The Monarchist 1.0
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Private Jacob B. Kovco, 25, Royal Australian Regiment, April 21, 2006
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Monday, August 15, 2005
Vice-Regal Sticky Wicket
One of the most endearing qualities of British humour, and oftentimes britishness in general, is its somewhat Monty Pythonesque penchant for understatement (Flashback to the 1975 Holy Grail: No arms, no legs... "It's Only A Flesh Wound!" cries out the black knight to King Arthur, completely oblivious to his hopeless predicament). Flash back further to 1879 and the slaughter of British Forces in South Africa, where a record 11 Victoria Crosses were won in a single military engagement: "Bit of a sticky wicket, old chap," says the colonel as the Zulus wipe out his regiment at the Battle of Isandhlwana. Well, yes, that’s one way of looking at it, if by sticky wicket you are referring to a rather tricky problem or difficult situation.
And so it is with Her Majesty’s representative in Canada. If England had a Governor-General and Prime Minister Tony Blair recommended Sinn Fein’s Gerry Adams to the post, I wonder how the English would feel? I wonder if they would question his loyalty to Britain? I wonder if they would so forgive his terrorist sympathizing of yesteryear, that they would elevate him to be their own viceroy? Irishman. IRA links. British separatist. Queen’s representative in England? I know the British have a record of tolerating the intolerant, but c’mon. Luckily this would never happen in England because Her Majesty, after a burst of incredulous horse laughter, would tell Mister Blair to get serious in a huge hurry.
Canada’s vice-regal designate happens to be a French citizen from marriage to our future vice-regal consort, Monsieur Lafond. France is apparently in the throws of revoking their citizenships based on the untenable situation of a Frenchman and Frenchwoman representing the Queen of England (you know I meant the Queen of Canada, but forgive me if the French don’t see it that way). So much for the aspirations of the EU. To make matters even more interesting, our vice-regal designates are allegedly Quebec separatists, who so far have not volunteered any information that would suggest otherwise, leading many to speculate that they voted yes in the 1995 referendum on Quebec independence. M. Lafond is apparently a terrorist FLQ (Front Liberation du Quebec) sympathizer, stating that he collaborated with one such individual in making a documentary film, and hired another to undertake carpentry work in the family home (one Paul Rose who murdered a Quebec minister in 1970 and assisted in the kidnapping of a British diplomat). Oh my. What a fascinating foreign choice these pair make to represent all that is best about our country, to faithfully represent Canada and the Crown. It would seem that the Prime Minister has put our most Gracious Queen in a most embarrassing position.
Bloody 'ell. We're all in a bit o’ sticky wicket here, eh.
POSTED BY: The Monarchist AT 1:18 a.m. | LINKS |
One of the most endearing qualities of British humour, and oftentimes britishness in general, is its somewhat Monty Pythonesque penchant for understatement (Flashback to the 1975 Holy Grail: No arms, no legs... "It's Only A Flesh Wound!" cries out the black knight to King Arthur, completely oblivious to his hopeless predicament). Flash back further to 1879 and the slaughter of British Forces in South Africa, where a record 11 Victoria Crosses were won in a single military engagement: "Bit of a sticky wicket, old chap," says the colonel as the Zulus wipe out his regiment at the Battle of Isandhlwana. Well, yes, that’s one way of looking at it, if by sticky wicket you are referring to a rather tricky problem or difficult situation.
And so it is with Her Majesty’s representative in Canada. If England had a Governor-General and Prime Minister Tony Blair recommended Sinn Fein’s Gerry Adams to the post, I wonder how the English would feel? I wonder if they would question his loyalty to Britain? I wonder if they would so forgive his terrorist sympathizing of yesteryear, that they would elevate him to be their own viceroy? Irishman. IRA links. British separatist. Queen’s representative in England? I know the British have a record of tolerating the intolerant, but c’mon. Luckily this would never happen in England because Her Majesty, after a burst of incredulous horse laughter, would tell Mister Blair to get serious in a huge hurry.
Canada’s vice-regal designate happens to be a French citizen from marriage to our future vice-regal consort, Monsieur Lafond. France is apparently in the throws of revoking their citizenships based on the untenable situation of a Frenchman and Frenchwoman representing the Queen of England (you know I meant the Queen of Canada, but forgive me if the French don’t see it that way). So much for the aspirations of the EU. To make matters even more interesting, our vice-regal designates are allegedly Quebec separatists, who so far have not volunteered any information that would suggest otherwise, leading many to speculate that they voted yes in the 1995 referendum on Quebec independence. M. Lafond is apparently a terrorist FLQ (Front Liberation du Quebec) sympathizer, stating that he collaborated with one such individual in making a documentary film, and hired another to undertake carpentry work in the family home (one Paul Rose who murdered a Quebec minister in 1970 and assisted in the kidnapping of a British diplomat). Oh my. What a fascinating foreign choice these pair make to represent all that is best about our country, to faithfully represent Canada and the Crown. It would seem that the Prime Minister has put our most Gracious Queen in a most embarrassing position.
Bloody 'ell. We're all in a bit o’ sticky wicket here, eh.
POSTED BY: The Monarchist AT 1:18 a.m. | LINKS |
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