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|    Keith F. Lynch to All    |
|    Shocking discovery    |
|    02 Apr 24 02:57:40    |
      From: kfl@KeithLynch.net              Over the past few decades, great strides have been made in DNA       analysis and in data science. Analysis of the DNA of living members       of the royal families of Europe have allowed reconstruction of their       earlier and earlier ancestors.              This has resulting in a shocking discovery. It turns out that William       the Conqueror was illegitimate, i.e. his parents were not married to       each other!              This of course means that none of his descendants were or are rightful       kings or queens or the ancestors thereof. This includes Princess       Sophia of the Palatinate, Electress of Hanover. By current law, all       British monarchs must be her descendants. This creates a problem.              Parliament is working late to change that law, replacing her with       Alfred the Great. The entire British population will them be checked       to see who is most closely related to him. That person will become       the new British king or queen (if they're a member of the Church of       England, of course). If you're British and a church member, please       spit in a cup and mail it to Buckingham Palace for DNA analysis.       Thanks.              Of course this means that all laws that were ratified by monarchs       since 1066 are hereby null and void, and the laws have reverted to       those extant in 1065. If you are fluent in Old English, please       report to Parliament for translation duty. Thanks.       --       Keith F. Lynch - http://keithlynch.net/       Please see http://keithlynch.net/email.html before emailing me.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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