Words.

[davywavy]

Reading my etymology over the weekend, I was intrigued to note that the word 'crown' apparently originally derives, via latin, from the Greek corone, or 'crow'. The Crow, an oracular bird, was believed to represent the souls of dead kings and would be consulted for advice. They'd be kept around for live kings to have a chat with their forebears.

It's reassuring to know that when her Maj is sat there enthroned in all the panoply of state that she has such luminaries as Edward I, Richard III and Henry VIII muttering their advice in her ear. I wonder what they're saying?

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[will-sample.livejournal.com]

'Cut off Phillip's head. He's a Greek tosser.'

[hairyears.livejournal.com]

I wonder what they're saying?

"Caw blimey ma'am"

"E's a raven loony"

"Wot you rookin' at?"

Alternatively, Henry VIII has something to say about inconvenient spouses and the benefits of a sudden cure for headache.

[zenicurean.livejournal.com]

I am now compelled train a murder of pun-crows.

They shall be both fearsome and hilarious.

[colliedlight.livejournal.com]

Crows are terrifying. They remember faces. Don't fuck with crows.

[colliedlight.livejournal.com]

Especially the one descended from Richard III