The Gibson 🅅Can we just like not have coronations of kings?
The Tech Lord ⊕ `Lex Pendragon@thegibson ...or kings?
Binder🅅@LexPendragon @thegibson I've been looking at our current leadership... maybe trying a king wouldn't be such a bad idea.
@binder @thegibson A nice one could, until it doesn't. The problem is that dictators are notoriously difficult to uninstall without a complete rebuild. Pretty sure that our current government is modular for that reason.
...until they aren't. We're talking someone who has to be good and stay good for decades. The most notable American king couldn't pull that off.
@LexPendragon @thegibson I'm still waiting for that Dwayne Johnson / Dolly Parton ticket
@binder @thegibson I feel like there's a 'bigger chest' joke to be made here, but I think I am going to clock out on that one.
You're welcome.
@LexPendragon and dolly would be the first to make it.
lori@thegibson Can we just like not have kings
Seth Goldstein@thegibson yea seriously
Michael W Lucas 
@thegibson we had a big argument over this, a couple hundred years ago. Some folks got hurt and everything.
El Jefe "
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@thegibson but, we need a scapegoat...
montag@thegibson But how are we supposed to know the rich guy is rich if there isn't a public ceremony where they put something expensive on his head?
Lghost@thegibson "we" don't. if "we" is Americans. Aren't you Canadian? So, I suppose the "we" is for being a commonwealth. You guys still into all that?
Cyber Yuki@thegibson Remember when kings obtained their authority by a miraculous event like some magical naked lady in a lake handling them swords?
Now it's all about the closest relative as long as they were liked by the previous queen or king or whether they're uncomfortable for the crown, or never shagged a commoner or whatever.
At least bring back sword fights and lances and horses, dammit.
