Baron, Baron! Where is Your Jester?
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And why delegated systems of government degrade without a court jester.
It's 2015, and the people in the town of Conwy can't take it anymore! They have lived the last 700 or so years without their town jester, and they had to get him back!
After 700 years, the people want their Jesters back. In 2015, the town of Conwy in North Wales appointed Russel Erwood (aka Erwyd le Fol) as the official resident jester of the town and its people, a post that had been vacant since 1295. (source)
The Jester Cuts Through The King's Bull$$it
The purpose of a court jester is to present, in a humorous way, truths that are painful for the ego of the king and court.