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Attention Americans!
(In case there's anyone here too slow to understand... THIS IS A JOKE!!! Any posts that make it clear that the person was unable to grasp that concept will be deleted as I really don't have the time or inclination to tell every single thicko what the joke means.)
Britain is Repossessing the U.S.A.
A Message from John Cleese
To the citizens of the United States of America:
In light of your failure 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 'favour' 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 intersper'sed 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 will let Microsoft know on your behalf. The Microsoft spell- checker will be adjusted to take account of the reinstated letter 'u' and the elimination of -ize. You will relearn your original national anthem, God Save The Queen.
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 adult enough to be independent.
Guns should only be handled by adults. If you're not adult enough to sort things out without suing someone or speaking to a therapist then you're not grown up enough to handle a gun.
6. Therefore, you will no longer be allowed to own or carry anything more dangerous than a vegetable peeler. A permit will be required if you wish to carry a vegetable peeler in public.
7. All American cars are hereby banned. They are crap and this is for your own good. When we show you German cars, you will understand what we mean.
8. All intersections will be replaced with roundabouts, and you will start driving on the left 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.
9. The Former USA will adopt UK prices on petrol (which you have been calling gasoline)-roughly $6/US gallon. Get used to it.
10. 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.
11. 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 accepted 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.
12. 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 McDowell attempt English dialogue in Four Weddings and a Funeral was an experience akin to having one's ears removed with a cheese grater.
13. 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.
14. 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 that 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.
15. You must tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us mad.
16. 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).
17. Daily Tea Time begins promptly at 4 pm with proper cups, never mugs, with high quality biscuits (cookies) and cakes; strawberries in season.
God save the Queen.
Only He can.
John Cleese
Oh dear lord. XD This is hilarious!
(I've never been able to eat fries/chips with vinegar, I can't stand the vinegar part. x_x)
NOOO! Now i need to sign a permit for a peeler! And the aluminum thing was so right. I actually looked it up XD
And Britan, I killed JFK XD That was my favorite part. "It's driving us mad' XD
Lol, well, Britean may have america, but they'll never get Canada!
Hillarious MIranda. ;-)
Bloody Brilliant!! Especially considering less then half actually apply to Canadians.
Americans don't have beer. Go anywhere else in the world (Canada or Europe, foremost) to see what REAL beer is.
The 'u' and 'ize' thing is SO true. Not to mention the American spelling of doughnut - which I believe is a donut in America. You people are discriminating the letter u by cutting it out all the time. My friends and I are wondering if it's because you're too lazy, or it's too much for your brains to concept.
I heard somewhere that Americans are thinking about changing night to nite, light to lite, etc.
Canada has two national anthems. O Canada and God Save the Queen.
A few more points I shall mention.
1. You did not win the War of 1812, Americans. Canada, thanks to help from British troops (as it was then entitled British North America) ... If you did, Canada would be the U.S. That was the point of that war. The States were running out of room to grow (cause the west half was all full of Natives) and thought we'd be too weak. So technically last time America, the current 'World Power', fought Canada and Britain, they lost. That's when the Star Spangled Banner was written.
2. You were not the only reason Hitler was thrown out of power.You only came in near the end. That was mostly Britain and other European countries. Canada was the ultimate 'safe haven' during that war for people who were escaping his rain of terror, so to speak.
3. Is there a bubble around America, or something? I swear... How many Americans actually KNOW of the country above their borders and how many PROVINCES, not states, we have (Canada)?How many KNOW anything about the country that basically created them (Britain)?
4. There are more guns then people in the States.
5. Canada had not been sending nano-technology into the States through quarters or snow. O.o
I could probably go on forever about America's faults. I won't though because I know the majority of the people on this site hail from that country. I just thought I'd point out some things.
((Please don't yell at me, Patriotic Americans... I don't want to get shot!)) XD
Anyway, HILARIOUS.
Hayley, I don't think that is taught anymore. As I learned over the past few years, it was a draw. It was only regarded as a "victory" because after the treaty was signed we beat the British at New Orleans, which was only fought because both sides were oblivious to the fact that we weren't fighting anymore. I know my proper American, and world, history.
Anyways, please come and change the chips. I will sing "God Save the Queen" everyday directly before tea time if they were thicker and made with vinegar, that wonderfully delicious substance.
I agree, Americans should learn to spell things correctly.
In addition to your u's, ise's and doughnuts, the one thing that really grinds me.
Jail is technically not correct, the original and proper spelling is Gaol.
Why must you pick on us poor Americans? We are completely innocent!!
Although, Hayley, I do know that there is a world outside of America. And there are 9 provinces in Canda, that they are called provinces-not states- and that Britian was the one who founded you. I also know that Mexico is below us along with the rest of Central America. Not all of us are dumb. Just the majority! XD
Also, I do spell some words -our. Like colour or honour or favour. Also, I can not do a British accent. I completely su.ck at it.
