Nope, but I know exactly what you are thinking.

So there's really no point in saying.

rhekyt is egyptian for lapwing, which refered to the guise which barti would sopmetimes adopt when with ptolemy. (which IS his real name btw.)

I guess that naming your child 'Ptolemy' back then was like naming him 'John' right now. It's been done before, and done better.

Flibbertigibet wrote: I guess that naming your child 'Ptolemy' back then was like naming him 'John' right now. It's been done before, and done better.

Only if you were a member of the royal family. In fact, in all there were (takes out her huge Egyptology textbook) 14 KINGS named Ptolemy.

Artemis wrote:

Flibbertigibet wrote: I guess that naming your child 'Ptolemy' back then was like naming him 'John' right now. It's been done before, and done better.

Only if you were a member of the royal family. In fact, in all there were (takes out her huge Egyptology textbook) 14 KINGS named Ptolemy.

The Ptolmaic dynasty. ;)

And what a dynesty! Good lord, have you seen what those idiots did? Not many of them were good kings. There was one Ptolemy known as "Fatboy". His wife/sister at one point Cleopatra 2 had his son (another Ptolemy) and he eventually murdered his son and send his wife his head in a box.

That sounds like something Ptolemy's cousin would do.

No comment.

Artemis wrote:

Flibbertigibet wrote: I guess that naming your child 'Ptolemy' back then was like naming him 'John' right now. It's been done before, and done better.

Only if you were a member of the royal family. In fact, in all there were (takes out her huge Egyptology textbook) 14 KINGS named Ptolemy.

Lazy morons. How long would it take to find a different name? I mean, it's not like Ptolemy is a really funny or cool name. And if they were a dynasty, could you imagine if there were several royal heirs running around named Ptolemy?

"Ptolemy, put down Ptolemy's food! Hey, Ptolemy, I told you that you couldn't have another sandwich! Ptolemy, why can't you be more like your brothers, Ptolemy, Ptolemy, Ptolemy, and Ptolemy? Honestly, Ptolemy, sometimes I wish you and Ptolemy could make up. Ptolemy. Ptolemy. Ptolemy. Ptolemy. Ptolemy. Ptolemy. Ptolemy."

And imagine taking census back then!

It would have made some great comedic moments.

It's supposed to be a honour to carry on the namesake of the "great and powerful" kings of the past. At least they got nicknames. I.e. "Fatboy," "Bastard", "Piper"...

I can just imagine the Travelling Ptolemys Comedy band. ;)

Tonight we will be featuring the facetious footnotes! :D

LMAO! You guys crack me up! It's good to know people here have a sense of humour.

Yes, Mwamba has a twisted sense of humor in various areas -coughs Vioalf coughs- but she's pretty funny.

And of course I have the totally random sense of humour. :lol:

Yeah. Ok.

Apocrypha wrote: Yes, Mwamba has a twisted sense of humor in various areas -coughs Vioalf coughs- but she's pretty funny.

The Violaf fic wasn't meant to be funny.

Edit: Whoops, you weren't talking about the fic, were you?

I assure you though, I am a serious shipper.

I also assure you, she's a delusional shipper.

Delusionalism is fun. I don't know why the humorless Harmony shippers haven't embraced their own delusionalism and learn to enjoy it.