The Ultimate Answer to Kings: QoD: "The irony gets a little thick" Edition...

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.

Friday, January 20, 2012

QoD: "The irony gets a little thick" Edition...

Main Street USA will be closed for the duration of the president’s time there.

5 comments:

MamaLiberty said...: What could be more appropriate? Where else would he find such a perfect audience of fools to speak to?; January 20, 2012 at 10:17 AM
Tam said...: To paraphrase P.J. O'Rourke, they would drum you out of the Subtle Fiction Writer's Guild if you were to put that in a book.; January 20, 2012 at 11:58 AM
Bear said...: I don't know how the Disney ticket contracts read, but I hope someone files a class action breach of contract suit due to the restricted access. Damned sure I'd join in, if I'd paid the serious bucks for a Disney vacation and was told I couldn't get to what I paid for.; January 20, 2012 at 1:55 PM
Anonymous said...: Hey - Perfect place for all that "mickey mouse" Legislation. "Goofy" way to go about it though. Just glad his children didn't wear "Minnies" - a bit chilly today for it. Too bad the "Dopey" character in the picture makes us all go to the same "Doc".; January 20, 2012 at 7:19 PM
Anonymous said...: Well, he does resemble Dumbo. Par for the Mickey Mouse presidency.

Buck.; January 20, 2012 at 9:39 PM