Would you crown me King?

The Pheasant2

Imagine I was an incredibly wealthy Irish citizen, to the tune of say €30 billion.

If I made an offer to the people of Ireland to personally pay off our bailout debt as well as make a €10 billion stimulus injection into the economy in exchange for being granted the title "High King of Ireland", would you vote yes or no?

Basically I would take over the jobs of our current President (It wouldn't be an absolute Monarchy, we'd retain the Oireachtas and everything) until my death (it wouldn't be a hereditary title) at which point it would revert to the current system.

So good people of AH, would you vote Yes or No in the referendum which would obviously be required? (Hopefully a mod will add a poll)

And don't worry, I promise I wouldn't feck it up :P

TL; DR: Would you make me the King of Ireland in exchange for an end to the recession?

MonstaMash

No, because you're a megalomaniac who needs to be usurped

tomdempsey200

30 billion isn't enough to do that

Panthro

I wouldn't let ya wash a car.

catallus

I for one welcome you as our new overlord.

Iwasfrozen

The Pheasant2 wrote: »

Imagine I was an incredibly wealthy Irish citizen, to the tune of say €30 billion.

If I made an offer to the people of Ireland to personally pay off our entire national debt as well as make a €10 billion stimulus injection into the economy in exchange for being granted the title "High King of Ireland", would you vote yes or no?

Basically I would take over the jobs of our current President (It wouldn't be an absolute Monarchy, we'd retain the Oireachtas and everything) until my death (it wouldn't be a hereditary title) at which point it would revert to the current system.

So good people of AH, would you vote Yes or No in the referendum which would obviously be required? (Hopefully a mod will add a poll)

And don't worry, I promise I wouldn't feck it up :P

TL; DR: Would you make me the King of Ireland in exchange for an end to the recession?

Yes, what's the harm. The president has no powers anyway.

The Pheasant2

tomdempsey200 wrote: »

30 billion isn't enough to do that

Ah well however much it would cost then

MadsL

Are your ears large and sticky-out?

Potatoeman

The government would just borrow more again and we would be in the same place in 20 years. The way things are people may change how the vote and their expectations. I doubt it though.

AlmightyCushion

For a start you'd need a couple of hundred billion more just to pay off the national debt.

If you just made beer free and gave everyone good internet we'd definitely go with it.

Karl Stein

I wouldn't leave you in charge of a boulder.

wretcheddomain

The Pheasant2 wrote: »

(Hopefully a mod will add a poll)

Thread fail.

TheBoffin

Yes.... but only if every Monday was a bank holiday

Savoir.Faire

Considering the caliber of many of the contributions around here by potential voters then it would be no worse than democracy. It also solves the difficult 'where do we find money for nice things while not carrying out revenue gathering exercises' conundrum that perplexes the usual loons and gobdaws around here.

Evelyn Cusack

I'd cut your fuckin head off

theblaqueguy

Yes I would be happy to vote for you as king of ireland!
Can I apply to be the kings hand
Because when the king sh!ts the hand wipes! And I'm the best arse wiper in ireland
All hail the new king!

The Pheasant2

Evelyn Cusack wrote: »

I'd cut your fuckin head off

Jesus :pac: only a bit of a joke hypothetical here Evelyn

bnt

theblaqueguy wrote: »

Yes I would be happy to vote for you as king of ireland!
Can I apply to be the kings hand
Because when the king sh!ts the hand wipes! And I'm the best arse wiper in ireland
All hail the new king!

Believe it or not, that was an actual job under some kings, such as Henry VIII - who was huge and ate a lot, and therefore needed some help dropping the kids off at the pool. Your official title will be Groom of the Stool. In early years it was exactly as you imagined it, but the job evolved in to a more general assistant role, since the Groom would be privy (?) to all sorts of secrets ...

If the OP got his way, I imagine he would also want to revive the medieval custom of Droit du Seigneur ...

camel jockey

30bn? Come back when you have 300bn, then we'll talk.

Drained_Empty

yeah seriously? 30 b? it would be gone in two weeks. 300b or maybe 3000b.

maybe 30b and king for ayear?

super_furry

That 30billion would only work out at less than €6,500 for each Irish person. You'd need to up that to about ten times that.

The Pheasant2

super_furry wrote: »

That 30billion would only work out at less than €6,500 for each Irish person. You'd need to up that to about ten times that.

See it wouldn't be divided amongst the population, it'd be used to pay off the bailout money while the stimulus would get us into some growth

Mint Aero

Twitter floats today for 30bn, something you're not telling me OP?

super_furry

The Pheasant2 wrote: »

See it wouldn't be divided amongst the population, it'd be used to pay off the bailout money while the stimulus would get us into some growth

Well then double bollocks to that, that 30bn wouldn't be a drop in the ocean. You want my vote, you pay for it.

