I'm really quite conflicted at the conflation of a brilliant something awful meme and the royal wedding. Not sure whether to congratulate you or give you a wedgie. posted by cavalier at 6:05 PM on April 27, 2011 [19 favorites]
We shouldn't rule out the possibility of doing both. posted by mhoye at 6:06 PM on April 27, 2011 [7 favorites]
"Then indeed the British people let themselves go in unrestrained jubilation." [BRITISH PEOPLE TRUDGING STOICALLY THROUGH TRAFFIC] posted by katillathehun at 6:10 PM on April 27, 2011 [41 favorites]
I have no idea how to form a response to this, but surely there is some way to pun on the fact that they need to do way instain mother>? posted by TwelveTwo at 6:17 PM on April 27, 2011 [2 favorites]
Fascinating stuff. I wonder which monarch started the slow-motion karate chop hello-wave? posted by Blazecock Pileon at 6:18 PM on April 27, 2011
What's wrong with that guy in the video? It sounds like he's narrating while straining on the bog. posted by Jehan at 6:18 PM on April 27, 2011
What's wrong with that guy in the video? It sounds like he's narrating while straining on the bog.
Doesn't really work. posted by Jimbob at 7:09 PM on April 27, 2011
Lady Gladys Prancer-Ebenezer of Tizzana. I'm SO in with that one! I'll go fetch my ridiculous hat. posted by ninazer0 at 7:18 PM on April 27, 2011 [1 favorite]
Not bad. B- posted by gc at 7:21 PM on April 27, 2011
Lord George George-Mary of Central
Yeah, I think I'm going to skip the wedding. posted by Jehan at 7:21 PM on April 27, 2011 [1 favorite]
My father would be Lord John Donkey-County of Happyland, which crosses over the boundary from awful into awesome. posted by Jehan at 7:25 PM on April 27, 2011 [33 favorites]
EMRJKC94, I tip my hat to you. Well played. Now I am going back to praying for Oliver Cromwell to rise from the dead and turn the wedding into an 80's horror movie. Sort of like Jesus, but with an actual purpose. posted by Mayor Curley at 7:29 PM on April 27, 2011 [6 favorites]
Lord Abraham Hojo-Springs of 72nd Ave.
That's the kind of name you get if you live in a cave under Central Park. You know, to avoid the brainbeams. posted by Cat Pie Hurts at 7:32 PM on April 27, 2011 [9 favorites]
Lady Jean Kitty-Islington of Islington.
(my family's so old they named the street after me. Or some bit o London). posted by jb at 7:36 PM on April 27, 2011
In all seriousness, how are people supposed to see the wedding properly if all the guests are facing the aisle? WTF Anglicans?? posted by contessa at 7:36 PM on April 27, 2011 [1 favorite]
Lord David Fish-Tecumseh of Hill
We got a bit more then anticipated with the "Long to Reign Over Us" bit, that's a hell of a lot of waving over the years. I'll be a little disappointed when Queen Liz II kicks the bucked, it'll be interested to see who follows. posted by Harpocrates at 7:37 PM on April 27, 2011
Lady Gloria Panchi-Parkville of Domenech
And April 29th is my birthday so this simply could not be a better day for all of humanity. posted by DrGirlfriend at 7:38 PM on April 27, 2011 [1 favorite]
I feel like a Discworld character all of a sudden. posted by The Whelk at 8:00 PM on April 27, 2011 [2 favorites]
My grandfather's name tears a hole in the fabric of the Peerage Name Generator space-time continuum: it's Earl. posted by etc. at 8:04 PM on April 27, 2011 [9 favorites]
Lord Bailey Rudolph-Del Rio of Meandering
By Jove, I think I've got it! A disease, probably, considering the questionable sounding ancestry of the Rudolph-Del Rios. posted by Xoebe at 8:04 PM on April 27, 2011 [2 favorites]
Lord Walter Collie-Julian of Sunshine.
