Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At the risk of offending all those south of the border (and in Quebec) : Tim ;-) (now ducking for cover - p.s. - LUG content, QE II uses Leicas!) > ----------------------------------------------- > Breaking News! > : > : > : > > > For immediate release from London, England: > > London, 8th November 2000 > > To the citizens of the United States of America, > > Following your failure to elect a President of the USA to > govern yourselves > and, by extension, the free world, we hereby give notice of the > revocation > of your independence. Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II > will resume > a monarch's duties over all states, commonwealths and other territories. > > To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, please > comply with > the following acts: > > 1. Look up "revoke" in a dictionary > 2. Learn at least the first 4 lines of "God save the Queen" > 3. Start referring to "soccer" as football > 4. Declare war on Quebec > > Tax collectors from Her Majesty's Government will be with you shortly > to ensure the acquisition of all revenues due (backdated to 1776). > > Thank you for your cooperation and... have a nice day! > > -- 30 --