A hairball is born.
By: Hans Christian SmalleyOnce upon a time, a golden-haired king named Ronald ruled over the most powerful and wealthy nation on earth. King Ronald seemed to have it all (influence, riches, a beautiful trophy wife, and the adoration of some) and, yet, it was never enough. The king lied and lied and lied because he believed his lies would bring him more of what he craved.
Ronald lied about little things. If asked what he had eaten for breakfast he would say, "Yogurt and one slice of dry whole wheat toast" when, in fact, he'd eaten 4 fried eggs, a sausage biscuit and two bear claws.
He lied about big things. Ronald told his subjects that he was lowering their taxes, but instead, their taxes went up.
King Ronald's courtiers and subjects wrung their hands and wondered what to do. Many hoped his pants would catch on fire when he was nowhere near an extinguisher but that never happened. The king just kept on lying. Lying became the new norm. Then, one day a foreign king (who resembled an angry looking Dopey) invaded and took over the kingdom. He was a liar too.