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FW: its their own fault



A Friday groaner before Friday (although this may be making the rounds) via
my cousin/colleague currently on sabbatical in Heretfordshire, UK...

A good thing California is a former Mexican province...unless the bit about
Drake landing near here was true...

Kevin (Rule, Britannia!) V. Bunker
Student Assistant
CA State Archives

> ----------
> From:         WEM[SMTP:wem@onetel.net.uk]
> Sent:         Tuesday, November 14, 2000 6:09 AM
> To:   John Snyder
> Subject:      Fw: its their own fault
>
> London, 10th 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 acquisiton of all revenues due (backdated to 1776).
>
> Thank you for your cooperation and... cheerio!
>
>
>
>

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