A new name for Lawspeaker

[The Lawspeaker]

I have decided to change my name and of course I would be more then willing to accept your advise in what I should change it. I was thinking about taking the title of an old Dutch office as my name: a Raadpensionaris (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Pensionary) (litt. pensionary of the council- chairman of the council).
He was basically the forerunner of a Prime Minister during the days of the Dutch Republic) but I am not sure whether I should use the proper spelling (Raadpensionaris), the more accepted misspelling "Raadspensionaris" or the English translation "Grand Pensionary".

Why the idea of taking that old title as my name, well I have three reasons:



I am a huge fan of Johan de Witt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_de_Witt), one of the best politicians this beautiful country has ever known and together with his brother one of the best known martyrs and victims of the corrupt House of Orange.



a Grand Pensionary is comparable to a Lawspeaker so I am sticking to the theme.;)



I want to show that I am a staunch Republican and in favour of restoring the old Dutch Republic to it's former splendour - or better said to restore the souvereignty of the provinces.


Of course if any of you people have some other ideas I would be more then willing to listen.

[Loki]

Pensionaris, but you are only 26?! :p For some reason that doesn't sound very fitting to me. :wink

[The Lawspeaker]

Pensionaris, but you are only 26?! :p For some reason that doesn't sound very fitting to me. :wink
:) This (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pensionary) is where the title comes from. By the way I think that Johan de Witt was 28 when he was appointed to the office of Pensionary of Holland- thus Grand Pensionary of the Republic.

[MarcvSS]

I don't like any of the given options...

Much to formal...

A good suggestion I can't provide... Sorry.

[Aemma]

I like 'Dutch Uncle' myself for that's what I always call you anyway! :p

Cheers My Dutch Uncle!...Aemma :D

[SuuT]

Lust keep your moniker, man. ALthough I've yet to figure out what Law you speak of.

[Gooding]

Pensionaris..I like it!:thumb001: Very, very Dutch..

[Beorn]

I suggest you call yourself Marco Van Basten.

http://img.skysports.com/08/05/800x600/Marco-van-Basten-Holland_907234.jpg


:D

[The Lawspeaker]

I suggest you call yourself Marco Van Basten.




:D
No that's horrible :D

[Psychonaut]

Good Gods! What's with all the name changes lately? Please don't change.

[Æmeric]

I don't like any of the potential name changes. Lawspeaker is easy to remember & to spell. Keep it.

[Loddfafner]

"Grand Pensionary" evokes an obese, Slavic babitchka with a folkloric shawl who scolds other people's children, nags her husband, and complains that Jews have caused her potatoes to rot.

It is a name that lacks the memorable flair of, say, grand dragoness.

[Inese]

Flying Dutchman?? :D :cool:

[Absinthe]

Your Dutch Uncle? :p

[MarcvSS]

Sorry guys, gonna do this in Dutch.

"Vertaeler"...

Niet omdat je nu een stuk tekst aan het vertalen bent... Het was wel dat feit dat me aan het denken heeft gezet.

Denk eens forumgewijs hoeveel betekenissen deze naam potentieel bevat.

Het blijft echter maar een idee...

EDIT!!!! Je kan natuurlijk ook de tegenwoordig Nederlandse variant, of de ik wil Æmeric pesten variant toepassen... Ergo "Vertaler" of "VertÆler"...:p

[Stossy]

Hmm don't like the 3 names as a forum name. And I also don't have a good name in mind for you.

Keep Lawspeaker for a while :).

[Hors]

Of course if any of you people have some other ideas I would be more then willing to listen.

BS Artist. :clap2:

http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?p=30344#post30344

[The Lawspeaker]

And for you.. Horseshit would do just fine.
Now off you go and make yourself useful for once.

[MarcvSS]

And for you.. Horseshit would do just fine.
Now off you go and make yourself useful for once.

That name would suit him just fine...

Sorry for the question; Do you know of any ruskys usefull? Got a comrade running a farm and needs to get the pig and cow shit cleaned up...

[Inese]

Sorry for the question; Do you know of any ruskys usefull? Got a comrade running a farm and needs to get the pig and cow shit cleaned up...
Pigs and cows have a pride too!!

Your new nick-name is good Tristan. :thumbs up

[MarcvSS]

Pigs and cows have a pride too!! Indeed they have...

Sorry about that...:p

[Hors]

Just think about it... Swine Pride! There may be even National-Socialists among them... maybe even Neo National-Socialists! And one of them may even have Inet access and participate on a forum! :D

[MarcvSS]

Just think about it... Swine Pride! There may be even National-Socialists among them... maybe even Neo National-Socialists! And one of them may even have Inet access and participate on a forum! :DIndeed seeing how some "Neo National- Socialists" take more pride in hurding pigs than to consort with a rusky...