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Re: HRM Subtitles <grin>




Poster: Aelfgar GreySeas <aelfgar@access.digex.net>

His Majesty writes:

>  
> Serving Atlantia and all Her people
> 
> HRM Sir Logan Ebonwoulfe KSCA, CSS, Scholar, Grand Muckety Muck
> 
> Standard Disclaimer applies, so don't give Me no poo-poo
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>  

With respect, Majesty, I believe the proper (!) form of that last title is
Lord High Muckety Muck. If I remember my reading of Wilson's _Complete
Compendium of Absurd Titles_ correctly, the honorific _Grand_ is reserved
for the title _Grand Poobah_ or anything beginning with _Great, Grand and
Glorious_.

Your Servant (who has no expectation of getting away with this),

Lord Aelfgar GreySeas, OYB,OUB,OUB (yes, they're different - not my fault)
A Lochmere Archer, and pretty pleased about it.
(Lochmere's opinion may be somewhat mixed - who can tell?)
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