Otto von Habsburg is dead.
Over the years, I moved from "fuck the Habsburgs and their fuckin' kin" to "well, they couldn't possibly be worse than what we have now"
But Otto's son looks like a retard, so for me the house of Habsburg died out with this old guy.
He was 98.
What was his achievement?
Quote from: The Brain on July 04, 2011, 03:00:04 AM
What was his achievement?
He relinquished his claims in 1961, but kept going around Europe like he still mattered.
Quote from: Tamas on July 04, 2011, 03:04:33 AM
Quote from: The Brain on July 04, 2011, 03:00:04 AM
What was his achievement?
He relinquished his claims in 1961, but kept going around Europe like he still mattered.
I see.
Quote from: Tamas on July 04, 2011, 03:04:33 AM
He relinquished his claims in 1961, but kept going around Europe like he still mattered.
Sounds like most actors.
Quote from: Tamas on July 04, 2011, 02:53:51 AM
But Otto's son looks like a retard
Sounds like he's a perfect Habsburg.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on July 04, 2011, 03:11:27 AM
Quote from: Tamas on July 04, 2011, 03:04:33 AM
He relinquished his claims in 1961, but kept going around Europe like he still mattered.
Sounds like most actors.
Sounds like most Europeans.
Quote from: Tamas on July 04, 2011, 02:53:51 AM
Otto von Habsburg is dead.
Who is this Otto von Habsburg? Do you mean citizen Otto Habsburg-Lothringen?
Quote from: Tamas on July 04, 2011, 02:53:51 AM
Otto von Habsburg is dead.
Over the years, I moved from "fuck the Habsburgs and their fuckin' kin" to "well, they couldn't possibly be worse than what we have now"
But Otto's son looks like a retard, so for me the house of Habsburg died out with this old guy.
He was 98.
Retarded Hapsburgs are nothing new, that's what ended the line in Spain.
:( RIP.
:pope:
Quote from: Zanza on July 04, 2011, 06:02:09 AM
Quote from: Tamas on July 04, 2011, 02:53:51 AM
Otto von Habsburg is dead.
Who is this Otto von Habsburg? Do you mean citizen Otto Habsburg-Lothringen?
Wiki has him under both.
Quote from: The Brain on July 04, 2011, 03:00:04 AM
What was his achievement?
From Wikipedia:
He was baptised Franz Joseph Otto Robert Maria Anton Karl Max Heinrich Sixtus Xavier Felix Renatus Ludwig Gaetan Pius Ignatius
Imho, that is an achivement in itself having such a name and remembering it.
Try getting that on a gravestone
I only have one name.
Does that means I am inferior?
Quote from: Siege on July 04, 2011, 02:00:14 PM
I only have one name.
Does that means I am inferior?
There are many reasons you are inferior, but having only one name is not one of them. :hug:
Quote from: Barrister on July 04, 2011, 02:05:42 PM
Quote from: Siege on July 04, 2011, 02:00:14 PM
I only have one name.
Does that means I am inferior?
There are many reasons you are inferior, but having only one name is not one of them. :hug:
You're saying that cause he's Jewish. ;)
Quote from: Josephus on July 04, 2011, 10:25:41 AM
Try getting that on a gravestone
No need to, he will be buried in the Imperial Crypt in Vienna and will have a number for a gravestone.
RIP, Otto.
Quote from: Siege on July 04, 2011, 02:00:14 PM
I only have one name.
Does that means I am inferior?
Correlation does not imply causation,
Quote from: Siege on July 04, 2011, 02:00:14 PM
I only have one name.
Does that means I am inferior?
It means you're either a caveman or a pretentious actor/model/designer/etc.
I first saw this thread, thought it was about Lusti and CF's dog... :(
I was afraid something happened to OvB.
QuoteOtto von Franken was born on an unknown date to Konrad der Ältere (?-906) and Glismut (c866-924) and died circa 917 of unspecified causes. Little is known about Otto.
We hardly knew yi. :(
Quote from: viper37 on July 04, 2011, 10:15:52 AM
Quote from: The Brain on July 04, 2011, 03:00:04 AM
What was his achievement?
From Wikipedia:
He was baptised Franz Joseph Otto Robert Maria Anton Karl Max Heinrich Sixtus Xavier Felix Renatus Ludwig Gaetan Pius Ignatius
Imho, that is an achivement in itself having such a name and remembering it.
What the fuck's the point of them all?
Quote from: jimmy olsen on July 05, 2011, 12:16:02 AM
Quote from: viper37 on July 04, 2011, 10:15:52 AM
Quote from: The Brain on July 04, 2011, 03:00:04 AM
What was his achievement?
From Wikipedia:
He was baptised Franz Joseph Otto Robert Maria Anton Karl Max Heinrich Sixtus Xavier Felix Renatus Ludwig Gaetan Pius Ignatius
Imho, that is an achivement in itself having such a name and remembering it.
What the fuck's the point of them all?
Just a lot of fun at parties. Especially the ones where you have to wear those sticker tags..."HELLO My name is..."
Quote from: jimmy olsen on July 05, 2011, 12:16:02 AM
What the fuck's the point of them all?
I presume it is a tribute to all his various ancestors. After all the Marquis de Lafayette was named "Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier" for that reason so I assume this principal transfers to German aristo-pigs as well.
