If there's one person you don't mess with… It's the person who is in charge of the books. This person has the capability to rock your world in ways that you really don't want it rocked. This was especially true in a time before the internet when there wasn't a thing called a "digital backup," and often, backups weren't a thing at all. Even if the documents were important enough, were used, and did exist—they'd be at another physical location and would have to be mailed, which could take weeks. This, coincidentally, is the same length of time it takes me to respond to a text message or email.
In these days, where messaging wasn't instant, the record keeper was king. After all, the records these keepers kept have shaped our understanding and perception of—not only individual rulers—but entire civilizations. You really don't want to piss these guys off.
Unfortunately for this egotistical, toxic commander, respecting the clerk wasn't a lesson he had learned, but it was a lesson he was soon to learn and never forget.
Keep reading for this brilliant tale of revenge in a time before the internet age. For more, check out these thirsty Marines who maliciously complied with the officer's poorly worded command of "Two beers, no more."
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