Charlie StrossApr 16, 2024
If the British government recovered fragments of the sword Excalibur and decided to have it re-forged for nation-building reasons, how would they go about it?
Local mediaeval re-enactment blacksmith
3.9%
Outsourced weapons contract for BAe systems
40%
Prime Minister’s chauffeur’s bestie
33.9%
Blade hardened by stabbing a benefit claimant
22.2%
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@cstross

I voted for BAe, but I like the other options too!

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@ParadeGrotesque @cstross
I liked that one at first, then it occurred to me that it might not directly-enrich a crony.
Then I realized that while Tories were maneuvering to figure out which crony would benefit, someone was gonna go 'sod this nonsense' & just stab the prole.
Apr 16, 2024 at 1:40pmWeb