The Ultimate Answer to Kings: How do you really feel, lady?

They say that Louis XIV had the inscription Ultima Ratio Regum cast into all the cannon of the French Army. It means "The Ultimate Argument of Kings," and that always struck me as one of the most honest and up-front things any ruler or would-be ruler ever said. "We can dress it up prettier than this, but when it comes down to the unvarnished truth this is what it's about: You'll do as I say or I'll send my goons to kill you."

I thought about that for a long time. If there's an ultimate argument, it seems only logical that there must be an ultimate answer. For years I thought the ultimate answer must be the bullets in my rifle, but it never seemed quite right. I've got bullets - he's got frigging Cannon Balls. I mean, if there were three hundred million rifles throwing bullets at him, then maybe. But we all know that's not going to happen. So if there's an ultimate answer to his ultimate argument, it sure as hell ain't bullets.

It finally came to me - and that's when I left the city, abandoned a goodly percentage of my goods, and gave all that was behind me a good, stiff Randian Shrug.

The ultimate answer to kings is not a bullet, but a belly laugh.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

How do you really feel, lady?

Wait for it.

4 comments:

Carl-Bear said...: I read a report that she thought she was just doing an off camera voice over, and that the bird was for a studio tech who was trying to mess with her. I was willing to believe that. Until I saw this vid.

Awfully big balls for such a slim little lady. I like her.; November 23, 2011 at 9:14 PM
Woody said...: The video has been taken down. Can you provide a summary?; November 24, 2011 at 10:19 AM
Carl-Bear said...: Limonova is reading a report about APEC, glancing down at her script occasionally). When she she mentions Obama, she matter-of-factly raises her hand and flips the bird, then continues.

The still shots I've seen show her looking downwards as she flips it, which sort of supported the contention that she thought she was off camera. But the video makes it clear that she knew she was on camera, since (except for glances downward) she was looking right into the lens. Ballsy.

I saw a report this morning that she's been fired. Too bad; that beat the heck out of, "You lie!" I don't know her politics, but I still like her.; November 24, 2011 at 12:27 PM
Joel said...: Ah, hell. Wonder if I could find it someplace else? I got a kick out of it.; November 26, 2011 at 10:15 AM

The Ultimate Answer to Kings

Previous OPSEC Violations

Who is this mouthy lunatic?

Throw Uncle Joel Under the Bus!

Shameless Plug!

The Scroll of Jeremiah

The Last Faithful Man

Walt's Gulch

Songs of Bad Men and Good

Blog List

Oleg Volk

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

How do you really feel, lady?

4 comments:

Why the hell did you scroll all the way down here?