That is all...for now.
DEATH TO AMERICAN SPELLING! You lazy people.
We're finally kicking America's ass.es! Sorry, I'm a lil bit patriotic. I will eat fat chips and use 'u' and -ise and keep my accent until I die! (I'm rubbish with American accent)
And you know what, we invented the internet and email.
We also hold the record for loudest burp.
Whenever I spell something with a u, my teachers go ballistic on me and I end up asking 'why are you freaking out? It's how it's supposed to be spelled, dangit!"
Then they'll tell me, as if I've got half a brain, that we're not British. Eff you, English teachers. -.-
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Baseball: Disappointing Ohioans Since 1901
Playoff fever is spreading in Ohio. The Cincinnati Reds, who currently hold the National League's second wild-card spot, are seeking back-to-back postseason appearances for the first time since the Big Red Machine teams of the 1975 and 1976 seasons. Meanwhile, about 250 miles north on Interstate 71, the Cleveland Indians have inched their way into the American League wild-card race.
Why is this significant? If both the Indians and Reds make the postseason this year, it would only be the second time since 1901 that both Cincinnati and Cleveland franchises are in the playoffs in the same season. (In 1995, the Reds lost to the Braves in the National League Championship Series and the Indians lost to Atlanta in the World Series.)
While the Cubs and White Sox will likely miss the playoffs this season—even they've qualified jointly more often (1906, 2008) than the Reds and Indians.
San Francisco and Oakland have had the most recent success, making the postseason four times together since 2000, and six times since 1971.
Both New York teams (Yankees and Mets) have made the playoffs in the same year three times, most recently in 2006, while the Rays and Marlins have never done it, in the 15 seasons they've both been in existence.
All geographic rivalries have a ways to go to match the feat of the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Yankees, which battled in the World Series on seven occasions between 1941 and 1956.
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China Banks on Buddhism
Lumbini, Nepal
The plain of Terai, a poor agricultural land crossed by holy rivers, straddles the border between Nepal and India. Its sweltering summers see temperatures climb above 100 degrees, but this parched terrain might be on the verge of tumultuous changes. On the Nepali side is the small city of Lumbini, which, after long neglect, is now at the center of great power politics.
This is where the Lord Buddha was born, about 2,500 years ago, under a bodhi tree at the bend of a small creek. His mother, a Hindu princess called Maya, was traveling to her parental home in Kapilavastu when her labor started, and all her entourage could do was stop and arrange a place for her to give birth under the tree, near a pool of water.
Lumbini, sometimes called "the Buddhist Mecca," has been described as a potential gold mine for Nepal, and many have been lamenting that its impressive tourist potential should be so underdeveloped, with just a small white temple sitting on the holy grounds. Those who come, though, appreciate the calm of the place, and sit cross-legged in meditation, or murmur sacred scriptures in small groups. Monks and nuns from all over the Buddhist world tour the temple, which shelters a series of carved stones that depict the holy birth, and just sit on the grass outside, in contemplation.
The idea of developing Lumbini has long been toyed with by various organizations, from the World Federation of Buddhists to the United Nations, not forgetting numerous Nepali agencies that have looked at the birthplace of the Buddha as a possible resource. The U.N. got its eyes on Lumbini early on, under the presidency of U Thant, himself a Buddhist, who visited in 1967. Three years later, the U.N. International Committee for the Development of Lumbini (now the U.N. Lumbini Development Trust) was established, with the approval of the Hindu King Mahendra, traditionally regarded as a descendant of Hindu gods.
In 1972 the committee selected Japanese architect Kenzō Tange to draw up a project for a Peace Park that would surround the temple, approved by the king (who died later that year) and the committee itself. Six years and a few more high-level U.N. visits later, part of what became known as the Tange Master Plan is now partially built. Arched red-brick bridges reach over a straight canal, and a red-brick museum with a Bauhaus-like flair to it sits by a reflecting pool about a quarter of a mile from the small white temple.
The U.N. involvement means a lot of emphasis is given to representing Buddhist nations: On one side of the canal, every country that follows the Theravadha ("Small Vehicle") tradition of Buddhism—such as Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Sri Lanka and Thailand—has, or will have, a temple. The other side is reserved for the countries following the Mahayana tradition ("Greater Vehicle"), like China, Japan, Korea and Mongolia. It translates into a hodgepodge of styles and many replicas of famous buildings. Burma has built a concrete Shwedagon Pagoda; China, a smaller version of the Forbidden City. So far only about a dozen of the foreseen 42 buildings have been erected. One of the problems has been the lack of cash: The finished project should cost about $64 million in total, but not all contributing Buddhist countries see this as a priority.
Enter the Asia Pacific Exchange and Cooperation Foundation (APECF), a well-funded Chinese association headed by a rather mysterious figure, Linus Xiao Wunan. A Buddhist and a Chinese Communist Party member, he wants to see a whole Peace City built here and a tower called "Lumbini Cloud."
