Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id NAA12665 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Wed, 15 Nov 2000 13:06:52 GMT Message-ID: <2D1C159B783DD211808A006008062D3101745B0F@inchna.stir.ac.uk> From: Vincent Campbell <v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk> To: "'memetics@mmu.ac.uk'" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Subject: FW: NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF INDEPENDENCE Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 13:04:49 -0000 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
I'm sorry everyone, but I couldn't resist passing on this joke a friend sent
me (with profound apologies to our American colleagues).
Vincent
> 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 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 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
> 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.
>
> 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!
>
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