qntmfred retired 40598 Posts user info edit post |
I can see myself lording over a small community of people in some impoverished region of the world. It wouldn't take too much money to provide clean water, protection, educational and employment opportunities to a small village or something. And in return, they would declare me their king, and lavish me with praise for all my humble acts of service to them. 12/12/2010 1:58:23 PM |
LRlilDaddy All American 6511 Posts user info edit post |
i will help you pack 12/12/2010 1:59:56 PM |
nastoute All American 31058 Posts user info edit post |
^^
pretty much the next dude stronger than you will put a gun to your head and make you give them your money
that's how that works
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just to be clear, you're not describing a "king", you're describing a strong man
kings are brought about through tradition... you don't just declare yourself a king
[Edited on December 12, 2010 at 2:04 PM. Reason : .] 12/12/2010 2:02:22 PM |
marko Tom Joad 72824 Posts user info edit post |
12/12/2010 2:03:26 PM |
fodrizzle All American 647 Posts user info edit post |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPk4_XfYhjg 12/12/2010 2:04:14 PM |
qntmfred retired 40598 Posts user info edit post |
Pfft I'll just buy a bigger gun. 12/12/2010 2:04:39 PM |
nastoute All American 31058 Posts user info edit post |
it won't matter how big your gun is if you just have one 12/12/2010 2:05:44 PM |
dweedle All American 77386 Posts user info edit post |
all the king's horses and all the king's men would protect him 12/12/2010 2:07:33 PM |
qntmfred retired 40598 Posts user info edit post |
Look now, stop harshing my jive man
I'll buy a nuke from n Korea if I have to 12/12/2010 2:07:58 PM |
Nerdchick All American 37009 Posts user info edit post |
yeah it must be totally easy to set up a peaceful community in a third world country. that's why there are so many!! 12/12/2010 2:08:43 PM |
zorthage 1+1=5 17148 Posts user info edit post |
12/12/2010 2:09:26 PM |
Arab13 Art Vandelay 45166 Posts user info edit post |
and how are you going to get this money? or prevent their poor neighbors from getting some cheap arms and invading? 12/12/2010 2:09:28 PM |
nastoute All American 31058 Posts user info edit post |
I mean, if you're going to rule over imaginary people, why not just make them all hot sluts that want to service you and each other 24/7
you can make the local currency "third bases" 12/12/2010 2:09:33 PM |
marko Tom Joad 72824 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "kings are brought about through tradition... you don't just declare yourself a king" |
12/12/2010 2:11:00 PM |
qntmfred retired 40598 Posts user info edit post |
When I saw Marko posted in here I was certain it was going to be a KING DOUCHEBAG comment 12/12/2010 2:12:21 PM |
nastoute All American 31058 Posts user info edit post |
marko's down with the watery tarts 12/12/2010 2:12:48 PM |
dweedle All American 77386 Posts user info edit post |
12/12/2010 2:15:30 PM |
wwwebsurfer All American 10217 Posts user info edit post |
This "Kingdom" sounds an awful like the wolf web....
Doesn't take too much money; lords over us, we're impoverished, etc. 12/12/2010 2:21:49 PM |
moron All American 34038 Posts user info edit post |
12/12/2010 2:25:50 PM |
terpball All American 22489 Posts user info edit post |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzGO-oVJDu8 12/12/2010 2:32:54 PM |
ncsuapex SpaceForRent 37776 Posts user info edit post |
Sounds like running tww has gotten to qfreds head. 12/12/2010 2:36:02 PM |
TerdFerguson All American 6584 Posts user info edit post |
Q-fred exposed?
12/12/2010 2:48:50 PM |
punchmonk Double Entendre 22300 Posts user info edit post |
Napoleon declared himself king of Italy, right? 12/12/2010 2:53:29 PM |
BigMan157 no u 103353 Posts user info edit post |
and that worked out for him 12/12/2010 3:01:10 PM |
FykalJpn All American 17209 Posts user info edit post |
that's why you declare yourself prince--doesn't sound as imposing
it's seemed to work out in monaco 12/12/2010 3:04:49 PM |
roddy All American 25832 Posts user info edit post |
official photo
12/12/2010 3:09:08 PM |
BigMan157 no u 103353 Posts user info edit post |
i declare myself Zinc Saucier 12/12/2010 3:11:30 PM |
punchmonk Double Entendre 22300 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "and that worked out for him" |
for a few years at least. Being king didn't work out for Louis XVI either and he was straight from tradition.12/12/2010 3:23:10 PM |
mcfluffle All American 11291 Posts user info edit post |
if you just give them mosquito nets, they will use them to fish--but not if you make them buy them. 12/12/2010 4:30:32 PM |
twoozles All American 20735 Posts user info edit post |
what? you aren't king?
i'm so confused
my life no longer has meaning
12/12/2010 5:24:47 PM |
elduderino All American 4343 Posts user info edit post |
we've been promised great undelivered things on tdub.
