Barbelith Interim Leader

20:49 / 30.07.05

Master Denfeld, divine lord of all Hosts, has left us to wander the earth and fight demons with his Kung-Fu powers. Who will lead us when we're gone?

I nominate Qalyn. He's already the mayor of Barbelith (or something), and plus he once called me his apprehensive wee chamber fellow. Just think, I could be wee chamber fellow to the King!

Let's keep in mind that whoever we elect as the temporary Barbelord needs to be both wise and humble. Somehow Mr. Denfeld managed to maintain sane while a whole website worshipped him, and we need someone who will do the same.

Or not. We could just elect Macrophage and drive him crazy.

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

20:52 / 30.07.05

Ummm... traitor, anyone?

20:52 / 30.07.05

I'll second Qalyn if he eats this lemon.

20:58 / 30.07.05

I'll eat all your lemons, motherfucker!

However, I'm not sure if the concubine of a former King is elegible to be the new King. I think I'm supposed to be burned on his funeral pyre or something.

Mistoffelees

21:00 / 30.07.05

I don´t like aristocracy. The best king is a king like Arthur: faraway on some fairytale island, not sucking off of the people´s taxes and money.

In Germany for example aristocracy was abolished on 11 August 1919. So why not let Barbelith be a safe haven and shining example for people who want to be free of these no-good incestuous oppressors?!

21:01 / 30.07.05

'Cause that'd be boring.

Triplets

21:04 / 30.07.05

It's getting all a bit White Barbeloid, Red Barbeloid in here.

Mistoffelees

21:07 / 30.07.05

You have a point there. I recently read Thundersqueak by Ramsey Dukes, and he said something about Kings being entertaining parasites. And they´re tolerated for their entertainment value. Like British royalty with their affairs, Rommel uniforms and corgies.

21:16 / 30.07.05

Ummm... traitor, anyone?

Temporary! Temporary!! The instant Jack comes back we will savagly attack the new King (or Queen) and feed his heart to Lord Denfeld as a divine offering.

But hey, new Barbelord, it'll be fun while it lasts.

21:17 / 30.07.05

The instant Jack comes back we will savagly attack the new King (or Queen) and feed his heart to Lord Denfeld as a divine offering.

You promise?

ONLY NICE THINGS

21:20 / 30.07.05

In Germany for example aristocracy was abolished on 11 August 1919.

Hasselhoff says different, dude.

21:24 / 30.07.05

Do you think Hasselhoff will lead us?

21:31 / 30.07.05

Okay, I'll admit it. The only reason that I wanted Qalyn to lead us was because I've already bested him in mortal combat once, and was planning on siezing control of the new government with a coup once he was elected. I think I could do it.

But still, think about it. Who are the top five Q-named posters of all time? Qalyn, Qalyn, Qalyn, Qalyn, and Qalyn, because he spits hot fire.

And Boboss- Scout's honor.

Alex's Grandma

21:58 / 30.07.05

Just a suggestion guys, but how about paranoid writer?

Tezcatlipoca

22:18 / 30.07.05

Just a suggestion guys, but how about paranoid writer?

I don't think things are quite that desperate...yet...

Benny the Ball

22:45 / 30.07.05

I'm seconding Paranoidwriter.

I can picture Haus as Larry as Richard the Third, releasing a bloodcurdling scream as PW jumps on his back for a pony ride...

23:05 / 30.07.05

I minus-one paranoidwriter.

Warewullf

23:20 / 30.07.05

The instant Jack comes back we will savagly attack the new King (or Queen) and feed his heart to Lord Denfeld as a divine offering.

So we're basically talking about installing a Steward?

I vote for Haus.

Because I really wanna see Jack try to reclaim the throne from him...

It'll be epic...

00:06 / 31.07.05

No it won't. We, as good subjects, will do Jack's work for him.

JOY NO WRY

01:19 / 31.07.05

I'm not sure about this business of electing kings. I thought they were supposed to just turn up with a magic sword or something?

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01:23 / 31.07.05

We shall toil in the fields (no, not the Denfields) and hope one day that a King who brings us Nimrod shall return. Until then, let us sit on the floor and tell sad tales, and ensure Quimper has no idea what we're talking about (turnabout being fair play, and all).

iamus

01:34 / 31.07.05

Is this is not more of a policy thread than convo?

I move for the creation of a temporary, uninhabited Derglewop suit to be sculpted from purest platinum barbelith and erected as a sticky thread at the top of every forum, so that none of us should ever take for granted the life we once knew and shall one day know again.

01:47 / 31.07.05

Natilie Portman was an elected Queen in Star Wars. So there!

PS- this person will only take Denfeld's position as political leader. No one can fill his role as BarbeGod.

02:25 / 31.07.05

Listen, Sean. I'm far too busy in my role as Barbelith Minister of Cursing, not to mention all my pro bono work with the Unremarked Irony Association, to fuck around with a ceremonial office. I don't want to wear Jack's furry king-hat, either, he doesn't wash that thing. I think it is traditional, while the king is off on a quest, for his brother, wife, or clever offspring to fill in for him. To wit:

02:35 / 31.07.05

Besides, I'm not into rimming.

02:48 / 31.07.05

Bullshit, but okay. Didn't Jack have a twin brother on this site a few years ago or something?

Less searchable M0rd4nt

07:21 / 31.07.05

I shall rule in HIs Jackness' stead, both wisely and well. I am founder and Pope of the Most Holy Church of Jack, after all.

Seth

11:33 / 31.07.05

Haus: Well as Jack Denfeld has, how shall we say, departed, I nominate myself leader.

Jack the Bodiless: Wait, the whoever remembers the password can form Legs Akimbo, the most powerful fictionsuit. We should rule!

Seth: Seth superior, Legs Akimbo inferior.

Nina: Who are you calling inferior?!

Flyboy: No one would follow an uncharismatic bore like you.

Pin: No one calls Seth unchrasimatic!

Rizla: Yeah, lets kick tailgate.

ONLY NICE THINGS

12:05 / 31.07.05

Logic says that to pursue the human Jack Denfeld and give him a huggle would be a waste of time and fuel.

Emotion.... says otherwise.

13:29 / 31.07.05

NONE of us are worthy. I'm gonna grass on all of ya! You wait blasphemers, Our Holy J's wrath with retrun and smite you with a big flood, and only Mordant will decide who get's a place in the Arc. It's time to start grovelling....

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13:33 / 31.07.05

[Kisses Mordant's ring]
[Checks to see of Lurid saw]
[Runs]

13:38 / 31.07.05

He will also punish those who spell badly. I'm doomed I tells ya, dooooomed!

Lurid Archive

14:10 / 31.07.05

Hey! I saw that.

14:21 / 31.07.05

Shh... (I'll buy you a pint if you don't tell, please?)...