Redefining misanthropy for a fresh generation. Standard posts begin with a definition from Ambrose Bierce's The Devil's Dictionary followed by a modern adjustment. Miscellany on Wednesday and storytelling on Saturday.
Friday, May 04, 2007
Monarchical Government
MONARCHICAL GOVERNMENT, n. Government.
2007 Update: A regime arranged on the principle that a single leader, anointed by birth, defended by the strong and advised by the learned, can support the local demand for folly.
Monarchy: A system of government that sets expectations and plans to cover decades rather than months. Kings understand that impeach=dead and people expect consistancy, rather than change, from their leaders.
Parlimentary Monarchy: The most effective method known for maintaining the status quo. The parliment cannot fight the monarch and the monarch cannot control the parliment. So the rest of us can buy bread, go to work, and live our lives as we wish.
Minka, you don't have people to do that for you? Well, I suppose its a small country.
Mule, *readjusts empty coffee cup*
Tattoo you, Sar.
King Michael, Minka?
Mule, I'm just getting around to that. Some coffee would be swell. I lift my eyes to the hills, from where will my coffee come?
Mutha, that was great! I remember being a kid in Illinois and all the butterflies were Monarchs. I would ask "what kind is that?" "That's a Monarch Butterfly." "And that?" Also a Monarch butterfly. The American dream thrives in the heartland of our country among the moths.
We have seen the enemy, Amoeba, and he is us.
Jamie Dawn, is it just me or does royalty run to ugly?
TLP, I never imagined we'd get 10 comments in before someone brought up the President. Someone should make sure Sar's ok and where's Karen?
Morgan, I'm kind of with you. The key to a happy society is rulers too outraged to rule.
JJ, in the land of the one-eyed, the deaf man is king.
Quilly, I can't believe you run a monarchy. Whom would a queen have to sabotage?
Monarchical Government,n. Unlike a democracy, where a cadre of shadowy powerbrokers must create the illusion that the public's votes make a difference, in a monarchy, they need only fool the king.
as for my humble offering (Ice Queen notwithstanding)...
i thought the inbred hemophiliac/firing squad seemed more elegant (and/or less obvious) than something involving a lynch mob with Tsar and Feathers. ; )
In a bit of synchronicity, we rented "The Queen" tonight. I don't think I'll do a Pezland review of it, but if I did, I'm afraid it would get "You Suck and That's Sad", or two stars out of four.
MONARCHICAL GOVERNMENT, n. Government.
*re-adjusts her tiara*
ReplyDelete*re-adjusts his bowl of cereal*
ReplyDeleteThe Queen! The Queen!
ReplyDeleteIt would seem my home of Richmond has been transformed into a Monarchial Government influenced Fantasty Island.
old mule, king of your own breakfast table today?
ReplyDeletemonarch,n: closest thing to God
a man has to be king of something.
ReplyDeleteMonarchial Government: An imaginary system of rule created by the Surrealists in which all laws are made by butterflies.
ReplyDeleteMONARCHICAL GOVERNMENT, n. comp.
ReplyDelete1. Non-piratical government.
2. A government that takes more than one suicide bomber (unless he's very good, or lucky) to bring down.
Pogo's proud of you, Dawg.
zuxahor: an astonished Frenchman with a cold.
Let's try this again (now I can't even delete these typos ...)
ReplyDeleteMONARCHICAL GOVERNMENT, n. comp.
1. Non-piratical government.
2. A government that takes only one suicide bomber to bring down. Or one modern high-tech army. Depends on how good, or lucky, they are.
Pogo's proud of you, Dawg.
zuxahor: an astonished Frenchman with a cold.
MG: Inbred royalty
ReplyDeleteDysfunctional dynasty
I saw a news clip of the Queen in VA yesterday. She looked kind of like The Mad Hatter, only not nearly as perky.
King George and company.
ReplyDeleteTruly,"W" is a 13th cousin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth. (Talk about bad luck for her.) So he's not just the AntiChrist ya know.
