The Ultimate Answer to Kings: Okay, who did this?

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.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Okay, who did this?

Was this something you actually put time into? Or does YouTube have an app for that?

I ... GUESS I'm flattered...

4 comments:

Carl-Bear said...: It's a very thin line between "groupie" and "stalker".

Can I have your autograph?; February 14, 2012 at 12:30 PM
MamaLiberty said...: That's kind of cool... I think. :); February 14, 2012 at 2:45 PM
Plug Nickel Outfit said...: Well- on the plus-side - for those who have embedded video impaired machines - it is a way one could find out what you're trying to communicate. Trying to suss out the empty black box under the post heading via the comments is pretty unreliable.; February 14, 2012 at 4:07 PM
Anonymous said...: I'm with Carl.

I respect your writing and opinions and look forward to your rantings but even something as mild as "groupie" is um.... yeah, creeeeeeepy.

And for something to creep me out. Me! Dude.

Buck.; February 15, 2012 at 2:27 PM

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