Mr Xeno, in a previous comment, pointed out what he described as the British Empire being a colonial obsession for some in the past – and he proffered links to the page for ALF’s Imperial Army (which is apparently based in New Zealand).

Originally spawned as an equal and opposite reaction to increasingly violent and bloody student organisations, ALF’s Imperial Army invented and followed the Rules of Pacafist Warfare – where flour bombs and paper cutlasses were the order of the day, and FUN was the rule. While the student links have faded somewhat since then, and according to some sources, the fire has faded in ALF, it seems that ALF still stands for combating slovenly attire, upholding mock-Victorian values and going to battle with anyone from nudists, to Cthulu summoners, to KAOS (a student based pretend killing club, I believe). Of course, ALF always wins (even if they lose) – because they write the history. chuckles They certainly look the part, and I’m sure I’d be all for running around and acting the terribly prim and proper fool – I’d be avoiding any political connotations though, were it me.