This Week in History – King Herod’s popularity dips below 50 percent

KING HEROD - parents of newborn boys
have been none too pleased by his actions.

December 24, 3 B.C. – For the first time in his reign, more citizens now disapprove of Judean King Herod’s performance than approve. Local wise men say a rash of unpopular decisions by the monarch are contributing to the decline.

“Yeah the whole ‘infanticide of newborn boys’ thing probably hasn’t helped his public standing much,” said philosopher Zacharias the Obvious, “especially among the crucial 'parents who oppose having their babies wantonly slaughtered by the government’ demographic.”

from the The Wacky Deli