I can mostly dig on that. Feeling a little Whelkish too, though. posted by Samizdata at 8:06 PM on April 27, 2011
Lady Hannah FatBun-Stuyvesant of Central Park West does not really have an acceptable ring to it. posted by elizardbits at 8:16 PM on April 27, 2011 [5 favorites]
It does sound like you breed very smart, very small digs. posted by The Whelk at 8:21 PM on April 27, 2011
I know. This is place is just lousy with cholos. posted by LMGM at 8:30 PM on April 27, 2011
"lousy" is perhaps not the right adjective, mind you. posted by LMGM at 8:30 PM on April 27, 2011
* I loved that doggie. RIP, Popcorn, AKA Zipperleg* posted by KingEdRa at 8:30 PM on April 27, 2011 [1 favorite]
"Lord Aphrodite Daisy-Central of Maple
So my next pet and or drag name."
Please don't start using these for pet names. What will happen if you have a kid? That will be his (or her) first pet's name. That means when he or she grows up and has to come up with a royal invitation name, they'll be saddled with a monstrosity like this:
Lord Gaspard Lord Aphrodite Daisy-Central of Maple-Jersey of Stormwood
I suspect with a name like that, the royalty might even decide not to send an invitation to your son or daughter. posted by Bugbread at 8:35 PM on April 27, 2011 [6 favorites]
Thank you, East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94, for what is probably the best FPP meme/pun ever. posted by kdar at 8:41 PM on April 27, 2011
My child could be a double Lord! All the better. I shall force them into study, to get a few doctors up in there. Yes, the kind of name you can't fill in the bubble for without a note from a notary and the state legislator. Very good. posted by The Whelk at 8:42 PM on April 27, 2011 [3 favorites]
Growing up on a numbered street really ruins these kinds of games. But cookie-hunting is indeed an admirable pastime. posted by enlarged to show texture at 8:53 PM on April 27, 2011 [3 favorites]
Oh my. posted by stet at 9:10 PM on April 27, 2011
Lady Minnie Cookie-Hunter of the 215th.
There you go! Now it sounds faintly militaristic, enlarged to show texture. posted by TwelveTwo at 9:10 PM on April 27, 2011 [6 favorites]
Lord Luther Shadow-Brush of Willow.
My word. That sounds a bit ominous, doesn't it? posted by mkhall at 9:13 PM on April 27, 2011 [2 favorites]
I could fiddle a bit and get Lord Hugh Simile-Information of McMillen. It's a good thing I respectfully declined my invitation to the royal wedding, I guess. posted by stet at 9:15 PM on April 27, 2011 [1 favorite]
Love it: Lady Betty Mae Pebbles-Palmer of Ravensworth (who breeds miniature ponies and has an endless selection of ostrich-feathered hats). posted by mochapickle at 9:39 PM on April 27, 2011
We should have a series of fancy/ridiculous dress meet-ups where we all attend as our noble selves. Preferbaly in the dirtiest crap-hole bars/pubs available. posted by KingEdRa at 9:58 PM on April 27, 2011 [6 favorites]
We should have a series of fancy/ridiculous dress meet-ups where we all attend as our noble selves. Preferbaly in the dirtiest crap-hole bars/pubs available.
Is this a royal wedding guest thing or a porn star thing? posted by ryoshu at 10:13 PM on April 27, 2011 [2 favorites]
I'm either Lady Helen Abigail-Nottingham of Thicket or Lady Barbara Abigail-St. John of Oldlands, depending on how far we're willing to stretch "street you grew up on." Not bad.
