> It was not a misuse of quotation marks. It was a subtle reminder that > I refuse to accept pretensions that some people are better than others > because of "royal" or "noble" lineage. > > Dan M >
they're not better than us because they're royal. They're royal because they're better than us. Or something like that. Or at least, they're royal because their ancestors were better at killing in large numbers than our ancestors. Or better at forging political alliances with other killers. Or better at some forms of political prestidigitation. And it's genetic. It must be because they're still doing it and we're still paying them, when we should have cut all their heads off centuries ago. No, wait. We did. And they're still there. And we're still paying them. They're royal because they're hydra-headed monsters from the planet Tralfamadore. And very much in love. So it goes. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
