Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 11:00:26 -0800
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> Whem moma is happy, Life is good!!!!
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> Jim motrgan 86GL
> "Breadbox"
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Right you are. It reminds me of the moral to that "Young King Arthur" joke.
For your reading entertainment here it is below.
Young King Arthur
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 priests, the wise men, 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 hunchbacked and hideous, had only one
tooth, smelled like sewage, made obscene noises. 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 thusly: 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 and anguish. 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 their quarters.
But what a sight awaited him! The most
beautiful woman he'd ever seen was there before him! The astounded Gawain
asked what had happened. The beauty replied that since he had been so kind
to her when she had 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, a
beautiful woman to show off to his friends, but at night, in the privacy of
his home, an old witch? Or would he prefer having by day a hideous witch,
but by night a beautiful woman with whom to enjoy many moments? What would
you do? What Gawain chose follows below, but don't read until you've made
your own choice.
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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?
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The moral of the story is:
If your woman doesn't get her own way, things are going to get ugly!
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