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Is It Illegal To Falsely Claim That I Am Her Majesty The Queen?
Monday, December 28, 2009 Occasionally I fall down the rabbit hole that is searching for and purchasing domain names. I once nearly bought manstercacks.com because monstercocks.com was already taken. I didn't have any plans for manstercacks.com. I just thought it was hilarious at the time.
Aaaaanyway, I fell down that rabbit hole this morning when I picked out a new internet project for myself, because I just can't get enough — and, no, I won't tell you what it is, because it's a surprise — and when I bought the .ca version of the domain name, I was asked to give my name and declare my legal type.
I picked "Canadian Citizen", because that's what I am, but when I read further down the list, it took all my will not to declare myself "Her Majesty the Queen".
It's weird to have a choice that only one person on the entire planet could ever pick, and I don't figure the Queen of England to be the sort of person who buys herself domain names of a Monday morning like I do. Unless she is. If I were her, I'd probably be buying domain names like thequeenofenglandisawesomewithawesomesauce.com and iamthequeenanddontyouforgetit.com and iheartcorgies.com all the time.
Reader Comments (7)
How could you NOT select that? You are totally queen of something, somewhere! And now I'm off to register something as "Her Majesty the Queen" and if I think about it long enough I'll figure out where!
If you don't take that domain name...I will. I'm totally kidding about that...except for the part where I urge you to take up the crown and scepter. You were BORN to be queen. I'd curtsy if I could remember how.
Can we vote on whether you're eligible to check off that box?
you totally should have done it. It IS your birthday after all.
meme noelle is very intrigued by your recent dreams. she too, dreams often of sinead, and queens, not to mention the occasional androgynous godless monkey.
oddly enough, these dreams take place in OUtremont-- a place she's never been.
richard dawkins save the queen!
I bought something once from some british catalogue and they offered up an arm length list of honorifics (not the usual Mr/Ms/Mrs/Miss). I chose Baroness. It cracks me up every time that catalogue turns up.
I would be registering domains just so I could check that box, if I were the queen, and also I'm amused at the thought of the people who made that form thinking they should include it just in case.