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		Extremely rich man who has a stunning wife and high position just sees it as another day rescuing a 16 year old girl from drowning (cnn.com)		96
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buttery_shame_cave		2012-08-19 05:22:51 AM

strutin: dudemanbro: Something tells me he wasn't the primary saviour. Was he the one wearing the Nazi uniform a few years ago?

No, that was his younger, more partying brother..

this one is the real bees knees..just a regular bloke doing his job..just like all the other hero first responders..

/not trolling.

actually harry's really settled down for the most part. he very specifically requested to deploy with his army unit to afghanistan a few years back, a posting that was ruined by a press leak. from what i've heard, the guys in his platoon thought he was a pretty damn good officer and a 'right standup chap, wot'.

though from what i understand he's due to ship out again soon. i could be wrong.

TwistedFark		2012-08-19 05:25:57 AM

Search and rescue pilots, paramedics, firemen and other life savers are well deserving of the occasional round of applause. They do highly stressful jobs that make a literal difference between life and death.

When I read the negative comments on here, I'm pretty much taking it as disrespect towards everyone who was involved, because almost certainly they all see each other as worthy of congratulations for a job well done.

Ihaveanevilparrot		2012-08-19 05:27:34 AM

Article forgot to add that he doesn't always drink beer, but when he does, he prefers Dos Equis.

Bob Down		2012-08-19 05:31:33 AM

BadReligion: He is only a Lieutenant? For some reason I thought he would have been given a higher rank to start with considering he will be King someday.

His Dad has all that crap. Willy probably gets it when Charles moves to Queen's Bishop 7 checkmate.
Charles is a Field Marshal, Admiral of the Fleet and Marshal of the Royal Air Force. Last time I looked he has similar titles for the Royal Australian Air Force, Royal Australian Army and Royal Australian Navy.

Pattuq		2012-08-19 06:12:24 AM

I love the biased contrast in the article. Prince William helps save a girl's life like a boss while his dad is in the hospital with a bladder infection. There was no need to add that in at the end, but I enjoy that they did.

Acharne		2012-08-19 06:14:54 AM

Quaker: Quit showing off.

/Jerk

You sound French.

quantum_jellyroll		2012-08-19 06:39:24 AM

retarded:
Just because she's not a fat American doesn't mean she needs a sammich. She's hot.

Oh well, pip pip cheerio and all that.

Dang!!
I'd love to have those long legs wrapped around the back of my neck!
I'd show *her* what a Yank can do!

Fark_Guy_Rob		2012-08-19 06:43:18 AM

Truth - rich people are rich largely because they are *actually* better at life than poor people. Yes, some exceptions exist - but largely, it's true. The argument poor/middle class people always have is that rich people are only rich because their parents, or the benefits they get as a child of a rich person....but even that speaks to the quality of their parents. If your Mom let some dirty coal miner bang her and knock her up - well, that doesn't bode well for her ability to select a mate.

Greil		2012-08-19 06:45:27 AM

Oh, he's rich but not a rich American. Now it makes sense.

20/20		2012-08-19 06:49:38 AM

Stunning is a word I reserve for the best of the best. I would say she's very attractive.

No sammiches needed- most people fill out as they get older, and it doesn't hurt to have a buffer to start with.

ez-reader		2012-08-19 07:02:38 AM

All in a day's work. No, literally, it's my job. Why is this news?

No Such Agency		2012-08-19 07:03:20 AM

Say what you will about the British royal family, William is definitely their hope for the future. By all appearances he has a serious sense of duty and responsibility to his country and is a generally decent guy. His brother is... well, maybe he's just younger, but he also knows he's not likely to be king, which takes off a lot of the pressure not to be a party animal playboy, I would imagine.

almandot: The paramedic, Master Aircrew "Harry" Harrison,

At least one Harry Harrison is still alive and kicking... :/

The more you eat the more you fart		2012-08-19 07:14:53 AM

Has he got shiat all over him?

PIP_the_TROLL		2012-08-19 07:34:52 AM

buttery_shame_cave: actually harry's really settled down for the most part. he very specifically requested to deploy with his army unit to afghanistan a few years back, a posting that was ruined by a press leak. from what i've heard, the guys in his platoon thought he was a pretty damn good officer and a 'right standup chap, wot'.

though from what i understand he's due to ship out again soon. i could be wrong.

Yep, he was trying to do his job and some reporter had to blow it for him. It's a real shame.

