The Fasces dates back to ancient roman monarchy before the republic. The King had lictors who carried the ceramonial weapons as symbols. The rods symbolize the government's right to flog you, and the axe head symbolizes the government's right to kill you.
Nice! I was expecting a photoshop of Han Solo in a nun uniform and a sound clip from Star Wars saying something to the effect of "I have got to get out of this habit". Thank you for shattering my expectations.
"Same old deadline, come home listen to Sinatra, do some evening tetoocasutisusats"
I pretty sure thats what he says. "Listen to Sinatra" could also be "do some laundry" and "deadline" could be "timeline".
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