danielia Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters Life!) - For sale: the world's smallest country with its own flag, stamps, currency and passports. Apply to Prince Michael of Sealand if you want to run your own nation, even if it is just a wartime fort perched on two concrete towers in the North Sea.Built in World War Two as an anti-aircraft base to repel German bombers, the derelict platform was taken over 40 years ago by retired army major Paddy Roy Bates who went to live there with his family.He declared the platform, perched seven miles off the east coast of England and just outside Britain's territorial waters, to be the principality of Sealand.The self-styled Prince Roy adopted a flag, chose a national anthem and minted silver and gold coins.The family saw off an attempt by Britain's Royal Navy to evict them and also an attempt in 1978 by a group of German and Dutch businessmen to seize Sealand by force.Roy, 85, now lives in Spain and his son Michael told BBC Radio on Monday his family had been approached by estate agents with clients "who wanted a bit more than a bit of real estate, they wanted autonomy."He suggested Sealand, which has eight rooms in each tower, could be a base for online gambling or offshore banking.Asked to describe the delights of living on what he described as a cross between a house and a ship, the 54-year-old said: "The neighbors are very quiet. There is a good sea view." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaydup Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 Be fun to make up laws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest onisakura Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 Its a dump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stymie Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 I wanna buy a cunt tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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danielia Posted January 9 Author Report Share Posted January 9 Is that supposed to be it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tastey Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 i clearly see weapons of mass destruction on that pic, my advice would be to nuke itjust to be sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tastey Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 btw, so theoretically, one could get there by boat at night, knife everyone on sight, declare it yours... and break no laws while doing it or at least have no one prosecuting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolahotass Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 werdd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielia Posted January 10 Author Report Share Posted January 10 btw, so theoretically, one could get there by boat at night, knife everyone on sight, declare it yours... and break no laws while doing it or at least have no one prosecuting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonStephen Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 Is that supposed to be it?yup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philippio Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 i clearly see weapons of mass destruction on that pic, my advice would be to nuke itjust to be sure :laugh2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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