Aristocratic Life Gifts

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

'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?'

'Is the poodle of the house in?'

cayetana de alba

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

Duchess

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

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

"I'm getting something to speed things up, Jenkins. A skateboard."

Queen

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

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

"So what are you the earl of?"

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

Downtrodden Abbey

The Frozen Out Fox Hunter (Tobogganing)

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

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."

The Nobility Scooter

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..."

"It's the price we pay for living an alternative lifestyle."