December 10, 2003

SING, IMMIGRANTS, SING!

And sing good, or no passport for you:

New citizens will be expected to swear an oath of allegiance to the Queen, make a pledge of loyalty to the UK's "rights, freedoms and democratic values", and sing God Save the Queen.

The Barmy Army is available for lessons.

Posted by Tim Blair at December 10, 2003 01:44 PM
Comments

That would sink a coalition govt.The streets would be in flames as `multiculturalists', anti anti-religious police -as in Vic., blasphemy police, also Vic., other leftoids and pol potian greenies indulge in another `peaceful protest'.

Posted by: d at December 10, 2003 at 02:26 PM

Forget the Barmy army - they should have Dad's army listening in and deciding if they get in or not.

Posted by: Rob at December 10, 2003 at 02:32 PM

Makes you wonder what the go was until now...!!! I thought we were a soft touch.

Posted by: AStext at December 10, 2003 at 03:17 PM

Bring back the Latin language test for Chinese immigrants like the good ole days...

Posted by: Jake D at December 10, 2003 at 03:20 PM

When my belongings arrived in Sydney I had to trek out to the customs building at the airport to sign for them. The customs man said that in order to get them I had to stand on one leg and recite "The Man from Snowy River" backwards. I said that I could start on reciting it forwards, if I had a ten dollar bill on me (checked---nope). He frowned. I think he thought I was trying to bribe him. But the beginning of TMfSR is on the ten dollar bill. I don't think he knew that.

No, I'm not making this up.

Posted by: Angie Schultz at December 10, 2003 at 03:26 PM

Angie,

Maybe he looked at you strangely because you talked about a 10 dollar BILL and not a 10 dollar NOTE, the latter being correct usage in Australia.

Posted by: Toryhere at December 10, 2003 at 04:31 PM

"Maybe he looked at you strangely because you talked about a 10 dollar BILL and not a 10 dollar NOTE, the latter being correct usage in Australia."

Those of us who can remember 14th February 1966, will recall that there was a cartoon character Dollar Bill, who gave us lessons on decimal currency.

If you look closely at American dollar 'bills', you will see that they have"Federal Reserve Note" printed on them,
and officially such things are called US Banknotes.

Posted by: Peggy Sue at December 10, 2003 at 05:25 PM