SV

If rather make the offer to just pay off everyone's mortgage..

pharmaton

you could be the Queen for that much, another 20bn and I'll allow you to be King

Ruu

Would you bring cake?

ScumLord

theblaqueguy wrote: »

Can I apply to be the kings hand

Are you sure, this is the blind king, do you know what that king does with his hand?


I'd allow you to be king, I've always wanted to be part of a coup that overthrows a king.

Artful_Badger

30b better than nothing, I'd make you a pointless head of state for a 30b. What we get from Michael D ? Nottin !

ScumLord

Artful_Badger wrote: »

30b better than nothing, I'd make you a pointy head of state for a 30b.

If he's a pointy head then I'm definitely on board.

Mint Aero

Artful_Badger wrote: »

What we get from Michael D ? Nottin !

More than you'll ever know

The Pheasant2

pharmaton wrote: »

you could be the Queen for that much, another 20bn and I'll allow you to be King

Hahaha agreed would I have to get the op or could i get away with just doing the voice?

pharmaton

There's plenty of women with balls around these days so just do the voice and try not sound like Joan Burton, winner

utvwhataboutye

yes if you are in the Ui Neill clan

Archeron

If you pay for my weekly shopping in Supervalu this weekend, I'll vote for you to be Lord Lieutenant in Charge of Meatballs and Other Dubious Dinner Products.

The position comes with a complimentary monocle.

Deal?

Bog Standard User

The Pheasant2 wrote: »

Imagine I was an incredibly wealthy Irish citizen, to the tune of say €30 billion.

If I made an offer to the people of Ireland to personally pay off our bailout debt as well as make a €10 billion stimulus injection into the economy in exchange for being granted the title "High King of Ireland", would you vote yes or no?

Basically I would take over the jobs of our current President (It wouldn't be an absolute Monarchy, we'd retain the Oireachtas and everything) until my death (it wouldn't be a hereditary title) at which point it would revert to the current system.

So good people of AH, would you vote Yes or No in the referendum which would obviously be required? (Hopefully a mod will add a poll)

And don't worry, I promise I wouldn't feck it up :P

TL; DR: Would you make me the King of Ireland in exchange for an end to the recession?

only €30 billion eh? what about the other 90bil the tax payer pumped into those toxic banks?

danniemcq

The Pheasant2 wrote: »

So good people of AH, would you vote Yes or No in the referendum which would obviously be required? (Hopefully a mod will add a poll)

Hope all you want but until you are King I answer to nobody...

(except the admins)

Kidchameleon

OP pay off my negative equity and you would be my God

Sir Humphrey Appleby

The Pheasant2 wrote: »

Imagine I was an incredibly wealthy Irish citizen, to the tune of say €30 billion.

If I made an offer to the people of Ireland to personally pay off our bailout debt as well as make a €10 billion stimulus injection into the economy in exchange for being granted the title "High King of Ireland", would you vote yes or no?

Basically I would take over the jobs of our current President (It wouldn't be an absolute Monarchy, we'd retain the Oireachtas and everything) until my death (it wouldn't be a hereditary title) at which point it would revert to the current system.

So good people of AH, would you vote Yes or No in the referendum which would obviously be required? (Hopefully a mod will add a poll)

And don't worry, I promise I wouldn't feck it up :P

TL; DR: Would you make me the King of Ireland in exchange for an end to the recession?

€30 Billion wouldn't make a hole in the bailout debt!

Cheapskate!

The Pheasant2

Sir Humphrey Appleby wrote: »

€30 Billion wouldn't make a hole in the bailout debt!

Cheapskate!

Okay say I could wipe out the whole bailout debt, what about now?

dr.bollocko

The Pheasant2 wrote: »

(Hopefully a mod will add a poll)

Buy boards.ie and add the poll yourself.

LizT

The Pheasant2 wrote: »

TL; DR: Would you make me the King of Ireland in exchange for an end to the recession?

No. Your name is too like the word peasant for my liking.

Mickey H

If you worked in Burger King and you became a Manager, then in some way, you would be (a) King.

Artful_Badger

How long would a pheasant last in the elite circles anyway ? You'd be eaten alive man !

ted1

I serve neither king nor kaiser, but Ireland.

Iwasfrozen

ted1 wrote: »

I serve neither king nor kaiser, but Ireland.

What if Ireland had a Kaiser? Would you serve him then?

Mar Mar Marmalade

Half days on Friday's and you have a deal.