i call scam. 12/12/2010 5:35:46 PM |
saps852 New Recruit 80068 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "kings are brought about through tradition... you don't just declare yourself a king" |
dumbest thing I've ever heard12/12/2010 5:40:47 PM |
elduderino All American 4343 Posts user info edit post |
lol, i missed that gem 12/12/2010 5:41:43 PM |
Shadowrunner All American 18332 Posts user info edit post |
this is pretty much how i spent my last summer vacation. 12/12/2010 5:42:08 PM |
twoozles All American 20735 Posts user info edit post |
^^^lol that is a good one 12/12/2010 5:47:34 PM |
LRlilDaddy All American 6511 Posts user info edit post |
i'd be a kickass duke 12/12/2010 5:51:37 PM |
nastoute All American 31058 Posts user info edit post |
I'm sorry, how many times have people just willy nilly declared themselves Rex and had it stick?
well?
...
you all may be thinking about quarrels FOR a throne
well... usually both parties have claims of some sort, otherwise no one will back them
or you may have someone conquer a bunch of people, get a bunch of vassels and then become king, but you're already a chief of a tribe beforehand....
that's how these things work
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merbig Suspended 13178 Posts user info edit post |
I just farted. You can conquer that. 12/12/2010 7:41:51 PM |
saps852 New Recruit 80068 Posts user info edit post |
shut up doofus, you clearly have no concept of pre-modern age politics, go back to punching numbers in your calculator and leave the big boy talk to us educated grown-ups 12/12/2010 10:40:22 PM |
Chop All American 6271 Posts user info edit post |
you could have your own way. Get what ever you want, whatever you say. 12/12/2010 10:49:49 PM |
joe_schmoe All American 18758 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "It's good to be the king."
" |
12/13/2010 11:07:11 AM |
ALkatraz All American 11299 Posts user info edit post |
^THIS
Quote : | "all the king's horses and all the king's men would protect him" |
[Edited on December 13, 2010 at 11:28 AM. Reason : -]12/13/2010 11:28:29 AM |
McDanger All American 18835 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "shut up doofus, you clearly have no concept of pre-modern age politics, go back to punching numbers in your calculator and leave the big boy talk to us educated grown-ups" |
i approve this message12/13/2010 11:57:07 AM |
Pikey All American 6421 Posts user info edit post |
Will you demand prima nocta over your primate aboriginal villigers? 12/13/2010 12:13:52 PM |
GeniuSxBoY Suspended 16786 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "I can see myself lording over a small community of people in some impoverished region of the world. It wouldn't take too much money to provide clean water, protection, educational and employment opportunities to a small village or something. And in return, they would declare me their king, and lavish me with praise for all my humble acts of service to them." |
You know when people tell me "You just own a pizza shop", they really don't see the hidden costs and challenges of it all.
Therefore, I want to make the information available that you will face these challenge once you become king.
To provide clean water: 1. Build the infrastructure. (people, money, time) 2. Maintain the infrastructure due to AGE, EARTHQUAKES, CONSTRUCTION MISHAPS. (people, money, time) 3. Guard against mold, poison, sabotage, microorganisms (LOTS of educated people, LOTS of money, lots of time) 4. Rebuild infrastructure when NATURAL DISASTER STRIKES, hurricane, tsunami, blizzards. 5. Water is a commodity that your people will want available absolutely no down time.
protection, 1. You need an army. 2. You need weapons. 3. You need spies to see what other villages are doing. 4. You need diplomats. 5. You need police, forensic. 6. You need jails. 7. You need correctional facilities. 8. You need court system. you get the point.
educational 1. Build and maintain schools 2. Design a curriculum that pleases everyone 3. Teachers wages, Textbook material costs, Bills
Then you have challenges like "Johnny shoots up school" everyone is scared to go back to school. "Village B hates you and is threaten to attack you if Demands A and B aren't met" "Blizzard hits and your people are without power for a week" "Hurricane hits and demolishes half of your infrastructure" "Taxes are too high and your people in charge of taxes are corrupt and they're blaming you" "You get death threats from your same corrupt people saying they'll kill you if you fire them"12/13/2010 12:54:28 PM |
nastoute All American 31058 Posts user info edit post |
please give examples of people declaring themselves king and it sticking 12/13/2010 1:38:46 PM |
GeniuSxBoY Suspended 16786 Posts user info edit post |
^The first king ever. 12/13/2010 1:40:21 PM |
BigMan157 no u 103353 Posts user info edit post |
12/13/2010 1:41:21 PM |
Netstorm All American 7547 Posts user info edit post |
From : Netstorm To : qntmfred Received : Sunday September 5, 2010 at 3:08 PM Subject : oh lord on high would you, in your power and grace, bearing infinite kindness despite old testament rumors, please descend into Classifieds and move my "Fucked Up Laptop" thread to your other most gracious realm, the land of Tech Talk? A thousand burning bushes for your kindness, my liege. 12/13/2010 1:45:58 PM |
DeltaBeta All American 9417 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony. " |
Quote : | "Oh but if I went 'round sayin' I was Emperor, just because some moistened bint lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away." |
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