Then King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and Mordecai the Jew, "I have given Haman's Property to Esther, and he has been impaled on the stake for scheming against the Jews. And you may further write with regard to the Jews as you see fit. [Write it] 
in the king's name and seal it with the king's signet, for an edict that has been written in the king's name and sealed with the king's signet may not be revoked." Esther 8:7-8. The Writings--Kethubim: A new translation of The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic text, Third Section, The Jewish Publication Society of America, Philadelphia, 1982. Crayon on cardstock; edited on IrfanView. What the king is saying is that even he cannot undo the edict that Haman had written, so even though Haman is gone and Mordecai's luck has turned, they will still be attacked on the date Haman selected.
This noisemaker was first posted on Feb 22. It reminds me that some people describe Purim as the Jewish Mardi Gras.
Skeleton gragger (first posted Feb 22); edited on IrfanView.
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