My daughter, though? My daughter is Lady Margaret Thor-Earth of 94th Place. Bit of a mouthful, that. posted by KathrynT at 10:15 PM on April 27, 2011
OR Lady Mary Ash-Whole of 94th Place. That becomes truly unfortunate. posted by KathrynT at 10:20 PM on April 27, 2011 [1 favorite]
Lord Victor Timofei-Stoddert of Godless. Not bad. (I actually did grow up on a street called Godless Lane. It was renamed from, roughly, "Vicar Lane" after the revolution.) posted by nasreddin at 10:30 PM on April 27, 2011 [3 favorites]
alternatively:
Lady BJ Bear-Mountain of Thunderhead
but that sounds way more porn name... posted by polymath at 10:56 PM on April 27, 2011 [1 favorite]
Lord Nicholaas Tosca-Capitol of Tamoshan posted by maxwelton at 11:14 PM on April 27, 2011
Lady Stirling Sukey-Bremer of Fischer. I kinda like it. posted by h00py at 11:23 PM on April 27, 2011
Lord Alec Smiggles-Camberwell of Wattle Valley wishes to remind other guests that using one's first pet's name as a Gmail password reset question might result in one missing one's missives, what? posted by flabdablet at 11:26 PM on April 27, 2011
Oops, that should be Lady Mavis Sukey-Bremer of Fischer. Hmm, Stirling or Mavis. I like both. Decisions, decisions! posted by h00py at 11:26 PM on April 27, 2011
Lord Niilo Vili-Aalto of Rakennusmestarinkatu doesn't sound very royal. posted by baueri at 11:30 PM on April 27, 2011
Lord Bartholomäus Silberfischchen-Gesundheitswissenschaften of Tiergartenstraße
They wouldn't let any of you through the door. Sorry. posted by Major Tom at 12:33 AM on April 28, 2011
I've just realize that I will never, ever, understand the monarchy. posted by The Light Fantastic at 12:53 AM on April 28, 2011
Lord John Fudge-Saviour of Noctorum.
I only just noticed that Noctorum is a strange and spooky word. Thanks, Viking invaders!
And thanks EMRJKC94, for distracting me from the 'herd the fucking lot of them into a basement and open fire' sentiments usually inspired by Royal wedding coverage. posted by jack_mo at 1:13 AM on April 28, 2011
Lady Elizabeth Kevin-Columbia of Harding.
Eh. I could also be Lady Barbara Kevin-School of Cobane.
(The pisser of it is that my mom named the puppy "Kevin" without checking under the hood. Fuck you, mom, for screwing up my royal wedding guest name!) posted by tzikeh at 1:17 AM on April 28, 2011
Lord Wesley Pepper-Wells of Flagstone
It just comes naturally, I dunno. posted by rhizome at 1:30 AM on April 28, 2011
Lady Sarah Tycho-MacKinnon of Glen Eira. posted by Coaticass at 1:53 AM on April 28, 2011
Lady Margaret Pansy-Wood of Leggatts.
I can live with that. posted by talitha_kumi at 2:32 AM on April 28, 2011
Lady Maria Diana-Saint Croix, of Century Park
<3 posted by ruelle at 3:54 AM on April 28, 2011
Sounds vaguely... pulp fantasy heretical. Curse my poor taste in pet names and/or my grandparents' ethnic names. posted by Phire at 5:13 AM on April 28, 2011
Pineglade, heir to a vast air freshener fortune. posted by The Whelk at 5:15 AM on April 28, 2011 [2 favorites]
Lord John Marky-Rogers of Ky SR 715.
Doesn't really work, does it? posted by Mcable at 5:17 AM on April 28, 2011
Lady Robert Richard-Cathedral of Newark. We breed curates like there's no tomorrow. posted by Pallas Athena at 5:18 AM on April 28, 2011
My name is Abbey! To answer your question, I was formed in Youngstown, Ohio back in 1984. I don't have a firm memory of the event, but I believe my mother found me under a cabbage leaf.
As a gay lady, I will get pragnent through some means of artificial insemination--though I am not opposed to adopting.
Dick Cathedral is a gay pulp noir character aching to be born. posted by The Whelk at 5:21 AM on April 28, 2011
Ooh! Lady Pearle Inga-Lineweaver of Greenlee.
Pardon me for a moment whilst I don flowy robes and dust off my indeterminate Scandinavian accent. posted by shiu mai baby at 5:26 AM on April 28, 2011
Lady Amelie Butterball-Beaumont of Craine, at your service.
