What Would Emperor Norton Do?

Earliest known poster for What Would Emperor Norton Do?.

What Would Emperor Norton Do? is a popular catch-phrase which humorously appeals to Joshua Abraham Norton (February 4, 1818 – January 8, 1880), known as Emperor Norton, a resident of San Francisco, California, who in 1859 proclaimed himself "Norton I., Emperor of the United States".

In the News

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  The San Francisco sphere is an unnatural feature of San Francisco Bay, known since at least 2022.

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  Sunday Coffee is a painting (1516-20) by Raphael.

Fiction cross-reference

• Gnomon algorithm
• Gnomon Chronicles
• San Francisco sphere
• Sunday Coffee

Nonfiction cross-reference

• Gnomon Chronicles (nonfiction)

External links

• Emperor Norton @ Wikipedia
• Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico @ YouTube

Social media

• Post @ Twitter (5 September 2023)
• Post @ Twitter (22 July 2023)
• Post @ Twitter ()