The Ultimate Answer to Kings: I've never done this before, but...

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.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

I've never done this before, but...

Bumped. Just because I'm not tired of looking at it yet.

I really get a kick out of that little guy. Even though he does occasionally try to bite.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: Properly rationed I think it would be hard to get tired of this. It's nice to get a shot of joie de vivre. Even if it's someone else's joie and need not be human joie.

Buck; May 10, 2012 at 5:31 PM
MamaLiberty said...: I've watched it a dozen times myself... A little worried about him breaking a leg.. but it sure is fun to see him having such a great time. :); May 11, 2012 at 9:01 AM

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