Short man's syndrome

[khall]

My (utter, total) geekery, lead me wikipedia meandering to this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Bonaparte article this morning. And thence (that was like hipster ironic, see?) to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Christophe,_Prince_Napol%C3%A9on. Which, is the first time in my life I've ever actually felt this deep, abiding envy of someone'

Comments

[anais_pf]

I'm very much looking forward to a post with somewhat more depth, Your Imperial Highness!

[ironphoenix]

The French version specifies "pretender to the throne".

[khall]

That makes me feel better.:)

K.

[amynthe]

I suppose, technically, I could make people address me as Comtesse, if I felt like it, but my Chateau is, at the most, a giant pile of well organized rocks, so it seems a little disingenuous.

Bet he doesn't have a Chateau. So there.

[amynthe]

Fine. He's the head of the HOUSE of Bonaparte, but it's not *actually* a house. Pretender.

[nuria_asha]

I feel pretty awesome when people treat me royally. Maybe it is more about treatment than money. I mean, I live at poverty-level income, but I find that my emotions and relationships are more of a struggle than money.

[khall]

Luckily, my emotions and relationships are pretty stable. Financially, however, I could use more of a royal treasury feeling.:)

K.