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2010-08-20 Britain

Prince Chuck urges Brit families to 'snub the tub'

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Posted by Fred 2010-08-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 At least he's not knifing prostitutes to death, yet.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-08-20 00:54|| 2010-08-20 00:54|| Front Page Top

#2 I urge Brit families to "snub the schlub".
He probably just hoses down the wife...

Posted by tu3031 2010-08-20 01:31|| 2010-08-20 01:31|| Front Page Top

#3 It is traditional for an englishman to bathe weekly, whether he needs it or not.

Posted by Bunyip 2010-08-20 07:46|| 2010-08-20 07:46|| Front Page Top

#4 "Camilla gets a good soaping and quick rinse, followed by a nice brushing...oh, and a carrot"

Posted by Frank G 2010-08-20 09:03|| 2010-08-20 09:03|| Front Page Top

#5 ...and the tooth brush.

Posted by DepotGuy 2010-08-20 10:28|| 2010-08-20 10:28|| Front Page Top

#6 Didn't he get algores note on the 1.5gpf toilet?

Posted by Muggsy Glink 2010-08-20 11:34|| 2010-08-20 11:34|| Front Page Top

#7 Charlie might think twice if he had to ride public transportation.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-08-20 11:35|| 2010-08-20 11:35|| Front Page Top

#8 God bless George Washington.

Posted by JFM 2010-08-20 11:36|| 2010-08-20 11:36|| Front Page Top

#9 Chuck makes James I seem like and intellectual giant. After all he did leave us a rather servicable translation of the Bible. I'd say Imam Chuck is more of a George IV. And I expect the papers to again rejoice upon his death.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2010-08-20 11:53|| 2010-08-20 11:53|| Front Page Top

#10 "you could save between £5 and £15 per year off your energy bill."

Then again, if Britain abolished the monarchy, each non-wealthy UK household would save not £15 but £150 per year.

Thanks for framing the choice in financial terms, Chuck.

Posted by lex 2010-08-20 12:41|| 2010-08-20 12:41|| Front Page Top

#11 Lex, I'd be interested to know where you got that figure. The Royal Family actually get 62p per individual per year from taxation. About the cost of a small loaf of bread. That's a pretty good deal, given the tourist attraction they are for the UK. Not to mention the entertainment value...

Posted by Bulldog 2010-08-20 18:18|| 2010-08-20 18:18|| Front Page Top

#12 It is traditional for an englishman to bathe weekly, whether he needs it or not.

Old recycled joke.
That's straight out of Lil Abner, He would bathe once a week whether he needed it or not.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2010-08-20 19:56|| 2010-08-20 19:56|| Front Page Top

#13 It is traditional for an englishman to bathe weekly, whether he needs it or not.

Old recycled joke.
That's straight out of Lil Abner, He would bathe once a week whether he needed it or not.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2010-08-20 19:56|| 2010-08-20 19:56|| Front Page Top

#14 Hmmm, now why did that double post?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2010-08-20 19:57|| 2010-08-20 19:57|| Front Page Top

#15 So is England, famous for lots of rain, running out of water? How does using a lot of water hurt the environment in a water rich environment?

Environmentalists overuse the water issue. In Southern California we often have water alerts. Don't water your lawn, use less water, blah, blah, but nobody really stops the constant building of new developments. Which means new water users.

The way I understand it, unless your water comes from an underground aquifer (as in Arizona) the water is in an endless cycle. It doesn't go away when we use it. We use it and it finds its way through the pipes back into the ocean where it can evaporate into clouds which will dump it out as rain and snow that will fill the system all over again the next year. All this talk of saving water simply helps the building industry and the politicians that want us packed together for whatever reason.

If folks were serious about saving water they would (a) stop the building as they did in the Tahoe area (b) apply market pricing to the water.

Posted by rjschwarz 2010-08-20 21:32|| 2010-08-20 21:32|| Front Page Top

#16 In the article his issue is power usage, to warm the water. Perhaps some nuclear plants could provide the power they need. Oh, but environmentalists hate nuclear power despite it being the cleanest power available because it doesn't require everyone to change their lives and live in squalor which is actually the point.

Posted by rjschwarz 2010-08-20 21:35|| 2010-08-20 21:35|| Front Page Top

#17 This environmental talk, and the Sheryl Crow bit, got me thinking about toilet paper. Environmentalists hate the stuff. Is there anyway a decent soft product could be made out of bamboo? Seems that stuff grows pretty quick and they can make wood out of it.

Posted by rjschwarz 2010-08-20 21:38|| 2010-08-20 21:38|| Front Page Top

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