Good Fly, Columbus

“By planting this flag, I hereby claim this land for Her Majesty-”

Excuse me. Excuse me!

“Yes?”

What are you doing?

“Claiming this land I just discovered.”

Uh, sorry, this is my backyard.

“Hey, you’ll have to take it up with the Queen now. I just discover new lands, I don’t file the deeds.”

New lands? I’ve owned this house for twelve years. It was built in 1923.

“That was before I discovered it. I was flying my DJI Phantom 1, with my GoPro (which I had to buy separately) mounted on it, and I was like ‘I wonder what’s over here.’ When I watched the video, I just fell in love with the place. I mean, the landscaping, that little picnic area, the water feature. So nice. Great job.”

Well, thank you.

“No, I was saying ‘great job’ to myself for discovering it. Anyway, I saw it and said to myself ‘I gotta grab that for the Queen.’ So, you know, congratulations. You’re now a subject of Her Majesty.”

Get off my property immediately.

“I was just leaving Her Majesty’s property anyway. With the DJI Phantom’s transmitter range of one kilometer, 15 minutes of flight time, and top speed of 22 MPH, there’s a lot of discovering to do. We’ll be in touch when it’s time to pay royal tribute or whatever.”

Here, you forgot your flag.

“It’s not my flag. It’s the Queen’s flag. Your Queen’s flag.”

Wait! Take this flag with you!

“No give-backs! Called it! By order of Her Majesty!”