[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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