Alternatives Methods for Emperor to Decide Whether to Give Defeated Gladiator Thumbs-Up or Thumbs-Down

Applause-o-Meter
Pro: Crowd Participation

Con: Emperor sick and tired of aqueduct-powered devices.  Always with the goddamn aqueducts.

 

Coin Toss
Pro:  Emperor not TOTALLY to blame for these frequent scenarios that involve thumbs-downing a dude who turns out to be just an innocent farmer or something.

Con:  Emperors don’t carry change because they are emperors.  Do you think the pope pays for shit?  I think not.

 

Execution Flowchart
Pro:  Makes decisions consistent, removing personal feelings that may arise from emperor’s wife having feelings for gladiator.

Con:  Scroll technology makes this a pain in the ass.

 

Random-Number Generator
Pro:  Another feather in the knowledge cap, which should help offset the boyfucking.

Con:  Again with the aqueducts.

 

Traditional Method of Not Paying Any Real Attention Because I Have Grapes, Which Are Exciting to Me Because Our World is So Godawful, and Just Doing a Quick Decision

Pro:  Realistic, sustainable.

Con:  Often causes uprisings resulting in battles with homoerotic overtones.