Ben Thompson on Nostr: Well today I learned...there are in fact two people in the UK whose title, passport ...
Well today I learned...there are in fact two people in the UK whose title, passport docs, driving license etc say they are who they are "by the Grace of God".
One being the King obvs. (he presumably not needing a passport). The other being a guy who lives just south of me, on Lismore.
My fellow Highlander's case for this unique honour, putting him on a par with the monarch? Being in possession of a specific wooden stick, the Bachuil Mór.
Never ever change, Scotland.
Published at
2025-04-03 09:40:05Event JSON
{
"id": "9b007ef38de78dfacbe42b97864fd7fa2345d16e727709bc1f879aba6eeaf6c1",
"pubkey": "26b69786a5bd7202eb9c0b98b0de9f46eb85c49cfe8da0fab1ea4e163433e531",
"created_at": 1743673205,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [
[
"proxy",
"https://mastodon.scot/users/jbenjamint/statuses/114273367203933379",
"activitypub"
]
],
"content": "Well today I learned...there are in fact two people in the UK whose title, passport docs, driving license etc say they are who they are \"by the Grace of God\".\n\nOne being the King obvs. (he presumably not needing a passport). The other being a guy who lives just south of me, on Lismore. \n\nMy fellow Highlander's case for this unique honour, putting him on a par with the monarch? Being in possession of a specific wooden stick, the Bachuil Mór.\n\nNever ever change, Scotland.",
"sig": "398c010b2867b15378ea72f4bf9e3f5d4afad6fa2dd8808760cc28f8efe485b753fc6c251c3252d2682ad330afeb076196df787f927975c4697458d5a6d94dd5"
}
