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In a bit of synchronicity, my step son bought me a nice father's day present, a lordship of Sealand, so I am now Lord Darren Jones - although I'm not sure how f

In a bit of synchronicity, my step son bought me a nice father's day present, a lordship of Sealand, so I am now Lord Darren Jones - although I'm not sure how far I can abuse this title... The document looks highly official though!

whoopdedo 6y ago
Which reminds me of the guy who created The Kingdom of North Sudan as a birthday present for his daughter. Which I was going to link to the story of, but along the way found this more interesting write-up[1] about the disputed region that became the Kingdom. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/03/welcome-to-the-land-that-no-country-wants-bir-tawil https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/03/welcome-to-the...
bufordtwain 6y ago
Greetings fellow Lord of Sealand. I recently received my certificate also. It's a nice touch that the certificate is mailed using a postage stamp created by Sealand itself!
- m0xte 6y ago
  Next step ordained church of the subgenius minister!
  - UniLifeChurch 6y ago
    Or the 'Universal Life Church,' you just need to fill out a form on their page to get your diploma. You'll be an ordained minister with great powers; sign up today. 10/10 would next -> next -> next again. It's really that easy.
    - simlevesque 6y ago
      Wow, I never thought I'd see you here of all places but it makes sense. Fellow catholic minister from the ULC living in Canada. Recently celebrated my sixth year: https://i.imgur.com/QkKV0Kc.jpg https://i.imgur.com/QkKV0Kc.jpg Definitely worth it.
    - m0xte 6y ago
      Interesting but I got eternal salvation or double my money back plus more hedonism with the subgenius’.
    - PoachedSausage 6y ago
      You can skip all that and just become a P.O.E.E Pope, just print out the card, easy.
kstrauser 6y ago
I was looking at those "buy one square foot of Scotland so you can be a lord" scams when I stumbled across the Sealand lordships, then immediately bought one for a friend. Given the options of a fake title in a real country or a real title in an iffy country, the choice was clear.
- Stratoscope 6y ago
  I bought a ranch on Mercury about 30 years ago! The seller was the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, and I was glad to support their educational program by purchasing my ranch. https://astrosociety.org/ https://astrosociety.org/ I got a nice glossy photo of my ranch and a quitclaim deed. I wish I still had them - they seem to have been lost in a move long ago. Maybe some squatters will move in now, but honestly they are welcome to it. My ranch is on the hot side of the planet, and I don't really like warm weather. If the squatters send me some photos I will consider that adequate compensation. There's a good writeup in this book: https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/GllWkewypw4C?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA97&dq=Astronomical+Society+of+the+Pacific+Mercury+Ranch https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/GllWkewypw4C?hl=en&gb... (Scroll up one page to see one of the quitclaim deeds.)
dmckeon 6y ago
If you fly on British Airways, their passenger identity page has a menu that includes titles: Lord, Lady, Dame, etc. Of course, you must use this power for good ...
- andromaton 6y ago
  I (jokinglyl selected Sir for a ferry crossing from Portsmouth to St Malo. Months later, forgetting all about it, my family and I are welcomed aboard by the second in command. He looked puzzled. I realized the reason for the welcome a few days later.
- adwww 6y ago
  Years ago I chuckled to myself when I selected Admiral from a dropdown when buying tickets for a gig. Tickets arrived fine, went to gig, etc. But the events company must have sold my data in a big way, because for years later my parents continued to get all sorts of junk mail to the admiral of the house.

whoopdedo 6y ago

Which reminds me of the guy who created The Kingdom of North Sudan as a birthday present for his daughter. Which I was going to link to the story of, but along the way found this more interesting write-up[1] about the disputed region that became the Kingdom. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/03/welcome-to-the-land-that-no-country-wants-bir-tawil https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/03/welcome-to-the...

bufordtwain 6y ago

Greetings fellow Lord of Sealand. I recently received my certificate also. It's a nice touch that the certificate is mailed using a postage stamp created by Sealand itself!

m0xte 6y ago
Next step ordained church of the subgenius minister!
- UniLifeChurch 6y ago
  Or the 'Universal Life Church,' you just need to fill out a form on their page to get your diploma. You'll be an ordained minister with great powers; sign up today. 10/10 would next -> next -> next again. It's really that easy.
  - simlevesque 6y ago
    Wow, I never thought I'd see you here of all places but it makes sense. Fellow catholic minister from the ULC living in Canada. Recently celebrated my sixth year: https://i.imgur.com/QkKV0Kc.jpg https://i.imgur.com/QkKV0Kc.jpg Definitely worth it.
  - m0xte 6y ago
    Interesting but I got eternal salvation or double my money back plus more hedonism with the subgenius’.
  - PoachedSausage 6y ago
    You can skip all that and just become a P.O.E.E Pope, just print out the card, easy.

kstrauser 6y ago

I was looking at those "buy one square foot of Scotland so you can be a lord" scams when I stumbled across the Sealand lordships, then immediately bought one for a friend. Given the options of a fake title in a real country or a real title in an iffy country, the choice was clear.

Stratoscope 6y ago
I bought a ranch on Mercury about 30 years ago! The seller was the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, and I was glad to support their educational program by purchasing my ranch. https://astrosociety.org/ https://astrosociety.org/ I got a nice glossy photo of my ranch and a quitclaim deed. I wish I still had them - they seem to have been lost in a move long ago. Maybe some squatters will move in now, but honestly they are welcome to it. My ranch is on the hot side of the planet, and I don't really like warm weather. If the squatters send me some photos I will consider that adequate compensation. There's a good writeup in this book: https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/GllWkewypw4C?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA97&dq=Astronomical+Society+of+the+Pacific+Mercury+Ranch https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/GllWkewypw4C?hl=en&gb... (Scroll up one page to see one of the quitclaim deeds.)

dmckeon 6y ago

If you fly on British Airways, their passenger identity page has a menu that includes titles: Lord, Lady, Dame, etc. Of course, you must use this power for good ...

andromaton 6y ago
I (jokinglyl selected Sir for a ferry crossing from Portsmouth to St Malo. Months later, forgetting all about it, my family and I are welcomed aboard by the second in command. He looked puzzled. I realized the reason for the welcome a few days later.
adwww 6y ago
Years ago I chuckled to myself when I selected Admiral from a dropdown when buying tickets for a gig. Tickets arrived fine, went to gig, etc. But the events company must have sold my data in a big way, because for years later my parents continued to get all sorts of junk mail to the admiral of the house.