Today–October 12th–back in 1859, His Imperial Majesty Norton the First, Emperor of these United States and Protector of Mexico, issued an imperial decree dissolving the Congress of the United States.
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Today–October 12th–back in 1859, His Imperial Majesty Norton the First, Emperor of these United States and Protector of Mexico, issued an imperial decree dissolving the Congress of the United States.
I thought it odd that Wikipedia’s “Selected Anniversary” box on the front page did not include Columbus finding America. That is a much bigger event in the course of human history.
I’d like to dissolve Congress, too…
Slowly, in a pool of acid.
😉
And I, for one, welcome our new imperial overlord!
Tim – I checked the Catechism and I couldn’t find a single thing about dissolving legislatures in acid.
What kind of a name for an emperor is Norton? You might as well have an Emperor Norbert.
On the other hand, “His Imperial Majesty Publius, Emperor of these United States and Protector of Mexico” sounds really good. “The First” is superfluous and wrong until I am dead and Emperor Publius II is crowned.
Holy Roman Emperor Eric of St. Louis is better!!! 😉
Ah, this brings me back to 2000, when I read about Emporer Norton in one of the Sandman comics…
Just bit of nitpicking, Publius, but if I’m not mistaken Pope John Paul I was so titled even before his untimely death.
Just bit of nitpicking, Publius, but if I’m not mistaken Pope John Paul I was so titled even before his untimely death.
He was wrong, and people told him so. He said something to the effect of: There will be another John Paul and soon.
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