The US forked British Monarchy™ in 1776, but froze the dev branch with Constitution 1.0, so didn't bother to backport any of the subsequent bugfixes and security patches (1831, 1918, 1938, etc.) from the main British branch.
Anyway, you've got a bunch of British Monarchy™ users who instinctively want to tug the forelock but don't have anyone to tug it at and it upsets them because homebrew is no good—it takes 700 years of inbreeding to roll your own nobility.
(This is my take on why Americans are so into Royals and Nobles while those of us who grew up in a Monarchy are all "yeah, that's why guillotines are a GOOD thing!")
@HQ42
Honestly, I know it's like £220, but it's worth springing for the "offski" model, they last a lot longer and they look a bit nicer in the living room @cstross
@passenger
There is a grey, technically, but it's out of stock everywhere. You can get it in bare would for another £150, but then you have to paint it yourself, and you have to be careful that it's well-sealed or you can't get the blood off as easily. @HQ42@cstross