Lord of Alcohol: What a jerk! I'm so sorry you had to go through that, and while mourning for your friend, too. How can a person call themself a "Man of God" and then treat human beings as filth. Especially someone who had just passed on. Well, never matter. He'll get his someday. I'm glad you were able to make it through that.
Stealthy: of course I got the joke! Hehe, I've made similar jokes about people here. It's too bad about the ribbing you got. Over here everyone ribs everyone else about just about everything in school. I fairly hated my early school days and was thrilled to get out of there. I have my 20th class reunion coming up and I'm still not decided as to whether I'll attend or not. I mean, why would I want to go see people that I haven't seen in 10 years, had no major contact with for over 20 years, and didn't really like in the first place? Except to look down my nose at them, and I'm not that kind of person that does that. So I probably won't go after all.
On the up side: Americans actually do like the British; at least those around my part of the world do. It's the accent, I think. Or maybe we all still have "monarch envy". It would certainly account for why the US is so enamored with the British Royalty and following every story about them.
