Now this is a lunatic worth being...

I'm Joshua Abraham Norton, the first and only Emperor of the United States of America!
Which Historical Lunatic Are You?
From the fecund loins of Rum and Monkey.

C'mon. You knew I'd fall prey to temptation, didn't you?

Tags

More like this

Although, actually, I was hoping to get Caligula, like The Countess. Which Historical Lunatic Are You?From the fecund loins of Rum and Monkey. (Honestly, I warned you. Keep voting.)
It came to me so naturally - no big thinking involved, no tweaking the results, this is who I am: Which Historical Lunatic Are You?From the fecund loins of Rum and Monkey.
Which Historical Lunatic Are You?From the fecund loins of Rum and Monkey. This followed a brief stint as one of the Kings of France. Fans of Neil Gaiman's excellent Sandman will remember Emperor Norton's story anthologized in The Sandman Vol. 6: Fables and Reflections.
Following in the footsteps of [orac](http://scienceblogs.com/insolence) and [PZ](http://www.scienceblogs.com/pharyngula) among others of my fellow SBers, I've taken the survey to find out which historical lunatic I am. And I must say, I'm pleased with the results! Which Historical Lunatic Are You?…

Heh! I got the same. Must be a John/Sb thing.

By John Lynch (not verified) on 13 Dec 2006 #permalink

Cool! I'm the reincarnation of Ludwig II, Swan King of Bavaria. So that explains the "seashell-shaped boat in [my] electrically-illuminated underground grotto."

By Ian H Spedding (not verified) on 14 Dec 2006 #permalink

I got Emperor Norton too. A very civilized sort of lunatic I think.

By Anuminous (not verified) on 14 Dec 2006 #permalink

This female Jew has been named Pope Stephen VI or VII (not quite sure why the choice) Perhaps I shouldn't have said I was feeling Papal. I thought it meant I wanted a lot of underlings to do my bidding or something like that.

By Susan Silberstein (not verified) on 14 Dec 2006 #permalink

Neil Gaiman wrote an issue of Sandman about Josh Norton. It's quite good, as is the rest of the series.