I say, this really is frightfully fun, what? posted by kinnakeet at 5:31 AM on April 28, 2011
Lord Henry-Patch Woodside of Hawthorn Grove. I shall be taking dinner at the Club this evening as usual, my dear. posted by Myeral at 5:39 AM on April 28, 2011
Lord Francis Wilbur-Hopkins of Malthouse. Can I get a what what? posted by Blazecock Pileon at 5:41 AM on April 28, 2011
Dick Cathedral is a gay pulp noir character aching to be born.
"It was a dark and stormy night when Cathedral strode across the rainy city to clue Lady Butterball-Beaumont in that the jig was up. At the sight of him standing in the doorway, tall, unmerciful, Amelie's face creased with the advent of womanly tears. "Dick," she murmured bashfully. "Surely... there must be some way to circumvent this unpleasantness? Tell me that isn't a gun in your pocket! For God's own love, tell me you're just happy to see me!"
"No dice, old thing. Patch-Woodside confessed all to Wilbur-Hopkins and myself. Moreover, I don't exactly dance at your end of the ballroom, what what?" posted by Pallas Athena at 5:47 AM on April 28, 2011 [13 favorites]
Lady Ruth Monsea-McGill of Orange. Oooooooo! Posh! And she probably looks vaguely like the Bostonian who married into the family back when there was a trend for American heiresses to attach themselves to titles. Someone from Boston and like some guy shaped like a cello whose claim to fame was coming over with James I and having a portrait painted with a goat, in a purple velvet jacket, and achieving relative power for his talent for finding anything said by the monarch funny.
I actually find myself strangely interested in the royal wedding. Must be a common wealth thing. posted by Phalene at 5:47 AM on April 28, 2011
Lord Nathaniel Nothing-Wilder of Player
hooray for never owning a pet! posted by Eideteker at 5:48 AM on April 28, 2011
Choosing the nearest named street to the numbered street I grew up on, and changing the first pet to current pet, I get: Lady Margaret Charles-Addams of Alton. Not bad. posted by litlnemo at 5:48 AM on April 28, 2011
This is just more evidence that we need a massive multiplayer jeeves and wooster game like yesterday. posted by The Whelk at 5:51 AM on April 28, 2011 [10 favorites]
Lady Dorothy Nigel-Isle of Caswell
I'm pretty sure this name will actually get me a wedding invitation today. [paints nails, waits at door] posted by theredpen at 5:55 AM on April 28, 2011
The Isle of Nigel is very damp and cold but serves excellent crust-less sandwiches. posted by The Whelk at 6:00 AM on April 28, 2011 [2 favorites]
Lord Password Password of Password.
(Oh shit...looks like I'll be changing stuff on the Internets all day!) posted by bengalsfan1 at 6:02 AM on April 28, 2011 [3 favorites]
Viscount Michael Edward-Concordia of the 21st, UEL.
Hmm, I think I've got my regimental tie somewhere... Also, you too can have a string of letters after your name, granted by the crown. As long as you were on the right side of that tussle in the Colonies, fwhat. posted by LD Feral at 6:03 AM on April 28, 2011
My lords, ladies and gentlemen, please provide a moment's respectful silence for...
