Tim Worstall

11 responses so far ↓

• 1 Grumpy Old Man // Dec 4, 2012 at 9:19 am

  OOOH! Scratch your eyes out!

• 2 Matthew L // Dec 4, 2012 at 9:31 am

  What odds are they giving on Harry being the father?

• 3 Ian B // Dec 4, 2012 at 9:36 am

  Apparently according to the Telegraph this is going to “stimulate the economy”.

  Which seems to me to be clutching at straws. In Kate’s case, literally.

• 4 Martin Davies // Dec 4, 2012 at 9:43 am

  Amused by the media hype. Its a pregnancy. Not a birth.
  Sure, congratz to the happy couple by all means – no one would begrudge them that.

  Stimulate the economy? I can’t produce cups stating ‘Kate’s up the duff’ and flog them, though once the baby is born there will be no end of cups with the celebration of the birth. That may have a small effect on the economy. Me flogging cups (and plates etc, whatever my supplier can do).

  A pregnancy it is. Not a birth. Unfortunately (or fortunately however you want to view it) not all pregnancies lead to birth.

• 5 DM // Dec 4, 2012 at 10:35 am

  You think she’ll keep it then….?!

• 6 Matthew L // Dec 4, 2012 at 11:01 am

  The French should have waited – in a few months she might have a pair worth photographing.

• 7 JamesV // Dec 4, 2012 at 11:42 am

  Watcha reckon they did tests on her before the marriage was allowed to go ahead? Perhaps even a trial run?

• 8 JamesV // Dec 4, 2012 at 11:46 am

  The stimulation to the economy will surely come from copycat pregnancies.

• 9 Martin Davies // Dec 4, 2012 at 12:23 pm

  James, its pretty likely they had a trial run or two. Or a few hundred….
  Bit like other couples.

• 10 JamesV // Dec 4, 2012 at 12:28 pm

  Aha, but most of those trial runs are conducted with the express wish of avoiding proof of fertility.

• 11 Oxonymous // Dec 4, 2012 at 12:56 pm

  Does Durex have a royal warrant? Then again, if he’s not willing to wear a wedding ring, he’ll not be willing to wear a…

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