[Rhodes22-list] Screw up about subject line

[Michel Meltzer]

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 his freedom, as
long as he could answer a very difficult question. Arthur would have a
year to figure out the answer and, 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 everyone: the princess, the
priests, the wise men and even 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, for only she would
have the answer.

But the price would be high; as the witch was famous throughout the
kingdom for the exorbitant prices she charged.

The last day of the year arrived and Arthur had no choice but to talk to
the witch. She agreed to answer the question, but he would have to agree
to her price first.

The old witch wanted to marry Sir Lancelot, 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, etc. He had never
encountered such a repugnant creature in all his life. He refused to
force his friend to marry her and endure such a terrible burden; but
Lancelot, learning of the proposal, spoke with Arthur. He said nothing
was too big of a sacrifice compared to Arthur's life and the
preservation of the Round Table.

Hence, a wedding was proclaimed and the witch answered Arthur's question
thus:

"What a woman really wants," she answered...."is to be in charge of her
own life."

Everyone in the kingdom 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 his freedom and
Lancelot and the witch had a wonderful wedding.

The honeymoon hour approached and Lancelot, steeling himself for a
horrific experience, entered the bedroom. But, what a sight awaited him.
The most beautiful woman he had ever seen lay before him on the bed. The
astounded Lancelot asked what had happened


The beauty replied that since he had been so kind to her when she
appeared as a witch, she would henceforth, be her horrible deformed self
only half the time and the beautiful maiden the other half.

Which would he prefer? Beautiful during the day....or night?

Lancelot pondered the predicament. During the day, a beautiful woman to
show off to his friends, but at night, in the privacy of his castle, an
old witch? Or, would he prefer having a hideous witch during the day,
but by night, a beautiful woman for him to enjoy wondrous intimate
moments?

Noble Lancelot said that he would allow HER to make the choice 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.

Now....what is the moral to this story?

 
If you don't let a woman have her own way.... things are going to get
ugly!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:rhodes22-list-
> bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of ed kroposki
> Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 7:35 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Screw up about subject line
> 
> 	Previous email should have been to Hank, already have gotten on
> Art's case about subject line.
> 
> Michael,
> 	Then you should have changed the subject line in your reply to
> SUBJECT LINE.
> 
> 	Yes, changing the subject line to the correct subject is easy to
> forget, however, an appropriate effort should be made for the benefit
of
> those who hit the delete button on topics that do not interest them.
Or,
> more importantly, those looking for previous discussions of a topic.
Some
> discussions on this list make other list look like amateurs with no
clue.
> 
> 	Ah, that cool breeze this AM gets your attention, and reminds
one of
> Shackleton's voyage in a 22 foot sailboat.  Here I am just waiting for
an
> ice berg to roll down the street.
> 
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA
> 
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