# If George Washington had been declared "King George I," who would be our king today?

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**Created:** [May 17, 2008, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-george-washington-had-been-declared-king-george-i-who-would-be-our-king-today/449667 "2008-05-17T17:10:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-george-washington-had-been-declared-king-george-i-who-would-be-our-king-today/449667/21 "2008-05-18T03:48:17Z")

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[QUOTE=Loach]  
Crap. Do we have to bow everytime you enter a thread?  
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Personally I don’t care who shows up in a thread. I may not even bother to put any clothes on.

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**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-george-washington-had-been-declared-king-george-i-who-would-be-our-king-today/449667/22 "2008-05-18T13:29:55Z")

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[QUOTE=Baldwin]  
I checked, and apparently it would be me.  
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King of American? Don’t you have your hands full ruling Jerusalem?

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**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-george-washington-had-been-declared-king-george-i-who-would-be-our-king-today/449667/23 "2008-05-18T14:19:55Z")

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[QUOTE=Pochacco]  
King of American? Don’t you have your hands full ruling Jerusalem?  
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And how’s the leperosy?

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