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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 abandoned the city and most of my stuff, 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.
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Happy Thanksgiving Joel.
Hope you’re having a good one Joel!
From one eccentric hermit to anotha happy holidays even tho ur alone ur not alone because im also alone and we got our dogs and books and critters outside so whos really alone…
My Mom still proudly tells of her nearly braining a big gobbler that tried to attack her when she was a kid. Apparently she had a hoe and it was him or her… My grandfather saw it happen from out the window and when the turkey didn’t get up right away he went to get a knife to begin the dressing out. The turkey managed to wake up before he got out there. She brags that the bird avoided her afterwards.
I wouldn’t put it past her to have bushwhacked the turkey for prior intimidations…
Happy Turkey Day, Joel.
I keep watching that stupid kid as he is attacked by multiple turkeys, yet he never even thinks to check his 6. Is there any hope for the human race?
I hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving!
We had a nasty rooster once. It attacked my 6 yr. old son and spurred him pretty badly. The 8 year old boy grabbed the thing and wrung it’s neck on the spot. Mama and the boys dressed it out and he went into the pot. An older rooster isn’t the best eating, but the boys certainly enjoyed it. Relax, Ben… there are lots of children not near that stupid. I see many “not stupid” kids out here in rural Wyoming each day.