To all of my loyal Joblillies, and Garyulies who shall see these presents greeting,
Know Ye, that We, the Grand Panjandrum of the Pickering Match himself, has observed the steadily growing height of the snow piling outside of our castle. It fortunately is covering and silencing the crowd of lemming like celebrity Global Warming advocates, fresh from arrival on their private jets from Copenhagen, who have arrived en mass to protest our use of soft coal to warm the royal body. Providentially they are much put out that the dropping temperature has caused their Brie to stop being runny, chilled their Chardonnay and caviar below acceptable standards, and so are planning to decamp immediately from our doorstep forthwith for warmer climes.
Enough of the minor troubles of the Grand Panjandrum. Unfortunately the snow is also blocking the roads to the various indoor smallbore shooting galleries favored by our subjects in the several outlying districts of our realm. When we contemplate the impending deadline for the completion of December shooting for the all important Pickering Match combined with the snow storm and the upcoming holiday week hiatus we understand there may be some difficulty meeting the January 5th closing date for submitting scores.
If such is the case for your team please notify us so that we may grant, in our benevolence and sense of Noblesse Oblige, an extension.
Given under Our Hand and Done at the Town of Westerly, County of Washington, in The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations on this 20th Day of December 20, 2009
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By the Grace of Pronematch.com, Hard holder, Defender of Riflemen at home and in the Dominions beyond the Seas, and The Grand Panjandrum of The Pickering Match
