Alexander The
Great
by Richard John
Purvis
They say that it all
started back with the Romans, but no one seems to
know what exactly a thumbs up meant and what a
thumbs down meant. But there's no question what a
thumbs up or down means to Alexander! Alexander
is an expert! Alexander has been honing his
skills for years: his thrust, his parry, his
slice, his stab to the heart. He's seen many an
embittered enemy collapse on the blood-soaked
dust as he stood victorious, waiting for the
crowd to express its wishes, waiting for the sign
of the final kill. He has felt the rush of blood,
the age-old scent of victory – the moment
just before he sends yet another challenger to
the nether realms.
Alexander is not a cruel
man, not one to take pleasure from the pain of
another, but he knows how to evade the jabs and
lunges of those who are foolish enough to insult
his honour. A man has to defend what is his, and
if he has little else in this world, Alexander
has his honour. He would not back down, he would
not plead to the crowd for mercy; he neither
gives nor expects any quarter. He knows that he
is respected by all, feared by many and knows
that some of the women are flirting with him. And
why not? Has he not proven his worth as a great
man many times over? Has he not proven his
strength in combat against those fools who think
that they can get the better of him? He has
indeed! He knows the prestige, the authority that
comes with a reputation such as his. Alexander
has faced the worst and come out the better man.
The opponent he now faced
was cunning and sly. He would feint in one
direction, then stab with a swiftness and a
brazen boldness that secretly shocked Alexander!
Their battle had been long; Alexander had been
forced to concede ground to his adversary on a
couple of occasions. And yet he saw a weakness in
the moves of this formidable foe. As always, he
stood ready, had planned his strategy well and
executed it in a subtle yet deadly manner.
Alexander felt the flush of victory when he saw
that his worthy opposition had finally fled the
field of battle in disgrace. Alexander noted the
ninety two thumbs up and the pitiful twenty two
thumbs down, he was yet again the victor! He
smiled, not a vulgar smile, but a smile that was
worthy of a man of his stature. Alexander the
Great posted his last comment for this article on
the Daily News website, turned off his computer,
put on his SpongeBob SquarePants slippers and
headed off to his comfy bed, still glowing from
his latest victory!
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