Gregory's ServerWell, it looks like Matilda Jones, aged 7, is the new ruler of Britain, sorry I don't make the rules.
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 @nrmacdonald @cmconseils yes, but a Britonic mystical figure, not English. @LydiaConwell @jay_peper @cmconseils @nrmacdonald @LydiaConwell @cmconseils Dude, we're talking ~600 AD, which empire are you talking about? @jay_peper @LydiaConwell @cmconseils @nrmacdonald that's the point. Arthurian legends predate England (and King Arthur would've fought against those that would create England ~300 years later. He would've been Welsh/Briton, but not English) @jay_peper  @nrmacdonald @cmconseils why? The sword wasn't found in England and Arthur wasn't an English king @Phosphorous @cmconseils You don't vote for queens! The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft Excalibur from... actually wait, nevermind.  @cmconseils If her march on Buck House takes her past here I'll join in. The house of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Windsor Branch) has had its day. @eaterofsnacks @cmconseils Queen Matildaβs fame will eclipse even the late lamented Boudicca of blessed memory. @cmconseils That was 7 years ago, BTW. I wonder how much better they'd be if she actually was installed as their ruler? π π€  @TheFreshBeets @cmconseils Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.   @snaprails @TheFreshBeets @cmconseils Mandate from the massesβ¦with permission from the King, of course.   @snaprails @TheFreshBeets @cmconseils But could it be any worse than what we have? Iβm an American, and I see an upside to it right now.  @snaprails @TheFreshBeets @cmconseils Looking at the governments we have, I'm wondering if supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the asses.  @TheFreshBeets @cmconseils If it was 7 years ago she is 14 now which in the fantasy novel is the exact age where the plucky teen protagonist would go forth to challenge the pretender king   @EtherNRhum @cmconseils Well of course there'll be ponies. How else will the changing of the guard happen? @darrenmorin @cmconseils The changing of the guard, the ballerina recital, the firework competition, the glitter tea party, the fairy festivalβ¦ and gee golly, the boys at SAS are gonna love that makeover sessionβ¦   @kolya @McRocker @cmconseils Dunnoβ¦ appears might be more reliable than the current system. @auscandoc @kolya @McRocker @cmconseils so why you think they made a revolution in France?   @kolya @cmconseils Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony! @kaffeeringe @kolya @cmconseils @MuffelKanuffel @kolya @cmconseils You can't expect to wield supreme executive power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!   @cmconseils We're coming up on 900 years since the last time a Matilda became Lady of the English. She was never crowned Queen, though, possibly because she didn't go paddling in the right pools. @doctorLURK @cmconseils last time England had a Matilda as monarch, things got very messy...  I used to say, "Keep the monarchy, but put the corgis in charge." Well screw that, Matilda is my Queen. All hail Matilda.  @cmconseils Small women finding swords in ponds is a perfect basis for a system of government.     @cmconseils look she couldn't possibly do a worse job than most politicians. Give the lassie a shot.  @cmconseils 2nd Thought: 'f*ck it. All hail the Bunny Queen'    Looks more qualified than any politician or royal I've seen bouncing around lately. Also probably less corrupt, and more educated.  @cmconseils #altText4you screenshot of a news article:   @cmconseils "βShe was only waist deep when she said she could see a sword,β Matildaβs father, Paul Jones, who was with her at the time of the discovery, told the Star. :) https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sword-found-in-excalibur-lake_n_59ae946ee4b0b5e53100b997 @cmconseils "While the legend might say the sword was put there by Arthurβs knight, Sir Bedivere, a man named Mark Wilkins claims it was in fact him.   @cmconseils https://allthatsinteresting.com/truth-behind-excalibur She'd be 14 now. I wonder what she's doing with her life? @cmconseils little girls paddling in ponds finding swords is no basis for a system of government π  @cmconseils I wonder how Matilda is doing? She must be at least 15 now. (And, no, just 'cos it's an old story doesn't mean you shouldn't repost. It's brilliant.)      @cmconseils reading all (and I mean all) the replies to this post is no wonder LLM can give "credible" replies. Most people replied the same exact words over and over and over and over and over. @cmconseils you can train LLMs just by them using the most upvoted replies in every popular post in Reddit π€ Any hopes Matildaβs has of becoming queen are on hold for now, however, as her family believe the sword is only about 20 or 30 years old. Mr Jones said: βI don't think it's particularly old. It's probably an old film prop.β Thatβs what THEY want you to believe. Wonder what has happened in the 7 years since the article was writtenβ¦. Oh right, all thatβ¦  @cmconseils this is a bit old now, but we have a new queen i guess looks like we got a new queen https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/schoolgirl-excalibur-king-arthur-lake-discover-dozmary-pool-cornwall-bodmin-moor-matilda-jones-doncaster-a7930881.html   @cmconseils Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is starting to sound like a better basis for a system of government than the others we've tried.  @cmconseils curious, the g in schoolgirl doesnt seem to fit the rest of the font. first thougth was AI? but clearly isnt made up. curious font though.    @cmconseils @yojimbo Err. Did she meet the Lady of the Lake, or is SHE the Lady of the Lake? π€  @cmconseils πΉI needed this tonightβ¦.sn American living an American nightmare. No no no no no. She just found it there. It's supposed to be distributed by a strange woman lying in the pond. Know your prophecy. @cmconseils Arthur was a young king. So letβs give her a shot. If she lasts longer than Liz Truss, something amazing might happen.   It's thought to be a film prop and only about 30 years old: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/girl-7-finds-4ft-sword-11106508   @cmconseils I know that strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government, but you can make an exception, can't you? @cmconseils School girls searching in ponds, distributing swords looks like a good basis for a system of government     @cmconseils @TheGibson Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.   |
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