Heather & Chopper's Wonderful World of ... » history http://www.heatherandchopper.com Musing, ramblings, and photographs from the lives of Heather and Chopper Johnson. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:08:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 en Happy Birthday, Emperor Norton http://www.heatherandchopper.com/2007/01/happy-birthday-emperor-norton/ http://www.heatherandchopper.com/2007/01/happy-birthday-emperor-norton/#comments Tue, 09 Jan 2007 01:54:05 +0000 Heather http://www.heatherandchopper.com/2007/01/08/146/ Today is the birthday of one of my favorite characters from history … Norton I, Emperor of the United States. Didn’t know the US had ever had an emperor? Well, Norton thought so. There’s a fine line between eccentricity and brilliance.

I’m declaring myself Queen Protector of the World.

Actually, Sealand is for sale, so maybe I’ll just buy myself a country (albeit, a disputed one).

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