Aristocracy Critic Gifts

'You can just forget about the cake.'

The Grasshopper's Feast: A Prophetic Vision

'He was born with a silver spoon all right, but not in his mouth.'

"The Duke and Duchess of A.T. & T., the Count and Countess of Citicorp, the Earl of Exxon, and the Marchioness of Avco. The Duke of Warnaco..."

'Burke's B-list celebrities.'

"Ted's been down in the dumps since they started giving greed a bad name."

"Can any of us truly see ourselves?"

Gentleman's Club Scene

'New money or old money?'

'He calls himself a philanthropist, but would prefer Lord Philanthropist.'

Duchess

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'Is the poodle of the house in?'

"It's non-negotiable."

'Well it's a ransom, sire, but I wouldn't call it a King's Ransom...'

The Frozen Out Fox Hunter (Tobogganing)

"Her ladyship isn't in—wait, yes, no—so sorry, she's out."

"Darling, a rather uncomfortable distance has developed between me and the furniture."

"So what are you the earl of?"

Queen

"I may be your page today, but someday, I hope to be the whole book."

'That reminds me must buy an anniversary present for Lady Caroline!!'

"It's said to be haunted by the ghost of the fifth earl, who fell on hard times."

"You think more of Football than you do of me!", "I think more of Earl Spencer than I do of you!!"

Downtrodden Abbey

"Call me sentimental, but if I had to live my life all over again, I wouldn't change a thing."

The Nobility Scooter

So Sympathetic

Owner: 'Why didn't you ride as I told you? Didn't I tell you to force the pace early and come away at the corner?' Jockey: 'Yes m'Lord, but I couldn't very well leave the horse behind.'

"It's Parkins, sir; we're 'aving a bit of a time below stairs."

Some gentlemen preparing for a hunt

Heroic portrait of an aristocrat

A House of Lords Reform: 'Please do not take shotguns or dead game into the chamber.'

"'Is Lordship 'as just popped to the corner shop for a packet of fags..."