History & Politics · 2026-11-15
George W. Bush
George W. Bush
wakes up one morning, feeling good. He calls in his Vice-President.
"Dick", he says, "I think I need a new title to reflect my position as leader of the free world. I'm going to call myself King."
"You can't do that," says Cheney, "you don't have a kingdom."
"Okay then," says Bush, "what about Emperor?"
"No good. You don't have an empire."
"Prince?"
"No. America isn't a principality."
"Okay... Err... Duke?"
"Nor is it a Duchy."
"Well, do you have any better ideas?" asks an exasperated Bush.
Cheney smiles. "It's obvious, George," he says. "You run a country."
wakes up one morning, feeling good. He calls in his Vice-President.
"Dick", he says, "I think I need a new title to reflect my position as leader of the free world. I'm going to call myself King."
"You can't do that," says Cheney, "you don't have a kingdom."
"Okay then," says Bush, "what about Emperor?"
"No good. You don't have an empire."
"Prince?"
"No. America isn't a principality."
"Okay... Err... Duke?"
"Nor is it a Duchy."
"Well, do you have any better ideas?" asks an exasperated Bush.
Cheney smiles. "It's obvious, George," he says. "You run a country."
Source: Reddit.