Let’s pretend that you’ve recently managed to end up in charge of a small country, and it’s time to announce your official title.
It’s far too boring to simply declare yourself “El Presidente” or “Prime Minister” or “Generalissimo”, so you’ve got to come up with something a bit more… long-winded. Extra points if it wouldn’t fit on a business card without using really small type, is comically self-redundant, or egotistical/megalomaniacal.
However, it still has to be something you could present yourself at the U.N. with and still keep a straight face…
In my case, it would be:
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Martini Enfield I, God-Emperor of The Martini Empire and All Its Incorporated Realms And Overseas Territories
Yes, I’m an Imperialist Megalomaniac with delusions of Grandeur, why do you ask?
His Serene Excellency Sunspace I, Emperor of the United System, Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, Chief Guide of the Beautiful Land, Duke of Toronto, and Imperial Patron of the Institute of Sustainability.
They shall be obeisant before me and they shall address me as “His Lordship, 3acresandatruck.” It’s a REALLY small country, but at least we have a truck.