by Ross Clark
Believe It Or Not: The Brown Bottle Sacred Cow, Defrocked
Most of you are probably familiar with the tale about the emperor’s new clothes. This is an “emperor’s new clothes” story.
Just in case you have forgotten it . . . Once upon a time, there was a very self-important ruler of a small kingdom. His word was law; no one dared to disagree with him. Everyone bowed and smiled as he passed by. The imperial life was good; he was a very secure, very relaxed monarch. One day an enterprising tailor received an audience with the emperor, to show him a truly remarkable new line of clothing no one else had ever seen or worn. Naturally, that idea had great appeal for the ruler. As the tailor lifted, carefully displayed and oohed and aahed over the clothes, the emperor became more and more pleased and excited. However, as each of the emperor’s close advisors quietly watched, it became obvious to each of them that the tailor was showing the monarch invisible–or imaginary–clothes. Naturally, each of the advisors kept it to himself, dared not say anything, and continued to smile and nod his approval. So, the emperor bought the “clothes” and wore them as he rode a white horse in a parade down the main street of his capital city. Everyone bowed, smiled, and secretly noted that the emperor was not wearing a stitch of clothing. But no one dared to utter the naked truth. No one, except one little boy, who cried out, “Why look, the Emperor has no clothes on!” Naturally, once the truth came out, there was quite a general commotion, with everyone laughing and repeating what had been obvious from the beginning: The emperor was wearing nothing at all!
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