Monday, February 19, 2007

A regular day in the office


He became a stickler for tradition, insisting on being addressed as ‘majesty’ and ‘highness’ and sitting alone for hours wearing his crown; those addressing him were required to direct their eyes downwards in deference.

5 comments:

eileen said...

My fleece, my fleece - my kingdom for a fleece.
Don't ask me why I thought of what I just wrote.

Gasmeter said...

pwitty crown, sire!

Anonymous said...

from maria: hey you could sell that to a card company - it seems like that's the "in" funny greeting card right now. you could make millions...

Anonymous said...

You sure sound like your own shy, modest self....

Amanda said...

You should be a teacher. You can actually force your subjects to address you however you want, and they cast their eyes downwards not so much in deference as fear.

Or is that just me?

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