He was part of a forward scout unit if I recall. Granted, this wasn't like any ordinary forward group. They weren't exactly stupid about letting a potential future king on the frontline without protection. His unit was made out of SAS and Gurkhas. The SAS are the archetype from which all other special forces in the world trickle down, and the Gurkhas are the most lethal fighters on the planet.

They must have been dangerous as all hell.

I know a lot of Americans can't understand why anyone would still want a monarchy but there's lots of reasons. And one of those reasons is wartime. They get to live it up during the peacetime and we're fine with that. But come wartime, we look to them for leadership. Whether that is as a figurehead or as an actual officer on the line, it's the noble's job to provide that leadership. Historically that's why we would have ceded power to them to begin with. And the British Royal Family continue that tradition by having their sons (and sometimes daughters - like QEII herself) serve in all their major branches to learn about the forces under their authority.

werekoala		2012-08-19 07:47:58 AM

Dow Jones and the Temple of Doom: dudemanbro: Something tells me he wasn't the primary saviour. Was he the one wearing the Nazi uniform a few years ago?

You're thinking of Goebbels.

Nice.

Lanadapter		2012-08-19 07:53:43 AM

Batman approves

thisispete		2012-08-19 07:56:44 AM

Just remember, supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.

JohnNS		2012-08-19 08:00:17 AM

What it may have looked like... Prince Harry landing a sea king in the water

They rescued her after he dropped the helicopter on her a few times...

Good job Prince guy and crew.

austin_millbarge		2012-08-19 08:13:19 AM

retarded: Just because she's not a fat American doesn't mean she needs a sammich. She's hot.

[img002.lazygirls.info image 427x640]

Oh well, pip pip cheerio and all that.

Wow, those are nice pins.

/now I hate the prince

iserlohn		2012-08-19 08:16:08 AM

PIP_the_TROLL: buttery_shame_cave: actually harry's really settled down for the most part. he very specifically requested to deploy with his army unit to afghanistan a few years back, a posting that was ruined by a press leak. from what i've heard, the guys in his platoon thought he was a pretty damn good officer and a 'right standup chap, wot'.

though from what i understand he's due to ship out again soon. i could be wrong.

Yep, he was trying to do his job and some reporter had to blow it for him. It's a real shame.

He was part of a forward scout unit if I recall. Granted, this wasn't like any ordinary forward group. They weren't exactly stupid about letting a potential future king on the frontline without protection. His unit was made out of SAS and Gurkhas. The SAS are the archetype from which all other special forces in the world trickle down, and the Gurkhas are the most lethal fighters on the planet.

They must have been dangerous as all hell.

I know a lot of Americans can't understand why anyone would still want a monarchy but there's lots of reasons. And one of those reasons is wartime. They get to live it up during the peacetime and we're fine with that. But come wartime, we look to them for leadership. Whether that is as a figurehead or as an actual officer on the line, it's the noble's job to provide that leadership. Historically that's why we would have ceded power to them to begin with. And the British Royal Family continue that tradition by having their sons (and sometimes daughters - like QEII herself) serve in all their major branches to learn about the forces under their authority.
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The most often cited reason for a constitutional monarchy is that it provides a head of state which does not hold political office. This means that you can be loyal to your country and to its leader, while disagreeing with the actions of its government. (And no, you can't be loyal to the United States Constitution, for example, as it's a written document, you can only be loyal to the values of the people that wrote it, and they are long dead).

Observatory		2012-08-19 08:36:54 AM

Saved a 16 year old girl from the sea, only to have flown her off to the evil clutches of Prince Andrew and his Billionaire Jew Pedophile friend Jeff Epstein.

It's just how he rolls.

The Smails Kid		2012-08-19 08:37:01 AM

talkertopc: When a prince save a girl's life, doesn't she have to marry him or become chattel or something?

"Kate, honey, something happened at work today and now I have to fark this teenage girl, it's protocol..."

"No, I said I have to take here over there to Bangor."

Mcavity		2012-08-19 08:45:00 AM

Something every ones over looking.
The poor teen age girl.
She was literally a damsel in distress who was saved by the farking prince of England.. from this point on in her life who is going to measure up?

ComicBookGuy		2012-08-19 08:51:15 AM

retarded: Just because she's not a fat American doesn't mean she needs a sammich. She's hot.

[img002.lazygirls.info image 427x640]

Oh well, pip pip cheerio and all that.

You're not very mature, are you?

abhorrent1		2012-08-19 09:16:38 AM

Helicopter pilot flies helicopter, ZOMG what a hero!

meanmutton		2012-08-19 09:34:43 AM

BadReligion: He is only a Lieutenant? For some reason I thought he would have been given a higher rank to start with considering he will be King someday.

