Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder6.news.weretis.net!panix!.POSTED.panix1.panix.com!not-for-mail From: "Keith F. Lynch" Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.fandom Subject: Shocking discovery Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2024 02:57:40 -0000 (UTC) Organization: United Individualist Message-ID: Injection-Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2024 02:57:40 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: reader1.panix.com; posting-host="panix1.panix.com:166.84.1.1"; logging-data="8670"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@panix.com" X-Newsreader: trn 4.0-test77 (Sep 1, 2010) Bytes: 2067 Lines: 28 Over the past few decades, great strides have been made in DNA analysis and in data science. Analysis of the DNA of living members of the royal families of Europe have allowed reconstruction of their earlier and earlier ancestors. This has resulting in a shocking discovery. It turns out that William the Conqueror was illegitimate, i.e. his parents were not married to each other! This of course means that none of his descendants were or are rightful kings or queens or the ancestors thereof. This includes Princess Sophia of the Palatinate, Electress of Hanover. By current law, all British monarchs must be her descendants. This creates a problem. Parliament is working late to change that law, replacing her with Alfred the Great. The entire British population will them be checked to see who is most closely related to him. That person will become the new British king or queen (if they're a member of the Church of England, of course). If you're British and a church member, please spit in a cup and mail it to Buckingham Palace for DNA analysis. Thanks. Of course this means that all laws that were ratified by monarchs since 1066 are hereby null and void, and the laws have reverted to those extant in 1065. If you are fluent in Old English, please report to Parliament for translation duty. Thanks. -- Keith F. Lynch - http://keithlynch.net/ Please see http://keithlynch.net/email.html before emailing me.