Hello Zuikos
Must admit to being a bit concerned about some of the responses in the great
THE L@@K debate ranging recenting on this list.
Thought it might be time for some insightful humour that can be read on
several levels. Best read right thorugh, (don't skip tothe bottom)
Ron
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Young King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch of a
neighboring kingdom. The monarch could have killed him, but was moved by
Arthur's youth and ideals. So the monarch offered him freedom, as long as he
could answer a very difficult question. Arthur would have a year to figure
out the answer; if, after a year, he still had no answer, he would be put to
death.
The question: What do women really want?
Such a question would perplex even the most knowledgeable man, and, to young
Arthur, it seemed an impossible query. But, since it was better than death,
he accepted the monarch's proposition to have an answer by year's end.
He returned to his kingdom and began to poll everybody: the princess, the
prostitutes, the priests, the wise men, and the court jester. He spoke with
everyone, but no one could give him a satisfactory answer. Many people
advised him to consult the old witch-only she would know the answer.
The price would be high; the witch was famous throughout the kingdom for the
exorbitant prices she charged.
The last day of the year arrived and Arthur had no alternative but to talk
to the witch. She agreed to answer his question, but he'd have to accept her
price first: The old witch wanted to marry Gawain, the most noble of the
Knights of the Round Table and Arthur's closest friend!
Young Arthur was horrified: She was hunch backed and hideous, had only one
tooth, smelled like sewage, made obscene noises...etc. He had never
encountered such a repugnant creature. He refused to force his friend to
marry her and have to endure such a burden.
Gawain, upon learning of the proposal, spoke with Arthur. He told him that
nothing was too big a sacrifice compared to Arthur's life and the
preservation of the Round Table. Hence, their wedding was proclaimed, and
the witch answered Arthur's question thus:
What a woman really wants is to be in charge of her own life.
Everyone instantly knew that the witch had uttered a great truth and that
Arthur's life would be spared. And so it was. The neighboring monarch
granted Arthur total freedom.
What a wedding Gawain and the witch had! Arthur was torn between relief
andanguish. Gawain was proper as always, gentle and courteous. The old witch
put her worst manners on display, and generally made everyone very
uncomfortable.
The honeymoon hour approached. Gawain, steeling himself for a horrific
experience, entered the bedroom. But what a sight awaited him! The most
beautiful woman he'd ever seen lay before him! The astounded Gawain asked
what had happened. The beauty replied that since he had been so kind to her
when she'd appeared as a witch, she would henceforth be her horrible,
deformed self half the time, and the other half, she would be her beautiful
maiden self. Which would he want her to be during the day, and which during
the night?
What a cruel question! Gawain pondered his predicament. During the day, she
would be a beautiful woman to show off to his friends, but at night, in the
privacy of his home, She would be an old witch? Or would he prefer having by
day a hideous witch, but by night a beautiful woman with whom to enjoy many
intimate moments?
What would you do? What Gawain chose follows below, but don't read until
you've made your own choice.
Noble Gawain replied that he would let her choose for herself. Upon hearing
this, she announced that she would be beautiful all the time, because he had
respected her enough to let her be in charge of her own life. What is the
moral of this story?
IF YOUR WOMAN DOESN'T GET HER OWN WAY, THINGS ARE GOING TO GET UGLY!
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