Lord Jack Timmy-Queen of Queen Mary
Easily the most rugged and rogersome of the Lord's names so far, I think you'll agree. posted by Decani at 6:04 AM on April 28, 2011 [2 favorites]
Lord Herbert Tiger-Greythorn of Sweyn
Good lord. posted by deadwax at 6:08 AM on April 28, 2011
Lord Joseph Shadow-Dartmouth of Oaks
I'm like some dark baron, face half covered by shadow, waiting to usurp the throne. posted by SNWidget at 6:12 AM on April 28, 2011
My kids get screwed:
Allow me to introduce my son, Lord This-House-Is-Too-Small-For-A-Pet-Imai of Japanese-Streets-Don't-Have-Names posted by Bugbread at 6:13 AM on April 28, 2011 [8 favorites]
Lord Joseph Pookie-Holmes of Cherry
regrets to inform Her Majesty he will not be attending, as his motor yacht was wrecked en-route from Goa, he losing his trunk of afternoon kit and being forced to eat his batman. He begs to present, however, this leopard-skin tea cozie as a token of respect and affection upon the occasion of the Prince's nuptial day. posted by Chrischris at 6:16 AM on April 28, 2011
Sorry, "Lord Thomas This-House-Is-Too-Small-For-A-Pet-Imai of Japanese-Streets-Don't-Have-Names". I don't want to give anyone the mistaken impression that my dad's first name is "This-House-Is-Too-Small-For-A-Pet". posted by Bugbread at 6:29 AM on April 28, 2011 [1 favorite]
Lady Margaret Cinderella-Peas of Mozelle. I take half and half in my tea, thank you.
Enjoying the fuck out of this thread. posted by marginaliana at 6:30 AM on April 28, 2011
Lady Rose Tiger-Cross of Calgary. posted by contessa at 6:32 AM on April 28, 2011
Lady Constance Killer-Walker of Magnolia, how do you do? posted by fancyoats at 6:37 AM on April 28, 2011
I don't know my grandparents' names.
However, I do get a day off tomorrow so I WIN.
(Also The Body Shop gave me a cupcake and I didn't even purchase their wares.) posted by mippy at 6:41 AM on April 28, 2011
rah rah rah! we're going to smash the oiks! posted by Spatch at 6:58 AM on April 28, 2011 [2 favorites]
Westminster Abbey -- Gorgeous, but it cost me £13 to get in with a student discount (which the attendant did not want to give me, as my student card didn't have an "end" date on it -- my end date is whenever I finish my dissertation) as opposed to the regular £16 fee. posted by dhens at 7:00 AM on April 28, 2011
fyi, your royal wedding guest name is Lord/Lady NameOfGrandparent FirstPetName Hyphen WordFromNameOfSchoolYouHaveAttended "of" StreetYouGrewUpOn
Lord John Chaucer-Cunningham of Wentworth. Excellent.
Of course, going for the least evocative possibilities, this renders me as Lord Earle Winky-Delta of Discovery, who I think stood as the Silly Party candidate in Chipping Barnet in the most recent UK general election. posted by ricochet biscuit at 7:03 AM on April 28, 2011 [5 favorites]
I'm not sure I want to see Earl's winky delta of discover. posted by The Whelk at 7:07 AM on April 28, 2011
Could've just as easily been Lord Louis Thurber-Moore County of Stirrup. posted by grubi at 7:27 AM on April 28, 2011
Lord Arthur Simon-Stewart of Melville.
Just realized, er, realised that the initials spell ASS.
Which makes it even awesomer. posted by grubi at 7:28 AM on April 28, 2011
Lady Phyllis Cufflinks-Nightengale of Nightengale.
I live on brandy and blancmange, wear a fascinator even in the bath, inspect my home nightly for infestations of Communists and haven't changed out of my wedding dress since I was jilted at the altar in 1954.
My school was Windsor, and my street Prince Charles Boulevard... so I guess I can't really play this game :( posted by Meatbomb at 7:34 AM on April 28, 2011
Scotch egg?
But of cawse. Up for some croquet and taxing the peasants later? posted by grubi at 7:39 AM on April 28, 2011
We should have a series of fancy/ridiculous dress meet-ups where we all attend as our noble selves. Preferbaly in the dirtiest crap-hole bars/pubs available.
Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfern -schplenden -schlitter -crasscrenbon -fried -digger -dingle -dangle -dongle -dungle -burstein -von -knacker - thrasher -apple -banger -horowitz -ticolensic -grander -knotty -spelltinkle -grandlich -grumblemeyer -spelterwasser - kurstlich -himbleeisen -bahnwagen -gutenabend -bitte -ein -nürnburger -bratwustle -gerspurten -mitz -weimache - auuber -hundsfut -gumberaber -shönendanker-kalbsfleisch -mittler -aucher von Hautkopft of Ulm. posted by functionequalsform at 8:06 AM on April 28, 2011 [3 favorites]
Lady Josephine St. Helen-Alliance of Rosewood.
