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   From: john@jfeldredge.com   
      
   On Mon, 11 May 2009 09:12:36 +1200, Your Name wrote:   
      
   > "Jette"  wrote in message   
   > news:nLyNl.26882$OO7.5514@text.news.virginmedia.com...   
   >> Tim Bruening wrote:   
   >> > "Your Name"  found these unused words:   
   >> >   
   >> >> "Tim Bruening"  wrote in message   
   >> >> news:49F93B11.4CE710C1@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us...   
   >> >>> Luke Skywalker is the son of the former Queen of Naboo.  Does that   
   > make   
   >> >>> him the King of Naboo?   
   >> >> No. It's not a hereditary title. The Naboo people elect their Queen   
   >> >> and   
   > the   
   >> >> elected person only hold the title for a few years. Plus, by the   
   >> >> time   
   > Luke   
   >> >> and Leia are born, Padme is no longer Queen anyway (she is instead   
   >> >> the Senator for Naboo).   
   >> >   
   >> > How do you elect a Queen?   
   >>   
   >> you vote, of course.   
   >   
   > Except most people wouldn't bother voting ... and why would they when   
   > all people elected spend ridiculous amounts of tax payer money on   
   > clothing and hairdressers??  ;-)   
      
   Sounds like a lot of modern-day politicians, both male and female.   
      
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