Quote Originally Posted by Wizzie
Hahaha! Sorry, I just got a mental image...

Crown Prince Henry: "Gosh, it's about bloody time I get to be King of good old blighty, don't you think chaps?"
Yes-men: "Yes, certainly so m'lord."
Henry: "Damned inconsiderate of my father to keep going after all these years! You'd think he'd have given up the ghost by now, what what?"
Yes-men: "Certainly m'lord. Most inconsiderate."
Henry: "Tell the King of France I would most appreciate if he sped along my ascension to the throne, chaps. I'll slip him a bit of cash of course!"

...two years later...

Messenger: "M'lord, the French have invaded Wessex, and sacked London! The King was beheaded and his body cast from the Tower of London! The Southern army has been destroyed and the survivors nailed to the city walls! The Royal Treasury has been siezed by the invaders and the countryside pillaged!"
Henry: "Dear God in Heaven!"
Messenger: "Oh, and the King of France wants to know if you'll be paying him by cheque or credit card for helping you towards the throne."
Henry: "Um..."
Why do I hear Rowan Atkinson's and Tony Robbins' voices in my head when I read this??!!