called "Not in front of
the corgis" and it's very amusing.
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