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The Court Jester Whose Wit Saved His Life

How a court jester slapped the king's butt, then brilliantly convinced him not to kill him Triboulet served as court jester under King Francis I, who ruled France from 1515 to 1547 . Triboulet's quick humor rescued him from Francis I's deadly wrath, not once, but twice. Court jesters hold a unique place in history. Playing the fool for kings and queens meant they were always in close proximity to royalty, but so very far from their rank and station. Comedians often like to push boundaries, but that can be a dangerous business when your job is to entertain the peope who have executioners at their beck and call. Especially when you forget your place—or purposely ignore it, as the case may be—and playfully smack the reigning monarch square on the behind. That little whoopsie was the claim to fame of Triboulet, a court jester who served King Francis I in 16th-century France. But it was how he got away with slapping the king on the butt and living to tell about it that earne...
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Dad fakes his death to teach family a 'lesson' before showing up to his own funeral

Dad fakes his death to teach family a 'lesson' before showing up to his own funeral

Dad fakes his death

A man has pulled off an extraordinary prank on his relatives to teach them a lesson.

Most of us have probably imagined how our funeral is going to go. Questions like who'll turn up, what will they say about us, WILL anyone turn up, all tug at everyone's curiosity. Just me? Nevermind.

But one man doesn't need to think about those questions anymore after staging an incredible prank on his family. Or awful, depending on how you look at it.

Acting in cahoots with his wife and children, David Baerton, 45, faked his own death for his whole family, with the funeral even being arranged.

He enlisted the help of his children to set the ball rolling on his 'death'.

One posted online: “Rest in peace, Daddy. I will never stop thinking about you. Why is life so unfair? Why you? You were going to be a grandfather, and you still had your whole life ahead of you.

"I love you! We love you! We will never forget you.”

Members of the family all showed up to the funeral to mourn and pay their respects.

However, Baerton then made a rather dramatic entrance by arriving at his own funeral in a helicopter.

Dad fakes his death
David Baerton made a rather dramatic entrance to his funeral, much to the shock of his family. Credit: TikTok/@el.tiktokeur2

He reportedly alighted from the helicopter with a camera crew and greeted the assembled party with 'cheers to you all, welcome to my funeral'.

Not many people can say they've done that.

A video shows loved ones rushing to embrace Baerton as they realise that it was him who had disembarked from the helicopter.

But one big question remains here, which is why anyone would choose to pull off such a zany and potentially upsetting stunt?!

Baerton explained that he wanted to remind his family that they only had so much time together.

He said: “What I see in my family often hurts me, I never get invited to anything. Nobody sees me. We all grew apart. I felt unappreciated.

The dad wanted to remind his family that they only had so much time together. Credit: TikTok/@el.tiktokeur2


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