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Stacyhs said:
Would you care to clarify which meaning of "stool" you are referring to?:D
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The one you are probably thinking.

The job of Keeper of the Royal Stool was to collect the King's #2s and determine by their size, shape, texture, and bouquet, whether the King was still in good health.
 
Stacyhs said:
I actually knew that, but thanks.
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Ahh, a well rounded education. There are some really weird jobs that were associated with Royalty in the past, and some are still sort of around, such as the Keeper of the Royal (Queen's) Swans whose job until 1993 was the counting, looking after, and protecting the Swans on the River Thames. In 1993 it was split into two jobs, the Warden of the Royal Swans who is responsible for the annual Swan Upping, which is basically a swan census where they catch and ring all the swans on the river and check out their health, and the Maker of Swans who is responsible for the welfare and health of the swans, educating people, going and seeking out sick birds to get them treated, and rounding them up to clear the river for rowing competitions. What a fun job....
 
PhantomWolf said:
Ahh, a well rounded education. There are some really weird jobs that were associated with Royalty in the past, and some are still sort of around, such as the Keeper of the Royal (Queen's) Swans whose job until 1993 was the counting, looking after, and protecting the Swans on the River Thames. In 1993 it was split into two jobs, the Warden of the Royal Swans who is responsible for the annual Swan Upping, which is basically a swan census where they catch and ring all the swans on the river and check out their health, and the Maker of Swans who is responsible for the welfare and health of the swans, educating people, going and seeking out sick birds to get them treated, and rounding them up to clear the river for rowing competitions. What a fun job....
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A lot of swanning around!



Sorry, but it got teed up and I had to hit it.
 
Trump reportedly swore at acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney during a recent meeting with the Democrats.


President Donald Trump lashed out at acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney during a Situation Room meeting with Democrats, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, earlier this month, a White House official said Sunday.
According to the official, Trump cut Mulvaney off toward the end of an unproductive meeting on re-opening the federal government, as Mulvaney was attempting to negotiate up from the $1.3 billion Democrats offered the White House.
"Stop, stop, just stop -- What are you doing? You're ********** it all up, Mick," Trump said, according to the official who was in the room for the negotiations.
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The mistake was probably that he was making a legitimate attempt at negotiation.
 
And another one bites the dust: RAJ SHAH, senior White House spokesman.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/14/us/politics/raj-shah-leaves-white-house.html
Raj Shah, a top spokesman in the White House press office, has left and joined an arm of a Florida-based lobbying firm, officials said Monday.

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His departure comes as the White House press and communications teams have been depleted. Several aides have moved on to roles at government agencies or have left the Trump administration entirely.
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It also probably doesn't help that he is obviously not a 'Murican.
 
Next! Wess Mitchell, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs. This is the post that deals with the EU.

The US State Department's top diplomat focused on Europe policy has resigned his post, effective February 15.

In a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo date January 4, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs A. Wess Mitchell said, "I feel that I have completed what I set out to do in taking this position."
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https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/22/politics/wess-mitchell-resigns/
 
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