Hail, Emperor Norton I!

Salad Man · Postby **Salad Man** » Fri May 07, 2004 2:56 am

That's right, folks. The first and only emperor of the United States. <img src='http://www.molossia.org/pictures/norton3.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /> <a href='http://www.molossia.org/norton.html' target='_blank'>http://www.molossia.org/norton.html</a> Discuss.

MandoAndy · Postby **MandoAndy** » Fri May 07, 2004 3:02 am

hmm...before anyone else does, I CLAIM MYSELF AS THE EMPEROR OF THE UNITED STATES! ....THE SECOND ONE! YOU MUST DO AS I SAY! ....providing you're not in Llewelynland, though. <img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... /blink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='blink.gif' /> Interesting article. Good find. I'll talk more when it's not 11:00 pm. *yawn*

MidnightRealism · Postby **MidnightRealism** » Fri May 07, 2004 3:20 am

This wasn't in my history book. The publisher's got some splainin' to do. <!--emo&

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norsenerd · Postby **norsenerd** » Fri May 07, 2004 3:24 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: (MandoAndy @ May 6 2004, 10:02 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> I'll talk more when it's not 11:00 pm. *yawn*  </td></tr></table>  That's not that late. Fox Child tries to talke at 3:00 AM so I'm sure you would do fine.

Zaaphod · Postby **Zaaphod** » Fri May 07, 2004 5:12 am

Wow, I never knew anything about that before. Very interesting bit of history there. We never got to learn about cool stuff like that in school.

Henohenomoheji · Postby **Henohenomoheji** » Fri May 07, 2004 11:52 am

so, wait, lemme make sure I'm right here... he was a real emporer at first, then he became poor, and then he was only the emporer in his mind but people still treated him like an emporer? ...wouldn't he still have been the emporer? I thought you didn't lose emporerhood until you died or had children. hm... I don't know stuff.

Burning Sheep Productions · Postby **Burning Sheep Productions** » Fri May 07, 2004 12:29 pm

Hrmm... define 'emperor.'

Ankaris · Postby **Ankaris** » Fri May 07, 2004 4:23 pm

Nah, from what I gather from the site, he was a trader with a pretty good fortune, gambled a lot on a trade deal, lost and became bankrupt. He disappeared, and when he came back he declared himself Emperor. Fascinating story, I'd never heard about him.

Zylo · Postby **Zylo** » Sat May 08, 2004 1:54 am

Hmmm...I took my AP US History exam today, and he wasn't mentioned in it! Odd how they would leave off such a prominent figure in our rich background!

Henohenomoheji · Postby **Henohenomoheji** » Sat May 08, 2004 4:44 am

Any characters in there that shouldn't be covered?

dobbs · Postby **dobbs** » Sun May 09, 2004 9:14 am

Ah, the next generation rediscovers The Emperor. I fear my handle will soon have an explanation.

Dr. Doog · Postby **Dr. Doog** » Sun May 09, 2004 2:04 pm

is that article copyrighted?

norsenerd · Postby **norsenerd** » Sun May 09, 2004 4:17 pm

Of course it is.

Dr. Doog · Postby **Dr. Doog** » Sun May 09, 2004 6:06 pm

it doesn't say so.

norsenerd · Postby **norsenerd** » Sun May 09, 2004 10:41 pm

Unless it is otherwsie stated somehere, anything is copyrighted by it's creater weather or not it's regestered wiht the copyright office or not. That's what the law says.

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