The Right Honorable Lady McBickle Brings You This Dispatch

Some dude in California who spent 27 years working behind a grocery counter is now next in line to become Earl of Essex through a hereditary tie. William Capell, who would be addressed as “the Right Honorable Lord William Capell” if he becomes earl, is posed in the CNN.com pic in shorts. Here’s what he has to say:

"There's times when I think, I could be sitting in the House of Lords and making decisions that affect the country," he said, adding that he has started reading the Telegraph, a British newspaper, online.

Fine time to start, Willy.