Know your value! ( media.kbin.social )

PugJesus OP , 4 months ago

Explanation: Caesar, in his youth, was kidnapped and held for ransom by pirates. Amongst other curiousities of the story is that when Caesar, then a relatively unknown young man, heard he was being ransomed for 20 talents (620kg/1366bs) of silver, he demanded they INCREASE the ransom to 50 talents! A man has to know what he's worth!

livus , 4 months ago

I loved this story until I got to the bit where he goes back and kills them.

PugJesus OP , 4 months ago

Well, to be fair, they WERE a bunch of pirates. Getting killed is basically an occupational hazard.

livus , 4 months ago

Fair point; still is to this day. But hi it's me again now let's crucify you isn't exactly feel-good like the other part.

PugJesus OP , 4 months ago

Yeah, not nearly as charming as "I joked around and read poetry to my captors"

livus , 4 months ago

Shades of "I can smile, and murder while I smile..."

I just realised we only have his word for it. He might have spent the whole thing sulking.