"It is good to be king"

Posted by R. Berg on February 27, 2001

In Reply to: What is the origin of the phrase "It is good to be king" posted by Sneaky on February 27, 2001

: ... but its better to be a beggar ...
: or similar
: cant recall the correct phrase, but it refers to the fact that a king might have money, food and everything, but he always has to protect his property, and has to take care about thousands of people, which can be a very hard job.

: maybe someone else has the correct phrase (looks at R. Berg
: ;) )

Uh-oh. I'm getting a reputation among the emoticons.

The source I know of was a television commercial for Budweiser beer. Budweiser's slogan has long been "The king of beers." Sometime within the past few years, the company ran a commercial or a series of them that ended with the tag line "It's good to be the king."

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