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Re: NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF INDEPENDENCE

To: Paul Garside <Paul.Garside@seagatesoftware.com>
Subject: Re: NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF INDEPENDENCE
From: Henley <mhenley@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 13:35:46 -0500 (EST)
   I find this so hilarious!!!!
   We could have whipped those yankees if you had cooperated on the cotten
embargo.               CHEERS!!
            I am Marvin Eugene Henley
     Confederate States of America 


On Wed, 15 Nov 2000, Paul Garside wrote:

> NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF INDEPENDENCE
> 
> To the citizens of the United States of America,
> 
> In the light of your failure to elect a President of the USA and thus to
> govern yourselves, 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.  Except Utah, which she
> does not fancy.
> 
> Your new prime minister (The rt. hon. Tony Blair, MP for the 97.85% of you
> who have until now been unaware that there is a world outside your borders)
> will appoint a minister for America without the need for further elections.
> Congress and the Senate will be disbanded.  A questionnaire will be
> circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed.
> 
> To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the following rules
> are introduced with immediate effect:
> 
> 1.   You should look up "revocation" in the Oxford English Dictionary. Then
> look up "aluminium".  Check the pronunciation guide.  You will be amazed at
> just how wrongly you have been pronouncing it.  Generally, you should raise
> your vocabulary to acceptable levels.  Look up "vocabulary". Using the same
> twenty seven words interspersed with filler noises such as "like" and "you
> know" is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication.  Look up
> "interspersed".
> 
> 2.   There is no such thing as "US English".  We will let Microsoft know on
> your behalf.
> 
> 3.   You should learn to distinguish the English and Australian accents. It
> really isn't that hard.
> 
> 4.   Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as the
> good guys.
> 
> 5.   You should relearn your original national anthem, "God Save The Queen",
> but only after fully carrying out task 1.  We would not want you to get
> confused and give up half way through.
> 
> 6.   You should stop playing American "football".  There is only one kind of
> football. What you refer to as American "football" is not a very good game.
> The 2.15% of you who are aware that there is a world outside your borders
> may have noticed that no one else plays "American" football.  You will no
> longer be allowed to play it, and should instead play proper football.
> Initially, it would be best if you played with the girls.  It is a difficult
> game.  Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby
> (which is similar to American "football", but does not involve stopping for
> a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full kevlar body armour like
> nancies).  We are hoping to get together at least a US rugby sevens side by
> 2005.
> 
> 7.   You should declare war on Quebec and France, using nuclear weapons if
> they give you any merde.  The 98.85% of you who were not aware that there is
> a world outside your borders should count yourselves lucky.  The Russians
> have never been the bad guys.  "Merde" is French for "shit".
> 
> 8.   July 4th is no longer a public holiday.  November 8th will be a new
> national holiday, but only in England.  It will be called "Indecisive Day".
> 
> 9.   All American cars are hereby banned.  They are crap and it is for your
> own good.  When we show you German cars, you will understand what we mean.
> 
> 10.  Please tell us who killed JFK.  It's been driving us crazy.
> 
>      Thank you for your cooperation.
>      ERII

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