Our colleague who went to prison got a lot of props, possibly survived, because he was really good at basketball. He’s probably still really good at basketball, but now he’s middle-aged, so body parts don’t go where the brain tells them to quite as adeptly, agilely, rapidly, or pain-freely as they did in his youth. Plus now when he plays he just thinks about club sandwiches and post-game drinks the whole time, so he’s become somewhat of a liability. Which probably only makes him really good at basketball amongst other slightly hobbled, middle-aged, hungry, former intense competitor types.
Amazing article! Love the different names but I agree with your colleague, Louis XIV should be allowed 🤣