lichengeese @ lichengeese @beehaw.org

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2y ago

What's the "Joe Shmoe" of different cultures? Or the "John/Jane Smith"?

Not to stifle further discussion, but this Wikipedia page has a wealth of examples

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_placeholder_names_by_language

2y ago

What would you call a monarchist government where multiple families rules in turns?

Sounds similar to how the monarch of Malaysia is chosen. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succession_to_the_Malaysian_thrones

The next national ruler is chosen from the nine hereditary state sultans. It's technically an elective monarchy, but there is a conventional rotation order among the states.