[1098] in Humor
HUMOR: Cakes & Ale
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Andrew A. Bennett)
Wed Sep 27 21:59:15 1995
To: humor@MIT.EDU
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 1995 21:51:26 EDT
From: "Andrew A. Bennett" <abennett@MIT.EDU>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 1995 15:27:55 +0000 (GMT)
From: Espacionaute Spiff domine! <MATOSSIAN@aries.colorado.edu>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 1995 16:33:55 -0400 (EDT)
From: Taber MacCallum <73002.3351@compuserve.com>
Subject: A quick laugh
Hi,
I recently received this story from a friend who said it came from a reputable
source in mother England. It is apparently true, but it may be another urban
myth.
Cheers,
Taber
*******
The story goes that one day during an examination at Cambridge University,
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 though, the student was fined five pounds for not wearing
a sword to the examination.
