Fame, I wanna live forever.
May. 4th, 2006 11:01 amMonarchs throughout history have been accorded honorifics, sometimes posthumously, sometimes not, to reflect their acheivements in life. So we have Richard the Lion-Hearted, Catherine the Great, or Erik Bloodaxe. If I were a Monarch, I've always hoped that an honorific like "David the Magnificent", "David the Wise" or possibly "Black David the Terrible" might be added to my name to indicate my glorious rule.
Sadly I suspect that I'd end up as "David the Surly" or somesuch.
But that's my question to you lot: if you were a Monarch, what would your honorific be? And why?
Sadly I suspect that I'd end up as "David the Surly" or somesuch.
But that's my question to you lot: if you were a Monarch, what would your honorific be? And why?
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Date: 2006-05-04 10:05 am (UTC)Actually, SB of the huge Harem would be OK, I guess.
Wouldn't you be David the Blinkered Tory?
* innocent face *
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Date: 2006-05-04 10:11 am (UTC)Not that honorifics spring to mind easily or anything.
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Date: 2006-05-04 10:20 am (UTC)"Queen Bon the Last"
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Date: 2006-05-04 10:27 am (UTC)This is really just an excuse for you to be surrounded by lots of men who want to shag you isn't it? :p
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Date: 2006-05-04 10:27 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-05-04 10:28 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-05-04 10:29 am (UTC)Ben, Ben, Ben the man of principle
He's made of man and so he's indestructible,
And his name is Ben!
You will be known as Slafic David if you keep using that icon.
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Date: 2006-05-04 10:31 am (UTC)I have that all the time at work. If I were a monarch I'd be able to take advantage of it without feeling guilty ;)
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Date: 2006-05-04 10:32 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-05-04 10:33 am (UTC)'an excuse to be surrounded by lots of men who want to shag you who have a) washed and b) don't make want to vomit at the thought of touching them*'
*There are exceptions but they are heavily outnumbered
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Date: 2006-05-04 10:34 am (UTC)I'm sure there must be ways of getting round it without becoming royalty.
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Date: 2006-05-04 10:43 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2006-05-04 10:50 am (UTC)Tempting fate, moi?
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Date: 2006-05-04 10:52 am (UTC)Ha ha ah ah ha. I kill myself.
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Date: 2006-05-04 10:58 am (UTC)Make of it what you will. ;)
Not that keen on monarchies, actually.
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Date: 2006-05-04 11:15 am (UTC)Since, after all, you have Kings and Queens, but the US has Emperors.
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Date: 2006-05-04 11:17 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-05-04 01:09 pm (UTC)I love how he's pretty much responsible for opening diplomatic ties with Hawaii, to the point that they wouldn't even talk to the State Dept. until after his death. I guess soverignity is all in how many people you can get to follow you, eh?
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Date: 2006-05-04 09:23 pm (UTC)I think the reason is fairly obvious.
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