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posted by The Moody Minstrel at
11:41 PM
I came to Japan in 1990 for what was supposed to be a two-year stint. Then, by some bizarre stroke of fate, I got a real life, so I'm still here. For a gaijin with an imagination and more than his share of sensitivity, these islands are a never-ending source of adventure.
I was born on a rainy day on the Oregon Coast (no surprises there) and through a rather convoluted sequence of events wound up in Japan. I'm a teacher by trade, moonlighting as a musician and composer. I also do quite a bit of writing on the side. I'm a dreamer, a thinker, a sayer, and a doer all wrapped in one deceptively mild-mannered package.
11 Comments:
Here ya go Moody...this is what I got
Honourable Lady Catherine the Undefeated of Pigotts Sty
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ladybug, at 12:30 AM
Here's my second one (w/my nickname)...
Very Lady Katie the Eerie of Deepest Throcking
I think my husband will like the latter...
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ladybug, at 12:32 AM
I say, Minstrel, this is fun!
Her Exalted Highness Duchess Olivia the Woebegone of Burton-le-Coggles
Don't particularly like duchesses, so please don't call me "your grace". M'lady will do for now.
Burton-le-Coggles. *snigger*
Actually I know towns like that in the east of England.
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Olivia, at 10:07 AM
My second:
Empress Olivia the Bewildered of Colquhoun St Cahoon
And third:
Venerable Lady Olivia the Ceaseless of Hopton Goosnargh
Am hooked now...somebodeh stop meh.
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Olivia, at 10:10 AM
Ladybug
I dunno...that second one sounds a bit too, shall we say, off-color to be an aristocratic title.
Then again, it seems like aristocrats throughout history have been rather obsessed with the carnal sphere, so it might be appropriate!
Olivia
Why would I want to stop you, your m'ladyness? You're on a roll!
Er...help out an ignorant yank, would you? Just how many titles of respect are there, and what ranks do they pertain to?
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The Moody Minstrel, at 11:29 AM
His Noble Excellency Pandabonium the Simple of New Porton Wells.
Simple, that's me, or should that be simpleton?
New Proton Wells is OK, but I always liked the name of the town in Bedfordshire (north of London) called "Biggleswade".
It's home to the magnificent Shuttleworth Collection aircraft museum.
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Pandabonium, at 3:08 PM
That begs the question:
"Which came first, Biggleswade, or Group Captain Biggles?"
(cue Jethro Tull's "Thick as a Brick")
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The Moody Minstrel, at 11:10 PM
Ooh I used to know all this. Let's see...
Titles (with form of spoken address, as written is again a bit different, blah blah)
King & Queen (Your majesty)
Prince & Princess (Your highness)
Duke & Duchess (Your grace)
Marquess & Marchioness (my Lord/Lady)
Earl & Countess (My Lord/Lady)
Viscount & Viscountess (Your Lordship/Ladyship)
Baron & Baroness (Sir/Lady)
Knight or Dame (Sir/Dame, but not hereditary)
I think that's about it...*yawn*
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Olivia, at 9:18 AM
Her Eminence the Very Viscountess Brenda the Woebegone of Fiddlehope in the Marsh
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Phillipa Scratch, at 10:05 AM
"Lord Colorman the Lackadaisical of Much Bottom"
Awwwww....
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Anonymous, at 9:13 AM
Oh, this is fun!
My first:
Her Grace Lady Happysurfer the Sage of Great Leering
The second:
Lady Happysurfer the Educated of Deep Throcking
LOL
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HappySurfer, at 7:15 PM
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