Otto will always be remembered for his love of Euro unity and his quip about that Austria-Hungary soccer match. RIP you old fossil.
Quote from: Valmy on July 05, 2011, 08:06:08 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on July 05, 2011, 12:16:02 AM
What the fuck's the point of them all?
I presume it is a tribute to all his various ancestors. After all the Marquis de Lafayette was named "Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier" for that reason so I assume this principal transfers to German aristo-pigs as well.
Not all of them had so many names though, most had 2-4 names, some few had just one, e.g. Frederick II of Prussia. Having ten names is pretty pretentious.
Quote from: Tamas on July 04, 2011, 02:53:51 AM
But Otto's son looks like a retard, so for me the house of Habsburg died out with this old guy.
They are just private citizens now. So long as nobody gets stupid they are fine by me.
I'd like to see his porn collection.
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 05, 2011, 08:18:56 AM
I'd like to see his porn collection.
Does it feature custom engravings of Wilhelm II getting fucked by every other European monarch?
Quote from: Solmyr on July 05, 2011, 09:35:53 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 05, 2011, 08:18:56 AM
I'd like to see his porn collection.
Does it feature custom engravings of Wilhelm II getting fucked by every other European monarch?
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Quote from: garbon on July 05, 2011, 12:12:29 AM
QuoteOtto von Franken was born on an unknown date to Konrad der Ältere (?-906) and Glismut (c866-924) and died circa 917 of unspecified causes. Little is known about Otto.
We hardly knew yi. :(
:lol:
Quote from: Zanza on July 05, 2011, 08:14:18 AM
Not all of them had so many names though, most had 2-4 names, some few had just one, e.g. Frederick II of Prussia. Having ten names is pretty pretentious.
Well, when one is supposed to become the Emperor of the fucking Habsburg Empire, I guess one has the right to a certain pretentiousness...
(technically, he WOULD have ranked higher that Friedrich II, who was just King. And House Hohenzollern is not as big as House Habsburg).
Quote from: Valmy
They are just private citizens now. So long as nobody gets stupid they are fine by me.
They're Habsburgs, don't count on it.
http://austrianindependent.com/news/Politics/2011-06-17/8004/Waving_Habsburg_appeal_angers_conservatives
Ulrich Habsburg-Lothringen, a former councillor of the Austrian Greens, wanted to become federal president last year. Habsburg-Lothringen planned to call on the Constitutional Court to overrule the law and give the green light to his candidacy.Thank goodness that
(...) he failed to collect as many signatures as needed to get his campaign underway. Every person interested in becoming president of Austria must garner at least 6,000 statements of support to officially run in ballots. Habsburg-Lothringen was unable to meet this criterion.Also, the Social-Democrats can be just as retarded:
A Social Democratic (SPÖ) member of the Austrian parliament (MP) has waded into controversy by suggesting asking the Habsburgs to wave from the balcony of a tourism hotspot.
SPÖ whip Josef Cap said in parliament members of the Habsburg family – who ruled vast parts of Central Europe for decades – could "wave from the balcony of Schönbrunn Palace a bit."Quote from: Siege
I only have one name.
Does that means I am inferior?
No family name? :huh:
Today, one should at least have two (yours and your family's). Only one usually indicates an outcast, either orphan from unknowns or an outcast from a family.
Exception was old royalty (or modern one in Asia), as Kings only had one name because it was assumed that if someone referred to a person of their name, it would be them - it was up to the others to distinguish themselves. The Japanese Emperor is just 'Akihito', for example.
My understanding of that incident was that the Republic of Austria's constitution specifically bans any Habsburgs from running for President and that Ulrich wanted that waived. He would have needed the other requirements I thought.
It does seem a bit unrepublican to ban specific individuals from running for President but in the context of 1919 Austria that makes sense. If only the French Second Republic had done the same thing for Bonapartes. Seems a bit outdated now though.
Quote from: Martim Silva on July 05, 2011, 11:38:34 AM
The Japanese Emperor is just 'Akihito', for example.
Only outside of Japan among us rude Gaijin...
Quote from: Agelastus on July 05, 2011, 02:46:06 PM
Quote from: Martim Silva on July 05, 2011, 11:38:34 AM
The Japanese Emperor is just 'Akihito', for example.
Only outside of Japan among us rude Gaijin...
I DISSAPPROVE of fanboism of the Japanese culture.
Quote from: grumbler on July 05, 2011, 09:47:39 AM
Quote from: garbon on July 05, 2011, 12:12:29 AM
QuoteOtto von Franken was born on an unknown date to Konrad der Ältere (?-906) and Glismut (c866-924) and died circa 917 of unspecified causes. Little is known about Otto.
We hardly knew yi. :(
:lol:
:blush:
The claims in this thread are greatly exaggerated...
Quote from: Tamas on July 05, 2011, 03:49:03 PM
I DISSAPPROVE of fanboism of the Japanese culture.
I disapprove of your spelling. :mad:
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on July 05, 2011, 10:31:06 PM
Quote from: Tamas on July 05, 2011, 03:49:03 PM
I DISSAPPROVE of fanboism of the Japanese culture.
I disapprove of your spelling. :mad:
IT'S A TYPO! :mad:
:lol:
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