And I'm likewise aware that a centuries-old English monarch didn't call me to discuss the economic theories of her time (though it'd be pretty cool to see how accurately or inaccurately we've reconstructed Elizabethan-era English pronunciations).

Yeah so I responded to your joke with a joke then things got all serious because you didn't take it as a joke.

And here we are, two nerds online.

> because you didn't take it as a joke

You sure? :)

> And here we are, two nerds online.

Well yeah, that's kind of a given.