"Prof Emeritus" TheEye Wishes To Make A Booking

Found via The Poor Little Greek Boy and well worth sharing.

Every had to register for something on a website? Of course you have. The "Title" dropdown is always Mr, Mrs, Miss and this strange 'Ms' thing which TheEye thinks is just a misspelling. 'Doctor' might creep in there too sometimes.

Check out the Royal Opera House's version. It's not quite as straightforward as you might think. Some particularly strange ones are:

* HRH Sultan Shah ...
* The Dowager Marchioness of ...
* Viscondessa ...

Clear distinctions are drawn between certain options. You much choose EITHER:
* The Rt Hon The Viscount
or
* The Rt Hon Viscount

Failure to close the correct option may cost you a decent seat. Proles may not appreciate the difference but others more important than you at the Opera House do. So there.

There are a good few comments on the post over at Mr. E's place. They note:
* You can book as His Excellency The French Ambassador...although there is only one in the UK.
* You can't book if you are above "Commodore" in the Royal Navy.
* The Pope can't book.
* And "Alex" entertainingly points out that you can book as "Queen" which he thinks would suit many of the audience.

It almost tempts TheEye to spend £50 on some fake title which means he can pretend to be Lord TheEye of Somewhereorother with fictitious rights to herd bridges across sheep at Christmas on a Leap Year when it's snowing. Or something.