“As Time Goes By” br Those Brits I have vision-ed br Constantly focus on br “Keeping Up Appearances” br And certainly Hyacinth believes br “To the Manor Born” is she… br The community of faithful br Seek spiritual guidance from br “The Vicar of Dibley” br And believe in the absolute dignity of br “All Creatures Great and Small” br They are frequently drunk on the br “Last of the Summer Wine” br And all find the facilities of br “Fawlty Towers” sometimes lacking br The Great “Doctor Who” br A renown steward of their br Moon, Stars and Sun br Will transport their worries in blink br And there is always someone br “Asking are YOU being Serve-d? ” br And if not …the servants br “Upstairs and Downstairs” br Are eager to please br Answering, “Oh yes sir br And pleeease Missus” br Then there is that matter br Of France and Katherine br And those Tennis Balls… br Gifts of Tennis Balls? ? ? br Or that sister-in-law br That goes about begging br For someone to br “Knock me up in the morning” br Well Henry the Fifth sure had that gift br But, then again…NOT br “Everyone Loves Raymond” br Just people watching the Brits… br br br July 20,2006br br Debora Shortbr br