From: Kenneth Litwak (kenneth@sybase.com)
Date: Sun Oct 08 1995 - 21:05:41 EDT
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> 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:
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> 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.
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