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Seton1355 at aol.com
Thu Jan 27 19:52:06 PST 2000
> < Subject: a real Medieval joke...
> > Subject: New Math
> >
> > There were three Medieval kingdoms on the shores of a
> >lake. There
> > was an island in the middle of the lake, which the
> >kingdoms had been
> > fighting over for years. Finally, the three kings decided
> >that they
> > would send their knights out to do battle, and the winner
> >would take
> > the island. The night before the battle, the knights and
> >their
> > squires pitched camp and readied themselves for the fight.
> >
> > The first kingdom had 12 knights, and each knight had 5
> >squires, all
> > of whom were busily polishing armor, brushing horses, and
> >cooking
> > food.
> >
> > The second kingdom had 20 knights, and each knight had 10
> >squires.
> > Everyone at that camp was also busy preparing for battle.
> >
> > At the camp of the third kingdom, there was only one
> >knight, with his
> > squire. This squire took a large pot and hung it from a
> >looped rope
> > in a tall tree. He busied himself preparing the meal,
> >while the
> > knight polished his own armor.
> >
> > When the hour of the battle came, the three kingdoms sent
> >their
> > squires out to fight (this was too trivial a matter for
> >the knights
> > to join in).
> >
> > The battle raged, and when the dust cleared, the only
> >person left was
> > the lone squire from the third kingdom, having defeated
> >the squires
> > from the other two kingdoms.
> >
> > .
> > .
> > .
> >
> > Thus proving that the squire of the high pot and noose is
> >equal to the
> > sum of the squires of the other two sides >>
> >
> >
> >
> >--
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