[Milsurplus] Very OT: C-47 Aircraft Radio Restoration

Fri Oct 30 17:05:07 EDT 2009

And for the change-over to left hand drive it is decreed that on
Dec  31st at midnite GREENWICH MEAN TIME all cars shall commence to drive on 
the left hand side of the road.
If this is successful then the following week all lories (trucks) shall do 
the same.

Keith ve3ts

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <wf2u at ws19ops.com>
To: "Lloyd KK7IZ" <kk7iz at cox.net>
Cc: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 4:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Very OT: C-47 Aircraft Radio Restoration

> This is the wittiest thing I read the whole day... nay / the whole month!
>
> 73, Meir
> Landrum, SC, North American Provinces
>
>
> Quoting Lloyd KK7IZ <kk7iz at cox.net>:
>
>> To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign 
>> Majesty
>> Queen Elizabeth II
>>
>> In light of your failure in recent years to nominate competent candidates
>> for President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give
>> notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately.
>>
>>
>> Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties 
>> over
>> all states, commonwealths, and territories (except Kansas, which she does
>> not fancy).
>>
>> Your new Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, will appoint a Governor for 
>> America
>> without the need for further elections.
>>
>> Congress and the Senate will be disbanded.
>>
>> A questionnaire may 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:
>>
>>  (You should look up 'revocation' in the Oxford English Dictionary.)
>>
>> 1. Then look up aluminium, and check the pronunciation guide. You will be
>> amazed at just how wrongly you have been pronouncing it.
>>
>> 2. The letter 'U' will be reinstated in words such as 'colour', 'favour',
>> 'labour' and 'neighbour.' Likewise, you will learn to spell 'doughnut'
>> without skipping half the letters, and the suffix '-ize' will be replaced 
>> by
>> the suffix '-ise'. Generally, you will be expected to raise your 
>> vocabulary
>> to acceptable levels. (look up 'vocabulary').
>>
>> 3. Using the same twenty-seven words interspersed with filler noises such 
>> as
>> 'like' and 'you know' is an unacceptable and inefficient form of
>> communication. There is no such thing as US English. We WI ll let 
>> M*crosoft
>> know on your behalf. The M*crosoft spell-checker will be adjusted to take
>> into account the reinstated letter 'u' and the elimination of -ize.
>>
>> 4. July 4th will no longer be celebrated as a holiday.
>>
>> 5. You will learn to resolve personal issues without using guns, lawyers, 
>> or
>> therapists. The fact that you need so many lawyers and therapists shows 
>> that
>> you're not quite ready to be independent. Guns should only be used for
>> shooting grouse. If you can't sort things out without suing someone or
>> speaking to a therapist then you're not ready to shoot grouse.
>>
>> 6. Therefore, you will no longer be allowed to own or carry anything more
>> dangerous than a vegetable peeler. Although a permit will be required if 
>> you
>> wish to carry a vegetable peeler in public.
>>
>> 7. All intersections will be replaced with roundabouts, and you will 
>> start
>> driving on the left side with immediate effect. At the same time, you 
>> will
>> go metric with immediate effect and without the benefit of conversion
>> tables.   Both roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the
>> British sense of humour.
>>
>>
>> 8. The former USA will adopt UK prices on petrol (which you have been
>> calling gasoline) of roughly $10/US gallon. Get used to it.
>>
>> 9. You will learn to make real chips. Those things you call French fries 
>> are
>> not real chips, and those things you insist on calling potato chips are
>> properly called crisps. Real chips are thick cut, fried in animal fat, 
>> and
>> dressed not with catsup but with vinegar.
>>
>> 10. The cold tasteless stuff you insist on calling beer is not actually 
>> beer
>> at all. Henceforth, only proper British Bitter will be referred to as 
>> beer,
>> and European brews of known and accept Ed provenance will be referred to 
>> as
>> Lager. South African beer is also acceptable as they are pound for pound 
>> the
>> greatest sporting nation on earth and it can only be due to the beer. 
>> They
>> are also part of British Commonwealth - see what it did for them. 
>> American
>> brands will be referred to as Near-Frozen Gnat's Urine, so that all can 
>> be
>> sold without risk of further confusion.
>>
>> 11. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as 
>> good
>> guys. Hollywood will also be required to cast English actors to play 
>> English
>> characters. Watching Andie MacDowell attempt English dialogue in Four
>> Weddings and a Funeral was an experience akin to having one's ears 
>> removed
>> with a cheese grater.
>>
>>
>> 12. You will cease playing American football. There is only one kind of
>> proper football; you call it soccer. Those of you brave enough will, in
>> time, be allowed to play rugby (which has some similarities to American
>> football, but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds 
>> or
>> wearing full kevlar body Armour like a bunch of nancies). Don't try 
>> rugby -
>> the South Africans and Kiwis will thrash you, like they regularly thrash 
>> us.
>>
>> 13. Further, you will stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to host 
>> an
>> event called the World Series for a game which is not played outside of
>> America . Since only 2.1% of you are aware there is a world beyond your
>> borders, your error is understandable. You will learn cricket, and we 
>> will
>> let you face the South Africans first to take the sting out of their
>> deliveries.
>>
>> 14. You must tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us mad.
>>
>> 15. An internal revenue agent (i.e. tax collector) from Her Majesty's
>> Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all 
>> monies
>> due (backdated to 1776).
>>
>> 16. Daily Tea Time begins promptly at 4 pm with proper cups, with 
>> saucers,
>> and never mugs, with high quality biscuits (cookies) and cakes; plus
>> strawberries (with cream) when in season.
>>
>> God Save the Queen!
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanx
>> Lloyd  KK7IZ
>> kk7iz at cox.net
>> 480-620-7145
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Michael Tauson" <wh7hg.hi at gmail.com>
>> To: <whitaker at ieee.org>
>> Cc: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 6:00 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Very OT: C-47 Aircraft Radio Restoration
>>
>>
>>> On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 2:56 AM, C.Whitaker <whitaker at pa.net> wrote:
>>>> So, Civil War. Now you take a look at the situation
>>>> in 2009 and tell me who really won. You wonder if
>>>> the people of the United States can govern themselves.
>>>
>>> Y'think maybe England would be willing to take us back?  :-)
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Michael, WH7HG
>>
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