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[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Should have used all that castle money to just hire whores.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Historically speaking, a very popular royal choice.

Even in modern history.

You know what King Leopold, Butcher of the Congo, ended up doing with the money?

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well with the moniker "Butcher of the Congo" I can only assume he was building orphanages, hospitals, animal sanctuaries, and libraries.

[–] FourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or enriching the world with the knowledge of choice meat cuts, dry cured ham, and chorizo?

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Nah, he was from Belgium, not Spain. He was all about that waffles and chocolate life.