Even Marie Antoinette could never have dreamed this big.

[Stinky The Clown]

Cake.

Yeah.

[somone]

1. And it ended well

[Supersedeas]

6. she should have negotiated harder--concessions are there for the having

[sasha031]

2. ......

http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2007/01/01/icing_cake_wideweb__470x321,0.jpg

[Divernan]

3. Was Louis XVI a premature capitulator?

He kept refusing to fight back against those French who attacked him.
Interestingly, one of the "rabble's" nicknames for Marie was Madame Deficit.
Her nickname, “Madame Deficit”, described Marie’s spending habits quite well. She spent enormous amounts of money on clothing, jewels, chateaux, and any kind of whim. At certain times, she would help the poor with huge amounts of money, but only sporadically, according to impulse.

[Marr]

5. IIRC, Louis was repeatedly offered strategies from other members of the nobility to

make quiet concessions that would make life easier on the poor. He refused them all, because he saw such concessions as beneath him and something that would undercut his power. Similar circumstances convinced one of our presidents to change tacks and institute the New Deal. Give some ground and save the status quo, or refuse and possibly lose it all.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

4. oh...

[Individualist]

7. K&R