Aspellian wrote:Conspiracy theory
Main characters
- Mr Sing-A-Long wearing t-shirt
- Mr Stars-In-The-Sky wearing t-shirt
- Ms Marketing from a certain news corp speaking the "truth"
long long ago...in the land where the emperor qin shihuang reigned, common men of the same surname as the emperor had to relinquish their ancestral names as a sign of deference to their emperor...if they didn't, he and his extended family were beheaded...
these commoners lived in fear....if they wanted to speak of their 皇上... they had to bow with every mention of his imperial majesty, as if he was right there... if they didn't, they were beheaded....
so, over time, codes were used in writing and spoken languages, so that the common people could voice their frustrations and communicate freely.... they didnt have to worry about verbally incurring the wrath of the emperor and his goons... bring about calamity to themselves...
and so... the tradition lives on....5000 years later...