[Ansteorra] 12th Night?

[Jay Rudin]

Vyolante replied to Catrin answering Burke responding to the cow with the 
crumpled horn, who swallowed the spider to catch the fly connected to the 
knee bone wi' th' auld moon in her arms in a rare bog, a rattlin' bog, with 
more than $400 in deductions when married filing jointly, with men on first 
or first and second with less than two outs, or when pronounced "ay" as in 
neighbor and weigh.  The cheese stands alone.  No salesman will call. 
Burma-Shave.

??> God Buddha Odinsson - Iris of Merit, Order o/t

BKMcD> Can someone tell me who this is as I know this name would never make 
it
BKMcD> past the college of Heralds.

CfM> A wild guess, but perhaps someone wanted to see if we were paying
CfM> attention?

VdO> That looks like a Robin hard at work.

Nope.  I don't do that kind of joke when I'm the court herald, since the 
herald is the extension of the Crown.  But since all heralds are expected 
to fill out a court report form, and it can get boring during a long court, 
some heralds will add the occasional joke name, to find out if the ruling 
nobles actually read the reports they sign.  Generally the Zodiacus Herald 
(who receives the reports and posts the names and awards) will prevent it 
from being officially listed.

[So what kind of heraldic jokes do I tell?  Well, when Countess Sara 
(Zodiacus Herald) saw that report, she came to me as the court herald and 
"officially" asked if that award had been granted.  I told her that of 
course it was a mistake -- that the name is actually "God Buddha 
Odinsdottir".]

Robin of Gilwell / Jay Rudin