NYT reported that Malaysia's king has resigned becoming the first monarch to abdicate in the country's history. His duties were primarily ceremonial so we haven't heard much about this fellow. One of the most notorious "royals" was King Mahmood of Johor who was accused in the 1980s of fatally beating a golf caddy who had laughed at his putt. (The instrument of death was probably a "mashie"). I always found my caddys to be intimidating and while not laughing out loud they probably were discreetly snickering at my game. Coincidentally, in the same edition of NYT there was a crossword clue "played on the green" - I was afraid to answer "putted" as I feared the laughter from the gallery or the Sultan's revenge.
tjs
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