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lightms1729 t1_izb6csr wrote

How are the lords/ladies/maids prices calculated? I'm assuming it's not slavery.

Also, how do swans cost ~1900 dollars? That can't be right.

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Not-your-lawyer- t1_izbkrcg wrote

Also, "ladies" can be pretty status-neutral, but "Lords" isn't exactly ambiguous.

I find it hard to believe that you hiring titled nobility to dance for you comes that cheap. $1398 each? Since when did the aristocracy sell themselves for so little?

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JadeDolphi t1_izbtzbg wrote

Everyone is assuming they were hired and not captured in battle.

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Grason20 t1_izbx88k wrote

It is thought that this song originates in 1780, which is relative peace (12 years before french revolutionary wars)

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ReddFro t1_izbut1y wrote

While I agree your historic lords would be very pricy, there may be some budget options.

  • Do people like Michael Flatley - “lord of the dance” count? Not sure what he’s doing now but might go for less than $2k
  • What about drug lords?

If we’re going with more traditional titled options:

  • There are about 785 lords in the UK parliament per a few websites, which seems like a lot so a few of them might go cheap
  • Also you can apparently pay to “Become a Lord or Lady” by buying a presumed title for prices like £195. Not sure its very legally binding, but this seems like a cheap route
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AuburnElvis t1_izc9gvw wrote

I bet they counted Jesus as one of lords and that's where they got the savings.

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Redburned t1_izcycol wrote

Naw that “established titles” shit is a scam

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Chemputer t1_izerieg wrote

>Also you can apparently pay to “Become a Lord or Lady” by buying a presumed title for prices like £195. Not sure its very legally binding, but this seems like a cheap route

Yes, and you can also have bridges and stars named after you, too. All of them are scams.

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BrightNooblar t1_izbyt61 wrote

I think its the total cost to hire Lorde to do one leap.

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PM_me_oak_trees t1_izdbzqh wrote

I think you don't pay them directly. For that much money, you can throw a party good enough to attract nobility, and when they've had enough to drink, the lords will start dancing voluntarily.

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4737CarlinSir t1_izc7lqk wrote

Lord's in the House of Lords get an allowance of £323 a day - just under $400. But many of them are doddery old buggars and I can't see many of them leaping.

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adzz182 t1_izf8806 wrote

They're pretty cheap nowadays. Members of the UK House of Lords don't even get a salary, just a £166/day attendance allowance and you only need 10 of them, which is like $2030...

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TrueBirch OP t1_izb6wgp wrote

According to PNC, "Hatcheries provided the cost of the hens and swans." Not sure the exact seller. This website suggests that some places charge even more.

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acvdk t1_izd6m1p wrote

I saw this once a many years ago and they used the partner billing rate for the law firm of Miles Lord, an attorney in MN. His firm was family run and they had multiple “Lords” on staff.

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