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# Having a monarchy is ok, but they should work for their money and get swapped over for a different one every year
they would be chosen based on talent and ability, not imbreeding or the idiot masses vote.

Plus every leap year you could have a wildcard like someone dressed on alternate days as a dinosaur or a robot.

This could happen, you just need to wish hard enough
(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Wed 24 Feb 2010, 9:51, archived)
# perhaps each year Simon Cowell could hold the M-Factor?
(I helped save b3ta! Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Wed 24 Feb 2010, 9:53, archived)
# no, no idiot mass vote
(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Wed 24 Feb 2010, 9:54, archived)
# Just as well there's not a general election soon, eh?
Oh...
(I helped save b3ta! Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...", Wed 24 Feb 2010, 9:59, archived)
# This is a reasonable idea
But, I'm wondering how we'd deal with the tourism aspect. The tower of London has a rather nifty display of the Royal familys clothing and furniture. Presumably that will have to be changed every year as well.

I'm a bit dubious about how many Americans will want to take photos of my Mums formica kitchen cabinets, and my Grandads pants.

(I helped save b3ta! Not Pineapple anymore, Wed 24 Feb 2010, 10:04, archived)
# JORDAN FOR QWEEN!
(I helped save b3ta! Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Wed 24 Feb 2010, 9:59, archived)
# Very useful to have a non-partisan head of state.
She's welcome in many places Blair and Brown aren't. The major royals also do an awful lot of functions and events. They're worth it even if only for the dollars they bring in...
(I helped save b3ta! Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...", Wed 24 Feb 2010, 9:53, archived)
# exactly, and just think how many more coins they'd reap dressed as a T-Rex!
(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Wed 24 Feb 2010, 9:55, archived)
# Reginaraptor?
(I helped save b3ta! Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...", Wed 24 Feb 2010, 9:56, archived)