From Great Britain: > > 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. > > It shall be understood by the recipient(s) that conclusions, opinions and > > other information contained in the above e-mail not relating to the > official > > scope of business of Altheimer & Gray shall be deemed not to have been > given > > or endorsed by Altheimer & Gray. > > > > Altheimer & Gray - Solicitors & U.S. Lawyers > > 7 Bishopsgate, London. EC2N 3AR. ENGLAND > > TEL: +44 (0) 20 7786 5700 FAX: +44 (0) 20 7786 0000 > > www.altheimer.com > > > > A list of Partners' names and their professional qualifications is open > for > > inspection at the above address. > > > > This e-mail transmission is intended only for the use of the person to > whom > > it is addressed and may be privileged, confidential, and exempt from > > disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, > > please delete this message and notify us via e-mail to > > [log in to unmask] > >