ReplyDeleteAnd he takes his decider role very seriously. Thus we get our monarchical government.
Monarchy: A system of government that sets expectations and plans to cover decades rather than months. Kings understand that impeach=dead and people expect consistancy, rather than change, from their leaders.
ReplyDeleteParlimentary Monarchy: The most effective method known for maintaining the status quo. The parliment cannot fight the monarch and the monarch cannot control the parliment. So the rest of us can buy bread, go to work, and live our lives as we wish.
kinda like the blind
ReplyDeleteleading the blind...
Monarchical Government -- the one I run in my classroom, but I am a benevolent despot.
ReplyDeleteMinka, you don't have people to do that for you? Well, I suppose its a small country.
ReplyDeleteMule, *readjusts empty coffee cup*
Tattoo you, Sar.
King Michael, Minka?
Mule, I'm just getting around to that. Some coffee would be swell. I lift my eyes to the hills, from where will my coffee come?
Mutha, that was great! I remember being a kid in Illinois and all the butterflies were Monarchs. I would ask "what kind is that?" "That's a Monarch Butterfly." "And that?" Also a Monarch butterfly. The American dream thrives in the heartland of our country among the moths.
We have seen the enemy, Amoeba, and he is us.
Jamie Dawn, is it just me or does royalty run to ugly?
TLP, I never imagined we'd get 10 comments in before someone brought up the President. Someone should make sure Sar's ok and where's Karen?
Morgan, I'm kind of with you. The key to a happy society is rulers too outraged to rule.
JJ, in the land of the one-eyed, the deaf man is king.
Quilly, I can't believe you run a monarchy. Whom would a queen have to sabotage?
any orifice in a storm,
ReplyDeletei suppose...
Monarchical Government: floats like a butterfly/stings like a killer bee on steroids.
ReplyDeleteDoug, the plans of ten year old boys often require sabotaging. And the plans of ten year old girls always require sabotaging.
ReplyDeleteMonarchical Government: Of, by, and for only well-born people.
ReplyDeleteMonarchical Government: system in which human rights have the same chance of survival as an inbred hemophiliac on the losing end of a firing squad.
ReplyDelete(lovelovelove your update, by the way. that cartoon's cute, too!)
JJ, you have said it.
ReplyDeleteNeva, on tea is my guess.
Of course, Quilly, because the plans of ten year olds are always sabotage.
Al, we are amused.
Neva, funny you mention inbred hemophiliacs in front of firing squads. I mean, that's just funny.
heaven for paparazzis, tea makers, flower arrangers and hat designers.
ReplyDeletepurgatory for second degree dignitaries who await for the princes' to marry their daughters.
hell for the poor who were born to make silver spoons to feed the blue blooded royal councils with.
Monarchical Government, n. Unlike a democracy, where a cadre of shadowy powerbrokers must create the illusion that the public's votes make a difference, in a monarchy, they need only fool the king.
ReplyDeleteThe Ice Queen fits today's definition beautifully.
ReplyDeleteAll Hail Queen Minka
After seeing her at Disneyland, there is no doubt in my mind about who the monarch is!
as for my humble offering (Ice Queen notwithstanding)...
ReplyDeletei thought the inbred hemophiliac/firing squad seemed more elegant (and/or less obvious) than something involving a lynch mob with Tsar and Feathers. ; )
Asiansmiles, nice progression. And the royal dogwalkers?
ReplyDeletea4g, that kind of thing is why I envy you. My only consolation is you live with children.
Kyah, I figured you got the hint when she offered you her train.
Tsar and feathers, Punnybrose. Nice.
In a bit of synchronicity, we rented "The Queen" tonight. I don't think I'll do a Pezland review of it, but if I did, I'm afraid it would get "You Suck and That's Sad", or two stars out of four.
ReplyDeleteThe reign of Noah.
ReplyDeleteoh.. they're in the House of Commons Doug. (*ducks and hides*)
ReplyDelete