Another fairy tale exposed. I’m still recovering from finding out Snow White was keeping the seven dwarfs as sex slaves. Now you destroy another myth about the good king serving the needs of his people. Where will this end when one can no longer believe in our fairy tales?
🤣 He does make a good point though, Laura: "A spokesman for King Charles explained it’s “perfectly normal” to receive suitcases of cash from billionaires because “how the fuck else is he supposed to pay the heating bill on 30 palaces?” 😳
It could be worse. Like Bill Gates, Mahfouz could have lavished billions on small breeder reactors so that every town or tyrant can produce their own supply of Plutonium. (For the naive among us, I feel compelled to mention that Plutonium was not named after the darling Disney character, but rather for a version of the god of the underworld.)
Say what you will about your wee island nation; British mystique has gravitas among the glitterati in petro-states and banana republics alike. For them, giving the King of England a bag of cash--and him taking it in exchange for an MBE--is like a billionaire drug lord paying Lionel Messi a few hundred million to pretend that his douchebag son can dribble a football past him and score a goal. It’s the accomplishment, for one tiny moment, of being on par, or above, those who have a starring role in the fairy tale. See, that shit doesn’t exist in other countries. You won’t see anyone bribing Justin Trudeau for a chance to sit in on the next session of the Canadian Parliament pretending to be an MP from Saskatoon. That only works in Britain. That’s not nothing.
Nice takedown of philanthropy in general and your current management,
Truer words were never spoken: " bribery is how all honours are awarded, apart from the ones awarded through blackmail."
True in royalty, true in academia, true in art. Bribery takes many forms.
Another fairy tale exposed. I’m still recovering from finding out Snow White was keeping the seven dwarfs as sex slaves. Now you destroy another myth about the good king serving the needs of his people. Where will this end when one can no longer believe in our fairy tales?
Be fair, it costs real money for his consort to keep one step ahead of her chin hairs.
Another masterpiece Laura
🤣 He does make a good point though, Laura: "A spokesman for King Charles explained it’s “perfectly normal” to receive suitcases of cash from billionaires because “how the fuck else is he supposed to pay the heating bill on 30 palaces?” 😳
Ahahaha hahaha 🍻
Another masterpiece, Laura!
"Who's that then?"
"Must be a king."
"How can you tell?"
"He's got cash all over him."
More please - more!
It could be worse. Like Bill Gates, Mahfouz could have lavished billions on small breeder reactors so that every town or tyrant can produce their own supply of Plutonium. (For the naive among us, I feel compelled to mention that Plutonium was not named after the darling Disney character, but rather for a version of the god of the underworld.)
Outstanding.
"...a real risk of British Gas breaking into Buckingham Palace to install a prepayment meter..."
A Right Royal Read.
Say what you will about your wee island nation; British mystique has gravitas among the glitterati in petro-states and banana republics alike. For them, giving the King of England a bag of cash--and him taking it in exchange for an MBE--is like a billionaire drug lord paying Lionel Messi a few hundred million to pretend that his douchebag son can dribble a football past him and score a goal. It’s the accomplishment, for one tiny moment, of being on par, or above, those who have a starring role in the fairy tale. See, that shit doesn’t exist in other countries. You won’t see anyone bribing Justin Trudeau for a chance to sit in on the next session of the Canadian Parliament pretending to be an MP from Saskatoon. That only works in Britain. That’s not nothing.
It's that special relationship. FBI says it's OK to bribe FJB.
Love your sarcastic approach to Charles' "non-bribe." 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I’m still involuntarily filling in “spaniel” whenever I see “King Charles.”
Funny post. Always better to focus on your terrible leaders than ours, a new crime family I’m calling the Indictees.