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Title: Where, & why? Post by: tikay on December 11, 2016, 10:45:20 AM I saw a TV Show about the (British) Supreme Court & was rather tickled by the practice of appending the names of what were, in some cases, piffling little places.
Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony. Lord Wilson of Culworth Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore I doubt if any of us could readily identify the whereabouts of all 3 places without resort to google, but that's another matter. So, a letter arrives from HM The Queen, or the top bloke in the Lords or whatever, & it informs you that you have been made a Lord (or Lady). What place-name would you append to your new title, & why? Title: Re: Where, & why? Post by: tikay on December 11, 2016, 10:48:44 AM Lord McCready of Wombwell Lord Mondatoo of Sunderland Lord Russell of Ruislip Lord Tal of Eton Title: Re: Where, & why? Post by: Doobs on December 11, 2016, 10:53:08 AM Presumably you have to pick somewhere where there isn't a Lord already? Wouldn't there be hundreds of Eton Lords otherwise? He'd have to be Lord Tal of Highbury I expect.
Title: Re: Where, & why? Post by: tikay on December 11, 2016, 10:53:24 AM I mused with a few for myself... Lord Kendall of Kendal Nah, too silly, & everyone would spell one or the other incorrectly. Lord Kendall of Southern California SoCal is lovely, & great memories. What about a famous railway town? Lord Kendall of Crewe Lord Kendall of Swindon Think the winner in that category, which has a nice ring to it, would be; Lord Kendall of Old Oak Common In the end, think I'll settle for the place I lived in my infant years... Lord Kendall of Coulsdon Title: Re: Where, & why? Post by: tikay on December 11, 2016, 10:54:54 AM Presumably you have to pick somewhere where there isn't a Lord already? Wouldn't there be hundreds of Eton Lords otherwise? He'd have to be Lord Tal of Highbury I expect. No, we have been given special exemption to pick any place we wish. Do like Lord Tal of Highbury though. Title: Re: Where, & why? Post by: Tal on December 11, 2016, 11:01:34 AM Presumably you have to pick somewhere where there isn't a Lord already? Wouldn't there be hundreds of Eton Lords otherwise? He'd have to be Lord Tal of Highbury I expect. No, we have been given special exemption to pick any place we wish. Do like Lord Tal of Highbury though. Why would I want to be Lord of a rotten borough? Title: Re: Where, & why? Post by: TightEnd on December 11, 2016, 11:12:36 AM Lord Tal of Zugswang
Title: Re: Where, & why? Post by: tikay on December 11, 2016, 11:36:37 AM Lord Tal of Zugswang Had to look that up. Very good. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zugzwang#Zugzwang_in_chess Title: Re: Where, & why? Post by: SuuPRlim on December 11, 2016, 06:33:01 PM Lord Tal of Zugswang Had to look that up. Very good. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zugzwang#Zugzwang_in_chess Would have thought you'd have known that Teacake! Such a TK piece of trivia Title: Re: Where, & why? Post by: tikay on December 12, 2016, 10:02:15 AM Lord Tal of Zugswang Had to look that up. Very good. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zugzwang#Zugzwang_in_chess Would have thought you'd have known that Teacake! Such a TK piece of trivia If only, I'm Lord Thicko of Thickville. Still, it gives me an idea for a new trivia thread...... Title: Re: Where, & why? Post by: Knottikay on December 12, 2016, 03:57:51 PM Lord Kendall of Mintcakeshire? |