QuoteI would suggest technically she is, emotionally she isn't. That's my take on it, as like Canada, she is also the Australian head of state.Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
Look out for two (one sadly infrequent) foot.ie posters going head to head here...
Obviously only one is talking sense against a very rotund man!
http://www.wsc.co.uk/forum-index/36-...o-wear-a-poppy
I would suggest technically she is, emotionally she isn't. That's my take on it, as like Canada, she is also the Australian head of state.
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William and his wife came to Canada last summer or the summer before and people were camping out for days to get wristbands just to stand along a road and wave at them as they drove by with the top down and the windows tinted. Queasy doesn't begin to describe how I felt.
"Bleddy effin' better a' bane, Oi tell ya, bai!"
To be honest, I still think it raises an interesting question. Officially, who is my head of state, as opposed to what you might call my "head of nation" or something? Is it Elizabeth II because I reside in the state of the UK or is it Michael D. Higgins because I'm an Irish national who was born in the state of Ireland? Or perhaps I have two official heads of state? As far as I can make out, British citizenship would have been conferred upon me automatically by descent by virtue of my father being born in Tyrone, although he has never formally acknowledged this apparent legal right by applying for a British passport or whatever. That's just an assumption I'm making based on my understanding of British nationality law, but I've never tested this presumed eligibility, so I cannot say for certain. Indeed, my father may well have renounced his official entitlement years ago and never told me!
Thus, I can only be certain that Michael D. Higgins is the head of the state I would call my own.
Surely, she either is or she isn't, irrespective of my emotional state, or hers! Who would you say your head of state was, being an Irish national resident in Australia?
As I live downunder and my family are Australian and I accept the laws of Australia, to me, part of that is accepting the Queen as head of state (doesn't mean I like it!). However, as an Irishman, like you, I see Michael D as my true head of state. I am unlikely to ever live in Ireland again, and because of this, I think this is more an emotional attachment rather than a practical one. This works for me!
"Bleddy effin' better a' bane, Oi tell ya, bai!"
To be honest, I still think it raises an interesting question. Officially, who is my head of state, as opposed to what you might call my "head of nation" or something? Is it Elizabeth II because I reside in the state of the UK or is it Michael D. Higgins because I'm an Irish national who was born in the state of Ireland? Or perhaps I have two official heads of state? As far as I can make out, British citizenship would have been conferred upon me automatically by descent by virtue of my father being born in Tyrone, although he has never formally acknowledged this apparent legal right by applying for a British passport or whatever. That's just an assumption I'm making based on my understanding of British nationality law, but I've never tested this presumed eligibility, so I cannot say for certain. Indeed, my father may well have renounced his official entitlement years ago and never told me!
Thus, I can only be certain that Michael D. Higgins is the head of the state I would call my own.
Surely, she either is or she isn't, irrespective of my emotional state, or hers! Who would you say your head of state was, being an Irish national resident in Australia?
Are you an Australian citizen though, and does that make a technical difference? And surely there must be some Australian law with which you take issue?
When I was in Ottawa in July the nationalist inside me got queay walking down Parliament drive with all the Jubilee bunting up. EUGH!
Then I got over it and realised I was on holidays in an awesome country.
DID YOU NOTICE A SIGN OUTSIDE MY HOUSE...?
I'm not so sure about that .......and I say with a KMRIA.......
'Transmetropolitan' quote!
AICMFP.
McClean on the bench again today.
On for O'Shea at half time.
One of my neighbours used to watch the original Big Brother incessantly, day and night. Greasy doesn't begin to describe how they smelled.
People become captivated by others for all manner of dubious reasons.
Like you dont watch the Desperate housewives of Cork.
No Somos muchos pero estamos locos.
How did that work position-wise? Did someone else slot in at the back for O'Shea? How did McClean fare after he came on anyway?
well i think they lost the first half 2-0 but the second half was 2-2 so fared better with him,
but maybe not because of him, don't think he did anything special.
Lost the ball for the last goal.
Always look on the bright side of life
from BBC text updates...
Adam Johnson's time is up for Sunderland, as James McClean comes on down the left. His star has really fallen this season, ban he find his form of last year here?
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
His form looks the same to me and i'm an expert. He could/should have been brought on 10 minutes earlier.
QPR couldn't handle him even though they doubled up on him, he managed to create a few good half chances.
One time though he should have tracked his man when QPR made a break with players over.
Nah, he's clearly finished.
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
Yeah, he's been finished for over 20 pages now. Can't believe you didn't know that.
http://foot.ie/threads/160177-James-...=1#post1638200
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