This is the exact middle point between "Aristocrat" and "Stripper" posted by The Whelk at 8:06 AM on April 28, 2011 [6 favorites]
Lady Virginia Snickers-Orchard of Brookwood
I would like an orchard of Snickers. posted by troika at 8:25 AM on April 28, 2011 [1 favorite]
Lady Bertha Fatso-St.Vincent of Forestwood. posted by emeiji at 8:29 AM on April 28, 2011 [1 favorite]
This is just more evidence that we need a massive multiplayer jeeves and wooster game like yesterday.
posted by The Whelk at 1:51 PM on April 28 This. posted by MessageInABottle at 8:31 AM on April 28, 2011
Lord Edwin Chirp-Preparatory of Interlaken posted by qxntpqbbbqxl at 8:32 AM on April 28, 2011
Pretty sure I've told this one here before, but I'll take any opportunity to retell it again, thanks.
Couple of years ago, I was invited to lunch at the Lords Dining Room.
There are a range of dining facilities at the House of Lords, most of which has a low ratio of peers to plebs, but the Lords Dining Room is the one where all the bastards actually feed themselves.
As usual, I fucked the whole thing up. There was a local train strike, so despite being up in plenty of time, I couldn't get a taxi to Lime Street. I missed the train that I should have been on, and wound up being 45 minutes late.
Rather than going in with my colleagues and the peer that had invited us, the peer had to leave the lunch and come down to get me. As we met, I saw her raking me over with her eyes and realized -- I'd turned up for lunch at the oldest gentlemen's club in the universe, and I was dressed inappropriately. What the fuck made me think I could get in without a jacket and tie? Polo shirt and chinos just wasn't going to cut it.
To cut a very long story very short, she despatched me with one of the ushers -- those cunts who look like they should be stood outside a cinema or a hotel -- to find appropriate attire, and the snidey little fuck managed to dredge up a yellow paisley tie that was outrageous even by 1970's standards, and an Old School blazer that was three sizes too short and three sizes too wide.
By the time I made it to the lunch table, I was the only obviously homeless guy in the room. Michael Foot is at the table to the right of us, Norman Tebbit was at the table to the left. And I was at the table that wanted a hole to open up in the ground and swallow us up.
As a little ice breaker, I thought I'd tell what I thought was a cute story about the previous time I'd been at the House of Lords.
I'd been 12 or 13 at the time, and our local MP, the Right Honourable Eric Heffer had arranged us to visit as part of our British Constitution class.
As the tour got into the second chamber, the guide told us how there were only two capital offences left on the statute books. The first was treason. The second was for someone who wasn't the leader of the House of Lords to plonk their fat arse on the Woolsack.
On hearing this, I couldn't stop myself from hiding out behind the benches until our group had moved on, at which point I snook out and sat on that Woolsack for a good two minutes, rubbing my pubescent buttocks over every nook and cranny.
Well, I thought it was a cute story. The peer who had invited me made a face like I'd just shat in the punchbowl. Obviously, they take this shit seriously. They wouldn't let you be one if you didn't take this shit seriously.
Anyway, the highlight of the trip, for me, was after lunch, I went to relieve myself in the lavatories where our noble lords spread their ample behinds and pinch off a right honourable loaf.
The pissoir was a pretty bog-standard urinal -- eight or ten stalls, all lined up next to each other, dividing the usual piss-trough. The one unique feature was the twelve inch high sheet of glass that ran the length of the piss-trough, the purpose of which I can only assume was to prevent the ermine from being splashed as Black Rod handled his White Rod (or as they handled each others rods while engaging in the sport of High Stakes Cottaging.) posted by PeterMcDermott at 11:45 AM on April 28, 2011 [12 favorites]
I was wondering why the fuck this post had so many comments...
