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Marie

Marie Report 12 Nov 2004 16:30

craig roflmao.......

Craig

Craig Report 12 Nov 2004 16:28

LETS NOT LET THINGS GET OUT OF HAND NOW...... And don't mention "friendly fire". (ahem)

Marie

Marie Report 12 Nov 2004 16:27

that,s ok andrea.... it,s just a case of bad timing for us as this week was remeberance week here and does stirr up a lot of memories for a lot of people... so none taken friends.... ok ?

Andrea

Andrea Report 12 Nov 2004 16:19

sorry about that marie, but i just copied and pasted this from another site !! no offence intended andrea

Craig

Craig Report 12 Nov 2004 16:17

LMAO. cheers :-)

Marie

Marie Report 12 Nov 2004 16:09

just makes me sad that they think like this with all that,s going on in the world to-day !!!!!!

Marie

Marie Report 12 Nov 2004 15:57

dear andrea, enjoyed your witty reply also, .... until your last ditch effort at humour about WW'11...and thought this was in very bad taste, as we all know that thousands of lives were lost in that war, and to say thank-you for your help !!!! where,... where your troops, for the first few years, unlike our men, and boys ..... you may think it was funny at the time, but as normal, it was not.Why do the yanks think that they came in and won the last world war. when they took so long to join. Unlike our men in IRAQ at the moment ....... I MIGHT ADD ......... AMEN....

Andrea

Andrea Report 12 Nov 2004 15:17

SORRY I FOUND THIS REPLY ! Notice Of Revocation Of Independence - The Reply To the citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: We welcome your concern about our electoral process. It must be exciting for you to see a real Republic in action, even if from a distance. As always, we're amused by your quaint belief that you're actually a world power. We hate to ruin your tea-party here, but the sun has, in fact, set on the British Empire! Cheerio! However, we regretfully have to decline your offer for intervention. On the other hand, it would be amusing to see you try to enforce your new policy (for the 96.3% of you that seem to have forgotten that you have little to no real power). After much deliberation, we have decided to continue our tradition as the longest running democratic republic. It seems that switching to a monarchy is in fact considered a "backwards step" by the majority of the world. To help you rise from your current anachronistic status, we have compiled a series of helpful suggestions that we hope you adopt: Realize that language is an organic structure, and that you aren't always correct in your pronunciation or spelling. Let's use your "aluminium" example. Sir Humphrey Davy (an Englishman) invented the name "aluminum" (note spelling) for the metal. However, in common usage the name evolved into "aluminium" to match the naming convention of other elements. In 1925 the United States decided to switch back to the ORIGINAL spelling and pronunciation of the word, at which point we dominated the aluminum industry. We'd also like to point out that the process of actually producing aluminum was developed by an American and a Frenchman (not an Englishman). However, we'd like to thank you for the Oxford English Dictionary. It's an interesting collection, considering that over 10,000 of the words in the original edition were submitted by a crazy American civil-war veteran called Dr. William Charles Minor. Learn to distinguish the American and Canadian accents, and then we'll talk about the English and Australian accent issue. Review your basic arithmetic. If you're going to make up an arbitrary statistic, use the same number consistently. (Hint 100 - 98.85 = 1.15 and, 100 - 97.85 = 2.15) You want English actors cast as good guys? How about Stephen Fry playing Oscar Wilde in "Wilde"? How about Rupert Everett in "The Next Best Thing"? Oh, you want English actors cast as STRAIGHT good guys! Ahem. If you want English actors as good guys, then make your own movies. Don't rely on us for your modern popular culture. We liked "Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels", "Trainspotting", and "The Full Monty". We've also heard good things about this "Billy Elliot". But one good movie a year doesn't exactly make a cultural powerhouse. However, you're doing pretty well with music, so keep up the good work on that front. It's inefficient to have a national anthem that changes its title whenever your monarch dies. Let's not forget that your national anthem has an extremely boring tune. We suggest switching to that Rule Britannia ditty. It's toe- tapping. Or maybe Elton John could adapt "Candle In The Wind" yet again for you guys. Improve at your national sport. Football? Soccer? This just in: United States gets fourth place in men's soccer at the 2000 Summer Olympics. United Kingdom? Not even close. By the way, impressive showing at Euro 2000. You almost managed to get through the tournament without having your fans start an international incident. Learn how to cook. For your own sake if nobody else's. England has some top notch candy. Salt 'n' Vinegar chips are quite yummy. However, there's a reason why the best food in your country is Indian or Chinese. Your contributions to the culinary arts are soggy beans, warm beer, and spotted dick. If the French can figure it out, you should be able to. You're doing a terrible job at understanding cars. The obvious error is that you drive on the wrong side of the road. A second problem is pricing; it's cheaper to buy a car in Belgium and ship it to England than to buy a car in England. On the other hand, we like Jaguars and Aston Martins. That's why we bought the companies. Ground- based wiring? What the F**k??? We'll tell you who killed JFK when you apologize for "Teletubbies". Thank you for your time. You can now return to watching bad Australian soap operas. P.S. Regarding World War II: You're Welcome.

Carol in Rochester, New York

Carol in Rochester, New York Report 12 Nov 2004 14:48

Andy, We are working on a counter-offer. Watch this space. Lol

Merlin

Merlin Report 12 Nov 2004 14:38

May I Humbly suggest you Email this rather good thread to,<[email protected]> The reaction would be exceptionally funny. Could be they invade ooopnorth.with even worse results they,re having now. Hal. HoHo.

Sandra

Sandra Report 12 Nov 2004 14:34

A gem love it sandra

♥ Katz

♥ Katz Report 12 Nov 2004 14:31

Love it. Kxx

Andy

Andy Report 12 Nov 2004 14:27

NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF INDEPENDENCE To the citizens of the United States of America, In the light of your failure to elect a worthy President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves properly, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective today. Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths and other territories. Except Utah, which she doesn't 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 97.85% 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 "sh*t". 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.

Andy

Andy Report 12 Nov 2004 14:26

enjoy...