The Ultimate Answer to Kings: Hm. I have bread. And butter. And a cat, ...

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, May 16, 2012

Hm. I have bread. And butter. And a cat, ...

An otherwise useless cat, as it happens.

And of course I have duct tape.

And a nagging electrical supply problem.

Hey, Click! C'mere a minute, wouldya?

5 comments:

BobG said...: Bread, butter, and a cat?
Are you contemplating an exotic sandwich?; May 16, 2012 at 12:46 PM
MamaLiberty said...: I don't think so....

Sorry about that. :)

But it was funny.; May 16, 2012 at 2:42 PM
Anonymous said...: … a perpetual cat butter sandwich machine !!; May 16, 2012 at 3:06 PM
Claire said...: I've watched than thing about three times, laughing all the way. Where on earth did you find it?; May 16, 2012 at 5:42 PM
Anonymous said...: i pity all the poor cats that stupid people will abuse to test this damfool idea...; May 17, 2012 at 12:03 PM

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