Which sounds almost plausible, so I am also Lady Jeri Raisin-John of 14th St. posted by goofyfoot at 11:47 AM on April 28, 2011
I am apparently then Lady Elizabeth KITTY!!!!-Emerson of West 52nd St.
Now where do I get my Official Royal Stationary printed at? posted by spinifex23 at 11:53 AM on April 28, 2011
I like the idea of using my current pet and street.
Lady Mildred Mildred-Essex of Boston.
(My cat is named after my grandmother, who hated cats.) posted by maryr at 11:54 AM on April 28, 2011
Oh, and it's apparently South 52nd St. Oops.
Thanks, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Thanks a whole lot. Your love of grids and numbers and logic ruined a perfectly good Internet meme. posted by spinifex23 at 11:55 AM on April 28, 2011 [1 favorite]
Sort of broke the naming scheme there, especially if you use the cat's full name. Then it's Lord Earl Leopold I of Belgium-King of Saddlebrooke. posted by jedicus at 1:52 PM on April 28, 2011
Additionally, just to be clear, I am not the only one who thought, on preview with no thread title, this was another thread about either reproduction or reproductive rights, right? posted by JoeXIII007 at 3:45 PM on April 28, 2011
How do we arrange the peerage chart aside from putting me at the top?
I hung out with the Beatles in India. posted by roobot at 4:34 PM on April 28, 2011 [1 favorite]
Lord Shantanu Eric-Williston of Clairmont.
That "Shantanu" just gives it the touch of class the peerage has been missing, I think. posted by Errant at 4:47 PM on April 28, 2011
How do we arrange the peerage chart aside from putting me at the top?
Ahem.
What did you just say, grasshopper? posted by Meatbomb at 6:12 PM on April 28, 2011
I meant first among equals, of course.
Let' us meet at Lord Doobie-Normal's country estate to take in the air and discuss the social organization. posted by The Whelk at 6:31 PM on April 28, 2011
Lord Senoelo Murphy-Heisenberg of Uranusweg.
I guess, despite what I'd been thinking, it is my destiny to move to the Outer Planets and Rule the Solar System with a Titanium Fist. I shall be kind, but stern.
Thirty years on, and I still miss Murphy. Best Dog EVER. posted by Minus215Cee at 6:36 PM on April 28, 2011 [2 favorites]
well now we know who gets the Spice colony. posted by The Whelk at 6:38 PM on April 28, 2011
What up, nerds, that's a legit monikker right there! Even if it does sound like the name of some obsequious apartment complex or something... posted by patronuscharms at 10:57 PM on April 28, 2011
Lady Wilhelmina Ashley-Adams of Valmont posted by JujuB at 11:02 PM on April 28, 2011
Lady Wilhelmina Ashley-Adams of Valmont
Owner of the largest collection of fainting couches in the western hemisphere. posted by The Whelk at 11:05 PM on April 28, 2011 [2 favorites]
Mine are all in Spanish, but a literal translation gives:
Lord Joseph Dark-Jesuit of the Giralda.1
I love it. I love the inquisitorial undertones. The Giralda is a minaret built in the 1100s in Seville, turned to a Cathedral bell tower in the mid 1200s.
How dare you? it was named for Baron Cretin! posted by grubi at 8:41 AM on April 29, 2011
Ah yes, Baron Cretin Von Stupid-Face.
Many of these surnames come from the anicent Metafilterian tradition of allowing the in-laws to add a middle name to the son or daughter in law during the marriage to ensure that the old names survive, leading to such luminaries as Baron Rothchild Worthless-Cad Reading of Chartoon and Lady Alexandria Slut-Bucket Filroy of Filroy. posted by The Whelk at 8:47 AM on April 29, 2011 [2 favorites]
Not enough foreign "of" in here (e.g. de, du, von, van).
signed,
Lord Arthur Thurber-Stewart of/de/von Melville. posted by grubi at 8:53 AM on April 29, 2011
Lady Beatrice Peewee-Nightingale of Retreat. Or Lady Faith Peewee-Heavenly Rest of Fifth. posted by nickyskye at 3:42 PM on April 29, 2011
Lady Marianne Abigail-Hampshire of Houghton.
