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The Letter From the Queen of England

I stumbled upon this email when I was browsing for nice interesting blogs with good readings. Thanks to ThePerimenopausalPeriod blog, I had a long laugh reading this email.
WHAT IF America are unable to stand alone anymore? WHAT IF Britain is to take back America?
To fulfil your “WHAT IF” questions, Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has prepared a long letter to her soon-to-be citizens.

To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II:
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1. 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’).
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2. Using the same twenty-seven words interspersed with filler noises such as ”like’ and […]

Original post by Pamela

Book a trip to Heaven

It used to be that if you wanted to get into Heaven after you died, you had to live a good life on Earth. If you cut out the lying, the cheating and the killing, and partook in the praying and the giving and the going to Church, paradise was a sure thing.

But now it looks like all it takes to get into eternal paradise is $13 and a good travel agent. Yes, these days planning your trip to Heaven is as easy as throwing down some cash and picking up your travel kit, which includes a First Class ticket, an ID card, and a helpful “Heaven 101″ guide. If you are more of a high roller and want to travel in extra style, purchase the $16 package. Aside from all the usual paperwork it also includes a VIP Pass. This is quite a deal, considering the VIP […]

Original post by Maria

Fireworks 2008 [Flickr]

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Our nations colors [Flickr]

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Happy Fourth of July to all Americans! Go out and shoot off some fireworks, remember to take pictures while you do it.

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The party [Flickr]

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The party

A series of three photos of my friends annual holiday party.

Unknown exposure time, f-120, dev 8 min @ 75 degrees in 9:1 Tmax RS replenisher (A+B)

Original post by JohnKit