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This is what I mean!
Michael Stewart schreef:
> some humour to round off the week -
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> HER MAJESTY HAS SPOKEN
>
> HEAR YE HEAR YE
>
> NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF INDEPENDENCE
>
> 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 freeworld, 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 ($75.00).
> Start spelling English words correctly.
>
> 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 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, this has been replaced with
> November 5th. [Guy Fawkes Day]
>
> 9. All members of this British Crown Dependency will be required to take
> 6 weeks annual vacation and 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 Andrews Bedchamber.
>
> 13. Add the Royal insignia to the top of the Washington Monument - and
> the Queens 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.
>
> 15.Tax collectors from Her Majesty's Government will be with you shortly to
> ensure the acquisiton of all revenues due (backdated to 1776).
>
> Thank you for your cooperation and have a nice day!
>
> Her Majesty's Government, Whitehall, London W1.
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