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From Webster-Merriam Facetious: 1. Jocular in an often clumsy or inappropriate manner. 2. Characterized by pleasantry or levity.
So the British Commonwealth has decided that if William and Kate are lucky enough to have a little girl first, a whole generation of little girls will grow up with no hope of marrying the prince and becoming queen. I think it's fine to allow girls to be first-in-line of course. Since 1837 women have been the hereditary ribbon-cutter-in-chief most of the time and done a fine job at it.
It used to be they'd give the job to the oldest boy since he was the one most likely to kill the rest of the family, if they didn't. Since the job hasn't been worth killing anybody over for a long time they ought to look hard at this primogeniture nonsense, too. As a third child and a descendant of the youngest son of an English monarch, I can tell you it's darn discriminatory, too. Henry I first wasn't the first born, nor was Henry VIII nor was Victoria's dad nor was Elizabeth II's dad. Why not make the one Queen or King based on who is the best essay writer or the best movie reviewer or the best pinochle player? Why take the first when you could have the best, least at something.
Sirius Black is deciding on what he like to be for Halloween. He'd like me to get him a bull horn so his "mew?" will sound like"RAAAAARR!". I think he'd really like to go as Lord Voldemort, drink strawberry Kool-Aid and lick lightning-shaped red "scars" on little kids' ankles. But I'll have to remind him he's still afraid of the doorbell, so like last year he'll probably again dress up as "dust bunny hiding under the bed."
So the British Commonwealth has decided that if William and Kate are lucky enough to have a little girl first, a whole generation of little girls will grow up with no hope of marrying the prince and becoming queen. I think it's fine to allow girls to be first-in-line of course. Since 1837 women have been the hereditary ribbon-cutter-in-chief most of the time and done a fine job at it.
It used to be they'd give the job to the oldest boy since he was the one most likely to kill the rest of the family, if they didn't. Since the job hasn't been worth killing anybody over for a long time they ought to look hard at this primogeniture nonsense, too. As a third child and a descendant of the youngest son of an English monarch, I can tell you it's darn discriminatory, too. Henry I first wasn't the first born, nor was Henry VIII nor was Victoria's dad nor was Elizabeth II's dad. Why not make the one Queen or King based on who is the best essay writer or the best movie reviewer or the best pinochle player? Why take the first when you could have the best, least at something.
Sirius Black is deciding on what he like to be for Halloween. He'd like me to get him a bull horn so his "mew?" will sound like"RAAAAARR!". I think he'd really like to go as Lord Voldemort, drink strawberry Kool-Aid and lick lightning-shaped red "scars" on little kids' ankles. But I'll have to remind him he's still afraid of the doorbell, so like last year he'll probably again dress up as "dust bunny hiding under the bed."
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