Flight Lieutenant, same as a USAF captain. He has very high ceremonial ranks in ceremonial units but the actual military doesn't care about that.

kevin5lynn		2012-08-19 09:46:50 AM

He IS rich, but not because of his job!

... and the other members of the crew? Not a word about them! I guess THEY didn't save a drowning girl. Slackers.

GORDON		2012-08-19 09:48:34 AM

Harry_Seldon: You are a jaded, sad group of sots.

PIP_the_TROLL		2012-08-19 10:00:14 AM

Mcavity: Something every ones over looking.
The poor teen age girl.
She was literally a damsel in distress who was saved by the farking prince of England.. from this point on in her life who is going to measure up?

Hehehe, that's a damn good point. Whoever's next up has a tough act to follow.

strapp3r		2012-08-19 10:11:31 AM

sammich = my p3n1s?

Lurk sober post drunk		2012-08-19 10:30:14 AM

FlyingLizardOfDoom		2012-08-19 11:01:01 AM

Bucky Katt: He helped save her.

Kate needs a sammich.

Kate, that sammich you are about to eat... you didn't make that. Someone else did.

Clowns are a Ten		2012-08-19 11:09:25 AM

The day Prince William saved her from drowning was the most important day of her life.

... but for him, it was Tuesday.

vudukungfu		2012-08-19 11:19:12 AM

quantum_jellyroll: I'd show *her* what a Yank can do!

Extract her tamp0n?

Rubix^3		2012-08-19 11:37:43 AM

Was 25 minutes of "mouth to mouth" really necessary though?

DeathByGeekSquad		2012-08-19 12:35:43 PM

I like that he's a S'n'R pilot, it's not a fluff position. Safe...relative to other things, yes. However, it does require quite a bit of precision flying in some treacherous conditions. It's awesome that he was motivated enough to acquire the necessary skill set.

rushthatspeaks		2012-08-19 01:22:51 PM

Somethings wrong. The phrase "16 year old girl" in an article title, on Fark without the words "teacher" or "sex".

davynelson		2012-08-19 01:49:02 PM

they set these things up
to make him look good

Nobody'sPerfekt		2012-08-19 01:57:47 PM

Let me get this straight, he gets crap from some of you by not being like the royalty of old, simply spending all their time on fox hunts and, then, in smoking jackets, sipping brandy. Others slam (you wish!) the fact that his wife doesn't have the baggage your girlfriend/wife does.

Good on him, I say...and I'd risk personal injury from her sharp kneecaps any day.

hitlersbrain		2012-08-19 02:14:35 PM

Fark_Guy_Rob: Truth - rich people are rich largely because they are *actually* better at life than poor people. Yes, some exceptions exist - but largely, it's true. The argument poor/middle class people always have is that rich people are only rich because their parents, or the benefits they get as a child of a rich person....but even that speaks to the quality of their parents. If your Mom let some dirty coal miner bang her and knock her up - well, that doesn't bode well for her ability to select a mate.

Bad Troll. Rich people 'get' rich usually by coming out of the right vagina. Most of the rest are miserable pricks that focus all their energy on getting rich at the expense of everyone else. As a whole, the species (and the world) would be a better place without them and their inbred DNA.

jmr61		2012-08-19 02:57:16 PM

Hero tag should be sad.

Pantubo		2012-08-19 03:19:44 PM

All right, UK -- we'll see your rescue helicopter pilot with a hot wife and raise you.... umm... a guy who golfs a lot? A VP who doesn't know what century it is?

/ fark it, you win already

Awesome Username		2012-08-19 04:13:52 PM

God-is-a-Taco: Dow Jones and the Temple of Doom: On the US, our royal family drowns innocent young women. In the UK, they save them.

What reference am I missing here? Ted Kennedy? Totmom?

You're a bleeping idiot. Yes!!! The Kennefy's you moron!

PunGent		2012-08-19 10:12:56 PM

Dow Jones and the Temple of Doom: On the US, our royal family drowns innocent young women. In the UK, they save them.

A dead guy drives drunk, kills someone fifty years ago?

Might be time to let that one go...

Meanwhile...cute princess.

Aussie_As		2012-08-20 01:21:54 AM

LindenFark		2012-08-20 04:58:02 PM

He's not all that rich. Sure, being a member of the royal family has perks, but they don't have that much actually money. It's not like the queen can liquidate the palace to free up funds. Millionaire? Sure. That will buy you a small apartment in New York. Extremely rich? No.

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