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Poster: Brian Matthews <wilthain@handy-man.com>
Marcus Johns wrote:
> Hi again,
>
> The joke is a neat use of language. You can try to use it to
> your advantage but it may come back for revenge.
>
> Have a warm and snow-free weekend,
> Marcus
>
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> Malty's Silly Stuff 11-33 vol #387
> Subject: Exams at Cambridge
> Rated: G
> Source: Taryn B
> Exam Rules
>
>
> Here is a true story someone found regarding exams at Cambridge University.
> It seems that during an examination one day a bright young
> student popped up and asked the proctor to bring him Cakes and Ale.
> The following dialog ensued:
> Proctor: I beg your pardon?
> Student: Sir, I request that you bring me Cakes and Ale.
> Proctor: Sorry, no.
> Student: Sir, I really must insist. I request and require that you bring me
> Cakes and Ale.
>
> At this point, the student produced a copy of the four hundred year old
> Laws of Cambridge, written in Latin and still nominally in effect, and
> pointed to the section which read (rough translation from the Latin):
> "Gentlemen sitting examinations may request and require Cakes and Ale".
>
> Pepsi and hamburgers were judged the modern equivalent, and the student sat
> there, writing his examination and happily slurping away.
> Three weeks later the student was fined five pounds for not wearing a sword
> to the examination.
>
>
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