Name That List, #21
What is this a list of? The answer is below in extended.
Answer: They're some of the titles of the Haitian aristocracy in the early 19th century. The Haitian court modeled itself after the French court, and so the nobility gave itself fancy titles. But the names were taken from things and places in the surrounding countryside, and often sounded rather unusual. The Duke of Varieties was so named because he had a reputation for cheating on his wife. (i.e. he liked variety).
- Count Lemonade
- Duke Marmalade
- Duke Red-Cheeked
- Duke of Varieties
- Duke Outpost
- Count Torrential Stream
- Count Red Terrier
- Baron Syringe
- Baron Dirty Hole
- Count Number Two
Answer: They're some of the titles of the Haitian aristocracy in the early 19th century. The Haitian court modeled itself after the French court, and so the nobility gave itself fancy titles. But the names were taken from things and places in the surrounding countryside, and often sounded rather unusual. The Duke of Varieties was so named because he had a reputation for cheating on his wife. (i.e. he liked variety).
Comments
What would the titles be like in the 20th Century?
Duke Nuke'm
Count Chocula
Duke of Earl
Should I know what prompted the "Dirty Hole" moniker?
Duke Nuke'm
Count Chocula
Duke of Earl
Should I know what prompted the "Dirty Hole" moniker?
Posted by KDP on 08/15/13 at 11:03 AM
That explains Lady Marmalade.
Posted by Memi on 08/15/13 at 11:14 AM
Don't want to know what Baron Dirty Hole was known for.
Posted by Ed on 08/15/13 at 03:23 PM
Count Corn hole
Duke of Dukie
Lady Nota
Duke of Dukie
Lady Nota
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 08/15/13 at 07:14 PM
I can only guess how the Baron Dirty Hole got his name.
Posted by Tony on 08/16/13 at 01:00 PM
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