Poll of the Day > Legally there's nothing stopping me from calling myself King

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Lokarin
07/27/25 1:28:32 PM
#1:


My social standing doesn't change any... might even decrease a point

But legally, we could. You don't actually have to own any lands or control any military or territory or anything

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__starsnostars
07/27/25 2:05:58 PM
#2:


You can change your name to essentially anything.

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Muscles
07/27/25 2:12:03 PM
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Ok but if no one actually believes you are a king then you aren't really a king, you can claim to be just about anything besides like a cop, and no one will stop you

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Salrite
07/27/25 2:32:21 PM
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__starsnostars posted...
You can change your name to essentially anything.

Princess Consuela Banana Hammock

Or Crap Bag
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Cacciato
07/27/25 2:36:42 PM
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Im pretty sure you cant legally name your child King in the US.
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Salrite
07/27/25 2:39:09 PM
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Cacciato posted...
Im pretty sure you cant legally name your child King in the US.

I'm pretty sure you can. Like, I'm pretty sure there are very few rules.
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rjsilverthorn
07/27/25 2:44:43 PM
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Cacciato posted...
Im pretty sure you cant legally name your child King in the US.
You are correct. The US is fairly lenient on names but both King and Queen made the short list of banned names.
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OHJOY90
07/27/25 2:53:08 PM
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Salrite posted...
Princess Consuela Banana Hammock

Or Crap Bag
Or Trash Boat.

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Lokarin
07/27/25 3:18:51 PM
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__starsnostars posted...
You can change your name to essentially anything.

Well, I more meant in the place where you put Mr./Dr./Etc

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Nichtcrawler-X
07/27/25 3:32:25 PM
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Protected titles are a thing yes.

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Lokarin
07/27/25 3:36:57 PM
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Nichtcrawler-X posted...
Protected titles are a thing yes.

Yes, but King isn't one of them

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GetMagnaCarter
07/27/25 3:39:52 PM
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rjsilverthorn posted...
You are correct. The US is fairly lenient on names but both King and Queen made the short list of banned names.
is that a problem for Queen Latifah?

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Sashanan
07/27/25 3:40:31 PM
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"Any man who has to say I am the king is no true king." -- Tywin Lannister

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SunWuKung420
07/27/25 3:47:37 PM
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Sashanan posted...
"Any man who has to say I am the king is no true king." -- Tywin Lannister
Rofl at quoting fictional characters

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Sashanan
07/27/25 3:57:58 PM
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SunWuKung420 posted...
Rofl at quoting fictional characters

Fairly certain at least he won't complain.

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Cacciato
07/27/25 4:05:09 PM
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GetMagnaCarter posted...
is that a problem for Queen Latifah?
A quick search will tell you thats her stage name. Turns out, Dana is a perfectly legal first name.

Salrite posted...
I'm pretty sure you can. Like, I'm pretty sure there are very few rules.
Oh, okay. Well that settles it.
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Nichtcrawler-X
07/27/25 4:35:18 PM
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Lokarin posted...
Yes, but King isn't one of them

Pretty sure the US does not bestow noble titles,nor doe sit allow its citizens to receive noble titles from foreign countries?

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Questionmarktarius
07/27/25 4:42:23 PM
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If Jerry Lawler can do it, you can too!
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slacker03150
07/27/25 4:42:46 PM
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Cacciato posted...
Im pretty sure you cant legally name your child King in the US.
My cousin named one of her sons king. I dont see her much but pretty sure his name is still legally king

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Muscles
07/27/25 5:09:28 PM
#20:


SunWuKung420 posted...
Rofl at quoting fictional characters
Why is that a bad thing? Should he have quoted the author instead of the character?

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SunWuKung420
07/27/25 5:22:40 PM
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Muscles posted...
Why is that a bad thing? Should he have quoted the author instead of the character?
No. Quote neither, it's all nonsense.

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ConfusedTorchic
07/27/25 5:44:11 PM
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there is no national name ban list for names in the US

some states have a few, notably king, queen, jesus christ, messiah, hitler, the @ symbol, and santa claus

but most states just don't care.

the at symbol is a weird one, considering prince legally changed his name to a symbol, but whatever

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Muscles
07/27/25 5:48:28 PM
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SunWuKung420 posted...
No. Quote neither, it's all nonsense.
What a dumb thing to say

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SunWuKung420
07/27/25 5:50:40 PM
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Muscles posted...
What a dumb thing to say
Not nearly as dumb as quoting fiction as if it's truth. Why do you care? You didn't even quote it.

