LONDON (Reuters) - The British aristocracy has long been an exclusive club but now anyone can become a Lord or Lady -- for as little as 30 pounds ($58). A raft of British Web sites are offering one square foot of the Glencairn Estate in northeast Scotland and, with it, access to the prestigious-sounding title of Lord/Laird and Lady of Glencairn.
Buyagift.co.uk is offering the "fun" title as the "ideal gift for anyone who aspires to greatness" for 29.99 pounds, which includes a deed of ownership, a map of the Glencairn estate and a card which proves their title.
Lastminute.co.uk and thanksdarling.com are also offering shoppers the chance to lord it up as a Glencairn, which is believed to be nothing more than a small plot of croft land with the title invented for it.
One incensed aristocrat is fighting back at what he sees is a scam and is warning potential shoppers that buying the title of Lord, Viscountess, Baron or Earl is meaningless.
The Earl of Bradford, whose own title dates from the 1800s, set up www.faketitles.com, after someone fraudulently passed himself off as Lord Newport, which is his son's title.
"I will put it very simply: You cannot purchase a genuine British title," he warns on the site.
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Darn, I wanted to become a Lady. Haha! How funny is that? fake titles...wow.
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There's a dear little plant that grows in our Isle Twas St . Patrick himself, sure, that set it; And the sun of his labour with pleasure did smile, And with dew from his eye often wet it. It grows through the bog, through the brake, through the Mireland, and they call it the dear little shamrock of Ireland.
You mean I can't get a title? Oh well, never thought I would see this happen! Fake titles....what will they think of next? Fake kingships?
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DRAGON BLESSING
May dragons bring you wealth and guard your treasures May they banish darkness and enlighten you May female dragons grant you inner power May the Dragon Queen neutralize your enemies May Dragon Spirits give you power over Elementals May weather dragons bring rain at your request May Ti'amat effect the changes you command May Ishtar grant you Dragon Power May Ishtar grant you Dragon Power
I dont know about being a lord or baron but i would like to be a gaelic knight. i could pull it off too unless i had to speak. whoohoo cant hide the southern in me. guess i could say i was from south ireland or that i was mute(well not say i guess sign it. )
LONDON (Reuters) - The British aristocracy has long been an exclusive club but now anyone can become a Lord or Lady -- for as little as 30 pounds ($58).
I will gladly send anyone who applies, a signed document conferring title on said applicant for the minimal fee of $25.00 US. Accepting only certified funds. Send applications to:
Royal S.C.A.M. (Send Carolina All Money) PO Drawer ALL MINE Ignoble, NC 00000
Hehe, and I have a bridge in Northern Idaho for any one who needs one... Wow, what a deal!!! I already have a castle in Germany, why would I want some land in Scotland??
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What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. --Ralph Waldo Emerson
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant. --Robert Louis Stevenson
LONDON (Reuters) - The British aristocracy has long been an exclusive club but now anyone can become a Lord or Lady -- for as little as 30 pounds ($58).
I will gladly send anyone who applies, a signed document conferring title on said applicant for the minimal fee of $25.00 US. Accepting only certified funds. Send applications to:
Royal S.C.A.M. (Send Carolina All Money) PO Drawer ALL MINE Ignoble, NC 00000
COMMENTS OF SATISFIED CUSTOMERS
Earl--"Gooolllyyy, I'm really a Earl."
Duke--"Arf Arf Arf"
O'siyo CarolinaScotsman, ~~ Whew too much!! Is this 'scam' anything like the one that allotted one to 'adopt a whale' or 'buy a star/have a star named after you'...me? did I fall prey to the whale adoption? ~~Sty-U
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I always knew one day I would travel this road;I just did not know that today would be the day....
'Each man is good in his sight. It is not necessary for eagles to be crows' --Sitting Bull
'Why do you take by force what you could obtain by love?' --Powhatan
'HeartAches mend, HeartBreaks are everlasting'-- my own quote, seeker
Damn! A lordship is exactly the perfect gift that I would have wanted for Christmas.
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"I am a Canadian by birth, but I am a Highlander by blood and feel under an obligation to do all I can for the sake of the Highlanders and their literature.... I have never yet spoken a word of English to any of my children. They can speak as much English as they like to others, but when they talk to me they have to talk in Gaelic."
-Alexander Maclean Sinclair of Goshen (protector of Gaelic Culture)