Eyebrow threading

[shaneystar2]

Have any of you ladies had this done ?
I was in town this morning and there was a stand in the shopping centre and they were doing eyebrow threading for a fiver .I dithered :)
Does it hurt ? My eyebrows are nowhere near as thick and dark as they used to be these days but I was wondering if it might make them "look" neater and thicker.

[woofgang]

If the person was openly gay or stayed unmarried, I guess the succession would pass to whoever is next in line. There would be no need to produce a child, the royal family is big enough to sub up without any worries, same as when the Duke of Windsor abdicated.

[netibiza]

would the heir still be allowed the king (or queen?)

[woofgang]

Officially why not? They would be next in succession and wouldn't need to produce an heir. I don't think that any kind of surrogacy or adoption would be looked on favourably so they would have to resign themselves to being childless.
Unofficially? well I suspect it would cause much upset and high blood pressure in court circles! Also unofficially, i can't see a same gender consort being allowed!!
I think the difference today is not just that being gay is now legally and socially acceptable, its how much harder it is to keep such things quiet. I have said on here before, that in London, the Wallis Simpson affair was common gossip but the papers had agreed not to publish anything. Now we have the internet, phones with cameras in, long range lenses and teeny microphones. If such a thing happened, barring an accident in a Paris tunnel, its going to be known about.

[jno]

there have been gayish kings before though of course nobody can be sure. William II, Richard Lionheart, Edward II, Richard II, James I and William III have all been mentioned as having favourites of the same sex, though I think they were all married for the usual dynastic/political reasons and some had children.

[Robinia]

jno, are you outside the hospital with your camera?

[woofgang]

The other thing which I hadn't considered until recently is that to be gay has not always meant what it means now. There was a program on TV about Athens and the male lifestyle and from young teens to IIRC late twenties early thirties, gay relationships were a normal part of male life, then they chucked it in and married women.

[netibiza]

I know woofy, it was quite normal for the ancient Male Greeks to have male lovers.¡ Seems as though we hetros are the odd ones out!

Come on Kate, honestly what is she doing in there?? I reckon a girl about 3kilos 2grms.

Made a lovely corn beef hash with pots and red and green peppers and fried onions, garlic and parsley and cheese with 2 eggs on top, very easy and very nice.

Now off to watch Corrie on the laptop as can't get it on the TV.

[jno]

I am not Robi, but I will keep an eye on the Palace tomorrow, I might catch a glimpse of OH.

Not in a golden carriage or anything, of course. Probably smuggling a baby in in a warming pan and very discreetly, you know how the media misunderstand such things.

[woofgang]

its a boy born at 16.24, 8lb 6oz. mother and baby fine and staying put overnight

[netibiza]

A boy???? no lo creo! I was convinced it was a girl.

[woofgang]

seems like Mr jno managed the warming pan trick..perfect outcome, the law gets passed but there will be no actual change.

[jno]

well, there was embarrassment that places like Tuvalu might not change their own legislation so there would be a queen of England but a king (a younger brother perhaps) of Tuvalu. That danger is put off for another generation.

[netibiza]

Umm I find this very suspicious and the 4 hr delay, I reckon they were looking to swap a girl for a boy!

[netibiza]

cos it would be easier than to change the primogeniture law!

[woofgang]

and we are back to the warming pan!

[jno]

OH says "Nothing to do with me, squire, too hot for warming pans this time of year", which is true. A baby would have to be smuggled in along the air conditioning ducts like James Bond in Dr No.

[woofgang]

one of those big insulated coolboxes??

[woofgang]

talking of coolboxes, its much cooler here so oight oight all

[Robinia]

Congratulations to them both...her maj can have an early night.

I did a twilight shift in the garden, phew it was warm and I got bitten. Sis rang at 9 ish to say they were having a hell of a storm and it was heading my way but nothing much has happened ...yet. Some rumbles of thunder.

[Jude123]

No nothing much here at all. I spotted some lightning in the distance.
Well I'vealmost done the leg part of one sock - not bad for saying I only started it yesterday.
I watched Law and Order on atchup today and thought it was really good. That's one of my faveprogrammes for the moment.
Watched UC and 'only connect' on BBC 4 this evening. Now I'm so tired I'm off to bed.
oight oight all. Sleep well.