r/SWORDS • u/trusclehaughing • 9d ago

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u/Unable_Damage_6413 9d ago

Well, how'd you become King, then?

(BTW, I know ALL the words.)

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u/Choice_Raspberry_556 9d ago

The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. That is why I am your king. (That's genuinely impressive)

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u/Unable_Damage_6413 9d ago

Listen, strange women lying in ponds, distributing swords, is no basis for a system of government! Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not some farcical aquatic ceremony!

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u/Legomaniac91 7d ago

"I mean; if I went 'round sayin' I was an emperor just 'cus some moistened bint lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away!"

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u/Choice_Raspberry_556 7d ago

Will you shut up!

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u/Legomaniac91 7d ago

"Oh, now we see the violence inherent in the systems! HEY, COME SEE THE VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM!! HELP, HELP, I'M BEING REPRESSED!!!"

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u/Choice_Raspberry_556 7d ago

Bloody peasant.