When you arrive, you Brits will all wear red coats and march in straight
lines again, won't you?
Gary Edwards <grin>
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Barker <chris_barker@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] To the citizens of the United States of America
(COMPLETELY OT)
> Well said
>
> Hear hear... ;-)
>
> Chris
> --- DaEyeGuy@xxxxxxx wrote: > Just got this from a
> friend of mine on the left
> > coast..thought those of you
> > "over yonder" might enjoy..
> > Susan
> >
> > To the citizens of the United States of America,
> > >
> > > In the light of your failure to elect anybody as
> > President of the USA and
> > > thus to govern yourselves and, by extension, the
> > free world, we hereby
> > give
> > > notice of the revocation of your independence,
> > effective today.
> > >
> > > Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will
> > resume monarchial duties
> > over
> > > all states, commonwealths and other territories
> > including New Jersey.
> > >
> > > To aid in the transition to a British Crown
> > dependency, please comply with
> > > the following acts:
> > >
> > > 1. Look up "revocation" in the now official Oxford
> > Dictionary ($75). Start
> > > spelling English words correctly.
> > >
> > > 2. Learn at least the first four lines of "God
> > Save The Queen."
> > >
> > > 3. Start referring to "soccer" as football.
> > >
> > > 4. Declare war on Quebec and France.
> > >
> > > 5. Arrest Mel Gibson for treason.
> > >
> > > 6. Close down the NFL; learn to play rugby.
> > >
> > > 7. Enjoy warm flat beer and steak-and-kidney
> > pudding. Train waitresses to
> > be
> > > more aggressive with customers and not to tell you
> > their names before you
> > > eat.
> > >
> > > 8. July 4th is no longer a public holiday; it has
> > been replaced with
> > > November 5th.
> > >
> > > 9. All members of this British Crown Dependency
> > will be required to take
> > six
> > > weeks' holiday ("vacation") each year, and to
> > observe statutory tea
> > breaks.
> > >
> > > 10. Driving on the left is now compulsory - recall
> > all cars to effect the
> > > change immediately.
> > >
> > > 11.Report to our Consulate General in NY - M Wragg
> > - for your new passport
> > > and job allocation.
> > >
> > > 12. Have Meg Ryan report to the Prince Andrew
> > Bedchamber.
> > >
> > > 13. Add the Royal insignia to the top of the
> > Washington Monument - and
> > the
> > > Queen's Christmas speeches to the Lincoln
> > Memorial.
> > >
> > > 14. Stop referring to the World Series of Baseball
> > and instead call it the
> > > National Series of USA, Cuba and Japan.
> > >
> > > Tax collectors from Her Majesty's government will
> > be with you shortly to
> > > ensure the acquisition of all revenues due
> > (backdated to 1776, with
> > > penalties for tardiness).
> > >
> > > Thank you for your cooperation and have a nice
> > day!
> > > ,,,
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Susan Steele
> > Amherst, VA USA
> >
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> >
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