[Artemisia] Shield of Chivalry - how I found out
Aaron Leach
inkslinger at clearwire.net
Mon Oct 16 08:22:22 CDT 2006
Right on.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bartholomew Hightower" <bartholomew at coteduciel.org>
To: <artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org>
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 1:11 AM
Subject: [Artemisia] Shield of Chivalry - how I found out
>
> I'm in my truck this morning, heading out to Home Depot for my daily
> ration of home improvement supplies. My cell phone rings. It is The
> King of Artemisia.
>
> HRM: Bart! How ya doing?
>
> Me: Um... grrrreeeat, Your Majesty. I didn't know you got up this early.
>
> HRM: Oh yeah. I'm on my way out to war practice.
>
> Me: [supresses urge to say WAR!!!!] Ah, that's right. Hey, I had a blast
> at your crown tourney yesterday.
>
> HRM: That's what I'm calling about about. You left your shield there.
>
> Me: [glances back into truck bed, sees both shields there] Are you sure
> about that, Your Majesty?
>
> HRM: Positive.
>
> Me: I brought some extra shield blanks, but I sold all those off...
>
> HRM: Nope. It's yours.
> Me: Are you certain that you didn't find my eyeglasses? Those are
> missing...
>
> HRM: It's your shield, Bart.
>
> Me: [trying to be helpful] Could you describe it for me?
>
> HRM: Oh, it's heater-shaped, black, with a gold pile, a couple of
> gryphons, a laurel wreath, and a crown.
>
> [long pause]
>
> HRM: Are you getting the picture?
>
> Me: Holy <expletive deleted> <expletive deleted> <expletive deleted>!
>
> [cut scene to approximately 15 minutes later, at the Home Depot contractor
> checkout]
>
> Cashier: ...that'll be $35.70. Can I say that you look very happy for
> this time of the morning?
>
> Me: [grinning ear-to-ear] I'm having a really *great* day.
>
>
>
>
> And I did.
>
> --
> Bartholomew Hightower of Canterbury, OP
> (Dan Watson)
> bartholomew at coteduciel.org
> http://www.cs.usu.edu/~watson/bartholomew
>
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