And may I introduce you to my son: William Wensleydale of Westminster.
And my maiden name? Buckingham. Yes, those Buckinghams. Bunch of jerks all in their "palace." posted by sonika at 4:46 PM on April 29, 2011
Lady Constance Killer-Walker of Magnolia
Lady Helen Killer-Foster of 72nd
Make sure to seat the Killer-Fosters and the Killer-Walkers on opposite sides of the hall. The family schism runs deep, and if they are forced to spend time together things tend to get a bit, well, messy... posted by polymath at 6:19 PM on April 29, 2011 [5 favorites]
Lady Cornelia Cinder-Pinewood of Exmoor. I think I'll keep it. posted by oneirodynia at 8:14 PM on April 29, 2011
East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 You've endangered countless lives with your comment. There are those among us who have not only already played your little name generating game, but they also believe in reincarnation. You and I may wish to play the game again, but we both know we can't. But there are those who believe they can, and they'll be living their lives fast and reckless from here on out. They've got 30 days to live before the comments close, and that's enough time for them to get in their car and go. These people are on the roads now, East Manitoba. They are driving by schools and pedestrian orphanages. They know they can't off themselves the easy way; simple suicide is no way to get on to Metafilter with a new birth street, pet name, grandparent, and school. They need to die and get reborn to a well organized upper middle class family with a willingness to ruin their child's youth with strict plans devised before their birth. Such a cosmic punishment means murder of innocents. They only have a month, East Manitoba. One Month. Who knows what will they do now, but whatever they do, it all rests on your shoulders now. Sleep easy, antichrist. posted by TwelveTwo at 11:08 PM on April 29, 2011 [3 favorites]
Look, I know I'm crazy late, but I'd be
Lady Muriel Duffy-Steeple of Sleepy Hollow, later to become Lady Muriel Duffy-Madison of Sleepy Hollow. Yes, it was a scandal. No, I do not wish to rehash it. Cucumber crustless sandwhich?
Lurve it, ta.
Of course, my son would be
Lord Thomas Matilda-Joyful of (the) 79th. So that's... weird. posted by e to the pi i at 12:56 AM on April 30, 2011
My first pet was named Woogie, but I only know of him through stories and not memories. The first pet I remember was unfortunately named Lady, which would make for a bit of gender-confusion in my MeFi-given royal moniker. The first pet that was truly mine was named Reebok, but that's just ridiculous. So I'll go with the nickname of my current pet. Official documentation refers to him as Sir Budrick the Lion-Hearted Mutt, but we just call him Buddie.
Lord Walter Lily-Melville of Sedgewick posted by exlotuseater at 11:46 PM on April 30, 2011
Lady Edna Renegade-Sullivan of Rincon Villa
This is just a sly way to learn my first pet's name so you can have all my passwords, isn't it? posted by SLC Mom at 10:42 AM on May 1, 2011
I spent way too much time deciding this. I had no pets with names so I had to borrow the first one that belonged to my sisters, thanks to divorce I didn't want to decide on which street I officially "grew up" on (especially since the leading candidate was Avenue 57,) and I went to a bunch of schools, then was homeschooled. So, as befits a royal wedding name, this came about only after lots of compromises, and yet, is relatively awesome, in an exhausting kind of way.
Lady Agnes Fawkes-Stowers of Simsbury
(and yes, my sister really did name her hermit crab Guy Fawkes.) posted by SMPA at 2:02 PM on May 1, 2011 [1 favorite]
You shall properly address us as Lady Ellen Sam-St. John of San Pedro.
I missed out on the chance to be royally redundant by growing up one street too far to the south. The next block north was San Juan.
(For an extra-Victorian upper crust, I can pronounce it Sinjin.) posted by cmyk at 7:11 PM on May 1, 2011
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