"We have already broken ground," says Mr. Xiao, in his living room in a diplomatic compound in Beijing, showing an artist's impression of a tall and slender "celestial observatory" building that will host restaurants, temples, shops and prayer rooms in a circular ring built several hundred feet from the ground. "We have agreed on a project with VTP Global," he says, referring to a theme-park development group based in London. Around him, a confusing array of pictures hints at a complex biography: At the back, Mr. Xiao is seen posing next to the Dalai Lama, whom he met in Dharamsala, where the Tibetan government in exile resides. Other photos show him surrounded by high prelates of various Buddhist sects. But next to where he sits, on a coffee table, is a portrait of Mao Zedong.
"We have the full support of the Nepali government," he says. Not that Nepal has much of one at present, since a caretaker administration has been sitting in Kathmandu for the past 10 years. Before that, a lengthy civil war led to a short-lived communist government, which subsequently collapsed. The next elections are scheduled for November. The caretakers are headed by Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the former leader of the Maoist guerrilla known as Prachanda, or "the Fierce," who also sits on the board of the Lumbini Cloud Project, and has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Mr. Xiao to go ahead with it.
Not everyone is in accord, and some even see self-interest in Dahal's motives, but Mr. Xiao is not troubled with these developments. Yet he remains vague on many details—like questions about where the $3 billion he claims to have for Lumbini is coming from, or if the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs is backing APECF.
"APECF is part of the grander strategy of increasing China's soft power," Mr. Xiao says, "but we are independent, and the Lumbini development project is our own idea."
Still, China is also getting busy building an international airport here, with direct flights from major Chinese cities, as well as restaurants and hotels to cater to the devout masses.
The U.N. is also still involved: Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary General and himself a Buddhist, has often mentioned the need to develop Lumbini, and those in the know say that the push comes from Mr. Ban's mother, a fervent Buddhist. At least one Korean sect, called Chhoge, has been received by Mr. Dahal for this very reason, and according to Nepali newspaper reports Mr. Dahal has signed an MOU with it, too.
"Our plans are not incompatible," says Mr. Xiao in Beijing. "This is going to be for the whole Buddhist world. To those who find it too striking, I say: At the beginning nobody liked the Pyramid at the Louvre."
India, once more, is left looking uneasily as China expands its influence in its backyard, tapping into the soft-power potential of Buddhism, and an air of Buddhist Great Game can be felt in what was until now the sleepy, holy site of Buddha's birth.
Ms. Sala is a writer based in Hong Kong.


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St. Patrick's Youth
St. Patrick's is a wonderful place for children and young people to be together,
have fun, to learn and grow. We are a community where there is something for everyone. Our programs include spiritual,
athletic, educational and musical activities. The purpose of all these activities as stated in the Youth Community's
vision statement is to "strive to grow in our knowledge and experience of the love of Christ"
More than 3,000 young people participate in our programs staffed by hundreds
of volunteers who have been screened with compulsory background checks through the State Department of Criminal Justice.
Our first Youth Administrator, Mr. Magg, always said, "Do it for the kids" and envisioned a state of the art gymnasium,
which was dedicated on site in December of 2005 through the efforts of the parish and the clergy.


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United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
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Conduct trials necessary for registration of modern herbicides for safe use in minor and specialty crops.
1b.Approach (from AD-416)
Based on priority projects established by IR-4 and USDA, evaluate herbicides alone or in combination with other management methods to support registration on minor and specialty crops. Data will include determination of weed control efficacy and/or collection of plant samples for chemical residue determination.
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Arlene Ralstin, 73, died March 23, 2013 at Minneola Long Term Care Unit, Minneola, KS. She was born December 30, 1939 at Ellis County, KS to Russell and Gladys (Mashburn) Irwin. She was a homemaker.
She belonged to the Mullinville United Methodist Church and had held State Offices in the Order of the Eastern Star. On June 8, 1958 she married George L. Ralstin in Russell, KS. He died September 25, 2012.
Survivors include: 2 sons, Lewis and his wife, Kathryn of Greenleaf, Idaho, and Charles and wife Dana of Mullinville; 2 daughters, Jody Burgess and husband Ryan of Minneola and Donna Ralstin of Andover, KS.; sister, Judy Weiss of Holyoke, Colorado; 9 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, and 5 brothers: Marvin, Riley, Paul, John, and Max Irwin; and a sister Bonnie Sander.
Funeral Services are 11:00 A.M. Thursday, March 28, 2013 at the Mullinville United Methodist Church with Pastor Mark Fillmore officiating. The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at the Minnis Mortuary, Bucklin. Burial is at Hillcrest Cemetery near Mullinville, KS.
Memorials are suggested to Mullinville United Methodist Church c/o Minnis Mortuary, Box 516, Bucklin KS 67834.
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