This is on the lighter side of the Royal Wedding though, of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. To be honest, I am one of those so called republicans who question the very continuance of monarchy in this day and age whether in Britain or elsewhere and yet drawn to the occassion perhaps due to the very nature of it and the unfolding of history before your eyes, decided to watch the event, albeit intermittently on live television. What caught my attention invariably was the detailed analysis of some of the commentators conveniently rating those flushes and kisses of the newly wedded couple. "Prince William and Catherine apparently indulged in two kisses which blew over nearly two billion people that are watching the event on live television," says one analyst. All the superlatives have been thrown into it such as, "one of the greatest kisses of all times," or "one of the most famous kisses of all times." While CNN's Anderson Cooper rates the first at 6 and second at 8 out of 10; British-born Piers Morgan is more liberal towards the royal couple rating the first at 8 and the second at 10. Uh! how do you rate a kiss though, especially when you are not a party to it? Wait a minute, the first one scored a mere six, which means just pass or a fail per Royal Standards? What does this mean to the royal couple? Well, if Sheril Kirshenbaum of University of Texas is to be believed, fifty-nine percent of men and 66 percent of women say they have ended a budding relationship because of a bad kiss. Let's not jump to any conclusions just yet!
