[cinci_dads] Re: Fwd: Humor(?): The Choice
- From: Amy Moseley <moseleae@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: cinci_dads@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 10:07:40 -0500
This was a great story...boy isnt it true about us females!!! Thanks. amy
At 08:53 PM 1/9/02 -0500, you wrote:
>
>>
>> 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, 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... etc. He had never encountered such a repugnant creature.
>>
>> He refused to force his friend to marry her and have to endure such
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
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 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, 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 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?
>>
>> The moral is: if your woman doesn't get her own way, things are going to
>> get ugly
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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, 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... etc. He had never encountered such a repugnant creature.
>
> He refused to force his friend to marry her and have to endure such 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 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 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, 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 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?
>
> The moral is: if your woman doesn't get her own way, things are going to
> get ugly.
Amy Moseley, Ph.D.
University of Cincinnati
Dept. Molecular Genetics
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Cincinnati, OH 45267-0524
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