That was the problem with being an absolute monarch – when you were the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government combined, you’d always have people lined up to see you – unless you found a way to strongly discourage frivolous requests.
I imagine King Solomon thinking, “I’ve got to meet the ambassador from Sheba, review the troops, and balance the budget, but I’m stuck here listening to people lying about the parentage of a brat, who probably won’t live to be two anyhow. I need to encourage people to settle things like this themselves… Cut the baby in half!”
“Oops, did I say that aloud?”
He lucked out and was able to make it look like a ploy to find out which woman loved the baby. But I’ll bet that was the last child custody case ever brought to his court.
“How’s that different from any other day?” “No hangings!” “Right, I’ll certainly put it in my file; namely the circular one, where it soon goes out with all the others — Escalators in all the towers in place of ordinary stairs, etc.”
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace about 8 years ago
“Not even if they pee on me?”
William Pursell about 8 years ago
OYE what about the “Merciful Beheading’s”?
rshive about 8 years ago
Thehangings do tend to spoil the mood a little.
bigcatbusiness about 8 years ago
Not to mention that it will be mostly children.
markmoss1 about 8 years ago
No hangings? But that takes the fun out of it.
markmoss1 about 8 years ago
That was the problem with being an absolute monarch – when you were the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government combined, you’d always have people lined up to see you – unless you found a way to strongly discourage frivolous requests.
I imagine King Solomon thinking, “I’ve got to meet the ambassador from Sheba, review the troops, and balance the budget, but I’m stuck here listening to people lying about the parentage of a brat, who probably won’t live to be two anyhow. I need to encourage people to settle things like this themselves… Cut the baby in half!”
“Oops, did I say that aloud?”
He lucked out and was able to make it look like a ploy to find out which woman loved the baby. But I’ll bet that was the last child custody case ever brought to his court.
tracerbullet about 8 years ago
Hang the stockings, at least.
rickray777 about 8 years ago
“How’s that different from any other day?” “No hangings!” “Right, I’ll certainly put it in my file; namely the circular one, where it soon goes out with all the others — Escalators in all the towers in place of ordinary stairs, etc.”
Great Wizard Nala about 8 years ago
He could always make a list and hang them at a later date (maybe on the Maypole).
Sailor46 USN 65-95 about 8 years ago
The “Off With Their Heads” thing would need to be modified.