[Sca-cooks] Paschal Beets/New member intro.

[Susan Fox-Davis]

The pun tax:  if someone makes a pun in the King's hearing, the
instigator must pay 25 cents, usually going to a kingdom fund.  King
Gregory of Caid did this in 1980.  His immediate successor, King Adrian
instituted a minor variation:  if someone made a pun in the King's
hearing, DUKE GREGORY had to pay the 25 cents.  That was my first stint
on Royal Court, and I think I ran Greg's tab up 40 dollars on my own.
<evile grynne>

Selene

chirhart_1 wrote:

> Pun Tax oooooH My next ten genarations would be broke!     Chirhart
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <phoenissa at netscape.net>
> To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 11:17 PM
> Subject: RE: [Sca-cooks] Paschal Beets/New member intro.
>
> "Olwen the Odd" <olwentheodd at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>Anahita
> >>who had to pay a pun tax at a recent SCA event...
> >
> >Pun tax??  Do tell please.
> >
> >