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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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Wonder what happens if you take one out? 🙂
The picture below that one is (probably unintentionally) rather funny, though. I carried a knife all though my teenage years and was never one of the 7 out of 10 teenagers they claim is admitted to A&E having been stabbed with their own knife. No doubt this was because, unlike the person in that picture, I didn’t just stick a steak knife in my pocket.
It’s so nice to know that officialdom is spending our tax money to keep us safe from folding multi-tools and corkscrews. I will sleep better tonight!
Once they take all the guns, they take the knives, what’s next forks then sporks?
In the future all food will be smoothies…after you register your blenders..
This is one of the two reasons that I will never set foot in the UK. The other reason is the amount of CCTV’s in use.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/10172298/One-surveillance-camera-for-every-11-people-in-Britain-says-CCTV-survey.html
Good Lord, I’ve got more than that in my junk drawer. A couple of years ago at a party, a buddy asked for a knife. On a lark, we went through my truck and toolboxes and found 14 knives (folding and fixed), a machete, a shovel, and a double-bit axe. I suppose I should clean house once in a while. Would probably get life in prison on Airstrip One.
A knife over 3″ that opens easily and locks will get you nicked in New York City :^(
Did I just read the words “knife amnesty”? Nope. Not possible. I refuse to accept those two words in conjunction as any logical part of any sentence in the English language.