Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/14

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Subject: [Leica] FW: Breaking News
From: "Tim Atherton" <tim@KairosPhoto.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 19:59:24 -0700

At the risk of offending all those south of the border (and in Quebec) :

Tim  ;-)

(now ducking for cover - p.s. - LUG content, QE II uses Leicas!)


> -----------------------------------------------
> Breaking News!
> :
> :
> :
>
>
>   For immediate release from London, England:
>
>   London, 8th 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 acquisition of all revenues due (backdated to 1776).
>
>   Thank you for your cooperation and... have a nice day!
>
> -- 30 --