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Kallainanna
07/27/25 5:58:37 PM
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His Majesty Joshua Abraham Norton I would like to have a word.

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Muscles
07/27/25 6:02:10 PM
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SunWuKung420 posted...
Not nearly as dumb as quoting fiction as if it's truth. Why do you care? You didn't even quote it.
Fiction can definitely have quotes that apply to real life, sometimes it's even the best thing to quote

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SunWuKung420
07/27/25 6:08:10 PM
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Muscles posted...
Fiction can definitely have quotes that apply to real life, sometimes it's even the best thing to quote
Considering the source, it is not applicable.

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Revelation34
07/27/25 6:13:16 PM
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SunWuKung420 posted...

Considering the source, it is not applicable.


You can argue about incest in the credit or Itch.io threads.

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keyblader1985
07/27/25 6:13:39 PM
#29:


Get in line.

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captpackrat
07/27/25 7:48:24 PM
#30:


You can also declare yourself emperor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Norton


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KingInBlack
07/27/25 8:01:32 PM
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ConfusedTorchic posted...
the at symbol is a weird one, considering prince legally changed his name to a symbol, but whatever

It screws up things on a computer. If everything was still done on paper, it would be perfectly fine. Drop that in a spreadsheet or some other program and you have problems. I just tried it here and it brought up a list of users.

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Questionmarktarius
07/27/25 8:40:20 PM
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KingInBlack posted...
Drop that in a spreadsheet or some other program and you have problems.
good ol' Bobby Tables

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ConfusedTorchic
07/27/25 9:33:53 PM
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KingInBlack posted...
It screws up things on a computer. If everything was still done on paper, it would be perfectly fine. Drop that in a spreadsheet or some other program and you have problems. I just tried it here and it brought up a list of users.

yeah it wouldn't actually be a problem.

the reason why it brought up a list of users here is because of the tagging system, which doesn't stop you from using the symbol at all normally lmao.

"my name is @ " see how nothing happened.

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SunWuKung420
07/28/25 6:16:59 AM
#34:


There goes naming my next child using my password generator.

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sull56ivan2010
07/28/25 8:35:54 AM
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Nichtcrawler-X posted...
Pretty sure the US does not bestow noble titles,nor doe sit allow its citizens to receive noble titles from foreign countries?
They don't. The US birth certificates website has a list of ten names you can't use.

GetMagnaCarter posted...
is that a problem for Queen Latifah?
Stage name.

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Lokarin
07/28/25 9:18:17 AM
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The US doesn't bestow titles; but you can bestow yourself

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Questionmarktarius
07/28/25 10:37:11 AM
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sull56ivan2010 posted...
They don't. The US birth certificates website has a list of ten names you can't use.
birth certificates aren't handled nationally.
https://www.usa.gov/birth-certificate
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adjl
07/28/25 11:39:28 AM
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SunWuKung420 posted...
No. Quote neither, it's all nonsense.

Do you have actual issues with the quote, or did you jump straight to ad hominem because you've got such a hate boner for ASoIaF that you couldn't help but express that disdain with no regard for what was actually said?

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sull56ivan2010
07/28/25 11:42:06 AM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
birth certificates aren't handled nationally.
https://www.usa.gov/birth-certificate
Regardless, there are illegal names you can't use.

https://www.usbirthcertificates.com/articles/illegal-baby-names

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Questionmarktarius
07/28/25 11:43:54 AM
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sull56ivan2010 posted...
https://www.usbirthcertificates.com/articles/illegal-baby-names

you missed a very important part:
While these differ from state to state
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absolutebuffoon
07/28/25 1:47:09 PM
#41:


__starsnostars posted...
You can change your name to essentially anything.
That's a pretty awkward name.

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Lokarin
07/28/25 1:55:58 PM
#42:


absolutebuffoon posted...
That's a pretty awkward name.

Don King
Larry King
Jerry King Lawler
Macho Man King Randy Savage

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David1988
07/28/25 2:17:07 PM
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What about Martin Luther KING though, was that legal?

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OHJOY90
07/29/25 6:11:23 PM
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undefined posted...
You can change your name to essentially anything.

absolutebuffoon posted...
That's a pretty awkward name

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