if there really was no support for the monarchy in Canada and Australia, then it would have been over long time ago.
Totally agree with you. Also, going from monarchy to republic is a big constitutional leap requiring a vast majority of support and a government that thinks it would make that much of a difference that they can be bothered to push it through. This talk of being a "subject" is lame. Britain and it's former colonies are all democracies and the Queen is just a figure head (and a great tourist draw). All that 'royal' stuff and 'Queen's representative' malarky is just tradition.
OK, here's my joke:
Four 'new Americans' started work on the same day. The boss looked them over and saw that he had an Irishman, an American, a Spaniard and a Japanese. The Boss addressed each one in turn. "Paddy. There's a pile of dirt out back that needs to loaded onto the truck. Chuck, I want you to do an inventory of the motor pool. Salvatore, there's a hole in the roof and you're going to fix it before the end of the day." Lastly he said, "OK, Hirohito. You're responsible for the supplies. Everyone understand? OK, Get to work"
"Roight" said Paddy and he heads off.
"Sher thang, buddy" says the American and he goes.
The Spaniard says, "Si Senore. I go." And he does.
"Hai!" says Hirihito and he runs off eager to do a good job.
The boss retires to his office to read the paper and have a bit of a sleep thinking everything is under control.
A couple of hours later the boss gets up to check on his new employees. He goes out back and finds Paddy leaning against the wall having a cigarette. Not one grain of dirt has been moved. The boss angrily asks why he's done nothing.
"It's not moiy fault. That Jap bloke hasn't found a shovel for me" says Paddy.
The boss goes to the motor pool and finds the American sitting in a truck doing virtual laps of the Daytona 500.
"What the hell are you doing?" says the flustered boss.
"Well, nothing really. That Japanese guy hasn't found me a clipboard and pencil."
The boss rushes off in a rage and finds the Spaniard playing World Cup Soccer with a can he has found.
The boss looks up to see the gaping hole in the roof and now he is really pissed. "Why the hell aren't you fixing the roof?"
"I cannot reach the roof without the ladder or make repair without the hammer. Senor Japanese, he no bring these things."
"I am going to wring that Jap's neck" yelled the boss. "Half a day wasted because of him."
Totally red-faced with fury he storms over to the supply room. He gets there and Hirohito is nowhere in sight. Cursing, the boss decides that he will take care of the supplies himself and deal with Hirhito later. So he starts rummaging through the lockers looking for a shovel, a clipboard etc. Just as he approaches the place where the hammers are kept Hirohito jumps out and yells, "SUPPLIES!!!"
Peter S - a Kiwi
And by the way, we don't hate everyone at all. Just the French for the Rainbow Warrior bombing. And the Australians - if you've met one you'd understand. We like Americans but prefer Canadians. |
