2020s
Signs of the times
What does this sign mean?
Today, I learned it means:
GET OUT OF MY F*ING WAY YOU C*NT. LOOK AT THE F*KING SIGN. GET OUT OF MY WAY. C*NT!
A (pedantic) note on King Coot
The Community of Coots are too ornery and independent to want anything to do with queens, let alone kings. In times of crisis, a coot emerges from the need for collective action. That coot is called Marengo.
In the Elder Noise, Marengo means the Caller of Ways. The legend/folk memory of the Flight from Harvest Holm tells how the coot Marengo sacrificed his life to lead the Coots to the safety of quiet waters.